Zephaniah 2
1 Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, you nation that has no shame,
Tager eder sammen, og samler eder, du Folk, som ikke følte Skam!
2 before the appointed time when the day passes as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD comes on you, before the day of the LORD's anger comes on you.
førend Beslutningen vorder udført — som Avner farer Dagen frem — førend Herrens brændende Vrede kommer over eder, førend Herrens Vredes Dag kommer over eder!
3 Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness. Seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of the LORD's anger.
Søger Herren, alle I sagtmodige i Landet, som holde hans Lov! søger Retfærdighed, søger Sagtmodighed, maaske kunne I blive skjulte paa Herrens Vredes Dag!
4 For Gaza will be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation. They will drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron will be rooted up.
Thi Gaza skal blive forladt, og Askalon skal blive til Øde; Asdod skal man uddrive om Middagen, og Ekron skal oprykkes med Rod.
5 Woe to the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites. The word of the LORD is against you, Canaan, the land of the Philistines. I will destroy you, that there will be no inhabitant.
Ve dem, som bebo Egnen ved Havet, Kreternes Folk! Herrens Ord er over eder, du Kanaan, Filisternes Land! og jeg vil ødelægge dig, at ingen skal bo der.
6 The sea coast will be pastures, with cottages for shepherds and folds for flocks.
Og Egnen ved Havet skal være til Boliger, som Hyrder udgrave sig, og til Faarefolde.
7 The coast will be for the remnant of the house of Judah. They will find pasture. In the houses of Ashkelon, they will lie down in the evening, for the LORD, their God, will visit them, and restore them.
Og det skal blive en Egn for de overblevne af Judas Hus, paa den skulle de græsse; i Askalons Huse skulle de hvile om Aftenen; thi Herren, deres Gud, skal besøge dem og omvende deres Fangenskab.
8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the insults of the people of Ammon, with which they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
Jeg har hørt Moabs Spot og Ammons Børns Forhaanelser, med hvilke de forhaanede mit Folk og ophøjede sig storlig imod dets Landemærke.
9 Therefore as I live, says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, surely Moab will be as Sodom, and the people of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and salt pits, and a perpetual desolation. The remnant of my people will plunder them, and the survivors of my nation will inherit them.
Derfor, saa sandt jeg lever, siger den Herre Zebaoth, Israels Gud: Moab skal blive som Sodoma og Ammons Børn som Gomorra, et Hjem for Nælder og en Saltgrav og en Ørk til evig Tid; de overblevne af mit Folk skulle plyndre dem, og Levningen af mit Folk skal arve dem.
10 This they will have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.
Dette skal ske dem for deres Hovmods Skyld, fordi de haanede, saa at de ophøjede sig storlig over den Herre Zebaoths Folk.
11 The LORD will be awesome to them, for he will famish all the gods of the land. Men will worship him, everyone from his place, even all the shores of the nations.
Forfærdelig skal Herren være over dem, thi han skal lade alle Jordens Guder svinde hen; og de skulle tilbede ham, enhver fra sit Sted, alle Hedningernes Øer.
12 You Cushites also, you will be killed by my sword.
Ogsaa I, Morianer! skulle være iblandt dem, som ere ihjelslagne ved mit Sværd.
13 He will stretch out his hand against the north, destroy Assyria, and will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as the wilderness.
Han skal og udrække sin Haand imod Norden og ødelægge Assyrien og gøre Ninive til et Øde, til et tørt Land som Ørkenen.
14 Herds will lie down in the midst of her, all the animals of the nations. Both the pelican and the porcupine will lodge in its capitals. Their calls will echo through the windows. Desolation will be in the thresholds, for he has laid bare the cedar beams.
Og Hjorde skulle ligge midt derudi, alle Slags vilde Dyr i Flok, baade Rørdrum og Pindsvin skulle tilbringe Natten paa dens Søjlehoveder; en Lyd af syngende høres i Vindueshullerne, Grus ligger over Dørtærskelen; thi dens Cederpanel har han blottet.
15 This is the joyous city that lived carelessly, that said in her heart, "I am, and there is none besides me." How she has become a desolation, a place for animals to lie down in. Everyone who passes by her will hiss, and shake their fists.
Dette er den jublende Stad, som boede tryggelig, som sagde i sit Hjerte: Jeg, og ingen uden jeg; hvorledes er den bleven til et Øde, et Leje for vilde Dyr? hver, som gaar forbi den, vil spotte og ryste sin Haand.
