Nahum 1
1 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
Et Udsagn om Nineve. En Bog om Elkosjiten Nahums Syn.
2 Jehovah is a jealous God and avenges. Jehovah avenges and is full of wrath. Jehovah takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserves wrath for his enemies.
En nidkær Gud, en Hævner er HERREN, en Hævner er HERREN og fuld af Vrede, en Hævner er HERREN mod Uvenner, han gemmer paa Vrede mod Fjender.
3 Jehovah is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means clear the guilty. Jehovah has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
HERREN er langmodig, hans Kraft er stor, HERREN lader intet ustraffet. I Uvejr og Storm er hans Vej, Skyer er hans Fødders Støv.
4 He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan languishes, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languishes.
Han truer og udtørrer Havet, gør alle Strømme tørre; Basan og Karmel vansmægter, Libanons Skud visner hen.
5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is up heaved at his presence. Yea, the world, and all who dwell therein.
Bjergene skælver for ham, Højene staar og svajer; Jorden krummer sig for ham, Jorderig og alle, som bor der.
6 Who can stand before his indignation? And who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.
Hvem kan staa for hans Vrede, hvo holder Stand mod hans Harmglød? Hans Harme strømmer som Ild, og Fjeldene styrter for ham.
7 Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and he knows those who take refuge in him.
HERREN er god, et Værn paa Trængselens Dag; han kender dem, som lider paa ham,
8 But with an over running flood he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.
og fører dem gennem Skybrud. Sine Avindsmænd gør han til intet, støder Fjenderne ud i Mørke.
9 What do ye devise against Jehovah? He will make a full end. Affliction shall not rise up the second time.
Hvad pønser I paa mod HERREN? Han tilintetgør i Bund og Grund; ej kommer der to Gange Nød.
10 For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble.
Er de end som sammenflettet Tjørn og gennemdrukne af Vin, skal de dog fortæres som fuldført Straa.
11 He has gone forth out of thee, who devises evil against Jehovah, who counsels wickedness.
Fra dig er der en draget ud med ondt i Sinde mod Herren, med Niddingeraad.
12 Thus says Jehovah: Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so they shall be cut down. And he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
Saa siger HERREN: Er de end fuldtallige og aldrig saa mange, skal de dog omhugges og forsvinde. Har jeg end ydmyget dig, gør jeg det ikke mere.
13 And now I will break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds apart.
Nu sønderbryder jeg det Aag, han lagde paa dig, og sprænger dine Baand.
14 And Jehovah has given commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown. Out of the house of thy gods I will cut off the graven image and the molten image. I will make thy grave, for thou are vile.
Om dig lyder HERRENS Bud: Dit Navn skal ikke ihukommes mere. Af din Guds Hus udrydder jeg det skaarne og støbte Billede, og jeg skænder din Grav.
15 Behold, upon the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep thy feasts, O Judah. Perform thy vows, for the wicked one shall no more pass through thee. He is utterly cut off.
Se, Glædesbudet, som kundgør Fred, skrider frem over Bjergene. Fejr dine Fester, Juda, indfri dine Løfter! Thi aldrig skal Niddingen mer drage gennem dig; han er udryddet helt og holdent.
