Joel 3
1 Thi se, i de samme Dage og paa den samme Tid, naar jeg omvender Judas og Jerusalems Fangenskab,
For behold in those days, and in that time when I shall bring back the captivity of Juda and Jerusalem:
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 gather together all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Josaphat: and I will plead with them there for my people, and for my inheritance Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and have parted my land.
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 cast lots upon my people: and the boy they have put in the stews, and the girl they have sold for wine, that they might drink.
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;
But what have you to do with me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the coast of the Philistines? will you revenge yourselves on me? and if you revenge yourselves on me, I will very soon return you a recompense upon your own head.
5 I, som have taget mit Sølv og mit Guld og bragt mine bedste Kostbarheder ind i eders Templer;
For you have taken away my silver and my gold: and my desirable and most beautiful things you have carried into your temples.
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 Juda, and the children of Jerusalem you have sold to the children of the Greeks, that you might remove them far off from their own country.
7 Se, jeg vækker dem op fra det Sted, hvorhen I solgte dem, og jeg vil lade Gengældelsen komme over eders Hoved.
Behold, I will raise them up out of the place wherein you have sold them: and I will return your recompense upon your own heads.
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.
And I will sell your sons, and your daughters by the hands of the children of Juda, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, a nation far off, for the Lord hath spoken it.
9 Udraaber dette iblandt Hedningerne, helliger en Krig, opvækker de vældige, lader alle Krigsmændene komme frem, drage op!
Proclaim ye this among the nations: prepare war, rouse up the strong: let them come, let all the men of war come up.
10 Smeder eders Hakker om til Sværd og eders Vingaardsknive til Spyd; den svage sige: En Helt er jeg!
Cut your ploughshares into swords, and your spades into spears. Let the weak 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!
Break forth, and come, all ye nations, from round about, and gather yourselves together: there will the Lord cause all thy strong ones to fall down.
12 Opvækkes skulle Hedningerne og drage op til Josafats Dal; thi der vil jeg sidde, at dømme alle Hedningerne trindt omkring fra.
Let them arise, and let the nations come up into the valley of Josaphat: for there I will sit to judge all 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 ye in the sickles, for the harvest is ripe: come and go down, for the press is full, the fats run over: for their wickedness is multiplied.
14 Skarer paa Skarer i Dommens Dal! thi nær er Herrens Dag i Dommens Dal.
Nations, nations in the valley of destruction: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of destruction.
15 Sol og Maane sortne, og Stjerner forholde deres Skin.
The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars have withdrawn 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 shall roar out of Sion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem: and the heavens and the earth shall be moved, and the Lord shall be the hope of his people, and the strength of 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 shall know that I am the Lord your God, dwelling in Sion my holy mountain: and Jerusalem shall be holy and strangers shall pass through it no more.
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 shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweetness, and the hills shall flow with milk: and waters shall flow through all the rivers of Juda: and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the torrent of thorns.
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 shall be a desolation, and Edom a wilderness destroyed: because they have done unjustly against the children of Juda, and have shed innocent blood in their land.
20 Men Juda skal blive evindelig og Jerusalem fra Slægt til Slægt.
And Judea shall be inhabited for ever, and Jerusalem to generation and generation.
21 Og jeg vil sone deres Blod, som jeg ikke havde sonet; og Herren bor paa Zion.
And I will cleanse their blood which I had not cleansed: and the Lord will dwell in Sion.
