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.
Das Wort Jehovahs, das an den Propheten Jirmejahu geschah wider die Philister, ehe denn Pharao Gazah 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 Jehovah: Siehe, Wasser steigen auf von Mitternacht und werden zu einem überflutenden Bache, und sie überfluten das Land und seine Fülle, die Stadt und die darin wohnen; und schreien werden die Menschen und heulen wird alles, was im Lande wohnt.
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].
Ob dem Lärm des Stampfens der Hufe ihrer Gewaltigen, ob dem Gerassel ihrer Streitwagen und dem Getümmel ihrer Räder wenden sich Väter nicht zu den Söhnen vor Erschlaffung ihrer 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].
Ob dem Tag, der da kommen wird, alle Philister zu verheeren, auszurotten Zor und Zidon, und allen Rest, der beisteht, denn Jehovah verheert die Philister, den Überrest der Insel Kaphthor.
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 Gazah, Aschkalon geht unter, der Überrest ihres Talgrundes. Bis wann wirst du dich ritzen?
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 Schwert Jehovahs, bis wann wirst du nicht rasten? Ziehe dich zurück in deine Scheide. Ruhe dich aus und sei stille.
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 kannst du rasten? Und Jehovah hat ihm wider Aschkalon geboten und an des Meeres Gestade es beschieden.
