Joel 3
1 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
Thi se, i de Dage og paa den Tid, naar jeg vender Judas og Jerusalems Skæbne,
2 I will gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat. And I will execute judgment upon them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations. And they have parted my land,
samler jeg alle Hedningefolk og fører dem ned i Josafats Dal. Der vil jeg holde Rettergang med dem om mit Folk og min Arvelod Israel, som de spredte blandt Folkene; og de delte mit Land,
3 and have cast lots for my people, and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they may drink.
kastede Lod om mit Folk, gav en Dreng for en Skøge og solgte en Pige for Vin, som de drak.
4 Yea, and what are ye to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Will ye render me a recompense? And if ye recompense me, I will return your recompense swiftly and speedily upon your own head.
Og desuden, hvad vil I mig, Tyrus og Zidon og alle Filisterlands Kredse? Er der noget, I vil gengælde mig, eller vil I gøre mig noget? Hastigt og brat lader jeg Gengældelse komme over eders Hoved,
5 Inasmuch as ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly precious things,
I, som tog mit Sølv og Guld, bortførte mine kostbareste Ting til eders Borge
6 and have sold the sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem to the sons of the Grecians, that ye may remove them far from their border,
og solgte Judæerne og Jerusalems Borgere til Grækerne, for at de skulde føres langt bort fra deres Hjem.
7 behold, I will stir them up out of the place where ye have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own head.
Se, jeg vækker dem op fra det Sted, I solgte dem til, og lader Gengældelse komme over eders Hoved.
8 And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they shall sell them to the men of Sheba, to a nation far off. For Jehovah has spoken it.
Jeg sælger eders Sønner og Døtre til Judæerne, og de skal sælge dem til Sabæerne, Folket i det fjerne Land, saa sandt HERREN har talet.
9 Proclaim ye this among the nations: Prepare war. Stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near. Let them come up.
Raab det ud blandt Folkene, helliger en Krig, væk Heltene op! Lad alle vaabenføre Mænd komme og drage op!
10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears. Let the weak say, I am strong.
Smed eders Plovjern om til Sværd, eders Vingaardsknive til Spyd! Svæklingen skal sige: »Jeg er en Helt!«
11 Hasten ye, and come, all ye nations round about, and gather yourselves together. Cause thy mighty ones to come down there, O Jehovah.
Skynd eder og kom, alle Hedningefolk viden om, og saml eder! Før dine Helte derned, HERRE!
12 Let the nations bestir themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations round about.
Hedningefolkene skal vækkes op og drage til Josafats Dal; thi der vil jeg sidde til Doms over alle Hedningefolk viden om.
13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread ye, for the winepress is full, the vats overflow. For their wickedness is great.
Sving Seglen, thi Høsten er moden; kom og stamp, thi Persekummen er fuld! Persekarrene løber over, thi stor er Folkenes Ondskab.
14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of Jehovah is near in the valley of decision.
Skarer paa Skarer i Opgørets Dal! Thi nær er HERRENS Dag i Opgørets Dal.
15 The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars withdraw their shining.
Sol og Maane sortner, og Stjernerne mister deres Glans.
16 And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shall shake. But Jehovah will be a refuge to his people, and a stronghold to the sons of Israel.
HERREN brøler fra Zion, fra Jerusalem løfter han sin Røst; Himmelen og Jorden skælver. Men HERREN er Ly for sit Folk og Værn for Israels Børn.
17 So ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God, dwelling in Zion my holy mountain. Then Jerusalem shall be holy, and no strangers shall pass through her any more.
Og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN eders Gud, som bor paa Zion, mit hellige Bjerg. Jerusalem skal blive en Helligdom, og fremmede skal ikke mere drage derigennem.
18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down sweet wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the brooks of Judah shall flow with waters. And a fountain shall come forth from the house of Jehovah, and shall water the valley of Shittim.
Paa hin Dag skal Bjergene dryppe af Most og Højene flyde med Mælk; alle Judas Bække skal strømme med Vand, og en Kilde skal vælde frem fra HERRENS Hus og vande Akaciedalen.
19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the sons of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
Ægypten skal blive øde, Edom en øde Ørk for deres Vold mod Judæerne, i hvis Land de udgød uskyldigt Blod.
20 But Judah shall abide forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
Og Juda skal være beboet evindelig, Jerusalem fra Slægt til Slægt.
21 And I will cleanse their blood, that I have not cleansed. For Jehovah dwells in Zion.
Jeg hævner deres Blod, som jeg endnu ikke har hævnet; og HERREN bor paa Zion.
