Nahum 1
1 Et Udsagn om Nineve. En Bog om Elkosjiten Nahums Syn.
The burden of Nineve: the book of the vision of Naum the Elkesite.
2 En nidkær Gud, en Hævner er HERREN, en Hævner er HERREN og fuld af Vrede, en Hævner er HERREN mod Uvenner, han gemmer paa Vrede mod Fjender.
God is jealous, and the Lord avenges; the Lord avenges with wrath; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he cuts off his enemies.
3 HERREN er langmodig, hans Kraft er stor, HERREN lader intet ustraffet. I Uvejr og Storm er hans Vej, Skyer er hans Fødders Støv.
The Lord is long-suffering, and his power is great, and the Lord will not hold any guiltless: his way is in destruction and in the whirlwind, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
4 Han truer og udtørrer Havet, gør alle Strømme tørre; Basan og Karmel vansmægter, Libanons Skud visner hen.
He threatens the sea, and dries it up, and exhausts all the rivers: the land of Basan, and Carmel are brought low, and the flourishing [trees] of Libanus have come to nought.
5 Bjergene skælver for ham, Højene staar og svajer; Jorden krummer sig for ham, Jorderig og alle, som bor der.
The mountains quake at him, and the hills are shaken, and the earth recoils at his presence, [even] the world, and all that dwell in it.
6 Hvem kan staa for hans Vrede, hvo holder Stand mod hans Harmglød? Hans Harme strømmer som Ild, og Fjeldene styrter for ham.
Who shall stand before his anger? and who shall withstand in the anger of his wrath? his wrath brings to nought kingdoms, and the rocks are burst asunder by him.
7 HERREN er god, et Værn paa Trængselens Dag; han kender dem, som lider paa ham,
The Lord is good to them that wait on him in the day of affliction; and he knows them that reverence him.
8 og fører dem gennem Skybrud. Sine Avindsmænd gør han til intet, støder Fjenderne ud i Mørke.
But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end: darkness shall pursue those that rise up against [him] and his enemies.
9 Hvad pønser I paa mod HERREN? Han tilintetgør i Bund og Grund; ej kommer der to Gange Nød.
What do ye devise against the Lord? he will make a complete end: he will not take vengeance by affliction twice at the same time.
10 Er de end som sammenflettet Tjørn og gennemdrukne af Vin, skal de dog fortæres som fuldført Straa.
For [the enemy] shall be laid bare even to the foundation, and shall be devoured as twisted yew, and as stubble fully dry.
11 Fra dig er der en draget ud med ondt i Sinde mod Herren, med Niddingeraad.
Out of thee shall proceed a device against the Lord, counselling evil things hostile [to him].
12 Saa siger HERREN: Er de end fuldtallige og aldrig saa mange, skal de dog omhugges og forsvinde. Har jeg end ydmyget dig, gør jeg det ikke mere.
Thus saith the Lord who rules over many waters, Even thus shall they be sent away, and the report of thee shall not be heard any more.
13 Nu sønderbryder jeg det Aag, han lagde paa dig, og sprænger dine Baand.
And now will I break his rod from off thee, and will burst [thy] bonds.
14 Om dig lyder HERRENS Bud: Dit Navn skal ikke ihukommes mere. Af din Guds Hus udrydder jeg det skaarne og støbte Billede, og jeg skænder din Grav.
And the Lord shall give a command concerning thee; there shall no more of thy name be scattered: I will utterly destroy the graven [images] out of the house of thy god, and the molten [images]: I will make thy grave; for [they are] swift.
15 Se, Glædesbudet, som kundgør Fred, skrider frem over Bjergene. Fejr dine Fester, Juda, indfri dine Løfter! Thi aldrig skal Niddingen mer drage gennem dig; han er udryddet helt og holdent.
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that brings glad tidings, and publishes peace! O Juda, keep thy feasts, pay thy vows: for they shall no more pass through thee to [thy] decay.
