Zephaniah 2
1 Assemble yourselves together, be gathered together, O nation not worthy to be loved:
Tager eder sammen, og samler eder, du Folk, som ikke følte Skam!
2 Before the decree bring forth the day as dust passing away, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s indignation come upon 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 ye meek of the earth, you that have wrought his judgment: seek the just, seek the meek: if by any means you may be hid in the day of the Lord’s indignation.
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 shall be destroyed, and Ascalon shall be a desert, they shall cast out Azotus at noonday, and Accaron shall 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 you that inhabit the sea coast, O nation of reprobates: the word of the Lord upon you, O Chanaan, the land of the Philistines, and I will destroy thee, so that there shall not be an 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 And the sea coast shall be the resting place of shepherds, and folds for cattle:
Og Egnen ved Havet skal være til Boliger, som Hyrder udgrave sig, og til Faarefolde.
7 And it shall be the portion of him that shall remain of the house of Juda, there they shall feed: in the houses of Ascalon they shall rest in the evening: because the Lord their God will visit them, and bring back their captivity.
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 blasphemies of the children of Ammon, with which they reproached my people, and have magnified themselves upon their borders.
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, saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel, Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrha, the dryness of thorns, and heaps of salt, and a desert even for ever: the remnant of my people shall make a spoil of them, and the residue of my nation shall possess 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 shall befall them for their pride: because they have blasphemed, and have been magnified 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 shall be terrible upon them, and shall consume all the gods of the earth: and they shall adore him every man from his own place, all the islands of the Gentiles.
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 Ethiopians, also shall be slain with my sword.
Ogsaa I, Morianer! skulle være iblandt dem, som ere ihjelslagne ved mit Sværd.
13 And he will stretch out his hand upon the north, and will destroy Assyria: and he will make the beautiful city a wilderness, and as a place not passable, and as a desert.
Han skal og udrække sin Haand imod Norden og ødelægge Assyrien og gøre Ninive til et Øde, til et tørt Land som Ørkenen.
14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst thereof, all the beasts of the nations: and the bittern and the urchin shall lodge in the threshold thereof: the voice of the singing bird in the window, the raven on the upper post, for I will consume her strength.
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 glorious city that dwelt in security: that said in her heart: I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desert, a place for beasts to lie down in? every one that passeth by her, shall hiss, and wag his hand.
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.
