Jeremiah 14
1 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah when there was no water.
Herrens Ord, som kom til Jeremias i Anledning af Tørke.
2 Judah is weeping and its doors are dark with sorrow, and people are seated on the earth clothed in black; and the cry of Jerusalem has gone up.
Juda sørger, og dens Porte vansmægte; sørgeklædte sidde de paa Jorden, og Jerusalems Klagemaal opstiger.
3 Their great men have sent their servants for water: they come to the holes and there is no water to be seen; they come back with nothing in their vessels; they are overcome with shame and fear, covering their heads.
Og Stormændene iblandt dem sende Smaafolkene iblandt dem efter Vand; de komme til Brøndene, de finde ikke Vand, de komme tilbage med deres Kar tomme; de staa beskæmmede og skamme sig og tilhylle deres Hoveder
4 Those who do work on the land are in fear, for there has been no rain on the land, and the farmers are shamed, covering their heads.
for Markens Skyld, som er forfærdet, fordi der ikke har været Regn paa Jorden; Agerdyrkerne ere beskæmmede, de tilhylle deres Hoveder.
5 And the roe, giving birth in the field, lets her young one be uncared for, because there is no grass.
Thi ogsaa Hinden paa Marken føder og maa forlade sine Kalve, fordi der ikke er Græs.
6 And the asses of the field on the open hilltops are opening their mouths wide like jackals to get air; their eyes are hollow because there is no grass.
Og Vildæsler staa paa de nøgne Høje, de snappe efter Luft som Drager; deres Øjne forsmægte, fordi der ingen Urter er.
7 Though our sins give witness against us, do something, O Lord, for the honour of your name: for again and again we have been turned away from you, we have done evil against you.
Vidne end vore Misgerninger imod os, Herre! da gør det dog for dit Navns Skyld! thi vore Afvigelser ere store, imod dig have vi syndet.
8 O you hope of Israel, its saviour in time of trouble, why are you like one who is strange in the land, and like a traveller putting up his tent for a night?
O Israels Forhaabning, dets Frelser i Nøds Tid! hvorfor vil du være som en fremmed i Landet og som en vejfarende, der tager ind for blot at overnatte?
9 Why are you like a man surprised, like a man of war who is not able to give help? but you, O Lord, are with us, and we are named by your name; do not go away from us.
Hvorfor vil du være som en Mand, der er slagen med Skræk, og som en Helt, der ikke kan frelse? Og du, Herre! er dog midt iblandt os, og vi kaldes efter dit Navn, lad os ikke fare!
10 This is what the Lord has said about this people: Even so they have been glad to go from the right way; they have not kept their feet from wandering, so the Lord has no pleasure in them; now he will keep their wrongdoing in mind and send punishment for their sins.
Saa siger Herren om dette Folk: Saaledes have de holdt af at vanke ustadigt om, de have ikke holdt deres Fødder tilbage; derfor har Herren ikke Behag i dem, nu vil han komme deres Misgerning i Hu og hjemsøge deres Synder.
11 And the Lord said to me, Make no prayer for this people for their good.
Og Herren sagde til mig: Du maa ikke gøre Bøn for dette Folk til det gode.
12 When they go without food, I will not give ear to their cry; when they give burned offerings and meal offerings, I will not take pleasure in them: but I will put an end to them by the sword and by need of food and by disease.
Naar de end faste, vil jeg dog ikke høre deres Skrig, og naar de end otre Brændoffer og Madoffer, har jeg dog ikke Behag i dem; thi jeg vil gøre Ende paa dem ved Sværd og ved Hunger og ved Pest.
13 Then I said, Ah, Lord God! see, the prophets say to them, You will not see the sword or be short of food; but I will give you certain peace in this place.
Og jeg sagde: Ak Herre, Herre! se, Profeterne sige til dem: I skulle intet Sværd se og ingen Hungersnød have hos eder; men jeg vil give eder sikker Fred paa dette Sted.
14 Then the Lord said to me, The prophets say false words in my name, and I gave them no orders, and I said nothing to them: what they say to you is a false vision and wonder-working words without substance, the deceit of their hearts.
Og Herren sagde til mig: Profeterne spaa Løgn i mit Navn, jeg sendte dem ikke og gav dem ikke Befaling og talte ikke til dem; de spaa eder løgnagtige Syner og falsk Spaadom og det, som intet er, og deres Hjertes Bedrageri.
15 So this is what the Lord has said about the prophets who make use of my name, though I sent them not, and say, The sword and need of food will not be in this land: the sword and need of food will put an end to those prophets.
Derfor siger Herren saaledes om Profeterne, som spaa i mit Navn, og som jeg ikke sendte, og som sige, at der ikke skal være Sværd eller Hunger i dette Land: Disse Profeter skulle fortæres ved Sværdet og ved Hungeren.
16 And the people to whom they are prophets will be pushed out dead into the streets of Jerusalem, because there is no food, and because of the sword; and they will have no one to put their bodies into the earth, them or their wives or their sons or their daughters: for I will let loose their evil-doing on them.
Og Folket, for hvilket de spaa, skal blive henkastet paa Jerusalems Gader, formedelst Hunger og Sværd, og de skulle ingen have, som skal begrave dem, dem, deres Hustruer og deres Sønner og deres Døtre; og jeg vil udøse deres Ondskab over dem.
17 And you are to say this word to them, Let my eyes be streaming with water night and day, and let it not be stopped; for the virgin daughter of my people is wounded with a great wound, with a very bitter blow.
Og du skal sige dette Ord til dem: Mine Øjne maa rinde med Graad Nat og Dag og ikke holde op; thi med et stort Brud er Jomfruen, mit Folks Datter, nedbrudt, med et saare svart Slag.
18 If I go out into the open country, there are those put to death by the sword! and if I go into the town, there are those who are diseased from need of food! for the prophet and the priest go about in the land and have no knowledge.
Gaar jeg ud paa Marken, da se, der ligge de, som ere ihjelslagne med Sværd, og kommer jeg ind i Staden, da se, der er Hungerens Lidelser; thi baade Profet saa og Præst drage til et Land, som de ikke kende.
19 Have you completely given up Judah? is your soul turned in disgust from Zion? why have you given us blows from which there is no one to make us well? we were looking for peace, but no good came; and for a time of well-being, but there was only a great fear.
Mon du har forkastet Juda aldeles? eller væmmes din Sjæl ved Zion? hvorfor har du slaaet os, saa at der ikke er Lægedom for os? man venter paa Fred, og der kommer intet godt, og paa Lægedommens Tid, og se, der er Forfærdelse.
20 We are conscious, O Lord, of our sin and of the wrongdoing of our fathers: we have done evil against you.
Herre! vi kende vor Ugudelighed, vore Fædres Misgerning; thi vi have syndet imod dig.
21 Do not be turned from us in disgust, because of your name; do not put shame on the seat of your glory: keep us in mind, let not your agreement with us be broken.
Foragt ikke, for dit Navns Skyld, ringeagt ikke din Herligheds Trone! kom i Hu, tilintetgør ej din Pagt med os!
22 Are any of the false gods of the nations able to make rain come? are the heavens able to give showers? are you not he, O Lord our God? so we will go on waiting for you, for you have done all these things.
Mon der iblandt Hedningernes Afguder er dem, som kunne lade det regne? eller kunne Himlene selv give Regndraaber? mon ikke du er Herren vor Gud, at vi kunne haabe paa dig; thi du har gjort alle disse Ting.
