Jeremiah 51
1 This is what Yahweh says: “I will inspire/motivate [an army] to destroy Babylon [like a powerful] wind [MET], and [also] to destroy the people of Babylonia.
Saa siger HERREN: Jeg opvækker en Ødelæggelsens Aand mod Babel og dem, som bor i »mine Modstanderes Hjerte«.
2 I will send a foreign army to come to get rid of Babylonia [like a strong wind] that blows away chaff. They will attack from every direction on that day of disaster.
Og jeg sender til Babel Kastere, de skal kaste det og tømme dets Land, thi fra alle Kanter er de over det paa Ulykkens Dag.
3 [I will tell them, ] ‘Do not allow the archers [of Babylon] to [have time to] put on their armor or draw their bows. Do not spare the young men of Babylon. Completely destroy their army.’
Ingen skal spænde sin Bue eller rejse sig i Brynje. Spar ikke dets Ynglinge, læg Band paa hele dets Hær!
4 Their soldiers will fall dead in Babylonia; [they will die after being] wounded in the streets.
Dræbte Mænd skal falde i Kaldæernes Land og gennemborede i Gaderne;
5 [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, the Israelis’ God, have not abandoned Israel and Judah. [Even though] their land was full of people who sinned against [me], the Holy God of Israel, I am still their God.
thi Israel og Juda er ikke forladt af deres Gud, Hærskarers HERRE, men deres Land var fuldt af Skyld mod Israels Hellige.
6 [You people of Israel and Judah, ] flee from Babylon! Run away from there! Do not stay there and be killed when I punish [the people of Babylon]! It will be the time when I will get revenge; I will do to them what they deserve.
Fly ud af Babel, enhver redde sit Liv, at I ikke skal omkomme for dets Brøde! Thi det er Hævnens Tid for HERREN, han øver Gengæld imod det.
7 Babylon has been [like] [MET] a gold cup in my hand, [a cup that is full of wine] that caused people all over the earth [who drank some of it to become] drunk. [It is as though] the [rulers of] the nations drank the wine from Babylon, and it caused them to become crazy.
Et gyldent Bæger var Babel i HERRENS Haand, det gjorde al Jorden drukken; Folkene drak af Vinen, derfor blev Folkene galne.
8 But suddenly Babylon will be conquered. [You foreigners who live in Babylon, ] weep for its people. Give them medicine for their wounds; perhaps they can be healed.”
Babel faldt i et Nu, det knustes; jamrer over det! Hent Balsam hid til dets Saar, om det muligt kan læges!
9 We [foreigners] would have [tried to] heal them, but [now] they cannot be healed. [So we will not try to help them; ] we will abandon them, and return to our own lands, because [it is as though] the punishment they are receiving is so great that it reaches up to the clouds in sky, [so great that no one can measure it].
Vi vilde læge Babel, men det lod sig ikke læge. Gaa fra det og lad os drage hver til sit Land, thi dets Straffedom naar til Himmelen, løfter sig til Skyerne.
10 Yahweh has (vindicated us/shown that we were right); [so] let’s proclaim in Jerusalem everything that Yahweh our God has done [for us].
HERREN har bragt vor Ret for Lyset; kom, lad os kundgøre HERREN vor Guds Værk i Zion!
11 [You enemy soldiers, ] sharpen your arrows! Lift up your shields, [because] Yahweh has incited your kings of Media [and Persia to march with their armies] to Babylon and to destroy it. That is how Yahweh will get revenge on [those foreigners who entered] his temple [in Jerusalem] and defiled it.
Hvæs Pilene, gør Skjoldene blanke! HERREN har vakt Mederkongens Aand, thi hans Hu staar til at ødelægge Babel; thi det er HERRENS Hævn, Hævn for hans Tempel.
12 Lift up a battle flag close to the walls of Babylon! (Reinforce the/Appoint more) guards, and tell the watchmen to stand [in their positions]! Prepare an ambush, because Yahweh is about to accomplish all that he has planned to do to the people of Babylon.
Løft Banner mod Babels Mure, forstærk Vagten, sæt Vagtposter ud, læg Baghold! Thi HERREN har et Raad for og gør, hvad han har talet mod Babels Indbyggere.
13 Babylon is [a city] near the great [Euphrates] River, a city in which there are many rich people, but it is time for Babylon to be finished; the time [for the city] to exist is ended.
Du, som bor ved de mange Vande, rig paa Skatte, din Ende er kommet, den Alen, hvor man skærer dig af.
14 The Commander of the armies of angels has solemnly promised, using his own name, “Your cities will be filled with your enemies; I will cause them to be like [SIM] a swarm of locusts; and they will shout triumphantly [when they conquer your city].”
Hærskarers HERRE har svoret ved sig selv: Jeg vil fylde dig med Mennesker som Græshopper, og de skal istemme Vinperserraabet over dig.
15 Yahweh created the earth by his power; he established it by his wisdom, and he stretched out the sky by his understanding.
Han skabte Jorden i sin Vælde, grundfæstede Jorderig i sin Visdom, og i sin indsigt udspændte han Himmelen.
16 When he speaks loudly, there is thunder in the sky; he causes clouds to form in every part of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and releases the winds from his storehouses.
Naar han løfter sin Røst, bruser Vandene i Himmelen, og han lader Skyer stige op fra Jordens Ende; han faar Lynene til at give Regn og sender Stormen ud af sine Forraadskamre.
17 People are senseless, and they know very little [HYP]; those who make idols are [always] disappointed, because their idols [do nothing for them]. The images/statues that they make are not real [gods]; they are lifeless.
Dumt er hvert Menneske, uden Indsigt, hver Guldsmed faar Skam af sit Billede; thi Løgn er hans Støbning, der er ingen Aand i dem;
18 Idols are worthless; they deserve to be ridiculed; there will be a time when they will [all] be destroyed.
Tomhed er de, et daarende Værk; naar deres Hjemsøgelses Tid kommer, er det ude med dem.
19 But the God whom [we] Israelis [worship] is not like those [idols]; he is the one who created everything [that exists]; [we], the people of Israel, belong to him; his name is ‘the Commander of the armies of angels’.
Jakobs Arvelod er ikke som de; thi han, der har skabt alt, er dets Arvelod; Hærskarers HERRE er hans Navn.
20 Yahweh says [about the army of Babylonia] (OR, [about a nation that will attack Babylonia)], “You have been [like] [MET] my battle-axe and war-club; with your [power] I have shattered nations and destroyed [many] kingdoms.
Du var mig en Stridshammer, et Vaaben; med dig knuste jeg Folk, med dig ødelagde jeg Riger;
21 With your [power] I have shattered armies [of other nations]: I destroyed [their] horses and their riders, [their] chariots and [their] chariot-drivers.
med dig knuste jeg Hest og Rytter, med dig knuste jeg Vogn og Vognstyrer,
22 With your [power] I shattered men and women, old people and children, young men and young women.
med dig knuste jeg Mand og Kvinde med dig knuste jeg gammel og ung, med dig knuste jeg Yngling og Jomfru,
23 With your [power] I shattered shepherds and their flocks [of sheep], farmers and their oxen, governors and [their] officials.”
med dig knuste jeg Hyrde og Hjord, med dig knuste jeg Agerdyrker og Oksespand, med dig knuste jeg Statholder og Landshøvding.
24 But, Yahweh [also] says, “[Soon] I will repay/punish [you] people in Babylon and in the rest of Babylonia for all the evil things that you have done in Jerusalem.
Men jeg vil gengælde Babel og alle Kaldæas Indbyggere alt det onde, de gjorde mod Zion for eders Øjne, lyder det fra HERREN.
25 [Babylonia is] [APO] like [MET] a great mountain [from which bandits descend] to (plunder/steal things from) people all over the earth. But I, Yahweh, am the enemy of you [people of Babylonia]. I will raise my fist to strike you. I will knock you down from the cliffs and cause you to be [only] a huge pile of burned rubble.
Se, jeg kommer over dig, du ødelæggende Bjerg, lyder det fra HERREN, du, som ødelægger hele Jorden; jeg udrækker Haanden imod dig og vælter dig ned fra Klipperne og gør dig til et afsvedet Bjerg;
26 Your [city] will be abandoned forever; [even] the stones in your [city] will never [again] be used for buildings. [Your city will be completely destroyed].”
man skal ikke fra dig hente Sten til Tinder eller Grundvolde, thi du skal blive en evig Ørken, lyder det fra HERREN.
27 [Tell] the nations to lift up a battle flag! [Tell them to] shout the battle-cry! Gather all their armies to fight against Babylon! Prepare the nations to attack Babylon. Summon [the armies of] the kingdoms [north of Babylonia]—from Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander for them, and bring [a great number of] horses; [there must be a huge number of horses]; that [huge number] will resemble [SIM] a swarm of locusts.
Løft Banner paa Jorden, stød i Horn blandt Folkene, vi Folkene til Kamp imod det, opbyd Ararats, Minnis og Asjkenaz's Riger imod det, indsæt en Tipsar, lad Hestene fare frem som lodne Græshopper;
28 Prepare the [armies of other nations], armies that will be led by the kings of Media [and Persia], their governors and [their] officials.
vi Folkene til Strid imod det, Mederkongen, hans Statholdere og alle hans Landshøvdinger og hele det Land, han raader over!
29 [When they attack Babylon, it will be as though] the earth will shake and writhe [in pain], because [those armies] will accomplish everything that Yahweh has planned to do to Babylon; they will destroy it completely, [with the result that] no one will live there [again].
Jorden skal skælve og vride sig, thi HERRENS Tanker mod Babel fuldbyrdes, at gøre Babels Land til en Ørken, hvor ingen bor.
30 [When their enemies attack], the strongest warriors in Babylon will not fight. They will remain in their barracks, without any strength. They will be as timid/weak as [SIM] women. [The enemy soldiers] will burn the buildings in the city and pull down the bars [of the city gates].
Babels Helte opgiver Kampen, de sidder stille i Borgene, deres Kraft ebber ud, de er blevet til Kvinder; dets Boliger afbrændes, dets Portstænger knækkes.
31 Messengers will go quickly, one after another, to tell the king that his city has been captured.
Løber iler Løber i Møde, og Bud iler Bud i Møde for at melde Babels Konge, at hans By er indtaget fra Ende til anden,
32 The places at which people can cross the river [to escape from the city] will be blocked. The dry reeds in the marshes/swamps will be set on fire, and the soldiers of Babylon will be terrified.
Overgangsstederne taget, Borgene brændt og Krigsfolkene rædselsslagne.
33 This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says; “Babylon is like [SIM] wheat on the ground where it is about to be threshed by [animals] tramping on it. Very soon [their enemies] will trample on [the city of] Babylon [MET].”
Thi saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Babels Datter er som en Tærskeplads, naar den stampes — endnu en liden Stund, saa kommer Høstens Tid for den.
34 [The army of] Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, has attacked and crushed us [Israeli people], and we have no strength [left]. [It is as though] they have swallowed us like a [great] monster that filled its belly with all our tasty parts, and then has spit out [what it did not like].
Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel har fortæret mig, oprevet mig, sat mig til Side som et tomt Kar. Som en Drage har han slugt mig, fyldt sin Vom med mine Lækkerbidskener og drevet mig bort.
35 [So] the people of [PRS] Jerusalem say [to Yahweh], “Cause the people of Babylon to suffer like they caused us to suffer! Cause the people of Babylonia to be punished for killing [MTY] our people!”
Den Vold, jeg led, og min Overlast komme over Babel, siger de, som bor i Zion, mit Blod over Kaldæas Indbyggere, siger Jerusalem.
36 And this is what Yahweh replies to the people of Jerusalem: “I will [be like your lawyer to] defend you, and I will avenge you. I will dry up the river in Babylon and [all] the springs of water.
Derfor, saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg fører din Sag og giver dig Hævn, jeg lægger dets Hav tørt og udtørrer dets Kilde.
37 Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a place where jackals/wolves live. It will become a place that people are horrified about and will ridicule; it will be a place where no one lives.
Babel skal blive en Grushob, Sjakalers Bolig, til Rædsel og Spot, saa ingen bor der.
38 The people of Babylon will [all] roar like young lions; they will growl like baby lions.
De brøler alle som Løver, knurrer som Løveunger i deres Vildskab.
39 But while they are extremely hungry, I will prepare a [different kind of] feast for them. [It is as though] I will cause them to drink wine until they are very drunk, [with the result that] they will fall asleep. But they will never wake up from that sleep!
Jeg holder et Drikkelag for dem og gør dem drukne, saa de døves og falder i evig Søvn uden at vaagne, lyder det fra HERREN.
40 I will bring them down to a place where they will be slaughtered, like [SIM] [someone who takes] lambs or rams or goats [to where they will be slaughtered for sacrifices].
Jeg fører dem ned til at slagtes som Faar, som Vædre sammen med Bukke.
41 People all over the earth [now] (honor/praise) Babylon; they say that it is a great city. But I will cause it to become a [place about which people of all] nations are horrified.
Hvor Sjesjak blev fanget og grebet, al Jordens Stolthed, hvor Babel dog blev til Rædsel imellem Folkene!
42 The [enemies of Babylon] will cover the city [like] huge waves of the sea [DOU].
Havet steg over Babel, af dets Bølgers Brus blev det skjult.
43 The towns in Babylonia will become ruins, Babylonia will become a dry desert area. It will be a land in which no one lives and which no one walks through.
Dets Byer er blevet en Ørken, øde Land og Ødemark; intet Menneske bor i dem, intet Menneskebarn færdes i dem.
44 And I will punish Bel, [the god that the people] of Babylon [worship], and I will cause the people to give back what they have stolen [MET]. [People of other] nations will no longer come to [worship] Bel. And the walls of Babylon will collapse.”
Jeg hjemsøger Bel i Babel, river ud af hans Mund, hvad han slugte, til ham skal ej Folkeslag strømme mer. Ogsaa Babels Mur er faldet.
45 [Yahweh also says, ] “My people, come out of Babylon! Run away from there! Run, because [I], Yahweh, am extremely angry [MTY] [with the people of Babylon, and I will get rid of them]!
Drag ud deraf, mit Folk, enhver redde sit Liv for HERRENS glødende Harme.
46 Do not be discouraged/worried [IDM] or afraid when you hear reports [about what is happening in Babylon]. People will report rumors like that every year, rumors about violent things being done in the land, and rumors about leaders fighting against each other.
Lad ikke eders Hjerter blive modfaldne og frygt ikke ved de Tidender, der høres paa Jorden, naar der i det ene Aar kommer een Tidende og i det næste en anden, naar der er Voldsfærd paa Jorden og Hersker følger paa Hersker.
47 But it will soon be the time for me to get rid of the idols in Babylon. [People all over] the land will be ashamed [because of being defeated]; and the corpses of their [soldiers] will lie in the streets.
Se, derfor skal Dage komme, da jeg hjemsøger Babels Gudebilleder, og alt dets Land bliver til Skamme, og alle deri skal falde paa Valen.
48 Then all [the angels in] heaven and all the [people on] [PRS] the earth will rejoice, because from the north will come [armies] that will destroy Babylon.
Jubl over Babel, Himmel og Jord med alt, hvad i dem er, thi fra Nord kommer Hærværksmænd over det, lyder det fra HERREN.
49 Like [the soldiers of Babylon] killed the people of Israel and [also] killed others all over the world [HYP], [the people of] Babylon must also be killed.
Ogsaa Babel skal falde for de dræbte af Israels Skyld, ligesom dræbte paa hele Jorden faldt for Babel.
50 You [Israeli people] who have not been killed [MTY], get out of Babylon! Do not wait! [Even though you are in a land] far away [from Israel], think about Yahweh, and think about Jerusalem!”
I, som undslap Sværdet, drag bort, stands ikke, kom HERREN i Hu i det fjerne, lad Jerusalem komme frem i eders Tanker!
51 [The Israeli people say], “We are ashamed. We are completely disgraced [DOU], because foreigners have entered Yahweh’s temple [and (defiled it/caused it to become unfit for worship)].”
Vi blev til Skamme, thi Smædeord maatte vi høre; Blusel lagde sig over vore Ansigter, thi fremmede overfaldt HERRENS Hus's Helligdomme.
52 Yahweh replies, “[That is true], but there will soon be a time when I will destroy the idols in Babylon, and throughout Babylonia there will be wounded people who will groan.
Se, derfor skal Dage komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg hjemsøger dets Gudebilleder, og saarede skal stønne i hele dets Land.
53 Even if [the walls around] Babylon could extend up to the sky, and if its walls/fortifications were extremely strong, I will send [armies] that will destroy the city. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
Selv om Babel stiger op til Himmelen, og selv om det gør sin Borg utilgængelig i det høje, fra mig skal der komme Hærværksmænd over det, lyder det fra HERREN.
54 Listen to [the people of] Babylon crying [for help]! And listen to the sounds of things being destroyed all over Babylonia!
Der lyder Skrig fra Babel, et vældigt Sammenbrud fra Kaldæernes Land.
55 Yahweh will be destroying Babylon. He will cause the loud noises in the city to cease.
Thi HERREN hærger Babel og gør Ende paa den vældige Larm der; deres Bølger bruser som mange Vande, deres Brag lyder højt.
56 Enemy troops will surge against the city like [SIM] a great wave. They will capture the city’s mighty soldiers and break their weapons. [That will happen] because Yahweh is a God who punishes [his enemies] justly; he will punish them as they deserve.
Thi en Hærværksmand kommer over Babel, og dets Helte skal fanges, deres Buer knækkes; thi en Gengældelsens Gud er HERREN, han giver fuld Løn.
57 The king, the Commander of the armies of angels says, “I will cause the city officials and wise men, the army captains and soldiers [in Babylon] to become drunk. They will fall asleep, but they will never wake up [again]!”
Jeg gør dets Fyrster og Vismænd, dets Statholdere, Landshøvdinger og Helte drukne, og de skal falde i evig Søvn uden at vaagne, lyder det fra Kongen, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE.
58 Yahweh also says, “The thick walls around Babylon will be flattened to the ground. The city gates will be burned. People [from other countries] will work hard [to save the city], but it will be (in vain/useless), because everything [that they have built] will be destroyed by fire.”
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Babels brede Mur skal nedbrydes til Grunden og dets høje Porte opbrændes. Folkeslagenes Møje er spildt, og Folkefærdene slider sig trætte for Ilden.
59 Seraiah was the man who made arrangements for the King of Babylon [whenever he traveled]. He was the son of Neraiah and grandson of Mahseiah. When he was about to go to Babylon with King Zedekiah, after Zedekiah had been ruling Judah for almost four years, the prophet Jeremiah gave him a message.
Det Ord, som Profeten Jeremias sendte med Seraja, en Søn af Masejas Søn Nerija, da han rejste til Babel med Kong Zedekias af Juda i hans fjerde Regeringsaar; Seraja sørgede for Nattely til Kongen, naar han var paa Rejse.
60 Jeremiah had written on a scroll a list of all the disasters that he had written about, disasters that would soon occur in Babylon.
Jeremias optegnede al den Ulykke, som skulde komme over Babel, i en og samme Bog, alle disse Ord, der er skrevet mod Babel;
61 He said to Seraiah, “When you arrive in Babylon, read [aloud] everything that I have written [on this scroll].
og Jeremias sagde til Seraja: »Naar du kommer til Babel og ser Lejlighed dertil, skal du oplæse alle disse Ord
62 Then pray, ‘Yahweh, you said that you will thoroughly destroy Babylon, with the result that people and animals will no [longer] live there. You said that it will be desolate forever.’
og sige: HERRE, du truede selv dette Sted med Udryddelse, saa der ikke bliver nogen, som bor der, hverken Folk eller Fæ, men det skal blive en evig Ørken.
63 [Then], when you have finished reading [what I have written on] the scroll, tie it to a [heavy] stone and throw it into the Euphrates [River].
Og naar du er til Ende med at oplæse denne Bog, skal du binde en Sten til den, kaste den i Eufrat
64 Then say, ‘In the same way, Babylon [and its people] will disappear and never exist again, because of the disasters that Yahweh will cause to occur there’” That is the end of Jeremiah’s messages.
og sige: Saaledes skal Babel gaa til Bunds og ikke mere komme op for al den Ulykke, jeg sender over det!« Til Ordene »slider sig trætte for Ilden« gaar Jeremias's Ord.
