Zefanias 1

1 HERRENS Ord, som kom til Zefanias, en Søn af Kusji, en Søn af Gedalja, en Søn af Amarja, en Søn af Ezekias, i de Dage da Josias, Amons Søn, var Konge i Juda.

The word of the Lord that came to Sophonias the son of Chusi, the son of Godolias, the son of Amarias, the son of Ezechias, in the days of Josias the son of Amon king of Juda.

2 Jeg bortriver, bortriver alt fra Jorden, lyder det fra HERREN;

Gathering, I will gather together all things from off the face of the land, saith the Lord:

3 jeg bortriver Folk og Fæ, jeg bortriver Himlens Fugle og Havets Fisk. Gudløse bringer jeg til Fald, og Syndere rydder jeg bort fra Jorden, lyder det fra HERREN.

I will gather man, and beast, I will gather the birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea: and the ungodly shall meet with ruin: and I will destroy men from off the face of the land, saith the Lord.

4 Jeg udrækker Haanden mod Juda og alle Jerusalems Borgere. Jeg fjerner den sidste Ba'al fra dette Sted og Afgudspræsternes Navn med Præsterne

And I will stretch out my hand upon Juda, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and I will destroy out of this place the remnant of Baal, and the names of the wardens of the temples with the priests:

5 og dem, som paa Tagene tilbeder Himlens Hær, og dem, som tilbeder HERREN og sværger til ham, men ogsaa sværger ved Milkom,

And them that worship the host of heaven upon the tops of houses, and them that adore, and swear by the Lord, and swear by Melchom.

6 og dem, som veg bort fra HERREN, ej søger, ej raadspørger HERREN.

And them that turn away from following after the Lord, and that have not sought the Lord, nor searched after him.

7 Stille for den Herre HERREN! Thi hans Dag er nær; thi HERREN har et Offer rede, han har helliget de budne.

Be silent before the face of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is near, for the Lord hath prepared a victim, he hath sanctified his guests.

8 Og paa HERRENS Offerdag skal det ske: Da vil jeg hjemsøge Fyrsterne og Kongens Sønner og alle dem, som er klædt i udenlandsk Dragt.

And it shall come to pass in the day of the victim of the Lord, that I will visit upon the princes, and upon the king’s sons, and upon all such as are clothed with strange apparel.

9 Den Dag hjemsøger jeg alle, som hopper over Tærsklen, som fylder deres Herres Hus med Vold og Svig.

And I will visit in that day upon every one that entereth arrogantly over the threshold: them that fill the house of the Lord their God with iniquity and deceit.

10 Den Dag skal det ske, saa lyder det fra HERREN: Hør Skrig fra Fiskeporten og Jamren fra den nye Bydel, fra Højene et vældigt Brag!

And there shall be in that day, saith the Lord, the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and a howling from the Second, and a great destruction from the hills.

11 Beboerne i Morteren jamrer, thi slettet er alt Kræmmerfolket, udryddet enhver, som vejer Sølv.

Howl, ye inhabitants of the Morter. All the people of Chanaan is hush, all are cut off that were wrapped up in silver.

12 Til den Tid skal det ske: Jeg ransager Jerusalem med Lygter og hjemsøger Mændene der, som ligger i Ro paa deres Bærme, som siger i deres Hjerte: »HERREN gør hverken godt eller ondt.«

And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and will visit upon the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their hearts: The Lord will not do good, nor will he do evil.

13 Deres Gods skal gøres til Bytte, deres Huse skal ødelægges. De skal vel bygge Huse, men ej bo deri, vel plante Vingaarde, men Vinen skal de ikke drikke.

And their strength shall become a booty, and their houses as a desert: and they shall build houses, and shall not dwell in them: and they shall plant vineyards, and shall not drink the wine of them.

14 Nær er HERRENS Dag, den store, den er nær og kommer hastigt. Hør, HERRENS Dag, den bitre! Da udstøder Helten Skrig.

The great day of the Lord is near, it is near and exceeding swift: the voice of the day of the Lord is bitter, the mighty man shall there meet with tribulation.

15 Den Dag er en Vredens Dag, en Trængselens og Nødens Dag, en Ødelæggelsens og Ødets Dag, en Mørkets og Mulmets Dag, en Skyernes og Taagens Dag,

That day is a day of wrath, a day of tribulation and distress, a day of calamity and misery, a day of darkness and obscurity, a day of clouds and whirlwinds,

16 en Hornets og Krigsskrigets Dag imod de faste Stæder og imod de knejsende Tinder.

A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high bulwarks.

17 Over Menneskene bringer jeg Trængsel; som blinde vanker de om, fordi de synded mod HERREN. Deres Blod øses ud som Støv, deres Livssaft ligesom Skarn.

And I will distress men, and they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as earth, and their bodies as dung.

18 Hverken deres Sølv eller Guld evner at frelse dem paa HERRENS Vredes Dag, naar hele Jorden fortæres af hans Nidkærheds Ild; thi Undergang, ja brat Tilintetgørelse bringer jeg over alle, som bor paa Jorden.

Neither shall their silver and their gold be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord: all the land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy, for he shall make even a speedy destruction of all them that dwell in the land.