Jeremias 6
1 Flytt bort, I Benjamins barn, ut av Jerusalem, og støt i basun i Tekoa og reis op et tegn over Bet-Hakkerem! For ulykke truer fra nord med stor ødeleggelse.
“You people in Jerusalem who are from [the tribe of] Benjamin, flee from this city! Blow the trumpets in Tekoa [city south of Jerusalem]! Send up a [smoke] signal in Beth-Haccherem [town] [to warn the people of the coming danger]! A powerful [army] will come from the north, and they will cause great destruction.
2 Den fagre og forkjælede, Sions datter, gjør jeg til intet.
Jerusalem is [like] a beautiful pasture [full of sheep], but it will soon be destroyed.
3 Til henne skal hyrder komme med sine hjorder; de slår op telt mot henne rundt omkring, de beiter av hver sitt stykke.
[Enemy kings, not] shepherds [MET], will come [with their armies] and set up their tents around the city, and each [king will choose a part of the city for his soldiers to destroy like] [MET] shepherds divide their pastures for their flocks of sheep.
4 Innvi eder til krig mot henne! Stå op og la oss dra op om middagen! Ve oss! For dagen heller, og aftenens skygger blir lange.
[The kings will tell their troops], “Get ready for the battle. We should attack them before noontime. But [if we arrive there late in the afternoon] when the shadows are becoming long,
5 Stå op og la oss dra op om natten, og la oss ødelegge hennes palasser!
we will attack them at night and tear down their fortresses.”
6 For så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Fell trær og kast op en voll mot Jerusalem! Det er byen som skal hjemsøkes; den er aldeles full av undertrykkelse i sitt indre.
Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels in heaven, says this: “[I will command those soldiers to] cut down the trees [outside Jerusalem] and to build dirt ramps up to the top of the city walls [in order that they can enter the city]. This city must be punished because everyone there continually oppresses others.
7 Som en brønn lar sitt vann velle ut, således lar den sin ondskap velle ut; vold og ødeleggelse høres i den, sår og slag er alltid for mitt åsyn.
[It is as though] the wicked things that the people do pour out of the city like [SIM] water flows out of a spring. [The noise from people doing] violent and destructive actions is heard everywhere. I continually see [people who are] suffering and wounded.
8 La dig advare, Jerusalem, så ikke min sjel skal vende sig fra dig, så jeg ikke skal gjøre dig til en ørken, til et ubygget land!
Listen to what I am warning you, [you people of] [APO] Jerusalem, because if you do not listen, I will reject you and cause your land to become desolate, a land where no one lives.”
9 Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: En efterhøst skal de holde på det som er blitt igjen av Israel, likesom på et vintre. Rekk atter og atter ut din hånd, likesom vinhøsteren til rankene!
Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels in heaven, also says this: “[I will tell your enemies] to cause your country to become as desolate [SIM] as a vineyard from which all the grapes have been completely stripped from the vines. [Their soldiers will seize the possessions of] those who remain in Israel [after the others have been exiled] like [SIM] farmers go to the vines again to pick any grapes [that were (left/not picked)].”
10 Hvem skal jeg tale og vidne for, så de hører? Se, deres øre er uomskåret, så de ikke kan gi akt; se, Herrens ord er blitt til spott blandt dem, de liker det ikke;
[Then I said, “If I speak to the Israeli people] to warn them, (who will listen to me?/No one will listen to me.) [RHQ] [It is as though] their ears are closed, [and as a result] they cannot hear [what I say]. They scorn Yahweh’s messages; they do not want to listen to them at all.
11 men jeg er fylt av Herrens vrede, jeg er trett av å holde den hos mig. Utøs den over barnet på gaten og over de unge menns fortrolige krets! Ja, både mann og kvinne skal rammes, både den gamle og den eldgamle,
So [now] I am extremely angry, like Yahweh is angry, and I cannot restrain it any longer.” [So] Yahweh said [to me], “Tell everyone that you are very angry with them. Tell the children in the streets and the young men who gather together. Tell the men and their wives; tell the very old people [DOU], also.
12 og deres hus skal gå over til andre, og likeså deres marker og deres hustruer; for jeg vil rekke ut min hånd mot landets innbyggere, sier Herren.
[Tell the men that] I will give their houses to [their enemies], and I will give their property/fields and their wives to them, also, when I punish [IDM] the people who live in this land.
13 For både små og store søker alle sammen urettferdig vinning; både profet og prest gjør alle sammen svik,
Everyone is trying to get money by tricking others, from the most [important people] to the least [important people]; even the prophets and the priests are trying to deceive [people to get money].
14 og de læger mitt folks skade på lettferdig vis, idet de sier: Fred! Fred! Og det er dog ingen fred.
[They act as though the sins of my people are like] [MET] small wounds that they do not need to put bandages on. They continually [greet people by] saying ‘I hope things are going well with you,’ when things are not going well.
15 De skal bli til skamme, for de har gjort vederstyggelige ting. De hverken skammer sig eller kjenner til blygsel; derfor skal de falle blandt dem som faller; på den tid jeg hjemsøker dem, skal de snuble, sier Herren.
They should be [RHQ] ashamed about the disgusting things that they do, but they are not ashamed at all. They do not [even] know how to (blush/show on their faces that they are ashamed). So, they also will be among those who will be killed. They will be destroyed when I punish them.”
16 Så sa Herren: Stå på veiene og se til, og spør efter de gamle stier, spør hvor veien går til det gode, og vandre på den! Så skal I finne hvile for eders sjeler. Men de sa: Vi vil ikke vandre på den.
This is [also] what Yahweh said [to the Israeli people]: “Stand at the crossroads and look [at the people who pass by]. Ask them what was the good behavior [that their ancestors had] long ago. [And when they tell you], behave that way. If you do that, you will find rest for your souls.” But you replied, ‘We do not want to do that!’
17 Og jeg satte vektere over eder og sa: Gi akt på basunens lyd! Men de sa: Vi vil ikke gi akt.
I sent [my prophets who were like] [MET] watchmen. They said, ‘Listen carefully when we blow the trumpets [to warn you that your enemies are approaching],’ but you said, ‘[No], we do not want to listen.’
18 Derfor hør, I hedningefolk, og vit, du menighet, hvad som skjer iblandt dem!
Therefore, you people in the other nations, listen to this: Pay attention to what is going to happen to the [Israeli people].
19 Hør, du jord: Se, jeg lar ulykke komme over dette folk, frukten av deres onde råd; for på mine ord har de ikke gitt akt, og min lov har de forkastet.
Listen, all of you! I am going to cause the [Israeli] people to experience disasters. That is what will happen to them because they have refused to listen to what I told them. They have refused to obey my laws.
20 Hvad skal jeg med virak fra Sjeba og med den beste kalmus fra et fjernt land? Eders brennoffer er ikke til velbehag for mig, og eders slaktoffer vil jeg ikke ha.
[You Israeli people], when you burn frankincense that came from [far away in] Sheba, and [when you offer to me] sweet-smelling anointing oil that came from far away, I will not [RHQ] be pleased with your sacrifices. I will not accept the sacrifices that are completely burned on the altar; I am not pleased with [any of] your sacrifices.
21 Derfor sier Herren så: Se, jeg setter støtestener for dette folk, og både fedre og barn skal snuble over dem; granne med granne skal omkomme.
Therefore, I will put obstacles on the roads on which my people will travel. Men and their sons and people’s neighbors and friends will stumble over those obstacles and fall down; everyone will die.”
22 Så sier Herren: Se, et folk kommer fra landet i nord, et stort folk skal bryte op fra jordens ytterste ende.
Yahweh [also] says this: “You will see a [huge] army marching [towards you] from the north. [An army of] a great nation very far away is preparing [to attack you].
23 Bue og spyd holder de i hånden; de er grusomme og skåner ingen; deres røst bruser som havet, og på hester kommer de ridende, rustet som krigsmenn, mot dig, Sions datter!
They have bows [and arrows] and spears; they are [very] cruel, and do not act mercifully [to anyone]. As they ride along on their horses, the horses’ feet sound like the roaring of the ocean [waves]; they are riding in battle formation to attack you people of Jerusalem.”
24 Vi har hørt ryktet om det, våre hender er blitt kraftløse; angst har grepet oss, smerter som den fødende kvinnes.
[The people of Jerusalem say], “We have heard reports about the enemy; [so] we are very frightened, with the result that we feel weak. We are very afraid, and worried, like [SIM] women who are about to give birth to babies.
25 Gå ikke ut på marken og vandre ikke på veien! For fienden har sverd, det er redsel rundt omkring.
[So one person says to another], ‘Do not go out into the fields! Do not go on the roads, because the enemy [soldiers] have swords [and they are everywhere]; they are coming from all directions, and we are extremely afraid.’”
26 Mitt folks datter! Omgjord dig med sekk og velt dig i aske, hold sorg som over det eneste barn, bitter veklage! Brått kommer ødeleggeren over oss.
[So I say], “My dear people, put on (sackcloth/rough clothes) and sit in ashes [to show that you are sorry for your sins]. Mourn and cry very much, like [SIM] [a woman would cry] if her only son had died, because your enemies are very near, and they are going to destroy [everything].”
27 Til en prøver har jeg satt dig blandt mitt folk, til en fast borg, forat du skal kjenne og prøve deres vei.
[Then Yahweh said to me], “[Jeremiah], I have caused you to become [like] [MET] someone who heats metal very hot [to completely burn the impurities]. You will examine my people’s behavior.
28 De er alle sammen de stridigste gjenstridige, de går omkring som baktalere, de er kobber og jern; de gjør alle det som er til skade.
You will find out that they are very stubborn rebels, they are always slandering others. [Their inner beings] are as hard as bronze or iron; they all [continually] deceive others.
29 Blåsebelgen er opbrent av ilden, blyet er fortært; forgjeves har de smeltet og smeltet, og de onde er ikke skilt ut.
[A metalworker causes] the bellows to blow very hard to [make the fire very hot to] completely burn up the impurities [MET]. [But just as] a fire does not cause all the waste material to run off, it is impossible to separate [the righteous people from the wicked people, and punish only] the wicked people.
30 Vraket sølv kalles de; for Herren har vraket dem.
[I], Yahweh, have rejected them; I say that they are [like] [MET] worthless silver.”
