Jeremia 13
1 Detta, säger Herren till mig: Gack bort, och köp dig en linnen gjording, och gjorda dina länder dermed, och gör honom icke våtan.
[One day] Yahweh said to me, “Go and buy a linen waistcloth. Put it on, but do not wash it.”
2 Och jag köpte en gjording, efter Herrans befallning, och band honom kringom mina länder.
So I bought a [very nice] waistcloth, which is what Yahweh told me to do, and I put it on.
3 Så skedde Herrans ord annan gången till mig, och sade:
Then [later] Yahweh gave me another message.
4 Tag den gjordingen, som du köpt, och om dina länder bundit hafver, och statt upp, och gack bort till Phrath, och göm honom der uti ena stenklyfto.
He said, “Go to the small Perath Stream [near Jerusalem] and hide your waistcloth in a crevice/hole in the rocks.”
5 Jag gick åstad, och gömde honom invid Phrath, som Herren mig budit hade.
So I went to the stream and did what Yahweh told me to do.
6 Men en lång tid derefter sade Herren till mig: Statt upp, och gack bort till Phrath, och tag den gjordingen igen, som jag bad dig der bortgömma.
A long time later, Yahweh said to me, “Go [back] to that stream and get the waistcloth that I told you to hide there.”
7 Jag gick bort till Phrath, och grof honom upp, och tog gjordingen af det rum, der jag honom lagt hade; och si, gjordingen var förderfvad, så att han intet mer dogde.
So I went to the Perath Stream and dug out the waistcloth from the crevice/hole in which I had hidden it. But it was ruined, and useless.
8 Då skedde Herrans ord till mig, och sade:
Then Yahweh gave me this message:
9 Detta säger Herren: Lika så skall jag förderfva den stora högfärden i Juda och Jerusalem.
“[What happened to your waistcloth] shows that I will destroy the things that [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah are very proud of.
10 Det onda folket, som min ord icke höra vilja, utan gå efter sin hjertas tycko, och följa andra gudar, till att tjena och tillbedja dem, de skola varda lika som gjordingen, den intet mer doger.
Those wicked people refuse to pay attention to what I say. They stubbornly do just what they desire to do; they worship other gods. Therefore, they will become completely useless, like your waistcloth.
11 Ty lika som en man binder gjordingen om sina länder, alltså hafver jag, säger Herren, omgjordat mig hela Israels hus, och hela Juda hus, att de skulle vara mitt folk, till ett namn, lof och äro; men de ville icke höra.
Just like a waistcloth clings closely/tightly to a man’s waist, I wanted the people [MTY] of Israel and Judah to cling closely to me. I wanted them to be my people, people who would praise me and honor me. But they would not pay attention [to me]. “
12 Så säg dem nu detta ordet: Detta säger Herren Israels Gud: Alle läglar skola med vin fyllde varda; så skola de säga till dig: Ho vet det icke, att man skall fylla läglarna med vin?
“[So], tell this to them: ‘Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli [people worship], says that every leather wineskin should be filled with wine.’ And [when you tell that to them], they will reply, ‘(Of course/Certainly) we know [RHQ] that all wineskins should be filled with wine!’
13 Så säg till dem: Detta säger Herren: Si, jag skall fylla alla de som i detta land bo; Konungarna, som på Davids stol sitta, Presterna och Propheterna, och alla Jerusalems inbyggare, så att de druckne varda;
And then you must tell them, ‘No, that is not what Yahweh means. What he said means that he will cause this land to be filled with people who are drunk. [That will include all of you]—the king who sits on the throne that King David previously sat on, the priests and the prophets, and even the common people of Jerusalem.’
14 Och skall förströ dem, den ena med den andra, fäderna samt med barnen, säger Herren; och skall hvarken skona eller öfverse, eller barmhertig vara öfver deras förderf.
[He is saying], ‘I will cause you to bash each other. [Even] parents will bash their children. I will not pity you or act mercifully toward you at all; pitying you will not prevent me from getting rid of you.’”
15 Så hörer nu, och märker till, och trotser icke; ty Herren hafver det sagt.
[You people of Judah], pay very careful attention [DOU]. Do not be proud, because Yahweh has spoken to you.
16 Gifver Herranom edrom Gudi ärona, förr än det mörkt varder, och förr än edre fötter stöta sig på de mörka berg; så att I vänten efter ljuset, och han skall dock görat allt till mörker och skugga;
[It is as though] he is ready to bring darkness on you and to cause you to stumble and fall [as you walk] on the hills when it is becoming dark. [So] praise/honor Yahweh your God before that happens. If you do not do that, you will look for light, but all you will see is darkness and gloom.
17 Men viljen I detta icke höra, så måste dock min själ hemliga gråta öfver sådana stolthet; mina ögon måste med tårar flyta, att Herrans hjord fången varder.
And if you [still] refuse to heed what he says, [what will happen to you because of] your being proud will cause me to cry when I am alone. My eyes will be filled with tears because [you], Yahweh’s people, [whom he takes care of like a shepherd takes care of] [MET] his flock, will [all] be [captured by your enemies and] taken to other countries.
18 Säg Konungenom och Drottningene: Sätter eder neder; ty härlighetenes krona är eder af hufvudet fallen.
[You people of Judah], say to the king and to his mother, “Come down from sitting on your thrones and [humbly] sit in the dust, because [your enemies] will soon snatch from your heads your glorious crowns.”
19 De städer söderut äro tillslutne, och ingen är som dem upplåter; hela Juda är allsamman bortförd.
The towns in the southern part of Judah will be surrounded by your enemies, and no one will be able to get through their lines [to rescue the people in those towns]. [You people of] Judah will be captured and taken away; you will all be (exiled/taken [to foreign countries)].
20 Upplyfter edor ögon, och ser huru de nordanefter komma; hvar är nu hjorden, som dig befallen var, din härliga hjord?
[You leaders of Jerusalem], open your eyes and look: [The enemy armies are ready to] march down from the north. [When that happens], what will happen to [RHQ] the [people of Judah who are like] a beautiful flock of sheep, people that he gave to you to take care of?
21 Hvad vill du säga, då han dig så hemsökandes varder? du hafver så vant dem emot dig, att de Förstar och höfdingar vara vilja; hvad gäller, dig varder ångest uppåkommandes, lika som ene qvinno i barnsnöd.
What will you say [RHQ] when Yahweh appoints people from other countries to rule over you, people who you [mistakenly] thought were your friends? You will [RHQ] suffer very much pain, like a woman who is about to give birth to a baby.
22 Och om du i dino hjerta säga ville: Hvarföre vederfars mig dock sådant? för dina många missgerningars skull är din blygd upptäckt, och din ben blottad.
You will ask yourselves, “Why is this happening to us?” [I will reply that] it is because of your many sins. That is why [soldiers of the invading armies] will lift up the skirts [of your women] and rape them.
23 Kan ock en Ethioper förvandla sina hud, eller en parde sina fläckar? Så kunnen I ock något godt göra, efter I ondt vane ären.
A man from Ethiopia certainly cannot [RHQ] change the color of his [black] skin, and a leopard certainly cannot [RHQ] change its spots. Similarly, you cannot start doing what is good, because you have always done what is evil.
24 Derföre vill jag; förskingra dem likasom strå, det för vädrena uti öknene drifvet varder.
[Yahweh says], “I will scatter you like chaff that is blown away by the wind from the desert.
25 Det skall vara din lön och din del, som jag dig tillmätit hafver, säger Herren; derföre, att du mig förgätit hafver, och förtröste uppå lögn.
That is what is certainly going to happen to you; the things that I have determined will happen to you, because you have forgotten me, and you are trusting in false [gods].
26 Så vill jag ock högt upptäcka dina blygd, att man dina skam väl se skall.
[It is as though] I myself will pull your skirts up over your faces and cause you to be very ashamed because everyone will be able to see your sex organs.
27 Förty jag hafver sett ditt horeri, dina kättjo, ditt oförskämda boleri: ja, din styggelse både på högom och på åkrom; ve dig, Jerusalem; när vill du dock någon tid renad varda?
I have seen that you [act like men who are eager to commit adultery]; you are like male horses that whinny when they desire [to have sex with] a female horse. I have seen that you worship disgusting idols in the fields and on the hills. [You people of] Jerusalem, terrible things will happen to you! How long will it be [RHQ] until you are acceptable to me [again]?”
