Joel 3
1 Thi se, i de Dage og paa den Tid, naar jeg vender Judas og Jerusalems Skæbne,
For in those days and in that time, when I let the fate of Judah and Jerusalem be changed,
2 samler jeg alle Hedningefolk og fører dem ned i Josafats Dal. Der vil jeg holde Rettergang med dem om mit Folk og min Arvelod Israel, som de spredte blandt Folkene; og de delte mit Land,
I will get together all the nations, and make them come down into the valley of Jehoshaphat; and there I will take up with them the cause of my people and of my heritage Israel, whom they have sent wandering among the nations, and of my land which has been parted by them.
3 kastede Lod om mit Folk, gav en Dreng for en Skøge og solgte en Pige for Vin, som de drak.
And they have put the fate of my people to the decision of chance: giving a boy for the price of a loose woman and a girl for a drink of wine.
4 Og desuden, hvad vil I mig, Tyrus og Zidon og alle Filisterlands Kredse? Er der noget, I vil gengælde mig, eller vil I gøre mig noget? Hastigt og brat lader jeg Gengældelse komme over eders Hoved,
And further, what are you to me, O Tyre and Zidon and all the circle of Philistia? will you give me back any payment? and if you do, quickly and suddenly I will send it back on your head,
5 I, som tog mit Sølv og Guld, bortførte mine kostbareste Ting til eders Borge
For you have taken my silver and my gold, putting in the houses of your gods my beautiful and pleasing things.
6 og solgte Judæerne og Jerusalems Borgere til Grækerne, for at de skulde føres langt bort fra deres Hjem.
And the children of Judah and the children of Jerusalem you have given for a price to the sons of the Greeks, to send them far away from their land:
7 Se, jeg vækker dem op fra det Sted, I solgte dem til, og lader Gengældelse komme over eders Hoved.
See, I will have them moved from the place where you have sent them, and will let what you have done come back on your head;
8 Jeg sælger eders Sønner og Døtre til Judæerne, og de skal sælge dem til Sabæerne, Folket i det fjerne Land, saa sandt HERREN har talet.
I will give your sons and your daughters into the hands of the children of Judah for a price, and they will give them for a price to the men of Sheba, a nation far off: for the Lord has said it.
9 Raab det ud blandt Folkene, helliger en Krig, væk Heltene op! Lad alle vaabenføre Mænd komme og drage op!
Give this out among the nations; make ready for war: get the strong men awake; let all the men of war come near, let them come up.
10 Smed eders Plovjern om til Sværd, eders Vingaardsknive til Spyd! Svæklingen skal sige: »Jeg er en Helt!«
Get your plough-blades hammered into swords, and your vine-knives into spears: let the feeble say, I am strong.
11 Skynd eder og kom, alle Hedningefolk viden om, og saml eder! Før dine Helte derned, HERRE!
Come quickly, all you nations round about, and get yourselves together there: make your strong ones come down, O Lord.
12 Hedningefolkene skal vækkes op og drage til Josafats Dal; thi der vil jeg sidde til Doms over alle Hedningefolk viden om.
Let the nations be awake, and come to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there I will be seated as judge of all the nations round about.
13 Sving Seglen, thi Høsten er moden; kom og stamp, thi Persekummen er fuld! Persekarrene løber over, thi stor er Folkenes Ondskab.
Put in the blade, for the grain is ready: come, get you down, for the wine-crusher is full, the vessels are overflowing; for great is their evil-doing.
14 Skarer paa Skarer i Opgørets Dal! Thi nær er HERRENS Dag i Opgørets Dal.
Masses on masses in the valley of decision! for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
15 Sol og Maane sortner, og Stjernerne mister deres Glans.
The sun and the moon have become dark, and the stars keep back their shining.
16 HERREN brøler fra Zion, fra Jerusalem løfter han sin Røst; Himmelen og Jorden skælver. Men HERREN er Ly for sit Folk og Værn for Israels Børn.
And the Lord will be thundering from Zion, and his voice will be sounding from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will be shaking: but the Lord will be a breastplate for his people and a strong place for the children of Israel.
17 Og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN eders Gud, som bor paa Zion, mit hellige Bjerg. Jerusalem skal blive en Helligdom, og fremmede skal ikke mere drage derigennem.
And you will be certain that I am the Lord your God, living in Zion, my holy mountain: and Jerusalem will be holy, and no strange person will ever again go through her.
18 Paa hin Dag skal Bjergene dryppe af Most og Højene flyde med Mælk; alle Judas Bække skal strømme med Vand, og en Kilde skal vælde frem fra HERRENS Hus og vande Akaciedalen.
And it will come about in that day that the mountains will be dropping sweet wine, and the hills will be flowing with milk, and all the streams of Judah will be flowing with water; and a fountain will come out from the house of the Lord, watering the valley of acacia-trees.
19 Ægypten skal blive øde, Edom en øde Ørk for deres Vold mod Judæerne, i hvis Land de udgød uskyldigt Blod.
Egypt will be a waste and Edom a land of destruction, because of the evil done to the children of Judah, because they have let blood be drained out in their land without cause.
20 Og Juda skal være beboet evindelig, Jerusalem fra Slægt til Slægt.
But Judah will be peopled for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
21 Jeg hævner deres Blod, som jeg endnu ikke har hævnet; og HERREN bor paa Zion.
And I will send punishment for their blood, for which punishment has not been sent, for the Lord is living in Zion.
