Zephaniah 1
1 The word of YHWH which came to Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah.
HERRENS Ord, som kom til Zefanias, en Søn af Kusji, en Søn af Gedalja, en Søn af Amarja, en Søn af Ezekias, i de Dage da Josias, Amons Søn, var Konge i Juda.
2 I will utterly sweep away everything off of the surface of the earth, says YHWH.
Jeg bortriver, bortriver alt fra Jorden, lyder det fra HERREN;
3 I will sweep away people and animals. I will sweep away the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea, and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble. I will remove humankind from the surface of the earth, says YHWH.
jeg bortriver Folk og Fæ, jeg bortriver Himlens Fugle og Havets Fisk. Gudløse bringer jeg til Fald, og Syndere rydder jeg bort fra Jorden, lyder det fra HERREN.
4 I will stretch out my hand against Judah, and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests,
Jeg udrækker Haanden mod Juda og alle Jerusalems Borgere. Jeg fjerner den sidste Ba'al fra dette Sted og Afgudspræsternes Navn med Præsterne
5 those who worship the host of heaven on the housetops, those who worship and swear by YHWH and also swear by Milcom,
og dem, som paa Tagene tilbeder Himlens Hær, og dem, som tilbeder HERREN og sværger til ham, men ogsaa sværger ved Milkom,
6 those who have turned back from following YHWH, and those who haven't sought YHWH nor inquired after him.
og dem, som veg bort fra HERREN, ej søger, ej raadspørger HERREN.
7 Be silent at the presence of YHWH, for the day of YHWH is at hand. For YHWH has prepared a sacrifice. He has consecrated his guests.
Stille for den Herre HERREN! Thi hans Dag er nær; thi HERREN har et Offer rede, han har helliget de budne.
8 It will happen in the day of YHWH's sacrifice that I will punish the princes, the king's sons, and all those who are clothed with foreign attire.
Og paa HERRENS Offerdag skal det ske: Da vil jeg hjemsøge Fyrsterne og Kongens Sønner og alle dem, som er klædt i udenlandsk Dragt.
9 In that day, I will punish all those who leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.
Den Dag hjemsøger jeg alle, som hopper over Tærsklen, som fylder deres Herres Hus med Vold og Svig.
10 On that day, says YHWH, there will be the noise of a cry from the Fish Gate, a wailing from the Second Quarter, and a loud crash from the hills.
Den Dag skal det ske, saa lyder det fra HERREN: Hør Skrig fra Fiskeporten og Jamren fra den nye Bydel, fra Højene et vældigt Brag!
11 Wail, you inhabitants of the market district, for all the merchants will be destroyed, and all those who weigh out silver will be removed.
Beboerne i Morteren jamrer, thi slettet er alt Kræmmerfolket, udryddet enhver, som vejer Sølv.
12 It will happen at that time that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the people who are complacent, who say in their heart, "YHWH will not do good, nor will he do harm."
Til den Tid skal det ske: Jeg ransager Jerusalem med Lygter og hjemsøger Mændene der, som ligger i Ro paa deres Bærme, som siger i deres Hjerte: »HERREN gør hverken godt eller ondt.«
13 Their wealth will be looted and their houses a desolation. Yes, they will build houses, but won't inhabit them. They will plant vineyards, but won't drink their wine.
Deres Gods skal gøres til Bytte, deres Huse skal ødelægges. De skal vel bygge Huse, men ej bo deri, vel plante Vingaarde, men Vinen skal de ikke drikke.
14 The great day of YHWH is near. Near and approaching very rapidly. The cry on the day of YHWH is bitter. In it the warrior shouts his battle cry.
Nær er HERRENS Dag, den store, den er nær og kommer hastigt. Hør, HERRENS Dag, den bitre! Da udstøder Helten Skrig.
15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of devastation and ruin, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
Den Dag er en Vredens Dag, en Trængselens og Nødens Dag, en Ødelæggelsens og Ødets Dag, en Mørkets og Mulmets Dag, en Skyernes og Taagens Dag,
16 a day of the trumpet and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.
en Hornets og Krigsskrigets Dag imod de faste Stæder og imod de knejsende Tinder.
17 I will bring distress on the people, that they will walk like blind men, because they have sinned against YHWH, and their blood will be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung.
Over Menneskene bringer jeg Trængsel; som blinde vanker de om, fordi de synded mod HERREN. Deres Blod øses ud som Støv, deres Livssaft ligesom Skarn.
18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them in the day of YHWH's wrath, but the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy; for he will bring terrifying destruction on all the inhabitants of the land.
Hverken deres Sølv eller Guld evner at frelse dem paa HERRENS Vredes Dag, naar hele Jorden fortæres af hans Nidkærheds Ild; thi Undergang, ja brat Tilintetgørelse bringer jeg over alle, som bor paa Jorden.
