< Jeremias 37 >
1 Og Sidkia Josiason vart konge etter Konja Jojakimsson, som Nebukadressar, Babel-kongen, hadde gjort til konge i Judalandet.
And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
2 Men korkje han eller tenarane hans eller landslyden høyrde på Herrens ord, som han tala ved profeten Jeremia.
But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, hearkened to the words of Jehovah, which he spoke by the prophet Jeremiah.
3 Og kong Sidkia sende Jehukal Selemjason og presten Sefanja Ma’asejason til profeten Jeremia med denne ordsendingi: «Bed for oss til Herren, vår Gud!»
And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now to Jehovah our God for us.
4 Jeremia gjekk den-tid ut og inn millom folket, for dei hadde endå ikkje sett honom i fangehuset.
Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people, for they had not put him into prison.
5 Og Faraos her var då faren ut frå Egyptarland. Og då kaldæarane, som kringsette Jerusalem, frette det, for dei burt frå Jerusalem.
And Pharaoh's army came forth out of Egypt. And when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard news of them, they broke away from Jerusalem.
6 Då kom Herrens ord til profeten Jeremia; han sagde:
Then the word of Jehovah came to the prophet Jeremiah, saying,
7 So segjer Herren, Israels Gud: So skal de segja til Juda-kongen, som sende dykk av stad til å spyrja meg: Sjå, Faraos her, som er faren ut til å hjelpa dykk, vil snu um att til landet sitt, til Egyptarland.
Thus says Jehovah, the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: Behold, Pharaoh's army, which has come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
8 Og kaldæarane skal og koma att og strida mot denne byen. Og dei skal taka honom og brenna honom upp i eld.
And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and they shall take it, and burn it with fire.
9 So segjer Herren: Dåra ikkje dykk sjølve med sofalne ord: «Kaldæarane fer no burt frå oss for ollo!» for dei fer ikkje burt.
Thus says Jehovah: Do not deceive yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us. For they shall not depart.
10 For um de so slo i hel heile kaldæarheren som strider imot dykk, so det berre var att hjå dei nokre særde menner, då skulde dei risa upp i kvar si tjeldbud og brenna upp denne byen i eld.
For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yea they would rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire.
11 So hende det då kaldæarheren for burt frå Jerusalem for Faraos her,
And it came to pass that, when the army of the Chaldeans was broken away from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,
12 at Jeremia gjekk ut or Jerusalem og vilde til Benjaminslandet. Der skulde han taka imot ein arvlut midt ibland folket.
then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin to receive his portion there in the midst of the people.
13 Men då han kom til Benjaminsporten, so var der ein vaktmann, og han heitte Jeria, son åt Selemja Hananjason. Han treiv i profeten Jeremia og sagde: «Du vil laupa burt til kaldæarane.»
And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah. And he laid hold on Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou are falling away to the Chaldeans.
14 Men Jeremia sagde: «Det er lygn, eg vil ikkje laupa burt til kaldæarane!» Men han høyrde ikkje på honom, og Jeria treiv i Jeremia og for med honom til hovdingarne.
Then Jeremiah said, It is false. I am not falling away to the Chaldeans. But he did not hearken to him. So Irijah laid hold on Jeremiah, and brought him to the rulers.
15 Og hovdingarne harmast på Jeremia og slo honom. So sette dei honom i fengsel i huset åt riksskrivaren Jonatan, for det hadde dei gjort til fangehus.
And the rulers were angry with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for they had made that the prison.
16 Då Jeremia var komen i fangeholet, i kjellaren, og hadde sete der ei lang tid,
When Jeremiah came into the dungeon-house, and into the cells, and Jeremiah had remained there many days,
17 sende kong Sidkia bod og let henta honom, og kongen spurde honom i huset sitt i løynd og sagde: «Er det kome noko ord frå Herren?» Jeremia svara: «Ja, » og so sagde han: «Du skal verta gjeven i henderne på Babel-kongen.»
then Zedekiah the king sent, and fetched him. And the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from Jehovah? And Jeremiah said, There is. He also said, Thou shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.
18 Dinæst sagde Jeremia med kong Sidkia: «Kva hev eg synda mot deg og mot tenarane dine og mot dette folket, sidan de hev sett meg i fangehuset?
Moreover Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah, How have I sinned against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison?
19 Og kvar er no profetarne dykkar, som spådde åt dykk og sagde: «Babel-kongen skal ikkje koma yver dykk og yver dette landet?»
Where now are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?
20 Og høyr no, herre konge! Å, lat mi bøn koma fram for di åsyn og send meg ikkje attende til huset åt riksskrivaren Jonatan, so eg ikkje skal døy der!»
And now hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king. Let my supplication, I pray thee, be presented before thee, that thou not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
21 Sidkia gav då påbod, og so sette dei Jeremia i varveitsla i vaktgarden og gav honom ein brødleiv um dagen frå Bakargata, til alt brødet var ende i byen. Jeremia vart då verande i vaktgarden.
Then Zedekiah the king commanded, and they committed Jeremiah into the court of the guard. And they gave him a loaf of bread daily out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city was spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.