Joel 3
1 “For behold, in those days, and in that time, When I turn back [to] the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
Thi se, i de Dage og paa den Tid, naar jeg vender Judas og Jerusalems Skæbne,
2 Then I have gathered all the nations, And caused them to go down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, And I have been in judgment with them there, Concerning My people and My inheritance—Israel, Whom they scattered among nations, And My land they have apportioned.
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 for My people they cast a lot, And they give the young man for a harlot, And have sold the young woman 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 And also, what [are] you to Me, O Tyre and Sidon, And all circuits of Philistia? Are you rendering repayment to Me? And if you are giving repayment to Me, Swiftly, quickly, I return your repayment on your 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 In that My silver and My gold you took, And My desirable things that are good, You have brought into your temples.
I, som tog mit Sølv og Guld, bortførte mine kostbareste Ting til eders Borge
6 And sons of Judah, and sons of Jerusalem, You have sold to the sons of Javan, To put them far off from their border.
og solgte Judæerne og Jerusalems Borgere til Grækerne, for at de skulde føres langt bort fra deres Hjem.
7 Behold, I am stirring them up out of the place To where you have sold them, And I have turned back your repayment on your head,
Se, jeg vækker dem op fra det Sted, I solgte dem til, og lader Gengældelse komme over eders Hoved.
8 And have sold your sons and your daughters Into the hand of the sons of Judah, And they have sold them to Sabeans, To a nation far off, for YHWH has spoken.”
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 this among nations, Sanctify a war, stir up the mighty ones, Come near, come up, let all the men of war.
Raab det ud blandt Folkene, helliger en Krig, væk Heltene op! Lad alle vaabenføre Mænd komme og drage op!
10 Beat your plowshares to swords, And your pruning-hooks to javelins, Let the weak say, “I [am] mighty.”
Smed eders Plovjern om til Sværd, eders Vingaardsknive til Spyd! Svæklingen skal sige: »Jeg er en Helt!«
11 Hurry, and come in, all you nations around, And be gathered together, There cause to come down, O YHWH, Your mighty ones.
Skynd eder og kom, alle Hedningefolk viden om, og saml eder! Før dine Helte derned, HERRE!
12 “Let the nations wake and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, For there I sit to judge all the nations around.
Hedningefolkene skal vækkes op og drage til Josafats Dal; thi der vil jeg sidde til Doms over alle Hedningefolk viden om.
13 Send forth a sickle, For harvest has ripened, Come in, come down, for the press has been filled, Winepresses have overflowed, For great [is] their wickedness.”
Sving Seglen, thi Høsten er moden; kom og stamp, thi Persekummen er fuld! Persekarrene løber over, thi stor er Folkenes Ondskab.
14 Multitudes, multitudes [are] in the Valley of Decision, For near [is] the Day of YHWH in the Valley of Decision.
Skarer paa Skarer i Opgørets Dal! Thi nær er HERRENS Dag i Opgørets Dal.
15 Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.
Sol og Maane sortner, og Stjernerne mister deres Glans.
16 And YHWH roars from Zion, And gives forth His voice from Jerusalem, And the heavens and earth have shaken, And YHWH [is] a refuge to His people, And a stronghold to 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 “And you have known that I [am] your God YHWH, Dwelling in Zion, My holy mountain, And Jerusalem has been holy, And strangers do not pass over into it again.”
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 has come to pass in that day, The mountains drop down juice, And the hills flow [with] milk, And all streams of Judah go [with] water, And a fountain from the house of YHWH goes forth, And has watered 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 becomes a desolation, And Edom becomes a desolation, a wilderness, For violence [to] sons of Judah, Whose innocent blood they shed in their land.
Ægypten skal blive øde, Edom en øde Ørk for deres Vold mod Judæerne, i hvis Land de udgød uskyldigt Blod.
20 And Judah dwells for all time, And Jerusalem to generation and generation.
Og Juda skal være beboet evindelig, Jerusalem fra Slægt til Slægt.
21 And I have declared their blood innocent, [That] I did not declare innocent, And YHWH is dwelling in Zion!”
Jeg hævner deres Blod, som jeg endnu ikke har hævnet; og HERREN bor paa Zion.
