¹Thus says Yahweh to me, Go, and buy yourself a linen belt, and put it on your waist, and don’t put it in water.

¹Således saghde Herren til mig: "Gå hen og køb dig et linned bælte og bind det om din lænd, lad det ikke komme i vand!"

²So I bought a belt according to the word of Yahweh, and put it on my waist.

²Og jeg købte bæltet efter Herrens ord og bandt det om min lænd.

³The word of Yahweh came to me the second time, saying,

³Så kom HERRENs Ord atter til mig således:

⁴Take the belt that you have bought, which is on your waist, and arise, go to the Euphrates, and hide it there in a cleft of the rock.

⁴"Tag Bæltet, du købte og har om Lænden, og gå til Frat og gem det der i eu Klipperevne!"

⁵So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as Yahweh commanded me.

⁵Og jeg gik hen og gemte det ved Frat, som HERREN bød.

⁶It happened after many days, that Yahweh said to me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the belt from there, which I commanded you to hide there.

⁶Men lang Tid efter sagde HERREN til mig: "Gå til Frat og hent Bæltet, jeg bød dig gemme der!"

⁷Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and took the belt from the place where I had hidden it; and behold, the belt was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

⁷Og jeg gik til Frat og gravede Bæltet op, hvor jeg havde gemt det: og se, Bæltet var ødelagt og duede ikke til noget.

⁸Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

⁸Og HERRENs Ord kom til mig således:

⁹Thus says Yahweh, In this way I will mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.

⁹Så siger HERREN: Således vil jeg ødelægge Judas og Jerusalems store Herlighed.

¹⁰This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and are gone after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this belt, which is profitable for nothing.

¹⁰Dette onde Folk, som vægrer sig ved at høre mine Ord og vandrer i deres Hjertes Stivsind og holder sig til andre Guder og dyrker og tilbeder dem, skal blive som dette Bælte, der ikke duer til noget.

¹¹For as the belt clings to the waist of a man, so have I caused to cling to me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, says Yahweh; that they may be to me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear.

¹¹Thi som Bæltet slutter sig tæt til en Mands Lænd, således har jeg sluttet hele Israels Hus og hele Judas Hus tæt til mig, lyder det fra HERREN, for at de skulde være mit Folk og blive mig til Navnkundigbed, Pris og Ære; men de hørte ikke.

¹²Therefore you shall speak to them this word: Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall tell you, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?

¹²Og du skal sige til dette Folk: Så siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Enhver Vindunk fyldes med Vin! Og siger de til dig: "Skulde vi ikke vide, at enhver Vindunk fyldes med Vin?"

¹³Then you shall tell them, Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings who sit on David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.

¹³så svar dem: Så siger HERREN: Se, jeg vil fylde alle dette Lands Indbyggere, Kongerne, der sidder på Davids Trone, Præsterne, Profeterne og alle Jerusalems Borgere, så de hliver drukne;

¹⁴I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, says Yahweh: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them.

¹⁴og jeg knuser dem mod hinanden, både Fædre og Sønner, lyder det fra HERREN; uden Skånsel, Medynk og Barmhjertighed ødelægger jeg dem.

¹⁵Hear, and give ear; don’t be proud; for Yahweh has spoken.

¹⁵Hør og lyt uden Hovmod, thi HERREN taler.

¹⁶Give glory to Yahweh your God, before he causes darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turns it into the shadow of death, and makes it gross darkness.

¹⁶Lad HERREN eders Gud få Ære, før det mørkner, før I støder eders Fødder på Skumringsbjerge, så I må bie på Lys, men han gør det til Mulm, han gør det til Mørke.

¹⁷But if you will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride; and my eye shall weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because Yahweh’s flock is taken captive.

¹⁷Men dersom I ikke hører, da græder min Sjæl i Løn for Hovmodets Skyld, den fælder så bitre Tåmer; mit Øje rinder med Gråd, thi HERRENs Hjord føres bort.

¹⁸Say to the king and to the queen mother, Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headdresses have come down, even the crown of your glory.

¹⁸Sig til Kongen og til Herskerinden: "Tag lavere Sæde, thi af eders Hoved faldt den dejlige Krone."

¹⁹The cities of the South are shut up, and there is none to open them: Judah is carried away captive, all of it; it is wholly carried away captive.

¹⁹Sydlandets Byer er lukkede, ingen lukker op, hele Juda er bortført til sidste Mand.

²⁰Lift up your eyes, and see those who come from the north: where is the flock that was given you, your beautiful flock?

²⁰Løft dine Øjne og se dem komme fra Nord! Hvor er den Hjord, du fik, dine dejlige Får?

²¹What will you say, when he shall set over you as head those whom you have yourself taught to be friends to you? shall not sorrows take hold of you, as of a woman in travail?

²¹Hvad vil du sige, når du får dem til Herrer, hvem du lærte at komme til dig som Venner? Vil ikke Veer da gribe dig som Kvinde i Barnsnød?

²²If you say in your heart, Why are these things come on me? for the greatness of your iniquity are your skirts uncovered, and your heels suffer violence.

²²Og siger du i dit Hjerte: "Hvi hændtes mig dette?" For din svare Skyld blev dit Slæb løftet op, dine Hæle skændet.

²³Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may you also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.

²³Hvis en Neger kunde skifte sin Hud, en Panter sine Striber, så kunde og I gøre godt, I Mestre i ondt!

²⁴Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passes away, by the wind of the wilderness.

²⁴Jeg spreder dem som Strå, der flyver for Ørkenens Vind:

²⁵This is your lot, the portion measured to you from me, says Yahweh; because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.

²⁵det er din Lod, din tilmålte Del fra mig, så lyder det fra HERREN, fordi du lod mig gå ad Glemme og stoled på Løgn.

²⁶Therefore will I also uncover your skirts on your face, and your shame shall appear.

²⁶Ja, dit Slæb slår jeg over dit Ansigt, din Skam skal ses,

²⁷I have seen your abominations, even your adulteries, and your neighing, the lewdness of your prostitution, on the hills in the field. Woe to you, Jerusalem! You will not be made clean; how long shall it yet be?

²⁷dit Ægteskabsbrud og din Vrinsken, din skamløse Utugt; på Højene og ude på Marken så jeg dine væmmelige Guder. Ve dig, Jerusalem, du bliver ej ren hvor længe endnu?