Jeremias 39 | Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

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Jerusalems fald

1 I kong Zidkija af Judas niende regeringsår i den tiende måned kom kong Nebukadnezar af Babylonien med hele sin hær og belejrede Jerusalem. 2 På den niende dag i den fjerde måned i Zidkijas 11. regeringsår brød fjenden gennem bymuren. 3 Alle de babyloniske embedsmænd kom til stede og tog plads i Midterporten. Iblandt dem var Nergal-Sarezer og Nebo-Sarsekim, Nebukadnezars personlige rådgivere. 4 Da kong Zidkija og hans livgarde indså, at slaget var tabt, flygtede de om natten gennem paladsets have, videre igennem en korridor mellem to mure, ud ad en port i bymuren og satte kurs mod Jordandalen. 5 Men babylonierne satte efter kongen og indhentede ham på sletten ved Jeriko. Derefter førte de ham til kong Nebukadnezar, der opholdt sig i byen Ribla i Hamat-området, og Nebukadnezar afsagde dommen over Zidkija. 6 Dér i Ribla måtte han se på, at hans sønner og øverste embedsmænd blev henrettet. 7 Derefter blev hans øjne stukket ud, og han blev lagt i lænker og ført bort til Babylon i eksil. 8 Derpå satte de babyloniske soldater ild til byen og paladset, og de rev bymuren ned. 9 Chefen for kong Nebukadnezars livvagt, Nebuzaradan, sendte de overlevende af byens indbyggere og de, der allerede havde overgivet sig, til Babylonien i eksil. 10 Han efterlod kun nogle få fattige folk til at dyrke jorden og passe vingårdene.

Jeremias bliver frigivet

11-12 Nebukadnezar havde givet Nebuzaradan ordre til at opsøge mig. „Sørg for, at han ikke kommer noget til,” havde kongen sagt. „Tag dig godt af ham og giv ham, hvad han beder om.” 13 Nebuzaradan, Nebushazban, Nergal-Sarezer og de øvrige højtstående embedsmænd 14 sendte derfor nogle soldater af sted for at hente mig i husarresten og overgav mig til Gedalja, søn af Ahikam, der var søn af Shafan, for at han skulle tage mig med hjem, hvorefter jeg kunne færdes frit blandt mit eget folk. 15 Engang mens jeg endnu sad i husarrest, havde Herren sagt til mig: 16 „Sig til kushitten Ebed-Melek: Hør, hvad Herren, den Almægtige, Israels Gud, siger: Jeg vil opfylde alle mine trusler imod denne by, og du vil få det at se. 17 Men dig vil jeg redde, så du ikke falder i hænderne på dem, du frygter for. 18 Jeg vil beskytte dig og redde dig fra døden, fordi du har vist tillid til mig, siger Herren.”

King James Version

1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it. 2 And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. 3 And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergalsharezer, Samgarnebo, Sarsechim, Rabsaris, Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. 4 And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king' garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain. 5 But the Chaldeans'army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him. 6 Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. 7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah' eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon. 8 And the Chaldeans burned the king' house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. 9 Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained. 10 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time. 11 Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying, 12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. 13 So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon' princes; 14 Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people. 15 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 16 Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee. 17 But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid. 18 For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD.