Jeremias 39

Efter at Jerusalem var indtaget, i kong Zedekias af Judas niene regeringsår i den tiende Måned, kom Kong Nebudkadrezar af Babel med hele sin Hær til Jerusalem og belejrede det;

i Zedekiass ellevte År på den niende Dag i den fjerde Måned blev Byen stormet

da kom alle Babels konges Fyrster og satte sig i Midterporten: Overhofmanden Nebusjazban, Magernes Øverste Nergal-Sarezer og alle Babels Konges andre Fyrster.

Da Kong Zedekias af Juda og alle hans Krigsmænd så dem, flygtede de om Natten fra Byen ad Vejen til Kongens Have gennem Porten mellem de to Mure og tog Vejen ad Araba til.

Men Kaldæernes Hær satte efter dem og indhentede Zedekias på Jerikos Lavslette; og de tog ham med og bragte ham op til Kong Nebukadnezar af Babel i Ribla i Hamats Land; og han fældede hans Dom.

Babels Konge lod i Ribla Zedekiass Sønner dræbe i hans Påsyn; også alle de ypperste i Juda lod Babels Konge dræbe;

derpå lod han Øjnene stikke ud på Zedekias og lod ham lægge i Kobberlænker for at føre ham til Babel.

kaldæerne satte Ild på Kongens Palads og Folkets Huse og nedbrød Jerusalems Mure.

Resten af Folket, der var levnet i Byen, Overløberne, der var løbet over til ham, og Resten af Håndværkerne førte Livvagtens øverste Nebuzaradan som Fanger til Babel,

og kun nogle af den fattigste Befolkning, der intet ejede, lod Livvagts øverste Nebuzaradan blive tilbage i Judas Land, idet han samtidig gav dem Vingårde og Agre.

Men om Jeremias bød Kong Nebukadrezar af Babel Livvagts øverste Nebuzaradan:

Tag ham og hav Øje med ham og gør ham ingen Men; gør med ham, som han selv ønsker!

Så sendte Livvagts øverste Nebuzaradan, Overhofmanden Nebusjazban og Magernes Øverste Nergal-Sarezer og alle Babels Konges andre Stormænd

Bud og, lod Jeremias hente i Vagtforgården og overgav ham til Gedalja, en Søn af Sjafans Søn Ahikam, for at han skulde føre ham til hans Hjem; og han boede iblandt Folket.

Medens Jeremias sad fængslet i Vagtforgården, kom HERRENs Ord til ham således:

Gå hen og sig til Ætioperen Ebed-Melek: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Se, jeg lader mine Ord gå i Opfyldelse på denne By til Ulykke og ikke til Lykke, og du skal have dem i Tankerne på hin Dag.

Men på hin Dag redder jeg dig, lyder det fra HERREN, og du skal ikke gives i de Mænds Hånd, for hvem du frygter;

thi jeg vil frelse dig, så du ikke falder for Sværdet, og du skal vinde dit Liv som Bytte, fordi du stolede på mig, lyder det fra HERREN

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.

{And} in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth {day} of the month, the city was broken up.

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.

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's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.

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. {gave...: Heb. spake with him judgments}

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.

Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon. {with...: Heb. with two brasen chains, or, fetters}

And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem.

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. {captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen}

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. {captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen} {at the...: Heb. in that day}

Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, saying, {to: Heb. by the hand of} {captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen}

Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. {look...: Heb. set thine eyes upon him}

So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rabsaris, and Nergalsharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's princes; {captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the executioners, or, slaughtermen}

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.

Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

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.

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.

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.