Joel 2
1 Stød i Horn paa Zion, blæs Alarm paa mit hellige Bjerg! Alle i Landet skal bæve, thi HERRENS Dag, den kommer;
Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble in fear, for the day of Yahweh is coming; indeed, it is near.
2 ja, nær er Mulms og Mørkes Dag, Skyers og Taages Dag. Et stort, et vældigt Folk er bredt som Gry over Bjerge. Dets Lige har aldrig været, skal aldrig komme herefter til fjerneste Slægters Aar.
It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness. Like the dawn that spreads on the mountains, a large and mighty army is approaching. There has never been an army like it, and there never will be again, even after many generations.
3 Foran det æder Ild, og bag det flammer Lue; foran det er Landet som Eden og bag det en øde Ørk; fra det slipper ingen bort.
A fire is consuming everything in front of it, and behind it a flame is burning. The land is like the garden of Eden in front of it, but behind it there is a ruined wilderness. Indeed, nothing will escape from it.
4 At se til er de som Heste, som Hingste farer de frem;
The army's appearance is like horses, and they run like horsemen.
5 det lyder som raslende Vogne, naar de hopper paa Bjergenes Tinder, som knitrende Lue, der æder Straa, som en vældig Hær, der er rustet til Strid.
They jump with a noise like that of chariots on the tops of the mountains, like the noise of fiery flames that devour the stubble, like a mighty army ready for battle.
6 Folkeslag skælver for dem, alle Ansigter blusser.
At their presence people are in anguish and all their faces become pale.
7 Som Helte haster de frem, som Stridsmænd stormer de Mure; enhver gaar lige ud, de bøjer ej af fra Vejen.
They run like mighty warriors; they climb the walls like soldiers; they march, every one in step, and do not break their ranks.
8 De trænger ikke hverandre, hver følger sin egen Sti. Trods Vaabenmagt styrter de frem uden at lade sig standse, de kaster sig over Byen,
Neither does one thrust another aside; they march, each in his path; they break through the defenses and do not fall out of line.
9 stormer Muren i Løb; i Husene trænger de ind, gennem Vinduer kommer de som Tyve.
They rush on the city, they run on the wall, they climb in the houses, and they go through the windows like thieves.
10 Foran dem skælver Jorden, Himlen bæver; Sol og Maane sortner, Stjernerne mister deres Glans.
The earth shakes in front of them, the heavens tremble, the sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars stop shining.
11 Foran sin Stridsmagt løfter HERREN sin Røst, thi saare stor er hans Hær, ja, hans Ords Fuldbyrder er vældig; thi stor er HERRENS Dag og saare frygtelig; hvem holder den ud?
Yahweh raises his voice in front of his army, for his warriors are very numerous; for they are strong, those who carry out his commands. For the day of Yahweh is great and very terrible. Who can survive it?
12 Selv nu, saa lyder det fra HERREN, vend om til mig af ganske Hjerte, med Faste og Graad og Klage!
“Yet even now,” says Yahweh, “Return to me with all your heart. Fast, weep, and mourn.”
13 Sønderriv Hjerterne, ej eders Klæder, vend om til HERREN eders Gud! Thi naadig og barmhjertig er han, langmodig og rig paa Miskundhed, han angrer det onde.
Tear your heart and not only your garments, and return to Yahweh your God. For he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abundant in covenant faithfulness, and he would like to turn from inflicting punishment.
14 Maaske slaar han om og angrer og levner Velsignelse efter sig, Afgrødeoffer og Drikoffer til HERREN eders Gud.
Who knows? Will he perhaps turn and have compassion, and leave a blessing behind him, a grain offering and a drink offering for Yahweh your God?
15 Stød i Horn paa Zion, helliger Faste, udraab festlig Samling,
Blow the trumpet in Zion, call for a holy fast, and call a holy assembly.
16 kald Folket sammen, helliger et Stævne, lad de gamle samles, kald Børnene sammen, ogsaa dem, som dier Bryst; lad Brudgom gaa ud af sit Kammer, Brud af sit Telt!
Gather the people, call for the holy assembly. Assemble the elders, gather the children and the nursing infants. Let the bridegrooms come out of their rooms, and the brides out of their bridal chambers.
17 Imellem Forhal og Alter skal Præsterne, HERRENS Tjenere, græde og sige: »HERRE, spar dog dit Folk! Overgiv ej din Arv til Skændsel, til Hedningers Spot! Hvi skal man sige blandt Folkene: Hvor er deres Gud?«
Let the priests, the servants of Yahweh, weep between the porch and the altar. Let them say, “Spare your people, Yahweh, and do not make your inheritance into an object of scorn, that the nations mock them. Why should they say among the nations, 'Where is their God?'”
18 Og HERREN blev nidkær for sit Land og fik Medynk med sit Folk.
Then Yahweh was zealous for his land and had pity on his people.
19 Og HERREN svarede sit Folk: Se, jeg sender eder Korn, Most og Olie, saa I kan mættes deraf; og jeg vil ikke længer gøre eder til Skændsel iblandt Hedningerne.
Yahweh answered his people, “Look, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil. You will be satisfied with them, and I will no longer make you a disgrace among the nations.
20 Fjenden fra Nord driver jeg langt bort fra eder og støder ham ud i et tørt og øde Land, hans Fortrop ud i Havet i Øst og hans Bagtrop i Havet i Vest, og han skal udsprede Stank og ilde Lugt; thi han udførte store Ting.
I will remove the northern attackers far from you, and will drive them into a dry and abandoned land. The front of their army will go into the eastern sea, and the rear into the western sea. Its stench will rise, and its bad smell will rise.” Indeed, he has done great things.
21 Frygt ikke, Jord, fryd dig, vær glad! Thi HERREN har udført store Ting.
Do not fear, land, be glad and rejoice, for Yahweh will do great things.
22 Frygt ikke, I Markens Dyr! Thi Ørkenens Græsmarker grønnes, og Træerne bærer Frugt; Figentræ og Vinstok giver alt, hvad de kan.
Do not fear, beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness will sprout, the trees will bear their fruit, and the fig trees and the vines will yield their full harvest.
23 Og I, Zions Sønner, fryd eder, vær glade i HERREN eders Gud! Thi han giver eder Føde til Frelse, idet han sender eder Regn, Tidligregn og Sildigregn, som før.
Be glad, people of Zion, and rejoice in Yahweh your God. For he will give you the autumn rain in due course and bring down showers for you, the autumn rain and the spring rain as before.
24 Tærskepladserne skal fyldes med Korn, Persekummerne løbe over med Most og Olie.
The threshing floors will be full of wheat, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil.
25 Og jeg godtgør eder de Aar, da Græshoppen, Springeren, Æderen og Gnaveren hærgede, min store Hær, som jeg sendte imod eder.
“I will restore to you the years of crops that the swarming locust has eaten —the great locust, the devouring locust, and the destroying locust— my mighty army that I sent among you.
26 I skal spise og mættes og love HERREN eders Guds Navn, fordi han handler underfuldt med eder; og mit Folk skal i Evighed ikke blive til Skamme.
You will eat plentifully and be full, and praise the name of Yahweh your God, who has done wonders among you, and I will never again bring shame on my people.
27 Og I skal kende, at jeg er i Israels Midte, og at jeg, og ingen anden, er HERREN eders Gud; og mit Folk skal i Evighed ikke blive til Skamme.
You will know that I am among Israel, and that I am Yahweh your God, and there is none else, and I will never bring shame on my people.
28 Og det skal ske derefter, at jeg vil udgyde min Aand over alt Kød, eders Sønner og eders Døtre skal profetere, eders gamle skal drømme Drømme og eders unge skue Syner;
It will come about afterward that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
29 ogsaa over Trælle og Trælkvinder vil jeg udgyde min Aand i de Dage.
Also on servants and female servants, in those days I will pour out my Spirit.
30 Og jeg lader ske Tegn paa Himmelen og paa Jorden, Blod, Ild og Røgstøtter.
I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood, fire, and pillars of smoke.
31 Solen skal vendes til Mørke og Maanen til Blod, før HERRENS store og frygtelige Dag kommer.
The sun will turn into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
32 Men enhver, som paakalder HERRENS Navn, skal frelses; thi paa Zions Bjerg og i Jerusalem skal der være Frelse, som HERREN har sagt; og til de undslupne skal hver den høre, som HERREN kalder.
It will be that everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh will be saved. For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as Yahweh has said, and among the survivors, those whom Yahweh calls.
