Jeremia 39
1 -- efter det att Nebukadressar, konungen i Babel, med hela sin här hade kommit till Jerusalem och begynt belägra det i Sidkia, Juda konungs, nionde regeringsår, i tionde månaden,
The word that came from the Lord to Jeremias in the tenth year of king Sedekias, this is the eighteenth year of king Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon.
2 och efter det att staden; hade blivit stormad i Sidkias elfte regeringsår, i fjärde månaden, på nionde dagen månaden
And the host of the king of Babylon had made a rampart against Jerusalem: and Jeremias was kept in the court of the prison, which is in the king's house;
3 drogo alla den babyloniske konungens furstar därin och stannade i Mellersta porten: nämligen Nergal Sareser, Samgar-Nebo, Sarsekim, överste hovmannen, Nergal-Sareser, överste magern, och alla den babyloniske konungens övriga furstar.
in which king Sedekias [had] shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I [will] give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
4 Och när Sidkia, Juda konung, med allt sitt krigsfolk fick se dem, flydde de och drogo om natten ut ur staden, på den väg som ledde till den kungliga trädgården, genom porten mellan de båda murarna; och han tog vägen bort åt Hedmarken till.
and Sedekias shall by no means be delivered out of the hand of the Chaldeans, for he shall certainly be given up into the hands of the king of Babylon, and his mouth shall speak to his mouth, and his eyes shall look upon his eyes;
5 Men kaldéernas här förföljde dem och de hunno upp Sidkia på Jeriko hedmarker. Och de togo fatt honom och förde honom till Nebukadressar, den babyloniske konungen, i Ribla i Hamats land; där höll denne rannsakning och dom med honom.
and Sedekias shall go into Babylon, and dwell there?
6 Och den babyloniske konungen lät i Ribla slakta Sidkias barn inför hans ögon; också alla andra Juda ädlingar lät konungen i Babel slakta.
AND THE WORD OF THE LORD CAME TO JEREMIAS, SAYING,
7 Och på Sidkia själv lät han sticka ut ögonen och lät fängsla honom med kopparfjättrar, för att föra honom till Babel.
Behold, Anameel the son of Salom thy father's brother is coming to thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for thou [hast] the right to take [it] as a purchase.
8 Och kaldéerna brände upp i eld både konungens hus och folkets hus och bröto ned Jerusalems murar.
So Anameel the son of Salom my father's brother came to me into the court of the prison, and said, Buy thee my field that is in the land of Benjamin, in Anathoth: for thou [hast] a right to buy it, and thou art the elder. So I knew that it was the word of the Lord.
9 Och återstoden av folket, dem som voro kvar i staden, och de över löpare som hade gått över till honom, och vad som för övrigt var kvar av folket, dem förde Nebusaradan, översten för drabanterna, bort till Babel.
And I bought the field of Anameel the son of my father's brother, and I weighed him seventeen shekels of silver.
10 Men av de ringaste bland folket, av dem som ingenting hade, lämnade Nebusaradan, översten för drabanterna, några kvar i Juda land, och gav dem samtidigt vingårdar och åkerfält.
And I wrote [it] in a book, and sealed [it], and took the testimony of witnesses, and weighed the money in the balance.
11 Och Nebukadressar, konungen Babel, gav genom Nebusaradan, översten för drabanterna, befallning angående Jeremia och sade:
And I took the book of the purchase that was sealed;
12 »Tag honom och se i honom till godo, och gör honom icke något ont, utan gör med honom efter som han själv begär av dig.»
and I gave it to Baruch son of Nerias, son of Maasaeas, in the sight of Anameel my father's brother's son, and in the sight of the men that stood by and wrote in the book of the purchase, and in the sight of the Jews that were in the court of the prison.
13 Då sände Nebusaradan, översten för drabanterna, och Nebusasban, överste hovmannen, och Nergal-Sareser, överste magern, och alla den babyloniske konungens övriga väldige --
And I charged Baruch in their presence, saying, Thus saith the Lord Almighty;
14 dessa sände bort och läto hämta Jeremia ifrån fängelsegården och lämnade honom åt Gedalja, son till Ahikam, son till Safan, på det att denne skulle föra honom hem; så fick han stanna där bland folket.
Take this book of the purchase, and the book that has been read; and thou shalt put it into an earthen vessel, that it may remain many days.
15 Men HERRENS ord hade kommit till Jeremia, medan han var inspärrad i fängelsegården; han hade sagt:
For thus saith the Lord; There shall yet be bought fields and houses and vineyards in this land.
16 Gå och säg till etiopiern Ebed-Melek: Så säger HERREN Sebaot, Israels Gud: Se, vad jag har förkunnat, det skall jag låta komma över denna stad, till dess olycka och icke till dess lycka, och det skall uppfyllas i din åsyn på den dagen.
And I prayed to the Lord after I had given the book of the purchase to Baruch the son of Nerias, saying,
17 Men dig skall jag rädda på den dagen, säger HERREN, och du skall icke bliva given i de mäns hand, som du fruktar för.
O [ever] living Lord! thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power, and with thy high and lofty arm: nothing can be hidden from thee.
18 Ty jag skall förvisso låta dig komma undan, och du skall icke falla för svärd, utan vinna ditt liv såsom ett byte, därför att du har förtröstat på mig, säger HERREN.
Granting mercy to thousands, and recompensing the sins of the fathers into the bosoms of their children after them: the great, the strong God;
the Lord of great counsel, and mighty in deeds, the great Almighty God, and Lord of great name: thine eyes are upon the ways of the children of men, to give to every one according to his way:
who hast wrought signs and wonders in the land of Egypt even to this day, and in Israel, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and thou didst make for thyself a name, as at this day;
and thou didst bring out thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, with a mighty hand, and with a high arm, and with great sights;
and thou gavest them this land, which thou didst swear [to give] to their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey;
and they went in, and took it; but they hearkened not to thy voice, and walked not in thine ordinances; they did none of the things which thou didst command them, and they caused all these calamities to happen to them.
Behold, a multitude is come against the city to take it; and the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans that fight against it, by the power of the sword, and the famine: as thou hast spoken, so has it happened.
And thou sayest to me, Buy thee the field for money; and I wrote a book, and sealed [it], and took the testimony of witnesses: and the city is given into the hands of the Chaldeans.
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: shall anything be hidden from me!
Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel; This city shall certainly be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it:
and the Chaldeans shall come to war against this city, and they shall burn this city with fire, and shall burn down the houses wherein they burnt incense on the roofs thereof to Baal, and poured drink-offerings to other gods, to provoke me.
For the children of Israel and the children of Juda alone did evil in my sight from their youth.
For this city was [obnoxious] to my anger and my wrath, from the day that they built it even to this day; that I should remove it from my presence,
because of all the wickedness of the children of Israel and Juda, which they wrought to provoke me, they and their kings, and their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, the men of Juda, and the dwellers in Jerusalem.
And they turned the back to me, and not the face: whereas I taught them early in the morning, but they hearkened no more to receive instructions.
And they set their pollutions in the house, on which my name was called, by their uncleannesses.
And they built to Baal the altars that are in the valley of the son of Ennom, to offer their sons and their daughters to king Moloch; which things I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind that they should do this abomination, to cause Juda to sin.
And now thus has the Lord God of Israel said concerning this city, of which thou sayest, it shall be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by famine, and banishment.
Behold, I [will] gather them out of every land, where I have scattered them in my anger, and my wrath, and great fury; and I will bring them back into this place, and will cause them to dwell safely:
and they shall be to me a people, and I will be to them a god.
And I will give them another way, and another heart, to fear me continually, and [that] for good to them and their children after them.
And I will make with them an everlasting covenant, which I will by no means turn away from them, and I will put my fear into their heart, that they may not depart from me.
And I will visit [them] to do them good, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness, and with all my heart, and with all [my] soul.
For thus saith the Lord; As I have brought upon this people all these great evils, so will I bring upon them all the good things which I pronounced upon them.
And there shall yet be fields bought in the land, of which thou sayest, it shall be destitute of man and beast; and they are delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans.
And they shall buy fields for money, and thou shalt write a book, and seal [it], and shalt take the testimony of witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and round about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Juda, and in the cities of the mountain, and in the cities of the plain, and in the cities of the south: for I will turn their captivity.
