Joel 3

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

For lo, in those days, and in that time, When I turn back [to] 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,

Then I have gathered all the nations, And caused them to go down unto the valley of Jehoshaphat, And I have been judged with them there, Concerning My people and Mine inheritance — Israel, Whom they scattered among nations, And My land they have apportioned.

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

And for My people they do cast a lot, And they give the young man for an harlot, And the young woman have sold for wine, That they may 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,

And also, what [are] ye to Me, O Tyre and Zidon, And all circuits of Philistia? Recompence are ye rendering unto Me? And if ye are giving recompence to Me, Swiftly, hastily, I turn back your recompence on your head.

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

In that My silver and My gold ye took, And My desirable things that are good, Ye have brought in to your temples.

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

And sons of Judah, and sons of Jerusalem, Ye have sold to the sons of Javan, To put them far off from their border.

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

Lo, I am stirring them up out of the place Whither ye have sold them, And I have turned back your recompence 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.

And have sold your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the sons of Judah, And they have sold them to Shabeans, Unto a nation far off, for Jehovah hath spoken.

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

Proclaim ye this among nations, Sanctify a war, stir up the mighty ones, Come nigh, come up, let all the men of war.

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

Beat your ploughshares to swords, And your pruning-hooks to javelins, Let the weak say, 'I [am] mighty.'

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

Haste, and come in, all ye nations round, And be gathered together, Thither cause to come down, O Jehovah, Thy mighty ones.

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

Wake and come up let the nations unto the valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I sit to judge all the nations around.

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

Send ye forth a sickle, For ripened hath harvest, Come in, come down, for filled hath been the press, Overflowed hath wine-presses, For great [is] their wickedness.

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

Multitudes, multitudes [are] in the valley of decision, For near [is] the day of Jehovah in the valley of decision.

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

Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up 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 Jehovah from Zion doth roar, And from Jerusalem giveth forth His voice, And shaken have the heavens and earth, And Jehovah [is] a refuge to his people, And a stronghold to 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 ye have known that I [am] Jehovah your God, Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain, And Jerusalem hath been holy, And strangers do not pass over into it again.

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 hath come to pass, in that day, Drop down do the mountains juice, And the hills do flow [with] milk, And all streams of Judah do go [with] water, And a fountain from the house of Jehovah goeth forth, And hath watered the valley of Shittim.

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

Egypt a desolation becometh, And Edom a desolation, a wilderness, becometh, For violence [to] sons of Judah, Whose innocent blood they shed in their land.

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

And Judah to the age doth dwell, And Jerusalem to generation and generation.

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

And I have declared their blood innocent, [That] I did not declare innocent, And Jehovah is dwelling in Zion!