Jeremias 2
1 Og Herrens ord kom til mig, og det lød så:
Yahweh gave me another message
2 Gå avsted og rop ut for Jerusalems ører og si: Så sier Herren: Jeg kommer i hu din ungdoms hullskap, dine trolovelsesdagers kjærlighet, hvorledes du fulgte mig i ørkenen, i et land hvor ingen sår.
[to proclaim to everyone in Jerusalem. He said that I should tell them this] [MET]: “I, Yahweh, remember that you very much wanted to please me [long ago]. [You tried to please me like] a bride [tries to please her husband]; You loved me, and you followed me through the desert [DOU].
3 Hellig var Israel for Herren, hans førstegrøde; alle som vilde ete det, måtte bøte, ulykke kom over dem, sier Herren.
[At that time you] Israelis (were set apart/belonged only) to me; [you belonged to me like] the first part of the harvests belong to me [MET]. I promised to punish all those who harmed you, my people, and truly I did send disasters on them. [That happened because I], Yahweh, said [that it would happen].”
4 Hør Herrens ord, Jakobs hus og alle ætter av Israels hus!
So, you [descendants of] [MTY] Jacob, all you people of [MTY] Israel,
5 Så sier Herren: Hvad urett har eders fedre funnet hos mig, siden de gikk langt bort fra mig og fulgte de tomme guder og blev selv tomme?
listen to what Yahweh says: “(What sin did I commit [RHQ] that caused your ancestors to turn far away from me?/Though your ancestors found no fault in me, they turned far away from me.) They worshiped worthless idols, and they themselves became worthless.
6 Og de sa ikke: Hvor er Herren, som førte oss op fra Egyptens land, som ledet oss i ørkenen, i et land med ødemarker, fullt av kløfter, et land med tørke og dødsskygge, et land der ingen mann har faret, og intet menneske har bodd?
They did not say, ‘Yahweh brought us [safely] out of Egypt, and he led us through a desert where there were a lot of pits; he led us where there was no water and where it was very dangerous, through a land where no one lives, and no one even travels. (So where is Yahweh now?/So he should be helping us now!) [RHQ]’
7 Og jeg førte eder inn i et land med fruktbare marker, så I fikk ete av dets frukt og dets gode ting; men da I kom inn, gjorde I mitt land urent og min arv til en vederstyggelighet.
And when I brought you into a very fertile land, in order that you could enjoy [all] the fruit and [other] good things that you would harvest, you caused the land that I promised to give to you to be unfit for me and to become disgusting/detestable to me.
8 Prestene sa ikke: Hvor er Herren? Og de som syslet med loven, kjente mig ikke, og hyrdene falt fra mig, og profetene spådde ved Ba'al og fulgte dem som ikke kan hjelpe.
[Your] priests also did not say, ‘(Where is Yahweh now?/Yahweh should be helping us now!)’ [RHQ] Those who teach/explain my laws do not [want to] know me, and [your] leaders have rebelled against me. [Your] prophets gave you messages from [their god] Baal, and they worship worthless idols.”
9 Derfor vil jeg fremdeles gå i rette med eder, sier Herren; ja, med eders barnebarn vil jeg gå i rette.
“So, I will accuse you in court. [In future years], I will say what your children and your grandchildren have done that is wrong. [That will happen because I], Yahweh, have said [that it will happen].
10 Dra over til kitteernes øer og se, og send bud til Kedar og gi nøie akt og se om noget sådant er skjedd!
If you go [west] to the island of Cyprus, or if you go [east] to Kedar [land, ] and if you ask people in those places, they will tell you that no people [from their countries] have ever done the wicked things that you people have done!
11 Har vel et hedningefolk byttet bort sine guder, enda de ikke er guder? Men mitt folk har byttet bort sin ære mot det som ikke kan hjelpe.
The people of no other nation have ever [RHQ] abandoned their gods that they thought were glorious and started to worship gods that are not really gods, but you people have abandoned me, your glorious God, and are worshiping gods that are useless.
12 Forskrekkes, I himler, over dette, og gys, bli storlig forferdet, sier Herren.
[It is as though everything in] the sky is surprised and dismayed/appalled [about what you have done]; [it is as though] they tremble because they are very horrified.
13 For to onde ting har mitt folk gjort: Mig har de forlatt, kilden med det levende vann, og hugget sig ut brønner, sprukne brønner som ikke holder vann.
[You], my people, have done two evil things: You have rejected me, the one who is [like] [MET] a fountain [where you can obtain] fresh water, and you [are worshiping gods that are like] [MET] pits in the ground that are cracked and which are not able to hold any water.
14 Er Israel en træl? Er han en hjemmefødt træl? Hvorfor er han blitt røvet?
You Israeli people, you were certainly not [RHQ] slaves when you were born; you were captured [by your enemies].
15 Unge løver brølte mot ham; de lot sin røst høre, og de gjorde hans land til en ørken; hans byer blev opbrent, så ingen bor i dem.
[Your enemies] [MET] roared [like] lions, and they destroyed your land. [Now] your towns have been burned, and no one lives in them.
16 Også Memfis' og Tahpenes' barn gjorde din isse skallet.
Soldiers from Memphis and Tahpenes, [cities in Egypt], have [defeated you] [and] shaved your heads [to show that you are their slaves].
17 Mon ikke det at du forlot Herren din Gud den tid han vilde lede dig på veien, har voldt dig dette?
But it is [RHQ] because you abandoned [me], Yahweh, that these disasters have happened to you.
18 Og nu, hvorfor tar du veien til Egypten for å drikke Sikors vann? Og hvorfor tar du veien til Assyria for å drikke elvens vann?
So (why are you trying to make an alliance with [MET] the rulers of Egypt?/it certainly will not help you to make an alliance with the rulers of Egypt) [RHQ]. Why are you trying to make an alliance with [MET] the rulers of Assyria who live near the [Euphrates] River?
19 Din ondskap tukter dig, og dine frafall straffer dig; kjenn da og se at det er ondt og bittert at du forlater Herren din Gud, og at frykt for mig ikke kommer over dig, sier Herren, Israels Gud, hærskarenes Gud.
[It is because] you have been [very] wicked that I [PRS] will punish you. It is because you have turned away from me that I [PRS] will condemn you. [When I do that], you will realize that painful and evil [DOU] things will happen to you because you have forsaken [me], Yahweh, your God, and you no [longer] revere me. [That will certainly happen because] I, Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels in heaven, have said it.
20 For fra fordums tid brøt du ditt åk, rev du i stykker dine bånd, og du sa: Jeg vil ikke tjene. Men på hver høi bakke og under hvert grønt tre la du dig ned og drev utukt.
Long ago, you stopped obeying [me] [MET], and you would not allow [me] to lead you [MET]; you refused to worship [me]. Instead, you worship idols that are under trees on the top of every hill, and your young women have sex with [EUP] [men at those places].
21 Og enda hadde jeg plantet dig som en edel ranke, helt igjennem av ekte sæd; hvorledes er du da blitt omskapt for mig til ville skudd av et fremmed vintre?
[It is as though] [MET] you were a grapevine that I planted when it was a cutting from a very good vine. So now it is disgusting that [RHQ] you have become [like] a rotten worthless vine.
22 For om du enn vilde tvette dig med pottaske og bruke meget lut, så skulde dog din misgjerning være skitten for mitt åsyn, sier Herren, Israels Gud.
Your guilt from your sins is like [MET] very bad stains on a cloth, and you cannot get rid of those stains even by using very strong soap. [This is true because I], Yahweh, have said it.
23 Hvorledes kan du si: Jeg er ikke blitt uren, jeg har ikke gått efter Ba'alene? Se på din vei i dalen! Forstå hvad du har gjort, du lette kamelhoppe som løper hit og dit!
You say that you have not sinned. You say ‘We have not become unacceptable to God; we have not worshiped Baal.’ But think about [the disgusting things that you do very eagerly] in [Hinnom] Valley [outside Jerusalem]. You are like desperate female camels, running here and there [to find male camels to have sex with].
24 Lik et villesel som er vant til ørkenen, snapper hun efter været i sin sjels attrå; hennes brynde - hvem kan dempe den? Alle de som søker henne, slipper å løpe sig trette; i hennes måned finner de henne.
You are [like] wild female donkeys in the desert. They sniff the air to find where the male donkeys are, and no one can [RHQ] restrain them. The male donkeys that want them do not become tired searching for them, because at mating time they find them [easily].
25 La ikke din fot bli bar og din strupe bli tørst! Men du sier: Forgjeves! Nei! Jeg elsker fremmede, og efter dem vil jeg gå.
You constantly run here and there [to find idols to worship], with the result that your sandals are worn out, and your throats have become dry. [I told you to stop doing that], but you said, ‘We cannot stop, because we love foreign gods, and we must worship them.’”
26 Likesom en tyv må skamme sig når han blir grepet, således må Israels hus skamme sig, de selv, deres konger, deres høvdinger, deres prester og deres profeter,
[Yahweh says this]: “A robber is disgraced when he is caught. And all of you, including your kings and priests and prophets, are similarly disgraced.
27 fordi de sier til treet: Du er min far, og til stenen: Du har født mig. For de har vendt ryggen til mig og ikke ansiktet. Men i sin ulykkes tid sier de: Reis dig og hjelp oss!
You say to [a piece of] wood [that is carved to become a sacred idol], ‘You are our father!’ And you say to a stone [that you have set up], ‘You are our mother!’ You have rejected [IDM] me, but when you experience troubles, you cry out to me to rescue you.
28 Hvor er da dine guder som du gjorde dig? La dem reise sig, om de kan hjelpe dig i din ulykkes tid! For så mange som dine byer er, så mange er dine guder blitt, Juda!
Why do you not [RHQ] cry out to the gods that you made? You have as many gods as you have cities [and towns] in Judah. So why do you not plead with them to rescue you when you experience disasters?
29 Hvorfor tretter I med mig? I er alle sammen falt fra mig, sier Herren.
You complain that it was wrong for me [not to have rescued you], but you have all rebelled against me.
30 Forgjeves slo jeg eders barn; de tok ikke imot tukt; eders sverd fortærte eders profeter som en ødeleggende løve.
I punished some of you, but you did not learn anything from my doing that. You have killed many of the prophets that I [sent to you], like [SIM] fierce lions kill [other animals].
31 Du onde slekt! Gi akt på Herrens ord! Har jeg vært en ørken for Israel eller et belgmørkt land? Hvorfor sier mitt folk: Vi har gjort oss fri, vi vil ikke mere komme til dig?
You people of Israel, pay attention to what I say. I have certainly [RHQ] never [abandoned you] in a desert; I have never [left you] in a land full of darkness. So, why do you, my people, say ‘We are free from God’s control; we will not return to [worship] God any more’?
32 Mon en jomfru glemmer sitt smykke, en brud sitt belte? Men mitt folk har glemt mig i dager uten tall.
A young woman would certainly never [RHQ] forget [to wear] her jewelry, and a bride would never [RHQ] forget to wear her wedding dress, but you my people have forgotten me for many years.
33 Hvor vel vet du ikke å legge din vei for å søke kjærlighet! Derfor har du også vent dine veier til det onde.
You know how to easily find [gods from other countries] whom you can love. You can find them as easily as a prostitute [can find men to sleep with].
34 Det finnes endog blod av uskyldige fattigfolk på dine kjortelfliker; du grep dem ikke i innbrudd, men på grunn av alt dette var det.
Although you have on your clothes the blood of poor people whom you have murdered, people who (were innocent/had not done things that are wrong),
35 Og allikevel sier du: Jeg er uskyldig, hans vrede har visselig vendt sig fra mig. Se, jeg vil gå i rette med dig fordi du sier: Jeg har ikke syndet.
you say ‘We have not done anything that is wrong; so surely [Yahweh] is not angry with us.’ But I will punish [MTY] you [severely] for saying ‘We have not sinned.’
36 Hvorfor farer du så meget om og skifter din vei? Også ved Egypten skal du bli til skamme, likesom du blev til skamme ved Assyria.
Previously you requested [the army of] Assyria to help you, but they were not able to help you. Now you have requested [the army of] Egypt to help you, but they will not be able to help you, either.
37 Også derfra skal du gå ut med hendene på hodet; for Herren har forkastet dem du setter din lit til, og du skal ikke ha nogen lykke med dem.
They will capture you, and you will be [their prisoners] [MTY], led to Egypt, [very ashamed] with your hands on your heads. That will happen because I, Yahweh, have rejected those [nations] that you are relying on, and they will not be able to help you at all.”
