Joel 3

1 Thi se, i de Dage og paa den Tid, naar jeg vender Judas og Jerusalems Skæbne,

For, behold, in those days and in that time, when I will have converted the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

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 gather all the Gentiles, and will lead them into the valley of Jehoshaphat. And there I will dispute with them over my people, and over Israel, my inheritance, for they have scattered them among the nations and have divided my land.

3 kastede Lod om mit Folk, gav en Dreng for en Skøge og solgte en Pige for Vin, som de drak.

And they have cast lots over my people; and the boy they have placed in the brothel, and the girl they have sold for wine, so that they might drink.

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,

Truly, what is there between you and me, Tyre and Sidon and all the distant places of the Philistines? How will you take vengeance on me? And if you were to revenge yourselves against me, I would deliver a repayment to you, quickly and soon, upon your head.

5 I, som tog mit Sølv og Guld, bortførte mine kostbareste Ting til eders Borge

For you have carried away my silver and gold. And my desirable and most beautiful, you have taken into your shrines.

6 og solgte Judæerne og Jerusalems Borgere til Grækerne, for at de skulde føres langt bort fra deres Hjem.

And you, sons of Judah and sons of Jerusalem, you have sold the sons of the Greeks, so that you might drive them far from their own territory.

7 Se, jeg vækker dem op fra det Sted, I solgte dem til, og lader Gengældelse komme over eders Hoved.

Behold, I will raise them up from the place into which you have sold them, and I will turn back your retribution on your own 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.

And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hands of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, a distant nation, for the Lord has spoken.

9 Raab det ud blandt Folkene, helliger en Krig, væk Heltene op! Lad alle vaabenføre Mænd komme og drage op!

Proclaim this among the Gentiles: “Sanctify a war, raise up the strong. Approach, ascend, all men of war.

10 Smed eders Plovjern om til Sværd, eders Vingaardsknive til Spyd! Svæklingen skal sige: »Jeg er en Helt!«

Cut your ploughs into swords and your hoes into spears. Let the weak say, ‘For I am strong.’

11 Skynd eder og kom, alle Hedningefolk viden om, og saml eder! Før dine Helte derned, HERRE!

Break out and advance, all nations of the world, and gather together. There the Lord will cause all your strong ones to meet death.”

12 Hedningefolkene skal vækkes op og drage til Josafats Dal; thi der vil jeg sidde til Doms over alle Hedningefolk viden om.

Let them arise and ascend to the valley of Jehoshaphat. For there I will sit, so as to judge all the nations of the world.

13 Sving Seglen, thi Høsten er moden; kom og stamp, thi Persekummen er fuld! Persekarrene løber over, thi stor er Folkenes Ondskab.

Send forth the sickles, because the harvest has matured. Advance and descend, for the press is full, the pressing room is overflowing. For their malice has been increasing.

14 Skarer paa Skarer i Opgørets Dal! Thi nær er HERRENS Dag i Opgørets Dal.

Nations, nations in the valley of being cut to pieces: for the day of the Lord fittingly takes place in the valley of being cut to pieces.

15 Sol og Maane sortner, og Stjernerne mister deres Glans.

The sun and the moon have been darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their splendor.

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 roar from Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem. And the heavens and the earth will be moved. And the Lord will be the hope of his people and the strength of the sons 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 know that I am the Lord your God, dwelling on Zion, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem will be holy, and strangers will not cross through it anymore.

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 happen, in that day, that the mountains will drip sweetness, and the hills will flow with milk. And the waters will pass through all the rivers of Judah. And a fountain will go forth from the house of the Lord, and it will irrigate the desert of thorns.

19 Ægypten skal blive øde, Edom en øde Ørk for deres Vold mod Judæerne, i hvis Land de udgød uskyldigt Blod.

Egypt will be in desolation, and Edom will be a wilderness destroyed, because of what they have unfairly done to the sons of Judah, and because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

20 Og Juda skal være beboet evindelig, Jerusalem fra Slægt til Slægt.

And Judea will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem for generation upon generation.

21 Jeg hævner deres Blod, som jeg endnu ikke har hævnet; og HERREN bor paa Zion.

And I will cleanse their blood, which I had not cleansed. And the Lord will remain in Zion.