Joel 3
1 Thi se, i de samme Dage og paa den samme Tid, naar jeg omvender Judas og Jerusalems Fangenskab,
For in those days and in that time, when I let the fate of Judah and Jerusalem be changed,
2 da vil jeg samle alle Hedningerne og føre dem ned til Josafats Dal; og der vil jeg gaa i Rette med dem om mit Folk og Israel min Arv; thi de have spredt dem iblandt Hedningerne og delt mit Land.
I will get together all the nations, and make them come down into the valley of Jehoshaphat; and there I will take up with them the cause of my people and of my heritage Israel, whom they have sent wandering among the nations, and of my land which has been parted by them.
3 Og de have kastet Lod om mit Folk og givet en ung Dreng for en Skøge og solgt en ung Pige for Vin, som de have drukket.
And they have put the fate of my people to the decision of chance: giving a boy for the price of a loose woman and a girl for a drink of wine.
4 Men ogsaa, hvad ere I for mig, du Tyrus og Zidon, og I, alle Filisternes Lande? mon I ville gengælde mig for, hvad jeg har gjort, eller ville I gøre mig noget? snart, hastelig skal jeg lade Gengældelsen komme over eders Hoved;
And further, what are you to me, O Tyre and Zidon and all the circle of Philistia? will you give me back any payment? and if you do, quickly and suddenly I will send it back on your head,
5 I, som have taget mit Sølv og mit Guld og bragt mine bedste Kostbarheder ind i eders Templer;
For you have taken my silver and my gold, putting in the houses of your gods my beautiful and pleasing things.
6 og Judas Børn og Jerusalems Børn have I solgt til Grækernes Børn, for at føre dem langt bort fra deres Landemærke.
And the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem you have given for a price to the sons of the Greeks, to send them far away from their land:
7 Se, jeg vækker dem op fra det Sted, hvorhen I solgte dem, og jeg vil lade Gengældelsen komme over eders Hoved.
See, I will have them moved from the place where you have sent them, and will let what you have done come back on your head;
8 Og jeg vil sælge eders Sønner og eders Døtre i Judas Børns Haand, og de skulle sælge dem til Sabæerne, til et fjernt Folk; thi Herren har talt det.
I will give your sons and your daughters into the hands of the children of Judah for a price, and they will give them for a price to the men of Sheba, a nation far off: for the Lord has said it.
9 Udraaber dette iblandt Hedningerne, helliger en Krig, opvækker de vældige, lader alle Krigsmændene komme frem, drage op!
Give this out among the nations; make ready for war: get the strong men awake; let all the men of war come near, let them come up.
10 Smeder eders Hakker om til Sværd og eders Vingaardsknive til Spyd; den svage sige: En Helt er jeg!
Get your plough-blades hammered into swords, and your vine-knives into spears: let the feeble say, I am strong.
11 Skynder eder og kommer, alle Hedninger, trindt omkring fra, og samler eder! did lade du, o Herre, dine vældige stige ned!
Come quickly, all you nations round about, and get yourselves together there: make your strong ones come down, O Lord.
12 Opvækkes skulle Hedningerne og drage op til Josafats Dal; thi der vil jeg sidde, at dømme alle Hedningerne trindt omkring fra.
Let the nations be awake, and come to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there I will be seated as judge of all the nations round about.
13 Lægger Seglen til, thi Høsten er moden; kommer, stiger ned, thi Vinpersen er fuld, Persekarrene løbe over; thi stor er deres Ondskab.
Put in the blade, for the grain is ready: come, get you down, for the wine-crusher is full, the vessels are overflowing; for great is their evil-doing.
14 Skarer paa Skarer i Dommens Dal! thi nær er Herrens Dag i Dommens Dal.
Masses on masses in the valley of decision! for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
15 Sol og Maane sortne, og Stjerner forholde deres Skin.
The sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining.
16 Og Herren skal brøle fra Zion og lade sin Røst lyde fra Jerusalem, og Himmel og Jord skulle ryste; men Herren skal være en Tilflugt for sit Folk og et Værn for Israels Børn.
And the Lord will be thundering from Zion, and his voice will be sounding from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will be shaking: but the Lord will be a breastplate for his people and a strong place for the children of Israel.
17 Og I skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren eders Gud, som bor paa Zion, mit hellige Bjerg; og Jerusalem skal vorde en Helligdom, og fremmede skulle ikke ydermere drage over den.
And you will be certain that I am the Lord your God, living in Zion, my holy mountain: and Jerusalem will be holy, and no strange person will ever again go through her.
18 Og det skal ske paa denne Dag, at Bjergene skulle dryppe med Most, og Højene skulle flyde med Mælk, og alle Strømme i Juda skulle rinde med Vand, og der skal udgaa en Kilde fra Herrens Hus, og den skal vande Sittims Dal.
And it will come about in that day that the mountains will be dropping sweet wine, and the hills will be flowing with milk, and all the streams of Judah will be flowing with water; and a fountain will come out from the house of the Lord, watering the valley of acacia-trees.
19 Ægypten skal blive øde, og Edom skal blive til en øde Ørk, formedelst Voldsgerning imod Judas Børn, eftersom de have udøst uskyldigt Blod i deres Land.
Egypt will be a waste and Edom a land of destruction, because of the evil done to the children of Judah, because they have let blood be drained out in their land without cause.
20 Men Juda skal blive evindelig og Jerusalem fra Slægt til Slægt.
But Judah will be peopled for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
21 Og jeg vil sone deres Blod, som jeg ikke havde sonet; og Herren bor paa Zion.
And I will send punishment for their blood, for which punishment has not been sent, for the Lord is living in Zion.
