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.

[I am] Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the grandson of Gedaliah, and the great-grandson of Amariah, whose father was [King] Hezekiah. Yahweh gave this message to me during the time when [King] Amon’s son Josiah was the King of Judah.

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

Yahweh says, “I will (sweep away/destroy) everything [HYP] that is on the earth.

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 sweep away people and animals. I will sweep away birds and fish. I will get rid of wicked people; there will be no more [wicked] [HYP] people on the earth.”

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

“[These are some of the things that I will do]: I will punish the people who live in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah. I will destroy everything that has been used in the worship of Baal. I will cause [people] to no longer remember the names of the pagan priests or the [other] priests [who have turned away from me].

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

[I will get rid of] those who go up on the roofs [of their houses] and worship the sun and moon and stars, those who claim that they worship me but [also] worship [their god] Molech.

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

I will get rid of all those who previously worshiped me but no longer do, those who no [longer] seek my [help or ask me to tell them what they should do.”]

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 front of Yahweh the Lord, because it will soon be the time/day when Yahweh [will judge and punish people]. Yahweh has prepared to get rid of [the people of Judah]; they will be like [MET] animals that are slaughtered for sacrifices, and he has chosen [their enemies] to be the ones who will get rid of them.

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.

Yahweh says, “On that day when I will get rid of [the people of Judah], [I will punish] their officials and the king’s sons, and [I will punish] all those who worship foreign gods [MTY].

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

I will punish those who [show that they revere their god Dagan] by avoiding stepping on the threshold [of his temple], and those who do violent things and tell lies in the temples of their gods.”

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!

Yahweh [also] says, “On that day, people will cry [out] at the Fish Gate [of Jerusalem]. People will wail in the newer part of the city, and [people will hear] a loud crash [of buildings collapsing] in the hills.

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

[So, all you] people who live in the market area [of Jerusalem] should wail, because all those who sell goods and weigh out silver will be slaughtered.

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.«

[It will be as though] I will light lanterns to search in [dark places in] Jerusalem for those who have become very satisfied with their behavior and complacent [about their sins]. They think that [I], Yahweh, will do nothing to them, neither good things nor bad things.

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.

[But I say that] their valuable possessions will be plundered/stolen [by their enemies], and their houses will be destroyed. They will build [new] homes, but they will not live in them; they will plant vineyards, but they will never drink [any] wine [made from grapes that grow there].”

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

It will soon be the day/time when Yahweh [will punish people]. It will be here quickly. It will be a time [when people cry] bitterly, a time when [even] brave soldiers will cry loudly.

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,

It will be a time when [God shows that he is] very angry, a time when [people experience much] distress/suffering and trouble. [It will be] a time [when many things are] ruined and destroyed [DOU]. It will be a time when it is very gloomy and dark [DOU], when the clouds are very black.

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

It will be a time when [soldiers] will blow trumpets [to call other soldiers] to battle. [Your enemies] will tear down the walls around your cities and the high towers [at the corners of those walls].

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.

Because you sinned against Yahweh, he will cause you to experience great distress; you will walk [around groping] like [SIM] blind people do. Your blood will flow [from your bodies] like [SIM] water, and your corpses will lie on the ground and rot [SIM].

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.

At the time that [Yahweh shows that he] is very angry [with you], you will not be able to save yourselves by [giving] silver or gold [to your enemies]. Because Yahweh (is very jealous/does not want people to worship any other god), he will send a fire to burn up the entire world, and he will suddenly get rid of all the [wicked] people who live on the earth.