Joel 3
1 For, behold, in those days and in that time, when I will have converted the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
Thi se, i de Dage og på den Tid, når jeg vender Judas og Jerusalems Skæbne,
2 I will gather all the Gentiles, and will lead them into the valley of Jehoshaphat. And there I will dispute with them over my people, and over Israel, my inheritance, for they have scattered them among the nations and have divided my land.
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 they have cast lots over my people; and the boy they have placed in the brothel, and the girl they have sold for wine, so that they might drink.
kastede Lod om mit Folk, gav en Dreng for en Skøge og solgte en Pige for Vin, som de drak.
4 Truly, what is there between you and me, Tyre and Sidon and all the distant places of the Philistines? How will you take vengeance on me? And if you were to revenge yourselves against me, I would deliver a repayment to you, quickly and soon, upon 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 For you have carried away my silver and gold. And my desirable and most beautiful, you have taken into your shrines.
I, som tog mit Sølv og Guld, bortførte mine kostbareste Ting til eders Borge
6 And you, sons of Judah and sons of Jerusalem, you have sold the sons of the Greeks, so that you might drive them far from their own territory.
og solgte Judæerne og Jerusalems Borgere til Grækerne, for at de skulde føres langt bort fra deres Hjem.
7 Behold, I will raise them up from the place into which you have sold them, and I will turn back your retribution on your own head.
Se, jeg vækker dem op fra det Sted, I solgte dem til, og lader Gengældelse komme over eders Hoved.
8 And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hands of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans, a distant nation, for the Lord has spoken.
Jeg sælger eders Sønner og Døtre til Judæerne, og de skal sælge dem til Sabæerne, Folket i det fjerne Land, så sandt HERREN har talet.
9 Proclaim this among the Gentiles: “Sanctify a war, raise up the strong. Approach, ascend, all men of war.
Råb det ud blandt Folkene, helliger en Krig, væk Heltene op! Lad alle våbenføre Mænd komme og drage op!
10 Cut your ploughs into swords and your hoes into spears. Let the weak say, ‘For I am strong.’
Smed eders Plovjern om til Sværd, eders Vingårdsknive til Spyd! Svæklingen skal sige: "Jeg er en Helt!"
11 Break out and advance, all nations of the world, and gather together. There the Lord will cause all your strong ones to meet death.”
Skynd eder og kom, alle Hedningefolk viden om, og saml eder! Før dine Helte derned, HERRE!
12 Let them arise and ascend to the valley of Jehoshaphat. For there I will sit, so as to judge all the nations of the world.
Hedningefolkene skal vækkes op og drage til Josafats Dal; thi der vil jeg sidde til Doms over alle Hedningefolk viden om.
13 Send forth the sickles, because the harvest has matured. Advance and descend, for the press is full, the pressing room is overflowing. For their malice has been increasing.
Sving Seglen, thi Høsten er moden; kom og stamp, thi Persekummen er fuld! Persekarrene løber over, thi stor er Folkenes Ondskab.
14 Nations, nations in the valley of being cut to pieces: for the day of the Lord fittingly takes place in the valley of being cut to pieces.
Skarer på Skarer i Opgørets Dal! Thi nær er HERRENs Dag i Opgørets Dal.
15 The sun and the moon have been darkened, and the stars have withdrawn their splendor.
Sol og Måne sortner, og Stjernerne mister deres Glans.
16 And the Lord will roar from Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem. And the heavens and the earth will be moved. And the Lord will be the hope of his people and the strength of the 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 will know that I am the Lord your God, dwelling on Zion, my holy mountain. And Jerusalem will be holy, and strangers will not cross through it anymore.
Og I skal kende, at jeg er HERREN eders Gud, som bor på Zion, mit hellige Bjerg. Jerusalem skal blive en Helligdom, og fremmede skal ikke mere drage derigennem.
18 And it will happen, in that day, that the mountains will drip sweetness, and the hills will flow with milk. And the waters will pass through all the rivers of Judah. And a fountain will go forth from the house of the Lord, and it will irrigate the desert of thorns.
På 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 will be in desolation, and Edom will be a wilderness destroyed, because of what they have unfairly done to the sons of Judah, and because they have shed innocent blood 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 Judea will be inhabited forever, and Jerusalem for generation upon generation.
Og Juda skal være beboet evindelig, Jerusalem fra Slægt til Slægt.
21 And I will cleanse their blood, which I had not cleansed. And the Lord will remain in Zion.
Jeg hævner deres Blod, som jeg endnu ikke har hævnet; og HERREN bor på Zion.
