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 which came unto Zephanyah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedalyah, the son of Amaryah, the son of Chizkiyah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon the king of Judah.
2 Jeg bortriver, bortriver alt fra Jorden, lyder det fra HERREN;
I will remove, utterly remove all things from off the face of the earth, 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 remove man and beast; I will remove the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks together with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the face of the earth, 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 over Judah, and over all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Ba'al from this place, the name of his ministers with his 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 those that bow themselves down on the roofs of houses to the host of heaven; and those that bow themselves down that are sworn [to be true] to the Lord and still swear by Malkom;
6 og dem, som veg bort fra HERREN, ej søger, ej raadspørger HERREN.
And those that are turned away from following the Lord; and those that have not sought for the Lord, and have not inquired of 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 in the presence of the Lord Eternal; for nigh is the day of the Lord; for the Lord hath prepared a slaughter, he hath bidden his invited 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 on the day of the Lord's slaughter, that I will inflict punishment on the princes, and on the king's sons, and on all such as are clothed in garments of a foreign land.
9 Den Dag hjemsøger jeg alle, som hopper over Tærsklen, som fylder deres Herres Hus med Vold og Svig.
And I will inflict punishment on all those that leap over the threshold on that day, who fill the house of their master with violence 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 it shall come to pass on that day, saith the Lord, that there shall be a loud cry of lamentation from the fish-gate, and a wailing from the second, and [that of] a great breach from the hills.
11 Beboerne i Morteren jamrer, thi slettet er alt Kræmmerfolket, udryddet enhver, som vejer Sølv.
Wail, ye inhabitants of the mortar-street, for destroyed are all the trading people; cut off are all that were laden with 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 through with lights; and I will inflict punishment on the men that are at rest on their lees, that say in their heart, 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 wealth shall become a booty, and their houses shall be made desolate; and they will build houses, but they shall not inhabit them; and they will plant vineyards, but they shall not drink their wine.
14 Nær er HERRENS Dag, den store, den er nær og kommer hastigt. Hør, HERRENS Dag, den bitre! Da udstøder Helten Skrig.
Nigh is the great day of the Lord, it is nigh, and hasteneth greatly, [there is] the noise of the day of the Lord: bitterly crieth there the mighty man.
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,
A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress and anxiety, a day of wasting and desolation, a day of darkness and obscurity, a day of clouds and tempestuous gloom,
16 en Hornets og Krigsskrigets Dag imod de faste Stæder og imod de knejsende Tinder.
A day of the cornet and alarm, against the fenced cities, and against the high battlements.
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 bring distress upon men, that they shall walk about like the blind, because against the Lord have they sinned: and their blood shall be poured out like the dust, and their flesh like the 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 their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them on the day of the Lord's wrath; through the fire of whose zeal the whole land shall be devoured; for destruction, yea, quite sudden, will he prepare for all the inhabitants of the land.
