¹I Josiass Søns, Kong Jojakim af Judas, første regeringstid kom dette Ord til Jeremias fra HERREN:

¹In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, hath this word been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying,

²Således sagde HERREN til mig: Gør dig Reb og Ågstænger og læg dem på din Hals

²`Thus said Jehovah unto me, Make to thee bands and yokes,

³og send Edoms, Moabs, Ammoniternes, Tyruss og Zidons Konger Bud ved deres Sendemænd, som er kommet til Kong Zedekias af Juda i Jerusalem;

³And thou hast put them on thy neck, and hast sent them unto the king of Edom, and unto the king of Moab, and unto the king of the sons of Ammon, and unto the king of Tyre, and unto the king of Zidon, by the hand of messengers who are coming in to Jerusalem, unto Zedekiah king of Judah;

⁴byd dem at sige til deres Herrer: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE. Israels Gud: Sig til eders Herrer:

⁴And thou hast commanded them for their lords, saying, Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel,

⁵Jeg skabte Jorden og Menneskene og Kvæget på Jorden ved min vældige Styrke og min udrakte Hånd, og jeg giver den, til hvem jeg finder for godt.

⁵Thus do ye say unto your lords, I — I have made the earth with man, and the cattle that [are] on the face of the earth, by My great power, and by My stretched-out arm, and I have given it to whom it hath been right in Mine eyes.

⁶Og nu giver jeg alle disse Lande i min Tjener Kong Nebukadnezar af Babels Hånd, selv Markens Vildt giver jeg hen til at trælle for ham.

⁶`And now, I — I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant, and also the beast of the field I have given to him to serve him;

⁷Alle Folk skal trælle for ham, hans Søn og Sønnesøn, indtil også hans Lands Time slår og mange Folkeslag og store Konger gør ham til deres Træl.

⁷And served him have all the nations, and his son, and his son`s son, till the coming in of the time of his land, also it; and done service for him have many nations and great kings.

⁸Og det Folk og det Rige, som ikke vil trælle for ham, Kong Nebukadnezar af Babel, og bøje Hals under Babels Konges Åg, det vil jeg hjemsøge med Sværd, Hunger og Pest, lyder det fra HERREN, til det er tilintetgjort ved hans Hånd.

⁸And it hath come to pass, the nation and the kingdom that do not serve him — Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon — and that which putteth not its neck into the yoke of the king of Babylon, with sword, and with famine, and with pestilence, I lay a charge on that nation — an affirmation of Jehovah — till I consume them by his hand.

⁹I skal ikke høre på eders Profeter og Spåmænd, eders Drømmere, Sandsigere og Troldmænd, som siger til eder: "I skal ikke komme til at trælle for Babels Konge;

⁹`And ye, ye do not hearken unto your prophets, and unto your diviners, and unto your dreamers, and unto your observers of clouds, and unto your sorcerers who are speaking unto you, saying, Ye do not serve the king of Babylon, —

¹⁰thi det er Løgn, de profeterer for eder for at få eder bort fra eders Jord, idet jeg da driver eder bort og I går til Grunde.

¹⁰For falsehood they are prophesying to you, so as to remove you far from off your ground, and I have driven you out, and ye have perished.

¹¹Men det Folk, der bøjer Hals under Babels Konges Åg og træller for ham, vil jeg lade blive på sin Jord, lyder det fra HERREN, så det kan dyrke den og bo der.

¹¹And the nation that causeth its neck to enter into the yoke of the king of Babylon, and hath served him — I have left it on its ground — an affirmation of Jehovah — and it hath tilled it, and dwelt in it.`

¹²Og til Kong Zedekias af Juda talte jeg i Overensstemmelse med alle disse Ord: Bøj Hals under Babels Konges Åg og træl for ham og hans Folk, så skal I leve.

¹²And unto Zedekiah king of Judah I have spoken according to all these words, saying, `Cause your necks to enter into the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.

¹³Hvorfor vil du og dit Folk dø ved Sværd, Hunger og Pest, således som HERREN truede det Folk, der ikke vil trælle for Babels Konge?

¹³Why do ye die, thou and thy people, by sword, by famine, and by pestilence, as Jehovah hath spoken concerning the nation that doth not serve the king of Babylon?

¹⁴Hør ikke på Profeternes Ord, når de siger til eder: "I skal ikke komme til at trælle for Babels Konge"; thi Løgn profeterer de eder.

¹⁴`And ye do not hearken unto the words of the prophets who are speaking unto you, saying, Ye do not serve the king of Babylon, — for falsehood they are prophesying to you.

¹⁵Jeg har ikke sendt dem, lyder det fra HERREN, og de profeterer Løgn i mit Navn, for at jeg skal bortstøde eder, så I går til Grunde sammen med Profeterne, der profeterer for eder.

¹⁵For I have not sent them — an affirmation of Jehovah — and they are prophesying in My name falsely, so as to drive you out, and ye have perished, ye, and the prophets who are prophesying to you.`

¹⁶Og til Præsterne og alt dette Folk talte jeg således: Så siger HERREN: Hør ikke på eders Profeters Ord, når de profeterer for eder og siger: "Se, HERRENs Huss Kar skal nu snart føres hjem fra Babel." Thi Løgn profeterer de eder.

¹⁶And unto the priests, and unto all this people, I have spoken, saying, `Thus said Jehovah, Ye do not hearken unto the words of your prophets, who are prophesying to you, saying, Lo, the vessels of the house of Jehovah are brought back from Babylon now in haste, for falsehood they are prophesying to you.

¹⁷Hør dem ikke, men træl for Babels Konge, så skal I leve. Hvorfor skal denne By lægges øde?

¹⁷Ye do not hearken unto them, serve the king of Babylon, and live. Why is this city a waste?

¹⁸Er de Profeter og har HERRENs Ord, så lad dem gå i forbøn hos Hærskarers HERRE, at de Kar, der er tilbage i HERRENs Hus og Judas konges Palads, ikke også skal komme til Babel.

¹⁸`And, if they be prophets, and if a word of Jehovah be with them, let them intercede, I pray you, with Jehovah of Hosts, so that the vessels that are left in the house of Jehovah, and [in] the house of the king of Judah, and in Jerusalem, have not gone into Babylon.

¹⁹Thi så siger Hærskarers HERRE om Søjlerne, Havet og Stellene og om de sidste Kar, der er tilbage i denne By,

¹⁹For thus said Jehovah of Hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the rest of the vessels that are left in this city,

²⁰dem, som Kong Nebukadnezar af Babel ikke tog med, da han bortførte Jojakims søn, Kong Jekonja af Juda, fra Jerusalem til Babel med alle de ypperste i Juda og Jerusalem,

²⁰That Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon hath not taken, in his removing Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon with all the freemen of Judah and Jerusalem,

²¹ja, så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud, om de kar, der er tilbage i HERRENs Hus og Judas Konges Palads og i Jerusalem:

²¹Surely thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, concerning the vessels that are left of the house of Jehovah, and of the house of the king of Judah, and [in] Jerusalem:

²²De skal føres til Babel, og der skal de blive, til den Dag jeg tager mig af dem og fører dem op og bringer dem tilbage hertil, lyder det fra HERREN.

²²To Babylon they are brought, and there they are till the day of My inspecting them — an affirmation of Jehovah; then I have brought them up, and have brought them back unto this place.`