Jeremiah 47
1 Yahweh gave to the prophet Jeremiah a message about the people of Philistia. [The message was given to me] before Gaza [city in Philistia] was captured by [the army of] Egypt.
Dies ist das Wort des HERRN, welches an den Propheten Jeremia erging bezüglich der Philister, ehe der Pharao Gaza schlug:
2 This is what Yahweh said: “[An army] [MET] will be coming from the northeast that will cover the land like a flood. They will destroy the land and everything in it; [they will destroy] people and cities. People will scream; everyone in the land will wail.
So spricht der HERR: Siehe, es steigen Wasser vom Norden empor, die werden zu einem überschwemmenden Strom und überfluten das Land und was darinnen ist, die Stadt und die darinnen wohnen, daß die Leute schreien und alle Bewohner des Landes heulen.
3 [They will hear] the sound of the hooves of the [enemy] horses, and [they will hear] the rumble/noise of the wheels [of their enemies’] chariots. Men [will run away; ] they will not stop to help their children; they will be completely weak and helpless [MTY].
Vor dem Getöse der stampfenden Rosse seiner Starken, vor dem Rasseln seiner Wagen, vor dem Getöse seiner Räder sehen sich die Väter nicht einmal nach ihren Kindern um, so schlaff sind ihre Hände;
4 It will be the time for all the people of Philistia to be destroyed, and the time to prevent the remaining soldiers from helping [the people of] Tyre and Sidon [cities]. [I, ] Yahweh, will get rid of the people of Philistia, those whose ancestors [long ago] came from Crete [island].
denn der Tag ist gekommen, die Philister zu vertilgen und von Tyrus und Zidon alle noch übrigen Helfer auszurotten; denn der HERR will die Philister vertilgen, den Überrest der Insel Kaphtor.
5 [The people of] Gaza will be humiliated; they will shave off all the hair on their heads [to indicate that they are ashamed]. The [people of] [city] will all be silent [because they will be mourning]. [All you people who live] along the coast [of the Mediterranean Sea] who are still alive, how long [RHQ] will you gash yourselves [because you are mourning]?”
Kahlheit kommt über Gaza! Askalon geht unter, die letzte Stadt ihrer Tiefebene! Wie lange willst du dir Trauerzeichen einritzen?
6 [The people of Philistia say, ] “Yahweh, when [RHQ] will you [tell our enemies to stop killing us with] [PRS] their swords? Tell them to [PRS] put them back into their sheaths and keep them there!”
O du Schwert des HERRN, wann willst du endlich ruhen? Kehre zurück in deine Scheide, raste und halte dich still!
7 But it would not be right [RHQ] for their swords to stay there, because Yahweh has commanded their enemies [to do something more]; Yahweh intends to tell them to attack [all the people living in] Ashkelon and [in other cities] along the coast.
Wie sollte es aber ruhen? Hat doch der HERR es beordert, gegen Askalon und gegen das Meeresufer, dorthin hat er es bestellt.
