Jeremia 37
1 Och Zedekia, Josia son, vardt Konung uti Chonia stad, Jojakims sons; ty NebucadNezar, Konungen i Babel, gjorde honom till Konung i Juda land.
After Jehoiakim died, [his son Jehoiachin became king for only three months, after which] King Josiah’s son Zedekiah became the King of Judah. Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, appointed him to be the new king.
2 Men han, och hans tjenare, och folket i landena, lydde intet Herrans ord, som han genom Propheten Jeremia talade.
But King Zedekiah and his palace officials and the other people in the land paid no attention to the messages that Yahweh gave me.
3 Likväl sände Konung Zedekia Jehuchal, Selemja son, och Zephania, Maaseja son, Presten, till Propheten Jeremia, och lät säga honom: Bed Herran vår Gud för oss.
However, [one day] King Zedekiah sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the priest, who was the son of Maaseiah, to me. They requested me to pray to Yahweh our God for our [nation].
4 Ty Jeremia gick nu ut och in ibland folket, och ingen lade honom nu i fängelse.
At that time I had not yet been put in prison, so I could come and go wherever and whenever I wanted to, [without being hindered].
5 Så var Pharaos här dragen utur Egypten; och de Chaldeer, som för Jerusalem lågo, då de sådant rykte hörde, voro ifrå Jerusalem afdragne.
[At that time], the army of [Hophra], the King of Egypt, came [to the southern border of Judah]. When the army of Babylonia heard about that, they stopped surrounding Jerusalem and left there [to fight against the army from Egypt].
6 Och Herrans ord skedde till Propheten Jeremia, och sade:
Then Yahweh gave this message to me:
7 Detta säger Herren, Israels Gud: Så säger till Juda Konung, den eder till mig sändt hafver, till att fråga mig: Si, Pharaos här, som eder till hjelp utdragen är, skall åter draga hem igen uti Egypten.
“[I], Yahweh, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], say this: ‘The King of Judah has sent [messengers] to you to ask me [what is going to happen]. Tell the king that even though the army of the King of Egypt came to help him, they are about to return to Egypt.
8 Och de Chaldeer skola komma igen, och strida emot denna staden, och vinna honom, och uppbränna honom i eld.
Then the army of Babylonia will return here and capture this city and burn everything in it.’
9 Derföre säger Herren alltså: Bedrager icke edra själar, så att I tänken: De Chaldeer draga väl sin väg; de skola intet draga sin väg.
[So], this is what I say [to you Israelis]: ‘You should not deceive yourselves, thinking that the army from Babylonia has gone and will not return. That is not true.
10 Och om I än slogen hela de Chaldeers här, som emot eder strida, och någre af dem qvare blefve såre, så skulle de ändå resa sig upp, hvar och till i sitt tjäll, och uppbränna denna staden med eld.
And even if your soldiers could destroy almost all of the soldiers from Babylonia who are attacking you, and allow only a few of them who were wounded to remain alive in their tents, they would come out [of their tents] and burn this city completely!”’”
11 Som nu de Chaldeers här ifrå Jerusalem afdragen var, för Pharaos härs skull,
When the army from Babylonia left Jerusalem because the army from Egypt was approaching,
12 Gick Jeremia utu Jerusalem, och ville gå uti BenJamins land, till att bestyra der om några ägor ibland folket.
I started to leave the city. I intended to go to the area [where the descendants of] Benjamin live, in order to take possession of my share of the property from my family.
13 Och då han kom uti BenJamins port, så var der en skickad för en portvaktare, benämnd Jirija, Selemja son, Hanania sons; den samme tog fatt uppå Propheten Jeremia, och sade: Du Vill falla till de Chaldeer.
But as I was walking out the Benjamin Gate, a guard seized me and said, “You are deserting [us and going] to [the soldiers from] Babylonia!” The man who seized me was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah and grandson of Hananiah.
14 Jeremia sade: Det är icke sant; jag vill intet falla till de Chaldeer. Men Jirija ville intet höra honom, utan grep Jeremia, och hade honom bort till Förstarna.
But I [protested and] said, “That is not true! I was not intending to do that!” But Irijah would not pay attention to what I said. He took me to the [king’s] officials.
15 Och Förstarna vordo vrede uppå Jeremia, och läto slå honom, och kastade honom i fängelse, uti Jonathans, skrifvarens, hus; den samma satte de till stockmästare.
They were very angry with me. They [commanded the guards to] beat me and [then to] put me in the house where Jonathan the king’s secretary stayed. They had changed Jonathan’s house to make it become a prison.
16 Alltså gick Jeremia in uti kulona och fängelset, och låg der i långan tid.
They put me in a dungeon/cell in that prison, and I remained there for several days.
17 Och Konung Zedekia sände bort, och lät hemta honom, och frågade honom hemliga i sitt hus, och sade: Är ock något ord på färde af Herranom? Jeremia sade: Ja, ty du skall Konungenom i Babel i händer gifven varda.
Then King Zedekiah secretly sent a servant to me, who took me to the palace. There the king asked me, “Do you have any messages from Yahweh?” I replied, “Yes, [the message is that] you will be handed over to the king of Babylon.”
18 Och Jeremia sade till Konungen Zedekia: Hvad hafver jag brutit emot dig, dina tjenare och detta folk, att de hafva kastat mig i fängelse?
Then I asked the king, “What crime have I committed [RHQ] against you or against your officials or against the Israeli people, with the result that you have [commanded that] I be put in a prison?
19 Hvar äro nu edra Propheter, som eder spådde, och sade: Konungen i Babel varder intet kommandes öfver eder, eller öfver detta landet?
Your prophets predicted that the army of the king of Babylon would not attack you or this land. Why were [RHQ] [their messages] not fulfilled?
20 Och nu, min Herre Konung, hör mig och låt mina bön något gälla för dig, och låt mig icke återsändas uti Jonathans, skrifvarens, hus, att jag der dör.
Your majesty, I plead with you to listen to me. Do not send me back to the dungeon/cell in the house of Jonathan your secretary, because [if you do that, ] I will die there.”
21 Då befallde Konung Zedekia, att man skulle bevara Jeremia uti gårdenom för fångahuset, och lät gifva honom om dagen ett bröd af bakarebodene, tilldess allt brödet i stadenom åtgånget var. Alltså, blef då Jeremia uti gårdenom för fångahuset.
So King Zedekiah commanded that [I not be sent back to the prison cell. Instead, ] I was allowed to be watched by the guards in the courtyard [of the palace]. [The king] also [commanded that they should] bring me a loaf of fresh bread every day, until there was no bread left in the city. So [they put me] in that courtyard and I remained there.
