Jeremia 44

1 Detta är det ord, som till Jeremia, skedde, till alla Judar som uti Egypti land bodde; nämliga i Migdol, i Thahpanhes, i Noph, och de som I det landet Pathros bodde, och sade:

[This is] the message that Yahweh gave me concerning the Jews who were living in [northern] Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpenes, and Memphis [cities], and in the Pathros [region in southern Egypt]:

2 Detta säger Herren Zebaoth, Israels Gud: I hafven sett allt det onda, som jag hafver komma låtit öfver Jerusalem, och öfver alla Juda städer, och si, i denna dag äro de öde, och der bor ingen uti;

“This is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], say: ‘You saw the disaster that I caused [the people in] Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah to experience. Those towns are now ruined and deserted.

3 Och det för deras ondskos skull, som de bedrefvo, på det de skulle förtörna mig, och gingo bort, och rökte, och tjente androm gudom, hvilka hvarken de, eller I, eller edre fäder, känden.

[That happened] because I was extremely angry with them on account of their being very wicked. They burned incense to other gods and worshiped them. They were gods that you [previously] did not know about, and your ancestors also [did not know about them].

4 Och jag sände tidigt till eder alla mina tjenare Propheterna, och lät säga eder: Görer dock icke sådana styggelse, de jag hatar.

Many times I sent my prophets who served me, to say to them, “Do not do those abominable things that I hate!”

5 Men de lydde intet, och böjde ej heller sin öron ifrå sine ondsko, att de måtte omvändt sig, och androm gudom icke rökt.

But my people would not pay any attention [DOU] [to what I said to them]. They would not turn away from their wicked behavior, or stop burning incense to [worship/honor] other gods.

6 Derföre upptändes ock min vrede och grymhet, och brann öfver Juda städer, och öfver gatorna i Jerusalem, så att de äro förstörde och öde vordne, såsom det i denna dag finnes.

So I poured out my anger [MTY] on them. I punished people on the streets of Jerusalem and on the [other] towns in Judah. It caused those towns to be ruined and deserted, and they are still like that.’

7 Nu, så säger Herren Gud Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Hvi gören I dock detta stora onda emot edart eget lif? på det ibland eder skall utrotad varda både man och qvinna, både barn och spenabarn af Juda, och intet af eder qvart blifva;

So now [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], ask you: ‘Why are you causing yourselves to experience these disasters? [Do you not realize that because of what you are doing], soon there will be no more men or women or children or infants left among you [who have come here to Egypt] from Judah?

8 Att I så förtörnen mig genom edra händers verk, och röken androm gudom uti Egypti land, dit I dragne ären, till att bo der; på det I skolen utrotade varda, och komma till bannor och försmädelse ibland alla Hedningar på jordene.

Why are you [RHQ] provoking me and causing me to be very angry by burning incense to the idols that you have made here in Egypt? [If you continue doing this, ] you will destroy yourselves, and you will cause yourselves to be people whom all the nations on the earth will curse and despise.

9 Hafven I förgätit edra fäders olycko, Juda Konungars olycko, deras hustrurs olycko, dertill edra egna olycko, och edra hustrurs olycko, som vederfaren är uti Juda land, och på gatomen i Jerusalem?

Have you forgotten [how I punished] your ancestors for the wicked things that they did, and [how I punished] the kings and queens of Judah for what they did, and you and your wives for the sins that you committed in the streets of Jerusalem and [the other towns] in Judah?

10 Likväl äro de ännu intill denna dag intet ödmjukade, och rädas heller intet; och vandra icke uti min lag och rätter, som jag eder och edra fäder föresatt hafver.

Up until this day you have not humbled yourselves or revered me. You have not obeyed the laws and decrees [DOU] that I gave to you and your ancestors.’

11 Derföre säger Herren Zebaoth, Israels Gud, alltså: Si, jag skall sätta mitt ansigte emot eder till en olycko, och hela Juda skall utrotad varda.

Therefore, this is what [I], the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [you] Israelis [say you belong to], say: ‘I am determined to cause all of you to experience disasters and to get rid of every one of you.

12 Och jag skall taga de öfverblefna af Juda, som sitt ansigte ställt hafva till att draga in uti Egypti land, och bo der; en ände skall varda med dem allom uti Egypti land; genom svärd skola de falla, och genom hunger skola de förgås, både små och store; de skola dö genom svärd och hunger, och skola varda till ett svärjande, vidunder, bannor och försmädelse.

[You] people from Judah who have survived were determined to come and live here in Egypt. So I will get rid of all of you here in Egypt. Every one of you will die, including those who are important and those who are not important. [Some of] you will be killed by [your enemies’] swords, [some will die] from famines. You will become [people whom others] curse, be horrified about, and make fun of.

13 Jag skall också hemsöka Egypti lands inbyggare med svärd, hunger och pestilentie, lika som jag i Jerusalem gjort hafver;

I will punish you here in Egypt like I punished [others in] Jerusalem, [some of whom were killed] by [their enemies’] swords and [some of whom] died from famines or diseases.

14 Så att ingen af Juda återlefvor skall undkomma eller igenblifva, hvilka dock fördenskull hit i Egypti land dragne äro, till att bo här, att de åter måtte komma uti Juda land igen, dit de gerna igenkomma ville, och bo der; men de skola intet komma dit igen, undantagnom dem allena, som hädan fly.

You people who did not die in Judah fled here to Egypt, hoping that [some day] you would return to Judah. But very few [HYP] of you will survive and escape. You are longing/wanting to remain alive and return to Judah, but only a very few of you will escape and be able to do that.’”

15 Då svarade alle män, som väl visste att deras hustrur rökte androm gudom, och alla qvinnor, som der i en stor hop stodo, samt med allo folkena, som uti Egypti land och i Pathros bodde, och sade till Jeremia:

Then a large group of the people who had started to live in northern Egypt and southern Egypt, including all the men who knew that their wives had been burning incense to other gods, and all the women who were standing there, said this to me:

16 Efter det ord, som du oss säger i Herrans Namn, vilje vi intet höra dig;

“You are saying that [MTY] Yahweh gave messages to you, but we will not pay any attention to your messages!

17 Utan vi vilje göra efter allt det ord, som utaf vårom mun går, och vilje röka himmelens Drottning, och offra henne drickoffer, såsom vi och våre fäder, våre Konungar och Förstar, gjort hafva i Juda städer, och uppå gatomen i Jerusalem; då hade vi ock bröd nog, och oss gick väl, och sågom ingen olycko.

We will certainly do everything that we said that we would do. We will burn incense to [worship our goddess Astarte, ] the Queen of Heaven, and we will pour out offerings [of wine] to her, just like we and our ancestors and our kings and [their] officials have [always] done in the streets of Jerusalem and in the [other] towns in Judah. At that time, we had plenty of food, and we were prosperous and we did not have any troubles.

18 Men sedan vi återvände att röka himmelens Drottning, och offra henne drickoffer, hafve vi alla vedermödo lidit, och äre genom svärd och hunger förgångne.

But ever since we stopped burning incense to the Queen of Heaven and giving her offerings [of wine], we have had many troubles, and [some of our people] have been killed by [our enemies’] swords and [some have died] from hunger.”

19 Och om vi än röke himmelens Drottning, och drickoffer offre, det göre vi ju icke utan våra mäns vilja, att vi bake henne kakor, och drickoffer offre till hennes tjenst?

And [the women said], “[Furthermore], we burned incense and poured out [wine] offerings to the Queen of Heaven, and we also made small cakes that resembled her idol, to offer to her. But our husbands certainly knew about [and approved of] [RHQ] what we were doing!”

20 Då sade Jeremia till allt folket, både män, qvinnor och allt folket, som honom så svarat hade:

Then I said to all the men and women who had answered me,

21 Ja, jag menar ock, att Herren hafver tänkt uppå det rökande, som I uti Juda städer och på Jerusalems gator bedrifvit hafven, samt med edra fäder, Konungar, Förstar, och allt folket i landena, och hafver lagt det uppå hjertat;

“Do not think [RHQ] that Yahweh did not know that you and your ancestors and your kings and their officials and all the other people in Judah were burning incense to [worship/honor] idols in the streets of Jerusalem and in the [other] towns in Judah!

22 Så att Herren icke mer lida kunde edart onda väsende och styggelse, som I gjorden; derföre ock edart land är vordet till öde, vidunder, och till bannor, så att der ingen inne bor, såsom det i denna dag tillgår.

It was because Yahweh could no longer endure/tolerate your wicked actions and the detestable things that you were doing that he caused your land to be [a place whose name people say when they] curse someone, a land that is ruined and which has no one living in it. And your land is still like that.

23 Derföre att I rökten, och emot Herran syndaden, och icke lydden Herrans röst, och vandraden i hans lag, rätter och vittnesbörder; fördenskull är eder ock sådana olycka vederfaren, såsom det i denna dag befinnes.

It is because you burned incense to [worship/honor] idols and committed [other] sins against Yahweh that you experienced [all] those disasters. It is because you have not obeyed him or his laws and decrees and commandments.”

24 Och Jeremia sade till allt folket, och till alla qvinnorna: Hörer Herrans ord, alle I af Juda, som uti Egypti land ären.

[Then] I said to all of them, including the women, “All you [people of] Judah who are [here] in Egypt, listen to this message from Yahweh.

25 Detta, säger Herren Zebaoth, Israels Gud: I och edra qvinnor hafva med edrom mun talat, och med edra händer fullkomnat det I saden: Vi vilje hålla vår löfte, som vi himmelens Drottning lofvat hafve, att vi henne röke, och drickoffer offre; nu väl, I hafven hållit edart löfte, och fullföljt det med gerningarna.

This is what the Commander of the armies of angels, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship], says [to you Israeli men]: ‘You and your wives have said that you would continue to do what you promised, to burn incense and pour out wine to the [goddess whom you call] the Queen of Heaven. [And you have proved by your actions that you intend to continue to do that]. So go ahead and continue doing what you have promised to do [for her].’

26 Så hörer nu Herrans ord, I alle af Juda, I som bon uti Egypti land; si, jag svär vid mitt stora Namn, säger Herren, att mitt Namn icke mer skall, genom någors mans munn af Juda, uti hela Egypti land nämndt varda, den der säger: Så visst som Herren Herren lefver.

But now, all you people from Judah who are [now] living [here] in Egypt, listen to this message from Yahweh. He says, ‘I have solemnly declared, using my great name, that [soon] none of [you] people from Judah who are here in Egypt will ever again use my name. [There will be none of you who, when you solemnly promise to do something, ] will ever again say, “[I will do it as surely] as Yahweh lives.”

27 Si, jag vill vaka öfver dem till ondt, och intet godt, så att ho som af Juda uti Egypti land är, han skall genom svärd och hunger förgås, tilldess att det hafver en ända med dem.

Because I will be watching over you, not to cause good things to happen to you but to cause things to happen that will harm you. [Almost] everyone [HYP] from Judah who is [now here] in Egypt will experience being [killed by their enemies’] swords, or dying from famine.

28 Men de som svärdet undkomma, de skola likväl komma utur Egypti land in uti Juda. land igen, med en liten hop; och alltså skola då alle de öfverblefne af Juda, som in uti Egypti land dragne voro, till att bo der, förnimma, hvilkens ord sant vordet är, mitt eller deras.

[Only a very] few [of you] will not die, and will return to Judah. [When that happens], all those who came to Egypt will find out whose words (were true/were fulfilled), theirs or mine.’

29 Och detta skall vara till ett tecken, säger Herren, att jag eder i desso rummena hemsöka vill, på det I skolen veta, att min ord skola sann varda öfver eder till olycko.

And Yahweh [also] says, ‘I will do something that will prove to you that everything that I have said will happen, and that I will punish you [here] in this place.

30 Så säger Herren: Si, jag skall öfvergifva Pharao Hophra, Konungen i Egypten, uti hans fiendars händer, och deras som efter hans lif stå, likasom jag Zedekia, Juda Konung, öfvergifvit hafver uti NebucadNezars, Konungens i Babel, hans fiendas, hand, och den efter hans lif stod.

I will cause Hophra, the king of Egypt, to be captured by his enemies who want to kill him, just like I caused King Zedekiah of Judah to be captured by [the soldiers of] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.’” [And that is what happened several years later].