Joels bog 2 |
| 1992 | King James Version |
| 1 Stød i hornet på Zion, opløft krigsråb på mit hellige-bjerg, så alle landets indbyggere skælver, for Herrens dag kommer! | 1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; |
| 2 Mulmets og mørkets dag er nær, en dag med skylag og mørke skyer. Som morgenrøden breder sig over-bjergene, kommer en stor og mægtig hær; dens lige har ikke været fra evighed og skal heller ikke komme, så længe slægt følger på slægt. | 2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. |
| 3 Foran den er en fortærende ild, bag den en luende flamme. Som Edens have ligger landet foran den, men bag den en øde ørken. Ingen kan undslippe den. | 3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. |
| 4 De ser ud som vognheste, de løber som rideheste. | 4 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. |
| 5 Det lyder som raslende vogne hen over-bjergenes toppe, som knitrende flammer , der fortærer strå, som en mægtig hær, der stiller op til kamp. | 5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. |
| 6 Folkeslag bæver for dem, alle ansigter bliver hede. | 6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. |
| 7 De farer frem som helte, de stormer mure som krigere; enhver følger sin bane og viger ikke fra sin vej. | 7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: |
| 8 De går ikke i vejen for hinanden, men holder retningen; de trænger frem under en regn af spyd og lader sig ikke standse. | 8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. |
| 9 De kaster sig over byen, farer frem mod muren og trænger ind i husene; gennem vinduerne bryder de ind som tyve. | 9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. |
| 10 Foran Herren skælver jorden, og himlen ryster; sol og måne formørkes, og stjernerne skinner ikke længere. | 10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: |
| 11 Herren løfter røsten foran sin hærstyrke. Hans hær er vældig, mægtig, når den udfører hans befaling. Stor er Herrens dag, frygtelig er den! Hvem kan udholde den? | 11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? |
| 12 Men selv nu siger Herren: Vend om til mig af hele jeres hjerte med faste, gråd og klage! | 12 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: |
| 13 Sønderriv jeres hjerte og ikke jeres klæder, vend om til Herren jeres Gud! For han er nådig og barmhjertig, sen til vrede og rig på troskab; han kan fortryde ulykken. | 13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. |
| 14 Måske vender han om og fortryder og lader sin velsignelse blive tilbage, så I kan bringe afgrødeoffer og drikoffer til Herren jeres Gud. | 14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? |
| 15 Stød i hornet på Zion! Udråb en hellig faste, udråb en sørgefest! | 15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: |
| 16 I skal samle folket og hellige forsamlingen; I skal bringe de ældste sammen og samle børn og spæde. Brudgommen må forlade kammeret, bruden sit brudekammer. | 16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. |
| 17 Mellem forhallen og alteret skal præsterne, Herrens tjenere, græde og sige: »Vær barmhjertig mod dit folk, Herre! Gør ikke din ejendom til spot, så folkeslagene håner den. Hvorfor skal man sige blandt folkene: Hvor er deres Gud?« | 17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? |
| 18 Da brænder Herren af nidkærhed for sit land, han skåner sit folk. | 18 Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people. |
| 19 Herren siger til sit folk: Se, jeg sender jer korn, vin og olie, så I bliver mætte. Jeg gør jer ikke mere til spot blandt folkeslagene. | 19 Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: |
| 20 Fjenden fra nord fjerner jeg fra jer; jeg driver ham bort til det tørre og øde land, hans fortrop i havet mod øst og hans bagtrop i havet mod vest. Stanken fra ham stiger op, lugten breder sig. Han har gjort store ting! | 20 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. |
| 21 Frygt ikke, agerjord! Du skal juble og glæde dig, for Herren har gjort store ting. | 21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. |
| 22 Frygt ikke, I vilde dyr, for steppens græsgange skal grønnes; træerne skal bære frugt, figentræet og vinstokken give rig høst. | 22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. |
| 23 Zions sønner, I skal juble og glæde jer over Herren jeres Gud; for han giver jer regnen til retfærdighed, han sender jer regnskyl, efterårsregn og forårsregn som før. | 23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. |
| 24 Tærskepladserne fyldes med korn, persekarrene flyder over med vin og olie. | 24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. |
| 25 Jeg erstatter jer de år, da græshoppen åd, da larven, gnaveren og bideren åd, min store hærstyrke, som jeg sendte imod jer. | 25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. |
| 26 I skal spise og spise og blive mætte og lovprise Herren jeres Guds navn, når han handler underfuldt med jer. Mit folk skal aldrig blive gjort til skamme. | 26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. |
| 27 Så skal I forstå, at jeg er hos Israel. Jeg er Herren jeres Gud, der er ingen anden. Mit folk skal aldrig blive gjort til skamme. | 27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. |