Jeremia 8
1 På den samma tiden, säger Herren, skall man kasta Juda Konungars ben, Förstarnas ben, Presternas ben, Propheternas ben, borgarenas ben i Jerusalem, utu deras grifter;
Yahweh says, “At the time [that your corpses are scattered on the ground], [your enemies will] break open the graves of your kings and [other] officials who lived in Judah, and the graves of your priests and prophets and other people who lived there.
2 Och man skall förskingra dem under solene, månan, och alla himmelens här, hvilka de älskat, och dem tjent, och dem efterföljt, och sökt, och tillbedit hafva; de skola intet mer upphemtade och begrafne varda, utan vara träck på jordene.
They will take out their bones [from their graves] and [dishonor them by] scattering them on the ground under the sun and the moon and the stars— those are the gods which my people loved and served and worshiped. No one will gather up their bones and bury them [again]; they will remain scattered on the ground like dung.
3 Och alle de qvarlefde af desso onde folke, på ehvad rum de äro, dit jag dem bortdrifvit hafver, skola heldre vilja vara döde än lefvande, säger Herren Zebaoth.
And all the people of this wicked nation [who are still alive and] whom I have exiled to other countries will say, ‘We would prefer to die than to continue to stay alive [here in these countries].’ [That will be true because I], Yahweh, have said it.”
4 Derföre säg till dem: Detta säger Herren: Hvar är någor, om han faller, den icke gerna står upp igen? Hvar är någor, som villo går, den icke gerna kommer uppå rätta vägen igen?
[Yahweh said to me, “Jeremiah], tell the people that this is what [I], Yahweh, am saying to them: ‘When people fall down, they get up again, do they not [RHQ]? When people are going along a road and find out that they are walking on the wrong road, they go back [and find the correct road], do they not [RHQ]?
5 Likväl vill ju detta folket i Jerusalem gå villo, utan återvändo; de stå så hårdt på den falska Gudstjenstene, att de intet vilja låta sig derifrån afvända.
[Yes, they do], so why do these people [of Judah] continue [trusting in those idols that have deceived them]? They continue turning away from me, [even though I have warned them].
6 Jag ser och hörer, att de lära icke rätt; ingen är den som ångrar sina ondsko, och säger: Hvad gör jag dock? De löpa alle sitt lopp, lika, som en grym häst i stridene.
I have listened carefully [DOU] [to what they say], but they do not say what they should say. Not one of them is sorry for having sinned. No one says, “I have done [RHQ] wicked things.” They are [sinning and] doing what they want to as fast as [SIM] a horse that is running into a battle.
7 En stork under himmelen vet sin tid; en turturdufva, trana och svala, märka sin tid, när de igenkomma skola; men mitt folk vill icke veta Herrans rätt.
All the birds [that fly south for the (winter/cold season)] know the time that they need to fly south, and they all return at the right time the following year. But my people [are not like those birds]! They do not know what [I], Yahweh, require them to do.
8 Huru kunnen I dock säga: Vi vete hvad rätt är, och hafvom Herrans lag för oss? Är det dock icke utan lögn, hvad de Skriftlärde gifva oss före.
Your men who teach you [the laws that Moses wrote] have been saying false things [about those laws]. [So], why [RHQ] do they [continue] saying, “We are [very] wise [because] we have the laws of Yahweh”?
9 Derföre måste sådane lärare komma på skam, förskräckte och fångne varda; ty hvad godt kunna de lära, då de Herrans ord förkasta?
Those teachers, who think that [IRO] they are wise, will be ashamed/disgraced and dismayed when they are taken [to other countries by their enemies] because they sinned by rejecting what I told them. Truly, they were not [RHQ] very wise to do that!
10 Derföre skall jag gifva deras hustrur främmandom, och deras åker dem som dem förjaga skola; ty de fara efter girighet, den ene med den andra, både små och store; och både Prester och Propheter lära falska Gudstjenst;
So, I will give their wives to other men; I will give their fields to [the enemy soldiers] who conquer them. All the people, including those who are important and those who are not important, deceive [others] in order to obtain their possessions. Even [my] prophets and my priests do that.
11 Och trösta mitt folk uti deras olycko, att de skola det ringa akta, och säga: Det står väl till, det står väl till; och det står dock intet väl till.
[They act as though the sins of my people] are not serious, [like] [MET] wounds that do not need to be cleaned and bandaged. They tell the people that everything will go well with them, [but that is not true]; things will not go well with them.
12 Derföre skola de komma på skam, att de sådana styggelse bedrifva; ändock de vilja oskämde vara, och vilja intet skämma sig; derföre måste de falla hvar öfver annan; och när jag varder dem hemsökandes, skola de falla, säger Herren.
They should be [RHQ] ashamed when they do disgusting things [RHQ], but they do not even know how to show on their faces that they are ashamed [about their sins]. So, [they will be killed, and] their corpses [also] will lie among the corpses of others who have been slaughtered [by their enemies]. They will be killed when I punish them.
13 Jag vill så afhemta dem, säger Herren, att inga drufvor skola blifva qvara på vinträt, och ingen fikon på fikonaträt; ja, löfven skola ock affalla, och det jag dem gifvit hafver, det skall dem ifråtaget varda.
I will [allow their enemies to] take away the figs and grapes that the people would have harvested from their fields. Their fruit trees will all wither. They will not receive [all] the blessings that I prepared for them. [This will certainly happen because I], Yahweh, have said it.’”
14 Hvar skole vi då bo? Ja, församler eder då, och låt oss draga in uti de fasta städer, och vänta der efter hjelp; ty Herren, vår Gud, varder oss hjelpandes med en bitter dryck att vi så synde emot Herran.
[Then the people will say], “(Why should we wait here [in these small towns]?/We should not wait here [in these small towns].) [RHQ]! We should go to the cities that have high walls around them, [but even if we do that] we will be killed there, because Yahweh our God has decided that we must be destroyed; [it is as though] [MET] he has given us a cup of poison to drink, because we sinned against him.
15 Ja, förlåter eder deruppå, att det skall ingen nöd hafva, ändock intet godt för handene är; och att I skolen helade varda, ändock icke annat än ond sår för handene är.
We hoped/desired that things would go well for us, but things have not gone well. We hoped that bad things would not happen to us any more, but only things that terrify us [are happening to us].
16 Man hörer allaredo ifrå Dan gnyn af deras hästar, och deras hingstar skria, så att hela landet bäfvar derföre; och de komma, och skola uppfräta landet med allt det deruti är, staden samt med alla de som deruti bo.
People [far north in Israel] in [the city of] Dan can already hear the snorting of the horses of their enemies [who are preparing to attack us]. [It is as though] the entire land [of Judah] is shaking as their army approaches; they are coming to destroy our land and everything in it, the people and the cities.”
17 Ty si, jag skall sända ormar och basilisker ibland eder, de intet besvorne äro; de skola stinga eder, säger Herren.
[Yahweh says], “I will send [those enemy soldiers to Judah], and they will be like [MET] poisonous snakes among you. No one will be able to stop them from attacking you [MET]; they will attack you like snakes do, [and kill you].”
18 Så skall jag hugsvala mig af mine ångest och hjertans sorg.
I grieve very much [for the people of Judah], and my grieving does not end. I am very sad [IDM].
19 Si, mins folks dotter skall ropa ifrå fjerran land: Vill nu Herren icke mer vara ( Gud ) i Zion? Eller skall det ingen Konung mer hafva? Ja, hvi hafva de så förtörnat mig med sin beläte, och främmande fåfänga Gudstjenst?
Throughout our land, the people ask, “Has Yahweh abandoned Jerusalem? Is [he], our city’s king, no longer there?” [Yahweh replies], “Why do the people cause me to become very angry by [worshiping] idols and foreign gods?” [RHQ]
20 Skördetiden är framliden, sommaren är sin väg; och oss är ingen hjelp kommen.
[The people say], “The harvest [season] is finished, the (summer/hot season) has ended, [and we hoped that we would receive blessings from Yahweh], but he has not rescued us [from our enemies].”
21 Mig ömkar svårliga, att mitt folk så förderfvadt är; jag grämer mig, och hafver ganska ondt.
I cry because my people have been crushed. I mourn, and I am completely dismayed.
22 Är då nu ingen salva, i Gilead? Eller är der ingen läkare? Hvarföre är då mins folks dotter icke helad?
[I ask], “Surely there is [RHQ] medicinal balm in the Gilead [region]! Surely there are [RHQ] doctors there!” But my people have been badly wounded [in their spirits], and nothing can heal them.
