Jeremiah 32 – NIV & BPH

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Jeremiah 32:1-44

Jeremiah Buys a Field

1This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. 2The army of the king of Babylon was then besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was confined in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace of Judah.

3Now Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him there, saying, “Why do you prophesy as you do? You say, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am about to give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it. 4Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape the Babylonians32:4 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 5, 24, 25, 28, 29 and 43 but will certainly be given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him with his own eyes. 5He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will remain until I deal with him, declares the Lord. If you fight against the Babylonians, you will not succeed.’ ”

6Jeremiah said, “The word of the Lord came to me: 7Hanamel son of Shallum your uncle is going to come to you and say, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth, because as nearest relative it is your right and duty to buy it.’

8“Then, just as the Lord had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and said, ‘Buy my field at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. Since it is your right to redeem it and possess it, buy it for yourself.’

“I knew that this was the word of the Lord; 9so I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and weighed out for him seventeen shekels32:9 That is, about 7 ounces or about 200 grams of silver. 10I signed and sealed the deed, had it witnessed, and weighed out the silver on the scales. 11I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions, as well as the unsealed copy— 12and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of my cousin Hanamel and of the witnesses who had signed the deed and of all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.

13“In their presence I gave Baruch these instructions: 14‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Take these documents, both the sealed and unsealed copies of the deed of purchase, and put them in a clay jar so they will last a long time. 15For this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land.’

16“After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the Lord:

17“Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you. 18You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the parents’ sins into the laps of their children after them. Great and mighty God, whose name is the Lord Almighty, 19great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds. Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind; you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve. 20You performed signs and wonders in Egypt and have continued them to this day, in Israel and among all mankind, and have gained the renown that is still yours. 21You brought your people Israel out of Egypt with signs and wonders, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with great terror. 22You gave them this land you had sworn to give their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey. 23They came in and took possession of it, but they did not obey you or follow your law; they did not do what you commanded them to do. So you brought all this disaster on them.

24“See how the siege ramps are built up to take the city. Because of the sword, famine and plague, the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians who are attacking it. What you said has happened, as you now see. 25And though the city will be given into the hands of the Babylonians, you, Sovereign Lord, say to me, ‘Buy the field with silver and have the transaction witnessed.’ ”

26Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 27“I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me? 28Therefore this is what the Lord says: I am about to give this city into the hands of the Babylonians and to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will capture it. 29The Babylonians who are attacking this city will come in and set it on fire; they will burn it down, along with the houses where the people aroused my anger by burning incense on the roofs to Baal and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods.

30“The people of Israel and Judah have done nothing but evil in my sight from their youth; indeed, the people of Israel have done nothing but arouse my anger with what their hands have made, declares the Lord. 31From the day it was built until now, this city has so aroused my anger and wrath that I must remove it from my sight. 32The people of Israel and Judah have provoked me by all the evil they have done—they, their kings and officials, their priests and prophets, the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem. 33They turned their backs to me and not their faces; though I taught them again and again, they would not listen or respond to discipline. 34They set up their vile images in the house that bears my Name and defiled it. 35They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molek, though I never commanded—nor did it enter my mind—that they should do such a detestable thing and so make Judah sin.

36“You are saying about this city, ‘By the sword, famine and plague it will be given into the hands of the king of Babylon’; but this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 37I will surely gather them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety. 38They will be my people, and I will be their God. 39I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them. 40I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me. 41I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul.

42“This is what the Lord says: As I have brought all this great calamity on this people, so I will give them all the prosperity I have promised them. 43Once more fields will be bought in this land of which you say, ‘It is a desolate waste, without people or animals, for it has been given into the hands of the Babylonians.’ 44Fields will be bought for silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed and witnessed in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah and in the towns of the hill country, of the western foothills and of the Negev, because I will restore their fortunes,32:44 Or will bring them back from captivity declares the Lord.”

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Jeremiasʼ Bog 32:1-44

Håb for fremtiden midt i ulykken

1Herren gav mig et nyt budskab om det fremtidige håb i kong Zidkija af Judas tiende regeringsår, der var Nebukadnezars attende regeringsår. 2Den babyloniske hær var i færd med at belejre Jerusalem, og jeg var under husarrest i den kongelige gardes boligkompleks. 3Kong 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. 4Det vil ikke lykkes dig at undslippe, men du vil blive ført frem for kongen, 5som 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.”

6Først 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.”

8Det 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.

9Derpå købte jeg marken for 200 gram sølv, 10hvorefter jeg underskrev og forseglede skødet og afvejede sølvet i vidners nærværelse. 11Derpå tog jeg det forseglede dokument med dets betingelser og klausuler tillige med den uforseglede kopi, 12-13hvorefter 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. 15Herren, 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.”

16Da 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. 18Du lader menneskers synder få konsekvenser for deres børn, men din trofasthed og barmhjertighed varer i 1000 generationer. Du er virkelig Gud Herren, den Almægtige. 19Du besidder al visdom og gør store undere. Du ser alt, hvad mennesker foretager sig, og du lønner enhver efter, hvordan de lever og handler. 20Du 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.

21Med mægtige undere, med kraft og frygtindgydende styrke, førte du dit folk Israel ud af Egypten, 22og du gav dem det land, du for længe siden lovede deres forfædre, et land der ‚flyder med mælk og honning’. 23Vores 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. 24Den 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. 25Hvorfor 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?”

26Da svarede Herren: 27„Jeg er Herren, Gud over alle jordens folkeslag. Er noget for vanskeligt for mig? 28Ja, jeg vil udlevere denne by til kong Nebukadnezar og hans hær, og de vil erobre den. 29De 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. 30Israel og Juda har gjort oprør imod mig fra begyndelsen af. De krænker mig ustandselig med deres onde handlinger. 31Fra det tidspunkt denne by blev bygget og indtil nu, har dens indbyggere konstant gjort mig vred. Derfor har jeg besluttet at udslette byen.

32Israels og Judas synder har gjort mig vred. Kongerne, embedsmændene, præsterne og profeterne, ja, hele folket har gjort oprør imod mig. 33De 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. 34De har endda forurenet mit tempel ved at dyrke deres ækle afguder i helligdommen. 35De 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.”

36Derfor 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. 37Jeg 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. 38De skal være mit folk, og jeg vil være deres Gud. 39Jeg gør dem til ét folk, hvis mål er at tilbede mig alene. Da vil det gå dem godt, både dem og deres børn.

40Jeg 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. 41Jeg 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. 42Lige 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.

43I siger med rette, at landet vil ligge øde hen, når det bliver erobret af babylonierne. Hverken mennesker eller dyr skal bo der. 44Men 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.