Jeremiah 26
New King James Version
Jeremiah Saved from Death(A)
26 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying, 2 “Thus says the Lord: ‘Stand in (B)the court of the Lord’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord’s house, (C)all the words that I command you to speak to them. (D)Do not diminish a word. 3 (E)Perhaps everyone will listen and turn from his evil way, that I may (F)relent concerning the calamity which I purpose to bring on them because of the evil of their doings.’ 4 And you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: (G)“If you will not listen to Me, to walk in My law which I have set before you, 5 to heed the words of My servants the prophets (H)whom I sent to you, both rising up early and sending them (but you have not heeded), 6 then I will make this house like (I)Shiloh, and will make this city (J)a curse to all the nations of the earth.” ’ ”
7 So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. 8 Now it happened, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You will surely die! 9 Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be (K)desolate, without an inhabitant’?” And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.
10 When the princes of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to the house of the Lord and sat down in the entry of the New Gate of the Lord’s house. 11 And the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes and all the people, saying, [a]“This man deserves to (L)die! For he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.”
12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and all the people, saying: “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city with all the words that you have heard. 13 Now therefore, (M)amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; then the Lord will relent concerning the doom that He has pronounced against you. 14 As for me, here (N)I am, in your hand; do with me as seems good and [b]proper to you. 15 But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will surely bring innocent blood on yourselves, on this city, and on its inhabitants; for truly the Lord has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.”
16 So the princes and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man does not deserve to die. For he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”
17 (O)Then certain of the elders of the land rose up and spoke to all the assembly of the people, saying: 18 (P)“Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts:
(Q)“Zion shall be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem shall become (R)heaps of ruins,
And the mountain of the [c]temple
Like the [d]bare hills of the forest.” ’
19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah ever put him to death? (S)Did he not fear the Lord and (T)seek the Lord’s favor? And the Lord (U)relented concerning the doom which He had pronounced against them. (V)But we are doing great evil against ourselves.”
20 Now there was also a man who prophesied in the name of the Lord, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath Jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah. 21 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid and fled, and went to Egypt. 22 Then Jehoiakim the king sent men to Egypt: Elnathan the son of Achbor, and other men who went with him to Egypt. 23 And they brought Urijah from Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and cast his dead body into the graves of the [e]common people.
24 Nevertheless (W)the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 26:11 Lit. A judgment of death to this man
- Jeremiah 26:14 right
- Jeremiah 26:18 Lit. house
- Jeremiah 26:18 Lit. high places
- Jeremiah 26:23 Lit. sons of the people
Jeremias 26
Bibelen på hverdagsdansk
Jeremias anklages for at være en falsk profet, men bliver frifundet
26 Det følgende budskab kom til mig fra Herren i kong Jojakims, Josias’ søns, første regeringsår:
2 Først sagde Herren til mig: „Stil dig uden for Herrens tempel med et opråb til folket, der er kommet fra hele Juda for at tilbede. Sørg for at forkynde hele budskabet for dem, glem ikke et eneste ord. 3 Måske vil de høre efter og vende om fra deres ondskab, så jeg kan tilbageholde den straf, jeg er parat til at give dem for deres ondskab.”
4 Budskabet lød således: „Hvis I ikke vil lytte til mig, siger Herren, og adlyde de love, jeg har givet jer, 5 og hvis I ikke vil lytte til mine tjenere, profeterne, som jeg gang på gang forgæves har sendt for at advare jer, 6 så vil jeg ødelægge templet her på samme måde, som jeg ødelagde helligdommen i Shilo, og alle vil betragte Jerusalem som et forbandet sted.”
7-8 Da jeg havde forkyndt hele budskabet for folket, blev jeg pågrebet af præsterne og de falske profeter og de andre, der var samlet uden for templet. „Du skal dø,” skreg de. 9 „Hvor vover du at profetere i Herrens navn, at hans tempel vil blive ødelagt ligesom helligdommen i Shilo, og at Jerusalem skal ødelægges, så ingen kan bo her?” Og folk stimlede sammen om mig foran Herrens hus.
10 Da Judas øverste ledere hørte, hvad der foregik, skyndte de sig straks fra paladset over til templet og satte sig ved Den Nye Port for at dømme i sagen. 11 Præsterne og de falske profeter fremlagde nu deres anklager for lederne og folket. „Den mand bør dømmes til døden!” sagde de. „I hørte selv, hvad han sagde. Han er en forræder, for han har profeteret imod denne by.”
12 Derefter forsvarede jeg mig med følgende ord: „Det er Herren, der har sendt mig for at profetere imod templet og Jerusalem. Hvert eneste ord, jeg har sagt, har jeg fået fra ham. 13 Men hvis I vil holde op med at synde imod ham og i stedet begynde at adlyde Herren jeres Gud, vil han ikke gøre alvor af den straf, han har truet jer med. 14 Hvad mig selv angår, så kan I gøre med mig, hvad I vil. 15 Men én ting er sikkert: Hvis I slår mig ihjel, dræber I en uskyldig mand, og I og alle byens indbyggere vil blive krævet til regnskab for det. Jeg forsikrer jer, at det er Herren, der har sendt mig og givet mig hvert eneste ord, jeg har talt.”
16 Så sagde lederne og folket til præsterne og de falske profeter: „Denne mand fortjener ikke døden, for han har talt til os i Herren, vores Guds, navn.”
17 Derefter rejste nogle af de gamle og vise mænd sig og talte til folket: 18 „I kong Hizkija af Judas regeringstid profeterede Mika fra Moreshet følgende for folket: ‚Hør hvad Herren, den Almægtige, siger: Zion bliver lagt øde som en pløjemark, Jerusalem bliver til en hob af ruiner, tempelbjerget bliver dækket af et tjørnekrat.’ 19 Hvordan reagerede kong Hizkija og folket på det budskab? Slog de Mika ihjel? Nej, de vendte sig fra deres ondskab og tilbad Herren. De bønfaldt ham om at være nådig. Derfor tilbageholdt Herren den frygtelige dom, som han havde udtalt over dem. Hvis vi nu slår Jeremias ihjel, hvem ved, hvad Herren så vil gøre imod os?”
20 Der var engang en anden profet, som bragte et tilsvarende domsbudskab imod Jerusalem og Judas land. Han hed Urija, Shemajas søn fra Kirjat-Jearim. 21 Da kong Jojakim og hans officerer og embedsmænd hørte hans budskab, sendte kongen en mand hen for at dræbe profeten. Urija fik imidlertid underretning om det og flygtede til Egypten. 22 Så sendte kong Jojakim Elnatan, Ahbors søn, og en gruppe mænd af sted til Egypten for at fange ham. 23 De arresterede ham og førte ham tilbage til kong Jojakim, som huggede ham ned med sit sværd og lod ham kaste i en offentlig grav.
24 Til sidst stod kongens sekretær, Ahikam, Shafans søn, frem og talte min sag, og det lykkedes ham at overtale retten til ikke at udlevere mig til folket. Derved undgik jeg at blive slået ihjel.
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