Jeremia 47
1 Detta är Herrans ord, som skedde till Propheten Jeremia, emot de Philisteer, förr än Pharao slog Gaza.
Yahweh gave to the prophet Jeremiah a message about the people of Philistia. [The message was given to me] before Gaza [city in Philistia] was captured by [the army of] Egypt.
2 Så säger Herren: Si, vatten skola uppkomma nordanefter, hvilka en flod göra skola, så att både landet och hvad deruppå är, och städerna, med dem som deruti bo, skola sin väg drifva; och menniskorna skola ropa, och alle landsens inbyggare jämra sig;
This is what Yahweh said: “[An army] [MET] will be coming from the northeast that will cover the land like a flood. They will destroy the land and everything in it; [they will destroy] people and cities. People will scream; everyone in the land will wail.
3 För den gnys skull af deras starka hästar, som der löpa, och för det buller af deras vagnar, och deras hjuls slamrande, så att fäderna icke skola se sig om efter barnen, så förtviflade skola de vara;
[They will hear] the sound of the hooves of the [enemy] horses, and [they will hear] the rumble/noise of the wheels [of their enemies’] chariots. Men [will run away; ] they will not stop to help their children; they will be completely weak and helpless [MTY].
4 För den dagen, som kommer till att förstöra, alla Philisteer, och utrota Tyrus och Zidon, samt med andra deras hjelpare; ty Herren skall förstöra de Philisteer, och de öar Caphtor.
It will be the time for all the people of Philistia to be destroyed, and the time to prevent the remaining soldiers from helping [the people of] Tyre and Sidon [cities]. [I, ] Yahweh, will get rid of the people of Philistia, those whose ancestors [long ago] came from Crete [island].
5 Gaza skall skallot varda, och Askelon, samt med de igenlefda, uti deras dalar förderfvas; huru länge vill du örliga?
[The people of] Gaza will be humiliated; they will shave off all the hair on their heads [to indicate that they are ashamed]. The [people of] [city] will all be silent [because they will be mourning]. [All you people who live] along the coast [of the Mediterranean Sea] who are still alive, how long [RHQ] will you gash yourselves [because you are mourning]?”
6 O! du Herrans svärd, när vill du dock hålla upp? Far dock uti dina skido, och hvila dig, och var stilla.
[The people of Philistia say, ] “Yahweh, when [RHQ] will you [tell our enemies to stop killing us with] [PRS] their swords? Tell them to [PRS] put them back into their sheaths and keep them there!”
7 Men huru kan du uppehålla, medan Herren hafver gifvit dig befallning emot Askelon, och ställt dig emot hamnarna vid hafvet?
But it would not be right [RHQ] for their swords to stay there, because Yahweh has commanded their enemies [to do something more]; Yahweh intends to tell them to attack [all the people living in] Ashkelon and [in other cities] along the coast.
