Zefanias 2
1 Tager eder sammen, og samler eder, du Folk, som ikke følte Skam!
Come together, yes, gather together, you worthless nation—
2 førend Beslutningen vorder udført — som Avner farer Dagen frem — førend Herrens brændende Vrede kommer over eder, førend Herrens Vredes Dag kommer over eder!
before the decree is issued, before you wither and die like a flower, before the burning anger of the Lord falls on you, before the day of the Lord's anger comes on you.
3 Søger Herren, alle I sagtmodige i Landet, som holde hans Lov! søger Retfærdighed, søger Sagtmodighed, maaske kunne I blive skjulte paa Herrens Vredes Dag!
Look to the Lord, all you people of the land who are humble and who follow his commands. Look to do what is right; look to live in humility. Perhaps you will be protected on the day of the Lord's anger.
4 Thi Gaza skal blive forladt, og Askalon skal blive til Øde; Asdod skal man uddrive om Middagen, og Ekron skal oprykkes med Rod.
Gaza will be abandoned, Ashkelon will become desolate, Ashdod will be emptied by noon, Ekron will be ripped up.
5 Ve dem, som bebo Egnen ved Havet, Kreternes Folk! Herrens Ord er over eder, du Kanaan, Filisternes Land! og jeg vil ødelægge dig, at ingen skal bo der.
What disaster is coming to you Philistines, you sea-people who live along the coast and in the land of Canaan! The Lord has passed judgment on you. I will destroy you—there will be no survivors.
6 Og Egnen ved Havet skal være til Boliger, som Hyrder udgrave sig, og til Faarefolde.
Your seacoast will become pastures, with meadows for shepherds and sheep pens for flocks.
7 Og det skal blive en Egn for de overblevne af Judas Hus, paa den skulle de græsse; i Askalons Huse skulle de hvile om Aftenen; thi Herren, deres Gud, skal besøge dem og omvende deres Fangenskab.
It will belong to those who remain of the people of Judah. They will graze their flocks there, and the shepherds will sleep in the abandoned houses of Ashkelon. For the Lord their God will be with them and make them prosperous again.
8 Jeg har hørt Moabs Spot og Ammons Børns Forhaanelser, med hvilke de forhaanede mit Folk og ophøjede sig storlig imod dets Landemærke.
I have heard the mocking taunts of the Moabites and the scornful derision of the Ammonites who have insulted my people and made threats against their territory.
9 Derfor, saa sandt jeg lever, siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Moab skal blive som Sodoma og Ammons Børn som Gomorra, et Hjem for Nælder og en Saltgrav og en Ørk til evig Tid; de overblevne af mit Folk skulle plyndre dem, og Levningen af mit Folk skal arve dem.
Consequently, as I live, declares the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, the Moabites will become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah. Their land will become a place of weeds and salt pits and ruins forever. Those who remain of my people will plunder them and occupy their land.
10 Dette skal ske dem for deres Hovmods Skyld, fordi de haanede, saa at de ophøjede sig storlig over den Herre Zebaoths Folk.
This is what they will receive for their pride because they mocked and threatened the people of the Lord Almighty.
11 Forfærdelig skal Herren være over dem, thi han skal lade alle Jordens Guder svinde hen; og de skulle tilbede ham, enhver fra sit Sted, alle Hedningernes Øer.
The Lord will make them terribly afraid as he starves to death all the gods of the land. Every nation will worship the Lord wherever they are—all around the world.
12 Ogsaa I, Morianer! skulle være iblandt dem, som ere ihjelslagne ved mit Sværd.
You Ethiopians will be killed by the sword.
13 Han skal og udrække sin Haand imod Norden og ødelægge Assyrien og gøre Ninive til et Øde, til et tørt Land som Ørkenen.
The Lord will strike the Assyrians in the north and destroy them. He will make Nineveh desolate, a dry wasteland like the desert.
14 Og Hjorde skulle ligge midt derudi, alle Slags vilde Dyr i Flok, baade Rørdrum og Pindsvin skulle tilbringe Natten paa dens Søjlehoveder; en Lyd af syngende høres i Vindueshullerne, Grus ligger over Dørtærskelen; thi dens Cederpanel har han blottet.
Herds will lie down in the middle of the city. It will become the home for every kind of wild animal. Eagle owls and screech owls will roost on its columns. Their calls will echo through the windows. Rubble will block the doors, and the cedar woodwork will be exposed.
15 Dette er den jublende Stad, som boede tryggelig, som sagde i sit Hjerte: Jeg, og ingen uden jeg; hvorledes er den bleven til et Øde, et Leje for vilde Dyr? hver, som gaar forbi den, vil spotte og ryste sin Haand.
This is what will happen to this triumphant city that thought it was so secure. “Look at me!” it said proudly to itself. “There is no city as great as me!” But it has become a desolate place—just a home for wild animals. Everyone who passes by will point their finger and laugh in derision.
