Zefanias 2

1 Saml jer, saml jer, I Folk, som ej kender Skam,

Rally yourselves together and gather, unashamed nation—

2 før I endnu er blevet som flyvende Avner, før HERRENS glødende Harme kommer over eder, før HERRENS Vredes Dag kommer over eder.

before the decree takes effect and that day passes like the chaff, before the fierce anger of Yahweh's wrath comes upon you, before the day of the wrath of Yahweh comes upon you.

3 Søg HERREN, alle I ydmyge i Landet, som holder hans Bud, søg Retfærd, søg Ydmyghed! Maaske kan I skjule jer paa HERRENS Vredes Dag.

Seek Yahweh, all you humble people on earth who obey his decrees! Seek righteousness. Seek humility, and perhaps you will be protected in the day of Yahweh's wrath.

4 Thi Gaza skal ligge forladt og Askalon øde, Asdod drives bort ved Middag, Ekron udryddes.

For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon will turn into a devastation. They will drive out Ashdod at noon, and they will uproot Ekron!

5 Ve dem, som bor ved Stranden, Kreternes Folk; HERRENS Ord over dig, Kana'an, Filisternes Land! Jeg gør dig til intet, saa ingen bor der.

Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, the nation of the Kerethites! Yahweh has spoken against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines. I will destroy you until no inhabitant remains.

6 Du skal blive til Græsmark for Hyrder, til Folde for Smaakvæg.

So the seacoast will become pastures for shepherds and for sheep pens.

7 Og Stranden skal tilfalde Resten af Judas Hus; de skal græsse derpaa. Lejr skal de slaa ved Kvæld i Askalons Huse. Thi HERREN deres Gud ser til dem og vender deres Skæbne.

The coastal region will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah, who will shepherd their flocks there. Their people will lie down in the evening in the houses of Ashkelon, for Yahweh their God will care for them and restore their fortunes.

8 Jeg hørte Moabs Spot, Ammoniternes haanende Ord, med hvilke de spotted mit Folk, hovmoded sig over deres Land.

“I have heard the taunts of Moab and the reviling of the people of Ammon when they taunted my people and violated their borders.

9 Derfor, saa sandt jeg lever, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE, Israels Gud: Moab skal blive som Sodoma, Ammoniterne som Gomorra, Jord for Nælder, et Salthul, Ørken til evig Tid. Resten af mit Folk skal plyndre dem; hvad der levnes af mit Folk skal eje dem.

Therefore, as I live—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel— Moab will become like Sodom, and the people of Ammon like Gomorrah; a place of nettles and a salt pit, deserted forever. But the remnant of my people will plunder them, and the remainder of my nation will take possession of them.”

10 Dette skal times dem for deres Hovmod, fordi de haanede Hærskarers HERRES Folk og gjorde sig store over for det.

This will happen to Moab and Ammon because of their pride, since they taunted and mocked the people of Yahweh of hosts.

11 Frygtelig er HERREN for dem; thi han udrydder alle Jordens Guder, og alle Hedningernes fjerne Strande skal tilbede ham, hver paa sit Sted.

Then they will fear Yahweh, for he will taunt all the gods of the earth. Everyone will worship him, everyone from his own place, from every seashore.

12 Ogsaa I Ætiopere skal falde for HERRENS Sværd,

You Cushites also will be pierced by my sword,

13 og han udrækker Haanden mod Nord og tilintetgør Assur, Nineve gør han til Ødemark, tørt som en Ørk;

and God's hand will attack the north and destroy Assyria, so that Nineveh will become an abandoned devastation, as dry as the desert.

14 Hjorde skal lejre sig deri, hvert Slettens Dyr; paa dets Søjlehoveder sover Pelikan og Rørdrum, i Vinduet skriger Uglen, Ravnen paa Tærsklen.

Then herds will lie down there, every animal of the nations, both the desert owl and the screech owl will rest in the top of her columns. A call will sing out from the windows; rubble will be in the doorways; her carved cedar beams will be exposed.

15 Det er den jublende By, som laa saa trygt, som sagde i sit Hjerte: »Jeg og ellers ingen.« Hvor er den dog blevet øde, et Raststed for Dyr! Enhver, som kommer forbi den, haaner med Fløjt og Haand.

This is the exultant city that lived without fear, that said in her heart, “I am, and nothing is my equal.” How she has become a horror, a place for beasts to lie down in. Everyone that passes by her will hiss and shake his fist at her.