Joel 3
1 For lo! in those days, and at that time, —when I shall bring back the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
Thi se, i de samme Dage og paa den samme Tid, naar jeg omvender Judas og Jerusalems Fangenskab,
2 Then will I gather all the nations, and bring them down into the Vale of Jehoshaphat, —and will enter into judgment with them there, concerning my people, and mine inheritance Israel, whom they scattered among the nations, and, my land, they apportioned;
da vil jeg samle alle Hedningerne og føre dem ned til Josafats Dal; og der vil jeg gaa i Rette med dem om mit Folk og Israel min Arv; thi de have spredt dem iblandt Hedningerne og delt mit Land.
3 And, for my people, they cast lots, —and gave a boy for a harlot, and a girl sold they for wine—and drank.
Og de have kastet Lod om mit Folk og givet en ung Dreng for en Skøge og solgt en ung Pige for Vin, som de have drukket.
4 Moreover also, what have, ye, to do with me, O Tyre and Zidon, and all the circuit of Palestine? A recompense, are ye paying back unto me? But, though ye should make a recompense unto me, swiftly, speedily, would I return your recompense upon your own head.
Men ogsaa, hvad ere I for mig, du Tyrus og Zidon, og I, alle Filisternes Lande? mon I ville gengælde mig for, hvad jeg har gjort, eller ville I gøre mig noget? snart, hastelig skal jeg lade Gengældelsen komme over eders Hoved;
5 Because, my silver and my gold, ye took away, —and, my richly beautiful things, carried ye into your temples;
I, som have taget mit Sølv og mit Guld og bragt mine bedste Kostbarheder ind i eders Templer;
6 And, the sons of Judah and the sons of Jerusalem, ye sold to the sons of Greece, —that they might be far removed from their own boundary.
og Judas Børn og Jerusalems Børn have I solgt til Grækernes Børn, for at føre dem langt bort fra deres Landemærke.
7 Behold me! rousing them up out of the place whither ye sold them, —So will I bring back your dealing upon your own head.
Se, jeg vækker dem op fra det Sted, hvorhen I solgte dem, og jeg vil lade Gengældelsen komme over eders Hoved.
8 And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to Sabeans, unto a nation afar off, —for, Yahweh, hath spoken.
Og jeg vil sælge eders Sønner og eders Døtre i Judas Børns Haand, og de skulle sælge dem til Sabæerne, til et fjernt Folk; thi Herren har talt det.
9 Proclaim ye this, among the nations, Hallow a war, rouse the mighty ones, let them draw near, come up, all the men of war!
Udraaber dette iblandt Hedningerne, helliger en Krig, opvækker de vældige, lader alle Krigsmændene komme frem, drage op!
10 Beat your plough-shares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears, —as for the weak, let him say, mighty, I am.
Smeder eders Hakker om til Sværd og eders Vingaardsknive til Spyd; den svage sige: En Helt er jeg!
11 Give help—and come in, all ye nations on every side, and gather yourselves together, —Thither, bring down, O Yahweh, thy mighty ones!
Skynder eder og kommer, alle Hedninger, trindt omkring fra, og samler eder! did lade du, o Herre, dine vældige stige ned!
12 Let the nations, be roused, and come up, into the Vale of Jehoshaphat, —for, there, will I sit to judge all the nations, on every side.
Opvækkes skulle Hedningerne og drage op til Josafats Dal; thi der vil jeg sidde, at dømme alle Hedningerne trindt omkring fra.
13 Thrust ye in the vintage knife, for, grown ripe, is the vintage, —Go in, tread down, for full is the winepress, flow over do the vats, for abundant is their wickedness.
Lægger Seglen til, thi Høsten er moden; kommer, stiger ned, thi Vinpersen er fuld, Persekarrene løbe over; thi stor er deres Ondskab.
14 Multitudes, multitudes, in the vale of strict decision, —for near is the day of Yahweh, in the vale of strict decision.
Skarer paa Skarer i Dommens Dal! thi nær er Herrens Dag i Dommens Dal.
15 The sun and the moon, have become dark, —and, the stars, have withdrawn their shining,
Sol og Maane sortne, og Stjerner forholde deres Skin.
16 And, Yahweh, out of Zion, will roar, and, out of Jerusalem, will utter his voice, and the heavens and the earth, shall tremble, —but, Yahweh, shall be a shelter to his people, and a refuge to the sons of Israel.
Og Herren skal brøle fra Zion og lade sin Røst lyde fra Jerusalem, og Himmel og Jord skulle ryste; men Herren skal være en Tilflugt for sit Folk og et Værn for Israels Børn.
17 So shall ye know that, I, Yahweh, am your God, making my habitation in Zion my holy mountain, —So shall, Jerusalem, be, holy, and, foreigners, shall pass through her no more.
Og I skulle fornemme, at jeg er Herren eders Gud, som bor paa Zion, mit hellige Bjerg; og Jerusalem skal vorde en Helligdom, og fremmede skulle ikke ydermere drage over den.
18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drip sweet wine, and the hills shall flow down with milk, and, all the channels of Judah, shall flow down with waters, —and, a spring, out of the house of Yahweh, shall come forth, and shall water the torrent-valley of the acacias.
Og det skal ske paa denne Dag, at Bjergene skulle dryppe med Most, og Højene skulle flyde med Mælk, og alle Strømme i Juda skulle rinde med Vand, og der skal udgaa en Kilde fra Herrens Hus, og den skal vande Sittims Dal.
19 Egypt, to a desolation, shall be turned, and, Edom, to a desert most desolate, shall be changed, —because of the violence done to the sons of Judah, in that they shed innocent blood in their land.
Ægypten skal blive øde, og Edom skal blive til en øde Ørk, formedelst Voldsgerning imod Judas Børn, eftersom de have udøst uskyldigt Blod i deres Land.
20 But, Judah, age-abidingly, shall remain, and, Jerusalem, to generation after generation.
Men Juda skal blive evindelig og Jerusalem fra Slægt til Slægt.
21 And I will free from their blood-guiltiness them whom I had not freed, —for, Yahweh, is about to make his habitation in Zion.
Og jeg vil sone deres Blod, som jeg ikke havde sonet; og Herren bor paa Zion.
