Nahum 1
1 Profeti imod Ninive; Elkositen Nahums Syns Bog.
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 En nidkær og hævnende Gud er Herren, en Hævner og mægtig i Vreden er Herren; en Hævner er Herren imod sine Modstandere, og han bevarer Vrede imod sine Fjender.
God is a rival, and the Lord is avenging. The Lord is avenging, and one who applies wrath. The Lord is avenging with his enemies, and he becomes angry with his adversaries.
3 Herren er langmodig og af stor Kraft og lader ikke Skyld blive ustraffet; Herrens Vej er i Hvirvelvind og i Storm, og en Sky er hans Fødders Støv.
The Lord is patient and great in strength, and those who are not clean, he makes innocent. The Lord is in a tempest, and his way is a whirlwind, and the clouds are dust at his feet.
4 Han truer Havet og udtørrer det og gør alle Strømmene tørre; vansmægtet er Basan og Karmel, og Libanons Blomster vansmægte.
He is the one who rebukes the sea, and who dries it up, and who leads all the rivers to the desert. Basan has been weakened, and also Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon has languished.
5 Bjergene skælve for ham, og Højene smelte, og Jorden hæver sig i Vejret for hans Ansigt og Jorderige og alle, som bo derpaa.
The mountains have trembled before him, and the hills have become desolate, and the earth has quaked before his face, both the world and all that dwells in it.
6 Hvo kan bestaa for hans Fortørnelse? og hvo kan rejse sig under hans brændende Vrede? hans Harme udgyder sig som en Ild, og Klipperne sønderbrydes for ham.
Who can stand firm before the face of his indignation? And who can continue against the fury of his wrath? His indignation has broken out like a fire, and the rocks have been dissolved before him.
7 God er Herren, et Værn paa Nødens Dag, og han kender dem, som forlade sig paa ham.
The Lord is good, and a comforter in the day of tribulation, and he knows those who hope in him.
8 Men med en Oversvømmelse drager han forbi og gør Ende paa dens Sted, og Mørke skal forfølge hans Fjender.
And in the flood that passes over, he brings to consummation the end of his place. And darkness shall pursue his adversaries.
9 Hvad tænke I om Herren? Tilintetgørelse bringer han; Nøden skal ikke komme to Gange.
What are you thinking up against the Lord? He will accomplish the consummation. There shall not rise up a double tribulation.
10 Ere de end sammenslyngede som Torne og berusede, som det var af deres Vin, skulle de aldeles fortæres som tørt Straa.
For just as thorns entwine one another, so also, while they are feasting and drinking together, they will be consumed like stubble that is completely dry.
11 Fra dig udgik han, som optænkte ondt imod Herren og oplagde Ondskabs Raad.
Out of you will go forth one who thinks up evil against the Lord, dragging betrayals through his mind.
12 Saa siger Herren: Ere de end usvækkede og saaledes mangfoldige, skulle de dog bortmejes, saaledes som de ere, og han skal være forsvunden; jeg har vel plaget dig, men jeg vil ikke plage dig ydermere.
Thus says the Lord: If they had been perfect, and many of them so, yet still they would be pruned, and it will cross through them. I have afflicted you, and I shall afflict you no more.
13 Men nu vil jeg bryde hans Aag af dig og sønderrive dine Baand.
And now I will shatter his rod from your back, and I will break open your bonds.
14 Og Herren har budet om dig, der skal ikke være Afkom af dit Navn fremdeles; jeg vil udrydde det udskaarne og støbte Billede af din Guds Hus, jeg vil berede din Grav; thi du er funden for let.
And the Lord will place a commandment over you; nothing more from your name will be sown. From the house of your God, I will order destroyed the graven image and the molten image. I will prepare your grave, because you are not honorable.
15 Se, paa Bjergene dens Fødder, som bærer glædeligt Budskab, som forkynder Fred! Juda, hellighold dine Fester, betal dine Løfter; thi en Ondskabens Mand skal ikke ydermere drage over dig, han er aldeles udryddet.
Behold, over the mountains, the feet of the Evangelizer and the Announcer of peace. Judah, celebrate your festivals and keep your vows. For Belial will never again pass through you; he has completely passed away.
