Zefanias 2

1 Tager eder sammen, og samler eder, du Folk, som ikke følte Skam!

Bend yourselves, indeed, bend, O nation not desired,

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 bringing forth of a statute, The day has passed on as chaff, While the heat of the anger of YHWH has not yet come in on you, While [the] Day of the anger of YHWH has not yet come in 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!

Seek YHWH, all you humble of the land, Who have done His judgment, Seek righteousness, seek humility, It may be you are hidden in the Day of the anger of YHWH.

4 Thi Gaza skal blive forladt, og Askalon skal blive til Øde; Asdod skal man uddrive om Middagen, og Ekron skal oprykkes med Rod.

For Gaza is forsaken, And Ashkelon [is] for a desolation, Ashdod! At noon they cast her forth, And Ekron is rooted 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.

Behold! O inhabitants of the seacoast, Nation of the Cherethites, A word of YHWH [is] against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines, “And I have destroyed you without an inhabitant.”

6 Og Egnen ved Havet skal være til Boliger, som Hyrder udgrave sig, og til Faarefolde.

And the seacoast has been habitations, Cottages [for] shepherds, and folds [for] a flock.

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.

And the coast has been for the remnant of the house of Judah, By them they have pleasure, In houses of Ashkelon they lie down at evening, For their God YHWH inspects them, And He has turned back [to] their captivity.

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 reproach of Moab, And the revilings of the sons of Ammon, With which they reproached My people, And magnify [themselves] against their border.

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.

Therefore, [as] I live,” A declaration of YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel, “Surely Moab is as Sodom, And the sons of Ammon as Gomorrah, An overrunning of nettles and salt-pits, And a desolation for all time. A remnant of My people seizes them, And a remnant of My nation inherits them.”

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] to them for their arrogancy, Because they have reproached, And they magnify [themselves] against the people of YHWH of Hosts.

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.

Fearful [is] YHWH against them, For He made all gods of the land bare, And all islanders of the nations bow themselves to Him, Each from his place.

12 Ogsaa I, Morianer! skulle være iblandt dem, som ere ihjelslagne ved mit Sværd.

“Also you, O Cushim, they [are] pierced of My 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.

And He stretches His hand against the north, And destroys Asshur, And He sets Nineveh for a desolation, A dry land like a wilderness.

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.

And droves have crouched in her midst, Every beast of the nation, Both pelican and hedgehog lodge in her knobs, A voice sings at the window, “Destruction [is] at the threshold, For the cedar-work is 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] the exulting city that is dwelling confidently, That is saying in her heart, “I [am], and there is none beside me,” How she has been for a desolation, A crouching-place for beasts, Everyone passing by her hisses, He shakes his hand!