Zefanias 3
1 Ve den genstridige, urene, grumme By!
Sorrow to her who is uncontrolled and unclean, the cruel town!
2 Den hører ej HERRENS Røst, tager ikke mod Tugt. Paa HERREN stoler den ej, holder sig ej til Gud.
She gave no attention to the voice, she had no use for teaching, she put no faith in the Lord, she did not come near to her God.
3 Fyrsterne i dens Midte er brølende Løver, dens Dommere som Ulve ved Kvæld, der ej levner til Morgen;
Her rulers are like loud-voiced lions in her; her judges are wolves of the evening, crushing up the bones before the morning.
4 Skrydere er dens Profeter, troløse Mænd, dens Præster vanærer det hellige, øver Vold mod Loven.
Her prophets are good-for-nothing persons, full of deceit: her priests have made the holy place unclean and have gone violently against the law.
5 HERREN er retfærdig i dens Midte, gør ikke Uret; hver Morgen gør han Ret, ej svigte Lyset, til Uret kender han ikke.
The Lord in her is upright; he will not do evil; every morning he lets his righteousness be seen, he is unchanging; but the evil-doer has no sense of shame.
6 I Stridslarm udrydded jeg Folk, deres Tinder er øde, deres Gader lagde jeg øde, saa ingen gaar der, deres Byer er hærget, mennesketomme, ingen bor der.
I have had the nations cut off, their towers are broken down; I have made their streets a waste so that no one goes through them: destruction has overtaken their towns, so that there is no man living in them.
7 Jeg tænkte: »Den maa dog frygte mig, tage mod Tugt; intet af alt, hvad jeg bød, vil gaa den ad Glemme.« Men des tidligere var de i Gang med al deres Ondskab.
I said, Certainly you will go in fear of me, and come under my training, so that whatever I may send on her may not be cut off before her eyes: but they got up early and made all their works evil.
8 Bi derfor paa mig, saa lyder det fra HERREN, paa Dagen, jeg fremstaar som Vidne! Thi min Ret er at sanke Folkene, samle Rigerne og udøse over dem min Vrede, al min Harmglød; thi af min Nidkærheds Ild skal al Jorden fortæres.
For this reason, go on waiting for me, says the Lord, till the day when I come up as a witness: for my purpose is to send for the nations and to get the kingdoms together, so that I may let loose on them my passion, even all my burning wrath: for all the earth will be burned up in the fire of my bitter passion.
9 Thi da vil jeg give Folkene rene Læber, saa de alle paakalder HERREN og tjener ham endrægtigt.
For then I will give the people a clean language, so that they may all make prayer to the Lord and be his servants with one mind.
10 Fra Landet hinsides Floden bringer de mig Bukke, fra Patros kommer de med Afgrødeoffer til mig.
From over the rivers of Ethiopia, and from the sides of the north, they will come to me with an offering.
11 Hin Dag skal du ikke beskæmmes i al din Tid, med hvilken du synded mod mig; thi da vil jeg fjerne fra dig de jublende stolte, du skal ikke hovmode dig mer paa mit hellige Bjerg.
In that day you will have no shame on account of all the things in which you did evil against me: for then I will take away from among you those who were lifted up in pride, and you will no longer be lifted up with pride in my holy mountain.
12 Jeg levner i din Midte et Folk, som er ydmygt og ringe, og Israels Rest skal lide paa HERRENS Navn.
But I will still have among you a quiet and poor people, and they will put their faith in the name of the Lord.
13 Uret øver de ikke og taler ej Løgn, der findes ej i deres Mund en svigefuld Tunge; thi de skal græsse og raste uden at skræmmes.
The rest of Israel will do no evil and say no false words; the tongue of deceit will not be seen in their mouth: for they will take their food and their rest, and no one will be a cause of fear to them.
14 Jubl, du Zions Datter, Israel, raab højt, glæd dig og fryd dig af hele dit Hjerte, Jerusalems Datter!
Make melody, O daughter of Zion; give a loud cry, O Israel; be glad and let your heart be full of joy, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15 HERREN har slettet din Dom, bortdrevet dine Fjender. I din Midte er Israels Konge, HERREN, ej mere skuer du ondt.
The Lord has taken away those who were judging you, he has sent your haters far away: the King of Israel, even the Lord, is among you: you will have no more fear of evil.
16 Paa hin Dag skal der siges til Jerusalem: Frygt ikke, Zion, lad ikke Hænderne synke!
In that day it will be said to Jerusalem, Have no fear: O Zion, let not your hands be feeble.
17 I dig er HERREN din Gud, en Helt, som frelser. Han glæder sig over dig med Fryd, han tier i sin Kærlighed, han fryder sig over dig med Jubel som paa Festens Dag;
The Lord your God is among you, as a strong saviour: he will be glad over you with joy, he will make his love new again, he will make a song of joy over you as in the time of a holy feast.
18 den Tid er omme, da du bærer paa Skam over ham.
I will take away your troubles, lifting up your shame from off you.
19 Se, paa hin Tid gør jeg Ende paa alle, som kuede dig, og jeg frelser, hvad der halter, og sanker det spredte og giver dem Ære og Ry paa hele Jorden.
See, at that time I will put an end to all who have been troubling you: I will give salvation to her whose steps are uncertain, and get together her who has been sent in flight; and I will make them a cause of praise and an honoured name in all the earth, when I let their fate be changed.
20 Paa hin Tid bringer jeg eder hjem, og paa hin Tid samler jeg eder; thi jeg giver eder Ry og Ære blandt alle Jordens Folkeslag, naar jeg vender eders Skæbne for eders Øjne, siger HERREN.
At that time I will make you come in, at that time I will get you together: for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth when I let your fate be changed before your eyes, says the Lord.
