Jeremiah 31

1 “At that time—this is Yahweh's declaration—I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they will be my people.”

Til hin tid, lyder det fra Herren, vil jeg være alle Israel slægters Gud, og de skal være mit Folk.

2 Yahweh says this, “The people who have survived the sword have found favor in the wilderness; I will go out to give rest to Israel.”

Så siger HERREN: Folket, der undslap Sværdet, fandt Nåde i Ørkenen, Israel vandred til sin Hvile,

3 Yahweh appeared to me in the past and said, “I have loved you, Israel, with everlasting love. So I have drawn you toward myself with covenant faithfulness.

i det fjerne åbenbarede HERREN sig for dem: Jeg elsked dig med evig Kærlighed, drog dig derfor i Nåde.

4 I will build you up again so you will be built, virgin Israel. You will again pick up your tambourines and go out with happy dances.

Jeg bygger dig atter, du skal bygges, Israels Jomfru, igen skal du smykkes med Håndpauke, gå med i de legendes Dans.

5 You will plant vineyards again on the mountains of Samaria; the farmers will plant and put the fruit to good use.

Vin skal du atter plante på Samarias Bjerge, plante skal du og høste.

6 For a day will come when the watchmen in the mountains of Ephraim will proclaim, 'Arise, let us go up to Zion to Yahweh our God.'

Thi en Dag skal Vogterne råbe på Efraims Bjerge: "Kom, lad os drage til Zion, til HERREN vor Gud!"

7 For Yahweh says this, “Shout for joy over Jacob! Shout in gladness for the chief people of the nations! Let praise be heard. Say, 'Yahweh has rescued his people, the remnant of Israel.'

Thi så siger HERREN: Fryd jer over Jakob med Glæde, jubl over det første blandt Folkene, kundgør med Lovsang og sig: "HERREN har frelst sit Folk, Israels Rest."

8 See, I am about to bring them from the northern lands. I will gather them from the farthest parts of the earth. The blind and lame will be among them; pregnant women and those who are about to give birth will be with them. A great assembly will return here.

Se, jeg bringer dem hid fra Nordens Land, samler dem fraJordens Afkroge; iblandt dem er blinde og lamme, frugtsommelige sammen med fødende, i en stor Forsamling vender de hjem.

9 They will come weeping; I will lead them as they make their pleas. I will have them journey to streams of water on a straight road. They will not stumble on it, for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim will be my firstborn.”

Se, de kommer med Gråd; mens de ydmygt beder, leder jeg dem; jeg fører dem hen til Vandløb ad en jævn Vej, hvor de ej snubler; thi jeg er Israel en Fader, min førstefødte er Efraim.

10 “Hear the word of Yahweh, nations. Report along the coasts in the distance. You nations must say, 'The one who scattered Israel is gathering her up and keeping her as a shepherd keeps his sheep.'

Hør HERRENs Ord, I Folk, forkynd på fjerne Strande: Han, som spredte Israel, samler det, vogter det som Hyrden sin Hjord;

11 For Yahweh has ransomed Jacob and has redeemed him from the hand that was too strong for him.

thi HERREN har udfriet Jakob, genløst det af den stærkeres Hånd.

12 Then they will come and rejoice on the heights of Zion. Their faces will shine because of Yahweh's goodness, over the corn and the new wine, over the oil and the offspring of the flocks and herds. For their lives will become like a watered garden, and they will never again feel any more sorrow.

De kommer til Zions bjerg og jubler over HERRENs Fylde, over Kom og Most og Olie og over Lam og Kalve. Deres Sjæl er som en vandrig Have, de skal aldrig vansmægte mer.

13 Then virgins will rejoice with dancing, and young and old men will be together. For I will change their mourning into celebration. I will have compassion on them and cause them to rejoice instead of sorrowing.

Da fryder sig Jomfru i Dans, Yngling og Olding tilsammen. Jeg vender deres Kummer til Fryd, giver Trøst og Glæde efter Sorgen.

14 Then I will saturate the lives of the priests in abundance. My people will fill themselves with my goodness—this is Yahweh's declaration.”

Jeg kvæger Præsterne med Fedt, mit Folk skal mættes med min Fylde, lyder det fra HERREN.

15 Yahweh says this: “A voice is heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter weeping. It is Rachel weeping for her children. She refuses to be comforted over them, for they live no longer.”

Så siger HERREN: En Klagerøst høres i Rama, bitter Gråd, Rakel begræder sine Børn, vil ikke trøstes over sine Børn, fordi de er borte.

16 Yahweh says this, “Hold your voice back from weeping and your eyes from tears; there is a reward for your work—this is Yahweh's declaration—your children will return from the land of the enemy.

Så siger HERREN: Din Røst skal du holde fra Gråd, dine Øjne fra Tårer, thi derer Løn fordin Møje, lyder det fra HERREN; fra Fjendeland vender de hjem;

17 There is hope for your future—this is Yahweh's declaration—your descendants will return inside their borders.”

og der er Håb for din Fremtid, lyder det fra HERREN, Børn vender hjem til deres Land.

18 “I have certainly heard Ephraim sorrowing, 'You punished me, and I have been punished like an untrained calf. Bring me back and I will be brought back, for you are Yahweh my God.

Jeg hører grant, hvor Efraim klager: "Du tugted mig, og jeg blev tugtet som en utæmmet Kalv; omvend mig, så bliver jeg omvendt, thi du er HERREN min Gud.

19 For after I turned back to you, I was sorry; after I was trained, I slapped my thigh. I was ashamed and humiliated, for I have borne the guilt of my youth.'

Thi nu jeg er omvendt, angrer jeg; nu jeg har besindet mig, slår jeg mig på Hofte; jeg er skamfuld og beskæmmet, thi jeg bærer min Ungdoms Skændsel."

20 Is not Ephraim my precious child? Is he not my dear, delightful son? For whenever I speak against him, I certainly still call him to my loving mind. In this way my heart longs for him. I will certainly have compassion on him—this is Yahweh's declaration.”

Er Efraim min dyrebare Søn, mit Yndlingsbarn? thi så tit jeg taler om ham, må jeg mindes ham kærligt, derfor bruser mit indre, jeg ynkes over ham, lyder det fra HERREN.

21 Place road signs for yourself. Set up guideposts for yourself. Set your mind on the right path, the way you should take. Come back, virgin Israel! Come back to these cities of yours.

Rejs dig Vejvisersten, sæt Mærkesten op, ret din Tanke på Højvejen, Vejen, du gik, vend hjem, du Israels Jomfru, til disse dine Byer!

22 How long will you waver, faithless daughter? For Yahweh has created something new on earth—a woman surrounds a strong man.

Hvor længe vil du dog tøve, du frafaldne Datter? Thi HERREN skaber nyt i Landet: Kvinde værner om Mand.

23 Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, says this, “When I bring back the people to their land, they will say this in the land of Judah and its cities, 'May Yahweh bless you, you righteous place where he lives, you holy mountain.'

Så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: End skal de i Judas Land og Byer sige dette Ord, når jeg vender deres Skæbne: "HERREN velsigne dig, du Retfærds Bolig, du hellige Bjerg!"

24 For Judah and all its cities will live together there, as will farmers and those who set out with flocks.

Og deri skal Juda bo og alle dets Byer til Hobe, Agerdyrkerne og de omvankende Hyrder.

25 For I will cause those who are weary to drink, and I fill up those who are faint.”

Thi jeg kvæger den trætte Sjæl og mætter hver vansmægtende Sjæl.

26 After this I awoke, and I realized that my sleep had been refreshing.

(Herved vågnede jeg og så mig om, og Søvnen havde været mig sød.)

27 “Look, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will sow the houses of Israel and Judah with the descendants of man and beast.

Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg tilsår Israels Hus og Judas Hus med Sæd at Mennesker og Kvæg.

28 In the past, I kept them under surveillance in order to uproot them and to tear them down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring them harm. But in the coming days, I will watch over them, in order to build them up and to plant them—this is Yahweh's declaration.

Og som jeg har været årvågen over dem for at oprykke, nedbryde, omstyrte, ødelægge og gøre ilde, således vil jeg være årvågen over dem for at bygge og plante, lyder det fra HERREN.

29 In those days no one will say any longer, 'Fathers have eaten sour grapes, but the children's teeth are dulled.'

I hine Dage skal man ikke mere sige: Fædre åd sure Druer, og Børnenes Tænder blev ømme.

30 For each man will die in his own iniquity; everyone who eats sour grapes, his teeth will be dulled.

Nej, enhver skal dø for sin egen Brøde; enhver, der æder sure Druer, får selv ømme Tænder.

31 Look, the days are coming —this is Yahweh's declaration— when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg slutter en ny Pagt med Israels Hus og Judas Hus,

32 It will not be like the covenant that I established with their fathers in the days when I took them by their hand to bring them out from the land of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, although I was a husband for them. —this is Yahweh's declaration.

ikke som den Pagt jeg sluttede med deres Fædre, dengang jeg tog dem ved Hånden for at føre dem ud af Ægypten, hvilken Pagt de brød, så jeg væmmedes ved dem, lyder det fra HERREN;

33 This is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after these days —this is Yahweh's declaration. I will place my law within them and will write it on their heart, for I will be their God, and they will be my people.

nej, dette er den Pagt, jeg efter hine Dage slutter med Israels Hus, lyder det fra HERREN: Jeg giver min Lov i deres Indre og skriver den på deres Hjerter, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mit Folk.

34 Then each man will no longer teach his neighbor, or a man teach his brother and say, 'Know Yahweh!' For all of them will know me, from the smallest of them to the greatest —this is Yahweh's declaration— for I will forgive their iniquity and will no longer call their sins to mind.”

Ven skal ikke mere lære sin Ven eller Broder sin Broder og sige: "Kend HERREN!" Thi de skal alle kende mig fra den mindste til den største, lydet det fra HERREN; thi jeg tilgiver deres Brøde og kommer ikke mer deres Synd i Hu.

35 Yahweh says this, it is he who makes the sun to shine by day and fixes the moon and stars to shine by night. He is the one who sets the sea in motion so that its waves roar— Yahweh of hosts is his name.

Så siger HERREN, han, som satte Solen til at lyse om Dagen og Månen og Stjernerne til at lyse om Natten, han, som oprører Havet, så Bølgerne bruser, han, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE:

36 “Only if these permanent things vanish from my sight—this is Yahweh's declaration— will Israel's descendants ever stop from forever being a nation before me.”

Når disse Ordninger viger fra mit Åsyn, lyder det fra HERREN, så skal også Israels Æt for alle Tider ophøre at være et Folk for mit Åsyn.

37 Yahweh says this, “Only if the highest heavens can be measured, and only if the earth's foundation below can be discovered, will I reject all of Israel's descendants because of all that they have done—this is Yahweh's declaration.”

Så siger HERREN: Når Himmelen oventil kan udmåles og Jordens Grundvolde nedentil udgranskes, så vil jeg også forkaste Israels Æt for alt, hvad de har gjort, lydet det fra HERREN.

38 “Look, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when the city will be rebuilt for me, from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.

Se, Dage skal komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da Byen skal opbygges for HERREN fra Hananeltårnet til Hjørneporten;

39 Then the measuring line will go out again farther, to the hill of Gareb and around Goah.

og videre skal Målesnoren gå lige ud til Garebs Høj og så svinge mod Goa;

40 The whole valley of the dead bodies and the ashes, and all the terraced fields going out to the Kidron Valley as far as the corner of the Horse Gate on the east, will be set apart for Yahweh. The city will not be pulled up or overthrown again, forever.”

og hele Dalen, Ligene og Asken, og alle Markerne ned til Kedrons Bæk, til Hesteportens Hjørne mod Øst skal være HERREN helliget; det skal aldrig mere oprykkes eller nedlbrydes.