Jeremiah 3

1 They say, If a man shall put away his wife, and she shall go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return to her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.

Naar en Mand forstøder sin Hustru, og hun gaar fra ham og ægter en anden, kan hun saa gaa tilbage til ham? Er slig en Kvinde ej sunket til Bunds i Vanære? Og du, som boled med mange Elskere, vil tilbage til mig! saa lyder det fra HERREN.

2 Lift up thy eyes to the high places, and see where thou hast not been lain with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy harlotry and with thy wickedness.

Se til de nøgne Høje: Hvor mon du ej lod dig skænde? Ved Vejene vogted du paa dem som Araber i Ørk. Du vanæred Landet baade ved din Utugt og Ondskab,

3 Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst an harlot’s forehead, thou didst refuse to be ashamed.

en Snare blev dine mange Elskere for dig. En Horkvindes Pande har du, trodser al Skam.

4 Wilt thou not from this time cry to me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?

Raabte du ikke nylig til mig: »Min Fader! Du er min Ungdoms Ven.

5 Will he retain his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.

Vil han evigt gemme paa Vrede, bære Nag for stedse?« Se, saaledes taler du, men øver det onde til Gavns.

6 The LORD said also to me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she hath gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.

HERREN sagde til mig i Kong Josias's Dage: Saa du, hvad den troløse Kvinde Israel gjorde? Hun gik op paa ethvert højt Bjerg og hen under ethvert grønt Træ og bolede.

7 And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou to me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.

Jeg tænkte, at hun efter at have gjort alt det vilde vende om til mig; men hun vendte ikke om. Det saa hendes svigefulde Søster Juda;

8 And I saw, when for all the causes by which backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

hun saa, at jeg forstødte den troløse Kvinde Israel for al hendes Hors Skyld, og at jeg gav hende Skilsmissebrev; den svigefulde Søster Juda frygtede dog ikke, men gik ogsaa hen og bolede.

9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her harlotry, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks.

Ved sin letsindige Bolen vanærede hun Landet og horede med Sten og Træ.

10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned to me with her whole heart, but deceitfully, saith the LORD.

Og alligevel vendte den svigefulde Søster Juda ikke om til mig af hele sit Hjerte, men kun paa Skrømt, lyder det fra HERREN.

11 And the LORD said to me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

Og HERREN sagde til mig: Det troløse Israels Sag staar bedre end det svigefulde Judas.

12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause my anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.

Gaa hen og udraab disse Ord mod Nord: Omvend dig, troløse Israel, lyder det fra HERREN; jeg vil ikke vredes paa eder, thi naadig er jeg, lyder det fra HERREN; jeg gemmer ej evigt paa Vrede;

13 Only acknowledge thy iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.

men vedgaa din Uret, at du forbrød dig mod HERREN din Gud; for de fremmedes Skyld løb du hid og did under hvert grønt Træ og hørte ikke min Røst, saa lyder det fra HERREN.

14 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married to you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:

Vend om, I frafaldne Sønner, lyder det fra HERREN; thi jeg er eders Herre; jeg tager eder, een fra en By og en fra en Slægt og bringer eder til Zion,

15 And I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

og jeg giver eder Hyrder efter mit Sind, og de skal vogte eder med Indsigt og Kløgt.

16 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they miss it; neither shall that be done any more.

Og naar I bliver mangfoldige og frugtbare i Landet i hine Dage, lyder det fra HERREN, skal de ikke mere tale om HERRENS Pagts Ark, og Tanken om den skal ikke mere opkomme i noget Hjerte; de skal ikke mere komme den i Hu eller savne den, og en ny skal ikke laves.

17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered to it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart.

Paa hin Tid skal man kalde Jerusalem HERRENS Trone, og der, til HERRENS Navn i Jerusalem, skal alle Folk strømme sammen, og de skal ikke mere følge deres onde Hjertes Stivsind.

18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together from the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance to your fathers.

I hine Dage skal Judas Hus vandre til Israels Hus, og samlet skal de drage fra Nordens Land til det Land, jeg gav deres Fædre i Eje.

19 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a beautiful heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.

Og jeg, jeg sagde til dig: »Blandt Sønnerne sætter jeg dig, jeg giver dig et yndigt Land, Folkenes herligste Arvelod.« Jeg sagde: »Kald mig din Fader, vend dig ej fra mig!«

20 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.

Men som en Kvinde sviger sin Ven, saa sveg du mig, Israels Hus, saa lyder det fra HERREN.

21 A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.

Hør, der lyder Graad paa de nøgne Høje, Tryglen af Israels Børn, fordi de vandrede Krogveje, glemte HERREN deres Gud.

22 Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come to thee; for thou art the LORD our God.

Vend om, I frafaldne Sønner, jeg læger eders Frafald. Se, vi kommer til dig, thi du er HERREN vor Gud.

23 Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.

Visselig, Blændværk var Højene, Bjergenes Larm; visselig, hos HERREN vor Gud er Israels Frelse.

24 For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters.

Skændselen aad fra vor Ungdom vore Fædres Gods, deres Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg, Sønner og Døtre.

25 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even to this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.

Vi lægger os ned i vor Skændsel, vor Skam er vort Tæppe, thi mod HERREN vor Gud har vi syndet, vi og vore Fædre fra Ungdommen af til i Dag; vi hørte ikke paa HERREN vor Guds Røst.