Joel 2
1 Støder i Basunen paa Zion, og raaber højt paa mit hellige Bjerg, alle Landets Indbyggere bæve! thi Herrens Dag kommer, thi den er nær.
Let the horn be sounded in Zion, and a war-cry in my holy mountain; let all the people of the land be troubled: for the day of the Lord is coming;
2 En Mørkheds og Dunkelheds Dag, en Dag med Sky og Mulm, som Morgenrøde udbredt over Bjergene! et stort og mægtigt Folk, hvis Lige ikke har været fra Arilds Tid og ikke heller skal komme etter det, saa mange Aar der er Slægt efter Slægt til!
For a day of dark and deep shade is near, a day of cloud and black night: like a black cloud a great and strong people is covering the mountains; there has never been any like them and will not be after them again, from generation to generation.
3 Foran det fortærer en Ild, og efter det brænder en Lue; foran det er Landet som Edens Have, men efter det som en øde Ørk, og heller intet undslipper det.
Before them fire sends destruction, and after them flame is burning: the land is like the garden of Eden before them, and after them an unpeopled waste; truly, nothing has been kept safe from them.
4 Dets Udseende er som Heste at se til, og som Rideheste saa rende de.
Their form is like the form of horses, and they are running like war-horses.
5 De springe paa Bjergenes Toppe, med en Lyd som af Vogne, med en Lyd som af Ildslue, der fortærer Halm, som et mægtigt Folk, der er rustet til Krig.
Like the sound of war-carriages they go jumping on the tops of the mountains; like the noise of a flame of fire burning up the grain-stems, like a strong people lined up for the fight.
6 Folkene bæve for dets Ansigt, alle Ansigter skifte Farve.
At their coming the people are bent with pain: all faces become red together.
7 Som vældige komme de løbende, som Krigsmænd bestige de Muren; og de drage frem, hver sin Vej, og forandre ikke deres Retning.
They are running like strong men, they go over the wall like men of war; every man goes straight on his way, their lines are not broken.
8 Og de trænge ikke den ene den anden, de drage frem, hver ad sin slagne Vej; og de styrte frem igennem Vaaben, de bryde ikke af.
No one is pushing against another; everyone goes straight on his way: bursting through the sword points, their order is not broken.
9 De løbe om i Staden, rende paa Muren, stige ind i Husene; de komme ind igennem Vinduerne som en Tyv.
They make a rush on the town, running on the wall; they go up into the houses and in through the windows like a thief.
10 Foran dem bæver Jorden, Himmelen ryster; Sol og Maane sortne, og Stjerner drage deres Glans tilbage.
The earth is troubled before them and the heavens are shaking: the sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining:
11 Og Herren opløfter sin Røst foran sin Hær, thi saare stor er hans Lejr, thi mægtig er den, som udretter hans Ord; thi stor er Herrens Dag og saare forfærdelig, og hvo kan udholde den?
And the Lord is thundering before his forces; for very great is his army; for he is strong who gives effect to his word: for the day of the Lord is great and greatly to be feared, and who has strength against it?
12 Og selv nu, siger Herren, vender om til mig af eders ganske Hjerte og med Faste og med Graad og med Klage,
But even now, says the Lord, come back to me with all your heart, keeping from food, with weeping and with sorrow:
13 og sønderriver eders Hjerte, og ikke eders Klæder, og vender om til Herren, eders Gud; thi han er naadig og barmhjertig, langmodig og stor af Miskundhed og angrer det onde.
Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.
14 Hvo ved? han maatte maaske vende om og angre det, saa at han lader Velsignelse efter sig, Madoffer og Drikoffer for Herren, eders Gud.
May it not be that he will again let his purpose be changed and let a blessing come after him, even a meal offering and a drink offering for the Lord your God?
15 Støder i Basunen paa Zion, helliger en Faste, udraaber en Forsamling!
Let a horn be sounded in Zion, let a time be fixed for going without food, have a holy meeting:
16 Samler Folket, helliger en Forsamling, sanker de gamle, samler de spæde Børn og dem, som die Brysterne; en Brudgom gaa ud af sit Kammer og en Brud af sit Brudehus!
Get the people together, make the mass of the people holy, send for the old men, get together the children and babies at the breast: let the newly married man come out of his room and the bride from her tent.
17 Præsterne, Herrens Tjenere, skulle græde imellem Forhallen og Alteret, og de skulle sige: Herre! spar dit Folk og giv ikke din Arv hen til Skændsel, saa at Hedningerne skulle herske over dem; hvorfor skulle de sige iblandt Folkene: Hvor er deres Gud?
Let the priests, the servants of the Lord, be weeping between the covered way and the altar, and let them say, Have mercy on your people, O Lord, do not give up your heritage to shame, so that the nations become their rulers: why let them say among the peoples, Where is their God?
18 Og Herren var nidkær for sit Land og sparede sit Folk.
Then the Lord had a care for the honour of his land and had pity on his people.
19 Og Herren svarede og sagde til sit Folk: Se, jeg sender eder Kornet og Mosten og Olien, og I skulle mættes dermed; og jeg vil ikke ydermere gøre eder til Spot iblandt Hedningerne.
And the Lord made answer and said to his people, See, I will send you grain and wine and oil in full measure: and I will no longer let you be shamed among the nations:
20 Og ham fra Norden vil jeg drive langt bort fra eder og støde ham ud i et tørt og øde Land, hans Fortrop imod det østre Hav og hans Bagtrop imod det vestre Hav; og der skal opstige en Stank af ham og opstige en væmmelig Lugt af ham; thi han tog sig for at gøre store Ting.
I will send the one from the north far away from you, driving him into a dry and waste land, with his front to the sea of the east and his back to the sea of the west, and the smell of him will go up, even his evil smell will go up.
21 Frygt ikke, du Jord! fryd dig og vær glad; thi Herren har taget sig for at gøre store Ting.
Have no fear, O land; be glad with great joy; for the Lord has done great things.
22 Frygter ikke, I Dyr paa Marken! thi Græsgangene i Ørken grønnes; thi Træet bærer sin Frugt, Figentræerne og Vintræerne give deres Kraft.
Have no fear, you beasts of the field, for the grass-lands of the waste are becoming green, for the trees are producing fruit, the fig-tree and the vine give out their strength.
23 Og I, Zions Børn! fryder og glæder eder i Herren eders Gud; thi han giver eder Læreren til Retfærdighed og nedsender saa til eder for det første tidlig Regn og sildig Regn.
Be glad, then, you children of Zion, and have joy in the Lord your God: for he gives you food in full measure, making the rain come down for you, the early and the late rain as at the first.
24 Og Tærskepladserne skulle være fulde af Korn og Persekarrene løbe over med Most og Olie.
And the floors will be full of grain, and the crushing-places overflowing with wine and oil.
25 Og jeg vil godtgøre eder Aarene, i hvilke Græshoppen, Oldenborren og Kornormen og Høskrækken fortærede, denne min store Hær, som jeg havde sendt paa eder.
I will give back to you the years which were food for the locust, the plant-worm, the field-fly, and the worm, my great army which I sent among you.
26 Og I skulle æde, æde og mættes, og love Herrens eders Guds Navn, som har handlet underfuldt med eder, og mit Folk skal ikke beskæmmes evindelig.
You will have food in full measure, and give praise to the name of the Lord your God, who has done wonders for you:
27 Og I skulle fornemme, at jeg er midt i Israel, og jeg er Herren eders Gud, og ingen ydermere; og mit Folk skal ikke beskæmmes evindelig.
And you will be certain that I am in Israel, and that I am the Lord your God, and there is no other: and my people will never be shamed.
28 Og det skal ske derefter, at jeg vil udgyde min Aand over alt Kød, og eders Sønner og eders Døtre skulle profetere; eders Ældste skulle drømme Drømme og eders unge Karle se Syner.
And after that, it will come about, says the Lord, that I will send my spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will be prophets, your old men will have dreams, your young men will see visions:
29 Ogsaa over Tjenere og over Tjenestepiger vil jeg i de samme Dage udgyde min Aand.
And on the servants and the servant-girls in those days I will send my spirit.
30 Og jeg vil give underfulde Tegn paa Himmelen og paa Jorden, Blod og Ild og Røgstøtter.
And I will let wonders be seen in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
31 Solen skal omvendes til Mørke og Maanen til Blod, førend Herrens Dag, den store og forfærdelige, kommer.
The sun will be made dark and the moon turned to blood, before the great day of the Lord comes, a day to be feared.
32 Og det skal ske, at hver, som paakalder Herrens Navn, skal undkomme; thi paa Zions Bjerg og i Jerusalem skal der være nogle, som undkomme, saaledes som Herren har sagt, og iblandt de undslupne skal den være, som Herren kalder.
And it will be that whoever makes his prayer to the name of the Lord will be kept safe: for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem some will be kept safe, as the Lord has said, and will be among the small band marked out by the Lord.
