Jeremias 32 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Håb for fremtiden midt i ulykken

1 Herren gav mig et nyt budskab om det fremtidige håb i kong Zidkija af Judas tiende regeringsår, der var Nebukadnezars attende regeringsår. 2 Den babyloniske hær var i færd med at belejre Jerusalem, og jeg var under husarrest i den kongelige gardes boligkompleks. 3 Kong Zidkija havde nemlig sat mig i forvaring, fordi jeg havde givet kongen følgende besked fra Herren: „Hør hvad Herren siger: Jeg overgiver denne by til den babyloniske konge, og han skal indtage den. 4 Det vil ikke lykkes dig at undslippe, men du vil blive ført frem for kongen, 5 som vil tage dig med til Babylon. Og der må du blive og udstå den straf, jeg har afmålt for dig. Hvis I kæmper mod babylonierne, vil det ikke gå jer godt.” 6 Først sagde Herren til mig: 7 „Din fætter Hanamel, Shallums søn, er på vej for at bede dig om at købe den jord, han ejer i Anatot. Han vil gøre dig opmærksom på, at du har forkøbsret til jorden, fordi du er hans nærmeste slægtning.” 8 Det skete, som Herren havde sagt. Kort efter kom Hanamel og besøgte mig i den indre gård, hvor jeg sad i forvaring. „Køb min mark i Anatot i Benjamins land,” bad han. „Du har forkøbsret til den, fordi du er min nærmeste slægtning.” Da forstod jeg, at det var Herrens vilje, at jeg skulle købe den. 9 Derpå købte jeg marken for 200 gram sølv, 10 hvorefter jeg underskrev og forseglede skødet og afvejede sølvet i vidners nærværelse. 11 Derpå tog jeg det forseglede dokument med dets betingelser og klausuler tillige med den uforseglede kopi, 12-13 hvorefter jeg i Hanamels, vidnernes og de øvrige tilstedeværende judæeres påsyn overrakte dokumentet til Baruk, Nerijas søn, Mahsejas sønnesøn, idet jeg sagde: 14 „Herren, den Almægtige, Israels Gud, siger: Tag dette forseglede dokument og kopien og læg dem i en lerkrukke, så de kan bevares for eftertiden. 15 Herren, Israels Gud, lover jer, at engang i fremtiden skal Judas folk igen eje jord i deres eget land, og de skal købe og sælge huse, vingårde og marker.” 16 Da jeg havde overrakt skøderne til Baruk, bad jeg følgende bøn: 17 „Min Herre og Gud! I din almagt skabte du himlen og jorden, intet er for vanskeligt for dig. 18 Du lader menneskers synder få konsekvenser for deres børn, men din trofasthed og barmhjertighed varer i 1000 generationer. Du er virkelig Gud Herren, den Almægtige. 19 Du besidder al visdom og gør store undere. Du ser alt, hvad mennesker foretager sig, og du lønner enhver efter, hvordan de lever og handler. 20 Du gjorde utrolige ting i Egyptens land, som stadig huskes den dag i dag. Og du fortsatte med at gøre mirakler i Israel og i landene omkring os, så dit ry i dag er stort blandt folkeslagene. 21 Med mægtige undere, med kraft og frygtindgydende styrke, førte du dit folk Israel ud af Egypten, 22 og du gav dem det land, du for længe siden lovede deres forfædre, et land der ‚flyder med mælk og honning’. 23 Vores forfædre erobrede landet og bosatte sig der, men de nægtede at følge dig og adlyde dine love. De har praktisk talt ikke adlydt dig på et eneste punkt. Det er derfor, du har sendt denne frygtelige katastrofe over dem. 24 Den babyloniske hær har allerede kastet volde op omkring bymuren. Snart vil det lykkes dem at erobre byen ved hjælp af hungersnød, epidemier og militær magt. Det er gået nøjagtig, som du advarede os om. 25 Hvorfor har du så opfordret mig til i vidners nærværelse at købe denne mark og betale godt for den, når vi snart bliver løbet over ende af den babyloniske hær?” 26 Da svarede Herren: 27 „Jeg er Herren, Gud over alle jordens folkeslag. Er noget for vanskeligt for mig? 28 Ja, jeg vil udlevere denne by til kong Nebukadnezar og hans hær, og de vil erobre den. 29 De vil trænge ind i byen og sætte ild til den, så husene brænder ned til grunden. For det var her på husenes tagterrasser, at mit folk gjorde mig vred ved at brænde røgelse for Ba’al og udgyde drikofre til fremmede guder. 30 Israel og Juda har gjort oprør imod mig fra begyndelsen af. De krænker mig ustandselig med deres onde handlinger. 31 Fra det tidspunkt denne by blev bygget og indtil nu, har dens indbyggere konstant gjort mig vred. Derfor har jeg besluttet at udslette byen. 32 Israels og Judas synder har gjort mig vred. Kongerne, embedsmændene, præsterne og profeterne, ja, hele folket har gjort oprør imod mig. 33 De vendte mig ryggen i stedet for at søge min hjælp. Dag efter dag, år efter år, forsøgte jeg at lære dem at handle ret, men de ville ikke høre på mig. 34 De har endda forurenet mit tempel ved at dyrke deres ækle afguder i helligdommen. 35 De har bygget altre for Ba’al i Hinnoms dal og bragt deres egne børn som brændofre til afguden Molok, en afskyelig handling, jeg aldrig kunne drømme om at forlange. Med deres utrolige ondskab har de nedkaldt straffen over Judas folk.” 36 Derfor siger Herren, Israels Gud: „Det er rigtigt, at denne by skal falde i den babyloniske konges hænder. Han vil erobre den ved hjælp af hungersnød, epidemier og militær magt. 37 Jeg vil straffe Judas folk ved at sprede dem til mange lande, men engang vil jeg føre dem tilbage til denne by, hvor de så skal få lov til at leve i fred og sikkerhed. 38 De skal være mit folk, og jeg vil være deres Gud. 39 Jeg gør dem til ét folk, hvis mål er at tilbede mig alene. Da vil det gå dem godt, både dem og deres børn. 40 Jeg vil forny pagten med dem, og jeg lover altid at gøre godt imod dem. Jeg vil give dem en sådan respekt for mig, at de aldrig mere vil vende sig fra mig. 41 Jeg vil glæde mig over at kunne vise dem min godhed. I trofasthed og hengivenhed vil jeg plante dem igen, så de kan slå rod i landet. 42 Lige så sikkert som jeg har opfyldt mine domsprofetier på dem ved at sende ulykke og rædsel over dem, lige så sikkert vil jeg opfylde mine løfter om at vise dem godhed. 43 I siger med rette, at landet vil ligge øde hen, når det bliver erobret af babylonierne. Hverken mennesker eller dyr skal bo der. 44 Men jeg lover jer, at engang skal man igen købe og sælge marker som før. Man skal underskrive og forsegle skøder i vidners nærværelse, både her omkring Jerusalem, i Benjamins land, i Judas byer, i det centrale højland, i Negev i syd og på bakkeskråningerne mod vest. For jeg vil give mit folk deres land tilbage,” siger Herren.

King James Version

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar. 2 For then the king of Babylon' army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah' house. 3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 4 And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes; 5 And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper. 6 And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 7 Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it . 8 So Hanameel mine uncle' son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. 9 And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle' son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. 10 And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it , and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances. 11 So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open: 12 And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle' son , and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison. 13 And I charged Baruch before them, saying, 14 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. 15 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land. 16 Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying, 17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: 18 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name, 19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: 20 Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day; 21 And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror; 22 And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; 23 And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them: 24 Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it . 25 And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. 26 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 27 Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? 28 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it: 29 And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger. 30 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD. 31 For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face, 32 Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33 And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them , yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. 34 But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it. 35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. 36 And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; 37 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: 38 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: 39 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. 41 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. 42 For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. 43 And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. 44 Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them , and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.