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 in the place of Conyahu the son of Jehoyakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar the 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, did hearken unto the words of the Lord, which he had spoken by means of Jeremiah the prophet.
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 king Zedekiah sent Jehuchal the son of Shelemyah and Zephanyahu the son of Ma'asseyah the priest unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Pray now in our behalf unto the Lord our God.
4 Jeremia gjekk den-tid ut og inn millom folket, for dei hadde endå ikkje sett honom i fangehuset.
Now Jeremiah came and went out among the people; and they put him not into the prison-house.
5 Og Faraos her var då faren ut frå Egyptarland. Og då kaldæarane, som kringsette Jerusalem, frette det, for dei burt frå Jerusalem.
But the army of Pharaoh was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard the report of them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
6 Då kom Herrens ord til profeten Jeremia; han sagde:
Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah the prophet, 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 hath said the Lord, the God of Israel, Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that hath sent you unto me to inquire of me, Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, returneth into its own land to Egypt.
8 Og kaldæarane skal og koma att og strida mot denne byen. Og dei skal taka honom og brenna honom upp i eld.
But the Chaldeans will come again, and fight against this city, and capture 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 hath said the Lord, Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans will certainly go away from us; for they will not go away.
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 if even ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained among them [only such] men as are pierced through: yet should they 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, when the army of the Chaldeans had withdrawn from Jerusalem because of the army of Pharaoh,
12 at Jeremia gjekk ut or Jerusalem og vilde til Benjaminslandet. Der skulde han taka imot ein arvlut midt ibland folket.
That Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to make his escape thence 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.»
But as he was in the gate of Benjamin, there was there a captain of the guardsmen, whose name was Yiriyah, the son of Shelemyah, the son of Chananyah; and he seized hold of Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou runnest 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.
But Jeremiah said, It is false; I am not running away to the Chaldeans. But he listened not to him; and Yiriyah seized hold of Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes.
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.
Thereupon were the princes wroth with Jeremiah, and struck him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe; for that had they made into a prison-house.
16 Då Jeremia var komen i fangeholet, i kjellaren, og hadde sete der ei lang tid,
When Jeremiah had been placed in the dungeon, within the traders' shops, where Jeremiah remained 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.»
King Zedekiah sent, and had him taken out, and the king asked him in his house in secret, and said, “Is there any word from the Lord?” And Jeremiah said, “There is:” and he said, Into the hand of the king of Babylon shalt thou be given up.
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?
And Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I sinned against thee, and against thy servants, and against this people, that ye have put me into the prison-house?
19 Og kvar er no profetarne dykkar, som spådde åt dykk og sagde: «Babel-kongen skal ikkje koma yver dykk og yver dette landet?»
And where are now your prophets who have prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon will not come against you, and 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!»
Yet now, do but hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let me offer my humble supplication, I pray thee, before thee, that thou wilt not make me 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 commanded king Zedekiah that they should put Jeremiah in ward in the court of the prison, and that they should give him a loaf of bread for every day out of the bakers' street, until all the bread was spent out of the city. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
