Jeremiah 51
1 “Yahweh says this: See, I am about to stir up a wind of destruction against Babylon and against those who live in Leb Kamai.
Så siger HERREN: Jeg opvækker en ødelæggelsens ånd mod Babel og dem, som bor i "mine Modstanderes Hjerte".
2 I will send foreigners to Babylon. They will scatter her and devastate her land, for they will come against her from all around on the day of disaster.
Og jeg sender til Babel Kastere, de skal kaste det og tømme dets Land, thi fra alle Hanter er de over det på Ulykkens Dag.
3 Do not let the archers bend their bows; do not let them put on armor. Do not spare her young men; set her whole army apart for destruction.
Ingen skal spænde sin Bue eller rejse sig i Brynje. Spar ikke dets Ynglinge, læg Band på hele dets Hær!
4 For the wounded people will fall in the land of the Chaldeans; those who are killed will fall in her streets.
Dræbte Mænd skal falde i Kaldæernes Land og gennemborede i Gaderne;
5 For Israel and Judah are not forsaken by their God, by Yahweh of hosts, although their land is filled with offenses committed against the Holy One of Israel.
thi Israel og Juda er ikke forladt af deres Gud, Hærskarers HERRE, men deres Land var fuldt af Skyld mod Israels Hellige.
6 Flee from the midst of Babylon; let each man save himself. Do not perish in her iniquity. For it is the time of Yahweh's vengeance. He will repay all of it to her.
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 was a golden cup in the hand of Yahweh that made all the world drunk; nations drank her wine and became insane.
Et gyldent Bæger var Babel i HERRENs Hånd, det gjorde al Jorden drukken; Folkene drak af Vinen, derfor blev Folkene galne.
8 Babylon will fall suddenly and be destroyed. Wail for her! Give her medicine for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.
Babel faldt i et Nu, det knustes; jamrer over det! Hent Balsam hid til dets Sår, om det muligt kan læges!
9 'We wished to heal Babylon, but she is not healed. Let us all leave her and go away, to our own land. For her guilt reaches up to the heavens; it is piled up to the clouds.
Vi vilde læge Babel, men det lod sig ikke læge. Gå fra det og lad os drage hver til sit Land, thi dets Straffedom når til Himmelen, løfter sig til Skyerne.
10 Yahweh has declared our innocence. Come, let us tell in Zion the deeds of Yahweh our God.'
HERREN har bragt vor Ret for Lyset; kom, lad os kundgøre HERREN vor Guds Værk i Zion!
11 Sharpen the arrows and take up the shields. Yahweh is stirring up the spirit of the king of the Medes in a plan to destroy Babylon. This is for Yahweh's vengeance, vengeance for the destruction of his temple.
Hvæs Pilene, gør Skjoldene blanke! HERREN har vakt Mederkongens Ånd, thi hans Hu står til at ødelægge Babel; thi det er HERRENs Hævn, Hævn for hans Tempel.
12 Lift up a banner over Babylon's walls; make the watch strong; set up watchmen; prepare the ambushes; for the LORD will do what he has said concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
Løft Banner mod Babels Mure, forstærk Vagten, sæt Vagtposter ud, læg Baghold! Thi HERREN har et Råd for og gør, hvad han har talet mod Babels Indbyggere.
13 You people who live by many streams of water, you people who are rich with treasures, your end has come. The thread of your life is now cut short.
Du, som bor ved de mange Vande, rig på Skatte, din Ende er kommet, den Alen, hvor man skære dig af.
14 Yahweh of hosts has sworn by his own life, 'I will fill you with men, like a swarm of locusts, and they will raise a battle cry against you.'
Hærskarers Herre har svoret ved sig selv: Jeg vil fylde dig med Mennesker som Græshopper, og de skal istemme Vinperserråbet over dig.
15 He has made the earth by his power; he set in place the world by his wisdom. By his understanding he stretched out the heavens.
Han skabte Jorden i sin Vælde, grundfæstede Jorderig i sin Visdom, og i sin indsigt udspændte han Himmelen.
16 When he thunders, there is the roar of waters in the heavens, for he brings up the mist from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for rain and sends out wind from his storehouses.
Når han løfter sin Røst, bruser Vandene i Himmelen, og han lader Skyer stige op fra Jordens Ende; han får Lynene til at give Regn og sender Stormen ud af sine Forrådskamre.
17 Every man has become ignorant, without knowledge. Every metalworker is put to shame by his idols. For his cast images are frauds, and there is no life in them.
Dumt er hvert Menneske, uden Indsigt, hver Guldsmed får Skam af sit Billede; thi Løgn er hans Støbning, der er ingen Ånd i dem;
18 They are useless, the work of mockers; they will perish at the time of their punishment.
Tomhed er de, et dårende Værk; når deres Hjemsøgelses Tid kommer, er det ude med dem.
19 But God, the portion of Jacob, is not like these, for he is the molder of all things. Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; Yahweh of hosts is his name.
Jakobs Arvelod er ikke som de; thi han, der har skabt alt, er dets Arvelod; Hærskarers HERRE er hans Navn.
20 You are my war hammer, my weapon for battle. With you I will smash nations and destroy kingdoms.
Du var mig en Stridshammer, et Våben; med dig knuste jeg Folk, med dig ødelagde jeg Riger;
21 With you I will smash horses and their riders; with you I will smash chariots and their drivers.
med dig knuste jeg Hest og Rytter, med dig knuste jeg Vogn og Vognstyrer,
22 With you I will smash each man and woman; with you I will smash the old and the young. With you I will smash the young men and the virgin girls.
med dig knuste jeg Mand og Kvinde med dig knuste jeg gammel og ung, med dig knuste jeg Yngling og Jomfru,
23 With you I will smash the shepherds and their flocks; with you I will smash the plowmen and their teams. With you I will smash the governors and officials.
med dig knuste jeg Hyrde og Hjord, med dig knuste jeg Agerdyrker og Oksespand, med dig knuste jeg Statholder og Landshøvding.
24 For in your sight I will pay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all of the evil that they did in Zion—this is Yahweh's declaration.
Men jeg vil gengælde Babel og alle Kaldæas Indbyggere alt det onde, de gjorde mod Zion for eders Øjne, lyder det fra HERREN.
25 See, I am against you, mountain of destruction—this is Yahweh's declaration—which destroys the whole earth. I will stretch out my hand against you, and roll you down from the cliffs, and make you a burned-out mountain.
Se, jeg kommer over dig, du ødelæggende Bjerg, lyder det fra HERREN, du, som ødelægger hele Jorden; jeg udrækker Hånden imod dig og vælter dig ned fra Klipperne og gør dig til et afsvedet Bjerg;
26 So they will not take from you any stone to construct a building's corner or foundation; for you will become an everlasting devastation—this is Yahweh's declaration.
man skal ikke fra dig hente Sten til Tinder eller Grundvolde, thi du skal blive en evig Ørken, lyder det fra HERREN.
27 Lift up a banner over the earth. Blow the trumpet over the nations. Call the nations to attack her: Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a commander to attack her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.
Løft Banner på Jorden, stød i Horn blandt Folkene, vi Folkene til Kamp imod det, opbyd Ararats, Minnis og Asjkenazs Riger imod det, indsæt en Tipsar, lad Hestene fare frem som lodne Græshopper;
28 Prepare the nations to attack her: The kings of the Medes and his governors, all of his officials and all the lands under his rule.
vi Folkene til Strid imod det, Mederkongen, hans Statholdere og alle hans Landshøvdinger og hele det Land, han råder over!
29 For the land will shake and be in anguish, since Yahweh's plans continue against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a wasteland where there is no inhabitant.
Jorden skal skælve og vride sig, thi HERRENs Tanker mod Babel fuldbyrdes, at gøre Babels Land til en Ørken, hvor ingen bor.
30 The soldiers in Babylon have stopped fighting; they stay in their strongholds. Their strength has failed; they have become women—her homes are on fire, the bars of her gates are broken.
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 A messenger runs to proclaim to another messenger, and a runner tells another runner to report to the king of Babylon that his city has been taken from end to end.
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 So the fords over the river are seized; the enemy is burning the reed marshes, and Babylon's fighting men are confused.
Overgangsstederne taget, Borgene brændt og Krigsfolkene rædselslagne.
33 For Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor. It is time to trample her down. In a little while the time of harvest will come to her.
Thi så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Babels Datter er som en Tærskeplads, når den stampes endnu en liden Stund, så kommer Høstens Tid for den.
34 'Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me, he has driven me into confusion and has made me an empty pot. Like a monster he has swallowed me, he has filled his stomach with my delicious foods, and then he has spit me out.'
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 The one who lives in Zion will say, 'May the violence done to me and my flesh be on Babylon.' Jerusalem will say, 'May my blood be on the inhabitants of Chaldea.'
Den Vold, jeg led, og min Overlast komme over Babel, siger de, som bor i Zion, mit Blod over Kaldæas Indbyggere, siger Jerusalem.
36 Therefore Yahweh says this: See, I am about to plead your case and bring about vengeance for you. For I will dry up Babylon's waters and make her springs run dry.
Derfor, så siger HERREN: Se, jeg fører din Sag og giver digHævn, jeg lægger dets Hav tørt og udtørrer dets Kilde.
37 Babylon will become heaps of rubble, a den of jackals, a horror, an object of hissing, where there are no inhabitants.
Babel skal blive en Grushob, Sjakalers Bolig, til Rædsel og Spot, så ingen bor der.
38 The Babylonians will roar together like young lions. They will growl like lion cubs.
De brøler alle som Løver, knurrer som Løveunger i deres Vildskab.
39 When they become hot with greed, I will make a feast for them; I will make them drunk so they become happy, and then sleep an unending sleep and not wake up—this is Yahweh's declaration—
Jeg holder et Drikkelag for dem og gør dem drukne, så de døves og falder i evig Søvn uden at vågne, lyder det fra HERREN.
40 I will send them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with male goats.
Jeg fører dem ned til af slagtes som Får, som Vædre sammen med Bukke.
41 How Babylon has been captured! So the praise of all the earth is seized. How Babylon has become a ruined place among the nations.
Hvor Sjesjak blev fanget og grebet, al Jordens Stolthed, hvor Babel dog blev til Rædsel imellem Folkene!
42 The sea has come up over Babylon! She is covered with its roaring waves.
Havet steg over Babel, af dets Bølgers Brus blev det skjult.
43 Her cities have become a desolation, a dry land and a wilderness, a land that no one inhabits, and no human being passes through.
Dets Byer er blevet en Ørken, øde Land og Ødemark; intet Menneske bor i dem, intet Menneskebarn færdes i dem.
44 So I will punish Bel in Babylon; I will bring out from his mouth what he swallowed, and the nations will no longer flow to him with their offerings. The walls of Babylon will fall.
Jeg hjemsøger Bel i Babel, river ud af hans Mund, hvad han slugte, til ham skal ej Folkeslag strømme mer. Også Babels Mur er faldet.
45 Go out from her midst, my people. Let each of you save his own life from the fury of my wrath.
Drag ud deraf, mit Folk, enhver redde sit Liv for HERRENs glødende Harme.
46 Do not let your hearts be timid or fear the news that is heard in the land, for the news will come one year. After it in the next year there will be news, and violence will be in the land. Ruler will be against ruler.
Lad ikke eders Hjerter blive modfaldne og frygt ikke ved de Tidender, der høres på Jorden, når der i det ene År kommer een Tidende og i det næste en anden, når der er Voldsfærd på Jorden og Hersker følger på Hersker.
47 Therefore, see, days are coming when I will punish the carved idols of Babylon. All of her land will be ashamed, and all of her slaughtered ones will fall in her midst.
Se, derfor skal Dage komme, da jeg hjemsøger Babels Gudebilleder, og alt dets Land bliver til Skamme, og alle deri skal falde på Valen.
48 Then the heavens and the earth, and all that is in them will rejoice over Babylon. For destroyers will come for her from the north—this is Yahweh's declaration.
Jubl over Babel, Himmel og Jord med alt, hvad i dem er, thi fra Nord kommer Hærværksmænd over det, lyder det fra HERREN.
49 As Babylon has made the killed of Israel fall, so the killed of all her land will fall in Babylon.
Også Babel skal falde for de dræbte af Israels Skyld, ligesom dræbte på hele Jorden faldt for Babel.
50 Survivors of the sword, go away! Do not stay still. Call Yahweh to mind from far away; let Jerusalem come to mind.
I, som undslap Sværdet, drag bort, stands ikke, kom HERREN i Hu i det fjerne, lad Jerusalem komme frem i eders Tanker!
51 We are ashamed, for we have heard insults; reproach has covered our faces, for foreigners have entered the holy places of Yahweh's house.
Vi blev til Skamme, thi Smædeord måtte vi høre; Blusel lagde sig over vore Ansigter, thi fremmede overfaldt HERRENs Huss Helligdomme.
52 Therefore, see, days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will punish her carved idols, and the wounded people will groan in all of her land.
Se, derfor skal Dage komme, lyder det fra HERREN, da jeg hjemsøger dets Gudebilleder, og sårede skal stønne i hele dets Land.
53 For even if Babylon went up to the heavens or fortified her highest fortresses, destroyers would come from me to her—this is Yahweh's declaration.
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 A shout of distress came from Babylon, a great collapse from the land of the Chaldeans.
Der lyder Skrig fra Babel, et vældigt Sammenbrud fra Kaldæernes Land.
55 For Yahweh is destroying Babylon. He is causing her loud voice to perish. Their enemies roar like the waves of many waters; their noise becomes very strong.
Thi HERREN hærger Babel og gør Ende på den vældige Larm der; deres Bølger bruser som mange Vande, deres Brag lyder højt.
56 For the destroyers have come against her—against Babylon!—and her warriors have been captured. Their bows are broken, for Yahweh is the God of vengeance; he will surely carry out this repayment.
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 For I will make her princes, her sages, her officials, and her soldiers drunk, and they will sleep in an unending sleep and never wake up —this is the King's declaration: Yahweh of hosts is his name.
Jeg gør dets Fyrster og Vismænd, dets Statholdere, Landshøvdinger og Helte drukne, og de skal falde i evig Søvn uden at vågne, lyder det fra kongen, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE.
58 Yahweh of hosts says this: The thick walls of Babylon will be completely demolished, and her high gates will be burned. Then the peoples coming to her aid will labor uselessly; everything that the nations try to do for her will be burned up.”
Så 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 This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah son of Neriah son of Mahseiah when he went with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was a chief officer.
Det Ord, som Profefen Jeremias sendte med Seraja, en Søn at Masejas Søn Nerija, da han rejste, til Babel med Kong Zedekias af Juda i hans fjerde Regeringsår; Seraja sørgede for Nattely til Kongen, når han var på Rejse.
60 For Jeremiah had written in a scroll about all the disaster that was going to come on Babylon—all these words that were written about 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 Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you go to Babylon, then you will see and you will read these words aloud.
og Jeremias sagde til Seraja: "Når du kommer til Babel og ser Lejlighed dertil, skal du oplæse alle disse Ord
62 Then you will say, 'Yahweh, you yourself have declared that you would destroy this place, and that no man or animal will live in it, and it will be desolate forever.'
og sige: HERRE, du truede selv dette Sted med Udryddelse, så 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 this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates.
Og når du er til Ende med at oplæse denne Bog, skal du binde en Sten til den, kaste den i Eufrat
64 Say, 'Babylon will sink like this. It will not arise because of the disaster that I am sending against it, and they will fall.'” Jeremiah's words end here.
og sige: Således skal Babel gå til Bunds og ikke mere komme op for al den Ulykke, jeg sender over det!" Til Ordene "slider sig trætte for Ilden går Jeremiass Ord.
