Jeremias 37
1 Og Sidkia Josiason vart konge etter Konja Jojakimsson, som Nebukadressar, Babel-kongen, hadde gjort til konge i Judalandet.
Now Zedekiah son of Josiah reigned as king instead of Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had made Zedekiah king over the land of Judah.
2 Men korkje han eller tenarane hans eller landslyden høyrde på Herrens ord, som han tala ved profeten Jeremia.
But Zedekiah, his servants, and the people of the land did not listen to the words of Yahweh that he proclaimed by the hand 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!»
So King Zedekiah, Jehukal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest sent a message to Jeremiah the prophet. They said, “Pray on our behalf to Yahweh our God.”
4 Jeremia gjekk den-tid ut og inn millom folket, for dei hadde endå ikkje sett honom i fangehuset.
Now Jeremiah was coming and going among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison.
5 Og Faraos her var då faren ut frå Egyptarland. Og då kaldæarane, som kringsette Jerusalem, frette det, for dei burt frå Jerusalem.
Pharaoh's army came out from Egypt, and the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the news about them and left Jerusalem.
6 Då kom Herrens ord til profeten Jeremia; han sagde:
Then the word of Yahweh came to 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.
“Yahweh, God of Israel, says this: This is what you will say to the king of Judah, because he has sent you to seek advice from me, 'See, Pharaoh's army, which came to help you, is about to go back to Egypt, its 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.
The Chaldeans will return. They will fight against this city, capture it, and burn it.'
9 So segjer Herren: Dåra ikkje dykk sjølve med sofalne ord: «Kaldæarane fer no burt frå oss for ollo!» for dei fer ikkje burt.
Yahweh says this: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, 'Surely the Chaldeans are leaving us,' for they will not leave.
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.
Even if you had defeated the entire Chaldean army that is fighting you so that only wounded men were left in their tents, they would get up and burn this city.”
11 So hende det då kaldæarheren for burt frå Jerusalem for Faraos her,
So it was when the Chaldean army had left Jerusalem as Pharaoh's army was coming,
12 at Jeremia gjekk ut or Jerusalem og vilde til Benjaminslandet. Der skulde han taka imot ein arvlut midt ibland folket.
then Jeremiah went out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin. He wanted to take possession of a tract of land there among his 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.»
As he was in the Benjamin Gate, a chief guard was there. His name was Irijah son of Shelemiah son of Hananiah. He grabbed hold of Jeremiah the prophet and said, “You are deserting 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, “That is not true. I am not deserting to the Chaldeans.” But Irijah did not listen to him. He took Jeremiah and brought him to the officials.
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.
The officials were angry with Jeremiah. They beat him and put him in prison, which had been the house of Jonathan the scribe, for they had turned it into a prison.
16 Då Jeremia var komen i fangeholet, i kjellaren, og hadde sete der ei lang tid,
So Jeremiah was put into an underground cell, where he stayed for 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 King Zedekiah sent someone who brought him to the palace. In his house, the king asked him privately, “Is there any word from Yahweh?” Jeremiah answered, “There is a word: You will be given 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?
Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “How have I sinned against you, your servants, or this people so that you have placed 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 are your prophets, the ones who prophesied for you and said the king of Babylon will not come against you or 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!»
But now listen, my master the king! Let my pleas come before you. Do not return me to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will 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.
So King Zedekiah gave an order. His servants confined Jeremiah in the courtyard of the guard. A loaf of bread was given him every day from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard.
