Jeremias 48

¹ Om Moab. Så siger Hærskares Herre, Israels Gud. Ve over Nebo, thi det er lagt øde, blevet til Skamme; indtaget er Kirjatajim, med Skam er Borgen brudt ned.

¹ Concerning Moab. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel,“Woe to Nebo, for it has been destroyed;Kiriathaim has been put to shame, it has been captured;The lofty stronghold has been put to shame and shattered.

³ Hør Skriget fra Horonajim, frygteligt Brag og Sammenbrud!

³ “The sound of an outcry from Horonaim,‘Devastation and great destruction!’

⁵ Ak, grædende stiger de op ad Luhits Skråning; ak, på Vejen til Horonajim hører de Jammerskrig.

⁵ “For by the ascent of LuhithThey will ascend with continual weeping;For at the descent of HoronaimThey have heard the anguished cry of destruction.

⁷ Ja, fordi du stolede på dine Borge og Skatte, skal også du fanges. Kemosj skal vandre i Landflygtighed, hans, Præster og Fyrster til Hobe.

⁷ “For because of your trust in your own achievements and treasures,Even you yourself will be captured;And Chemosh will go off into exileTogether with his priests and his princes.

⁹ Giv Moab Vinger, at det kan flyve bort; dets Byer skal blive en Ørken, så ingen bor der.

⁹ “Give wings to Moab,For she will flee away;And her cities will become a desolation,Without inhabitants in them.

¹¹ Moab var tryg fra sin Ungdom, lå roligt på sin Bærme; det hældtes ikke fra Fad til Fad og vandrede ikke i Landflygtighed; derfor holdt det sin Smag, og dets Duft tabte sig ikke.

¹¹ “Moab has been at ease since his youth;He has also been undisturbed, like wine on its dregs,And he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,Nor has he gone into exile.Therefore he retains his flavor,And his aroma has not changed.

¹³ Da skal Moab få Skam af Kemosj, som Israels Hus havde Skam af Betel, som de stolede på.

¹³ And Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.

¹⁵ Moab skal hærges med sine Byer og dets ypperste Ynglinge stige ned til at slagtes, lyder det fra Kongen, hvis Navn er Hærskarers HERRE.

¹⁵ “Moab has been destroyed and men have gone up to his cities;His choicest young men have also gone down to the slaughter,”Declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.

¹⁷ Ynk det, alle dets Naboer og alle, som kender dets Navn; sig: Hvor knækkedes dog den stærke Stav, det herlige Spir!

¹⁷ “Mourn for him, all you who live around him,Even all of you who know his name;Say, ‘How has the mighty scepter been broken,A staff of splendor!’

¹⁹ Stå hen på Vejen og se dig om, du, som bor i Aroer, spørg Flygtningene og de undslupne Kvinder, sig: "Hvad er der sket?"

¹⁹ “Stand by the road and keep watch,O inhabitant of Aroer;Ask him who flees and her who escapesAnd say, ‘What has happened?’

²¹ at Dommen er kommet over Højslettelandet, over Holon, Jaza, Mefaat,

²¹ “Judgment has also come upon the plain, upon Holon, Jahzah and against Mephaath,

²³ Kirjatajim, Bet-Gamul, Bet Meon,

²³ against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul and Beth-meon,

²⁵ Afhugget er Moabs Horn, og dets Arm er brudt, lyder det fra HERREN.

²⁵ The horn of Moab has been cut off and his arm broken,” declares the Lord.

²⁷ Var ikke Israel til Latter for dig? Blev det måske grebet blandt Tyve, siden du bliver så ivrig, hver Gang du taler derom?

²⁷ Now was not Israel a laughingstock to you? Or was he caught among thieves? For each time you speak about him you shake your head in scorn.

²⁹ Vi har hørt om Moabs Hovmod, det såre store, dets Stolthed. Overmod og Hovmod, dets opblæste Hjerte.

²⁹ “We have heard of the pride of Moab—he is very proud—Of his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance and his self-exaltation.

³¹ Derfor må jeg jamre over Moab, skrige over hele Moab, over Mændene i Kir-Heres må jeg sukke.

³¹ “Therefore I will wail for Moab,Even for all Moab will I cry out;I will moan for the men of Kir-heres.

³³ Glæde og Jubel er svundet fra Frugthaven og Moabs Land. Jeg lader Vinen svinde fra Persekarrene, ingen træder Vin.

³³ “So gladness and joy are taken awayFrom the fruitful field, even from the land of Moab.And I have made the wine to cease from the wine presses;No one will tread them with shouting,The shouting will not be shouts of joy.

³⁵ Jeg udrydder af Moab den, der stiger op på Offerhøjen og tænder Offerild for dets Guder, lyder det fra HERREN.

³⁵ I will make an end of Moab,” declares the Lord, “the one who offers sacrifice on the high place and the one who burns incense to his gods.

³⁷ Thi hvert Hoved er skaldet, hvert Skæg revet af; i alle Hænder er der Rifter, over alle Lænder Sæk.

³⁷ For every head is bald and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands and sackcloth on the loins.

³⁹ Hvor er Moab forfærdet! Hvor vender det Ryg med Skam! Ja, Moab er blevet til Latter og Rædsel for alle sine Naboer.

³⁹ “How shattered it is! How they have wailed! How Moab has turned his back—he is ashamed! So Moab will become a laughingstock and an object of terror to all around him.”

⁴¹ Kerijot er taget og Borgene faldet. Moabs Heltes Hjerte bliver på hin Dag som en nødstedt Kvindes Hjerte.

⁴¹ “Kerioth has been capturedAnd the strongholds have been seized,So the hearts of the mighty men of Moab in that dayWill be like the heart of a woman in labor.

⁴³ Gru og Grav og Garn kommer over dig, du, som bor i Moab, lyder det fra HERREN;

⁴³ “Terror, pit and snare are coming upon you,O inhabitant of Moab,” declares the Lord.

⁴⁵ I Ly af Hesjbon står Flygtninge uden Kraft. Thi Ild farer ud fra Hesjbon, Ildsluefra Sihons Stad; den fortærer Moabs Tinding og de larmende Mænds isse.

⁴⁵ “In the shadow of HeshbonThe fugitives stand without strength;For a fire has gone forth from HeshbonAnd a flame from the midst of Sihon,And it has devoured the forehead of MoabAnd the scalps of the riotous revelers.

⁴⁷ Menjeg vender Moabs Skæbne i de sidste Dage, lyder det fra HERREN. Så vidt Moabs Dom. 

⁴⁷ “Yet I will restore the fortunes of MoabIn the latter days,” declares the Lord.Thus far the judgment on Moab.