Jeremiah 4
1 Yahweh says, “You Israeli [people], come back to me! If you get rid of those detestable idols and do not turn away from me [again],
Vill du omvända dig, Israel, säger Herren, så vänd dig till mig; och om du bortlägger din styggelse ifrå mitt ansigte, så skall du icke bortdrifven varda.
2 and if you declare, ‘Just as surely as Yahweh lives, what he says is true,’ and if you [start to] always say what is true and act justly/fairly and righteously, then the [people in the other] nations [of the world] will request that I bless them [as I have blessed you], and they will [all come and] honor/praise me.”
Då skall du svärja, utan skrymteri, rätt och heligt: Så visst som Herren lefver; och Hedningarna skola i honom välsignade varda, och berömma sig af honom.
3 This is what Yahweh says to the people of Jerusalem and [the other cities in] Judah: “[Prepare yourselves to receive my messages] like farmers plow up hard ground [in order that they can plant seed in it]. Just as farmers do not [waste good seed by] sowing seeds among thorny plants, [I do not want to waste my time telling you messages that you are not ready to receive].
Ty så säger Herren till dem i Juda och i Jerusalem: Plöjer på nytt, och sår icke ibland törne.
4 Purify your inner beings and your minds for me. If you do not do that, my being angry with you [MTY] because of [all] the sins that you have committed will be like a fire that will be impossible to extinguish.”
Omskärer eder Herranom, och lägger bort edars hjertas förhud, I Juda män, och Jerusalems inbyggare; på det min grymhet icke skall utfara såsom en eld, och brinna så, att henne ingen utsläcka, kan, för edra ondskos skull.
5 “Declare this [DOU] to [all the people in] Jerusalem and [the rest of] Judea; blow the trumpets everywhere in the land [to warn the people]. Tell them that they should flee to the cities that have high walls around them.
Ja, förkunner då i Juda, och roper högt i Jerusalem, och säger: Blåser upp trummeter i landena. Roper med höga röst, och säger: Församler eder, och låter oss draga in uti fasta städer.
6 Shout to the people of Jerusalem, ‘Run away [now]! Do not delay, because I am about to cause you to experience a terrible disaster [DOU] that will come from the north.
Uppreser ett baner i Zion, skicker eder i rotar, och töfver icke; ty jag låter komma hit en olycko ifrå nordan, och en stor jämmer.
7 [An army] that has destroyed [many] nations will attack you [like] [MET] a lion that comes out of its den [to attack other animals]. [The soldiers of that army] have taken down their tents and they are ready to march toward your land. They will destroy your cities and leave them without any people still living in them.’
Lejonet kommer utdragandes utu sine kulo, och Hedningarnas förderfvare drager ut ifrå sitt rum; på det han skall föröda ditt land, och uppbränna dina städer, så att der skall ingen bo uti.
8 So, put on sackcloth/rough clothes and weep and beat your chests [to show that you are very sorry for what you have done], because Yahweh is still very angry with us.
Derföre drager säcker uppå; gråter, och jämrer eder; ty Herrans grymma vrede vill icke ifrån oss återvända.
9 Yahweh said that at the time [he punishes you], the King of Judah and [all his] officials will be very afraid. The priests and the prophets will be terrified.
På den tiden, säger Herren, skall Konungens och Förstarnas hjerta förfalla; Presterna skola varda förfärade, och Propheterna förskräckte.
10 Then I replied, “Yahweh [my] God, you completely deceived the people by telling them that there would be peace in Jerusalem, but now [our enemies] [PRS] are ready to slaughter us with their swords!”
Men jag sade: Ack! Herre Herre, du hafver det desso folke och Jerusalem fast mycket fela låtit, då de sade: Det skall vara frid när eder, ändock svärdet räcker allt intill själena.
11 When that happens, [Yahweh] will say to the people of Jerusalem, [“A huge army will come to attack you]. They will not [be like a gentle breeze that] separates wheat from chaff. [They will be like] a very hot wind [that blows in] from the desert [MET].
På den tiden skall man säga till detta folket, och till Jerusalem: Ett torrt väder kommer utöfver bergen, såsom utur öknene, på den vägen till mins folks dotter, icke till att kasta eller rensa;
12 [They will be like] [MET] a strong blast that I will send. Now I am declaring that I will punish/destroy you.”
Ja, ett väder kommer, som dem alltför starkt vara skall; så vill jag då ock gå till rätta med dem.
13 [Our enemies] are about to rush down on us; their chariots are like [SIM] whirlwinds. Their horses are faster than eagles. It will be terrible for us!
Si, han far bortåt såsom en sky, och hans vagnar äro såsom ett stormväder; hans hästar äro snarare än örnar; ve oss, vi måste förderfvade varda.
14 [You people of] Jerusalem [APO], purify your hearts/inner beings, in order that Yahweh will rescue you. How long will you continue to think about [doing] evil things?
Så två nu, Jerusalem, ditt hjerta ifrå ondskone, på det att dig må hulpet varda; huru länge skola de skadeliga läror när dig blifva?
15 From Dan [city in the far north] to the hills of Ephraim [a few miles/kilometers north of Jerusalem] messengers are proclaiming that disasters are coming.
Ty af Dan kommer ett rop, och ett ondt bådskap ifrån Ephraims berg.
16 Tell this to the [people in other] nations [but also] announce it in Jerusalem: [Yahweh says], “An army is coming to Jerusalem from far away; they will shout [a battle-cry] against the cities in Judah.
Förkunner det ibland Hedningarna; si, låter ryktet komma intill Jerusalem, att vaktare komma af fjerran landom, och skola skria emot Juda städer.
17 They will set up tents around Jerusalem like people set up temporary shelters [SIM] around a field [at harvest time]. That will happen because the people of Judah have rebelled against me.
De skola belägga dem allt omkring, såsom vaktare på markene; ty de hafva förtörnat mig, säger Herren.
18 You will be punished very severely; it will [be as though a sword] has stabbed your inner beings. But you are causing those things to happen to you because of the evil things that you have done.”
Det hafver du till lön för ditt väsende och dina gerningar; då skall ditt hjerta känna, huru stor din ondska är.
19 I am extremely anguished/sad; the pain in my inner being is very severe. My heart beats wildly. But I cannot remain silent because I have heard [our enemies] blowing their trumpets to announce that the battle [against Judah will start immediately].
O! huru är mig så ondt i hjertat; mitt hjerta bultar i kroppen, och hafver ingen ro; ty min själ hörer basunaljud, och en slagtning;
20 Disasters will occur one after another until the whole land is ruined. Suddenly [all] our tents will be destroyed; [even] the curtains [inside the tents] will be ripped apart.
Och ett mordskri öfver det andra; ty hela landet varder förhärjadt; med hast varda mina hyddor och min tjäll förstörd.
21 How long will this battle continue? How long will I continue to see the enemy battle flags and hear the sound of their trumpets being blown?
Huru länge skall jag nu se baneren, och höra basunaljudet?
22 [Yahweh says], “My people are [very] foolish! They do not have a relationship with me. They are [like] [MET] stupid children who do not understand [anything]. They very cleverly do what is wrong, but they do not know how to do what is good.”
Men mitt folk är galet, och tror mig intet; galne äro de, och aktat intet; vise nog äro de till att göra det ondt är; men att göra det godt är, vilja de icke lära.
23 [God gave me a vision in which] I saw that the earth was barren and without form. I looked at the sky, and there was no light there.
Jag såg uppå jordena, si, hon var tom och öde; och uppå himmelen, och han var mörk.
24 I looked at the mountains and hills, and they shook and moved from side to side.
Jag såg uppå bergen, och si, de bäfvade, och alle högar darrade.
25 I looked and saw that there were no [more] people, and all the birds had flown away.
Jag såg, och si, der var ingen menniska; och alle foglar under himmelen voro bortflogne.
26 I looked and saw that the fields that previously were fertile had become a desert. The cities were all ruined; they had all been destroyed by Yahweh because he was extremely angry.
Jag såg, och si, åkermarken var öde, och alle städer derinne voro nederbrutne af Herranom, och af hans grymma vrede.
27 This is what Yahweh is saying: “The entire land [of Judah] will be ruined, but I will not destroy it completely.
Ty så säger Herren: Hela landet skall öde varda, och jag skall platt intet skona.
28 I will do to my people what I said that I would do, and I will not change my mind. So [when that happens, it will be as though] the earth will mourn and the sky will become very dark.”
Derföre skall jorden vara bedröfvad, och himmelen ofvantill sörjande; ty jag hafver det sagt; jag hafver beslutit det, och det skall intet ångra mig; jag vill ock intet öfvergifvat.
29 [When the people hear] the sound of the [enemy] army marching, [they will be terrified as] they flee from their cities. Some of them will find places to hide in the bushes, and others will run toward the mountains/hills [to escape being killed by their enemies]. All the cities [in Judah] will be abandoned; not one person will remain in them.
Alle städer skola fly för resenärers och skyttars rop, och löpa uti tjocka skogar, och krypa in uti stenklyftor; alle städer skola stå öde, så att der bor ingen uti.
30 So you who will surely be destroyed, [why are you doing the things that you are doing now]? Why are you wearing beautiful clothes and jewelry? Why are you putting paint around your eyes? Doing those things will not help you, because the people [in other countries that you think] love you [actually] despise you, and they will try to kill you.
Hvad Till du göra, du förstörda? Om du än prydde dig med purpurkläde, och med gyldene klenodier, och färgade ditt ansigte, så pryder du dig dock fåfängt; ty de som nu hofvera för dig, de skola förakta dig; de skola gå efter ditt lif.
31 [It is as though] I already hear [the people in Jerusalem] crying very loudly, like [SIM] a woman cries when she is giving birth to her first child; she gasps for breath and pleads for someone to help her. [It is as though Jerusalem] is crying, “Something terrible is happening to me! They are about to murder me!”
Förty jag hörer ett rop, såsom enes den der föder; en ångest, såsom enes den der i första barnsnöd är; ett dottrenes Zions rop, den der klagar och utslår händerna: Ack! ve mig, jag måste nästan förgås för dråps skull.
