¹Stød i horn på Zion, blæs alarm på mit hellige Bjerg! Alle i landet skal bæve, thi HERRENs Dag, den kommer;

¹Blow ye a trumpet in Zion, And shout ye in My holy hill, Tremble do all inhabitants of the earth, For coming is the day of Jehovah, for [it is] near!

²ja, nær er Mulms og Mørkes Dag, Skyers og Tåges Dag. Et stort, et vældigt Folk er bredt som Gry over Bjerge. Dets Lige har aldrig været, skal aldrig komme herefter til fjerneste Slægters År.

²A day of darkness and thick darkness, A day of cloud and thick darkness, As darkness spread on the mountains, A people numerous and mighty, Like it there hath not been from of old, And after it there is not again — till the years of generation and generation.

³Foran det æder Ild, og bag det flammer Lue; foran det er Landet som Eden og bag det en øde Ørk; fra det slipper ingen bort.

³Before it consumed hath fire, And after it burn doth a flame, As the garden of Eden [is] the land before it, And after it a wilderness — a desolation! And also an escape there hath not been to it,

⁴At se til er de som Heste, som Hingste farer de frem;

⁴As the appearance of horses [is] its appearance, And as horsemen, so they run.

⁵det lyder som raslende Vogne, når de hopper på Bjergenes Tinder, som knitrende Lue, der æder Strå, som en vældig Hær, der er rustet til Strid.

⁵As the noise of chariots, on the tops of the mountains they skip, As the noise of a flame of fire devouring stubble, As a mighty people set in array for battle.

⁶Folkeslag skælver for dem, alle Ansigter blusser.

⁶From its face pained are peoples, All faces have gathered paleness.

⁷Som Helte haster de frem, som Stridsmænd stormer de Mure; enhver går lige ud, de bøjer ej af fra vejen.

⁷As mighty ones they run, As men of war they go up a wall, And each in his own ways they do go, And they embarrass not their paths.

⁸De trænger ikke hverandre, hver følger sin egen Sti. Trods Våbenmagt styrter de frem uden at lade sig standse, de kaster sig over Byen,

⁸And each his brother they press not, Each in his way they go on, If by the missile they fall, they are not cut off.

⁹stormer Mulen i Løb; i Husene trænger de ind, gennem Vinduer kommer de som Tyve.

⁹In the city they run to and fro, On the wall they run, Into houses they go up by the windows, They go in as a thief.

¹⁰Foran dem skælver Jorden, Himlen bæver; Sol og Måne sortner, Stjernerne mister deres Glans.

¹⁰At their face trembled hath the earth, Shaken have the heavens, Sun and moon have been black, And stars have gathered up their shining.

¹¹Foran sin Stridsmagt løfter HERREN sin Røst, thi såre stor er hans Hær, ja, hans Ords Fuldbyrder er vældig; thi stor er HERRENs Dag og såre frygtelig; hvem holder den ud?

¹¹And Jehovah hath given forth His voice before His force, For very great [is] His camp, For mighty [is] the doer of His word, For great [is] the day of Jehovah — very fearful, And who doth bear it?

¹²Selv nu, så lyder det fra HERREN, vend om til mig af ganske Hjerte, med Faste og Gråd og Klage!

¹²And also now — an affirmation of Jehovah, Turn ye back unto Me with all your heart, And with fasting, and with weeping, And with lamentation.

¹³Sønderriv Hjerterne, ej eders Klæder, vend om til HERREN eders Gud! Thi nådig og barmhjertig er han, langmodig og rig på Miskundhed, han angrer det onde.

¹³And rend your heart, and not your garments, And turn back unto Jehovah your God, For gracious and merciful [is] He, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness, And He hath repented concerning the evil.

¹⁴Måske slår han om og angrer og levner Velsignelse efter sig, Afgrødeoffer og Drikoffer til HERREN eders Gud.

¹⁴Who knoweth — He doth turn back, Yea — He hath repented, And He hath left behind Him a blessing, A present and libation of Jehovah your God?

¹⁵Stød i Horn på Zion, helliger Faste, udråb festlig Samling,

¹⁵Blow ye a trumpet in Zion, Sanctify a fast — proclaim a restraint.

¹⁶kald Folket sammen, helliger et Stævne, lad de gamle samles, kald Børnene sammen, også dem, som dier Bryst; lad Brudgom gå ud af sit Kammer, Brud af sit Telt!

¹⁶Gather the people, sanctify an assembly, Assemble the aged, Gather infants and sucklings of the breasts, Go out let a bridegroom from his inner chamber, And a bride out of her closet.

¹⁷Imellem Forhal og Alter skal Præsterne, HERRENs Tjenere, græde og sige: "HERRE, spar dog dit Folk! Overgiv ej din Arv til Skændsel, til Hedningers Spot! Hvi skal man sige blandt Folkene: Hvor er deres Gud?"

¹⁷Between the porch and the altar weep let the priests, ministrants of Jehovah, And let them say: `Have pity, O Jehovah, on Thy people, And give not Thy inheritance to reproach, To the ruling over them of nations, Why do they say among peoples, Where [is] their God?`

¹⁸Og HERREN blev nidkær for sit Land og fik Medynk med sit Folk.

¹⁸And let Jehovah be zealous for His land, And have pity on His people.

¹⁹Og HERREN svarede sit Folk: Se, jeg sender eder korn, Most og Olie, så I kan mættes deraf; og jeg vil ikke længer gøre eder til Skændsel iblandt Hedningerne.

¹⁹Let Jehovah answer and say to His people, `Lo, I am sending to you the corn, And the new wine, and the oil, And ye have been satisfied with it, And I make you no more a reproach among nations,

²⁰Fjenden fra Nord driver jeg langt bort fra eder og støder ham ud i et tørt og øde Land, hans Fortrop ud i Havet i Øst og hans Bagtrop i Havet i Vest, og han skal udsprede Stank og ilde Lugt; thi han udførte store Ting.

²⁰And the northern I put far off from you, And have driven him unto a land dry and desolate, With his face unto the eastern sea, And his rear unto the western sea, And come up hath his stink, And come up doth his stench, For he hath exerted himself to work.

²¹Frygt ikke, Jord, fryd dig, vær glad! Thi HERREN har udført store Ting.

²¹Do not fear, O land! joy and rejoice, For Jehovah hath exerted Himself to work.

²²Frygt ikke, I Markens Dyr! Thi Ørkenens Græsmarker grønnes, og Træerne bærer Frugt; Figentræ og Vinstok giver alt, hvad de kan.

²²Do not fear, O cattle of the field! For sprung forth have pastures of a wilderness, For the tree hath borne its fruit, Fig-tree and vine have given their strength!

²³Og I, Zions Sønner, fryd eder, vær glade i HERREN eders Gud! Thi han giver eder Føde til Frelse, idet han sender eder Regn, Tidligregn og Sildigregn, som før.

²³And ye sons of Zion, joy and rejoice, In Jehovah your God, For He hath given to you the Teacher for righteousness, And causeth to come down to you a shower, Sprinkling and gathered — in the beginning.

²⁴Tærskepladserne skal fyldes med Korn, Persekummerne løbe over med Most og Olie.

²⁴And full have been the floors [with] pure corn, And overflown have the presses [with] new wine and oil.

²⁵Og jeg godtgør eder de År, da Græshoppen, Springeren, Æderen og Gnaveren hærgede, min store Hær, som jeg sendte imod eder.

²⁵And I have recompensed to you the years That consume did the locust, the cankerworm, And the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, My great force that I did send against you.

²⁶I skal spise og mættes og love HERREN eders Guds Navn, fordi han handler underfuldt med eder; og mit Folk skal i Evighed ikke blive til Skamme.

²⁶And ye have eaten, eating and being satisfied, And have praised the name of Jehovah your God, Who hath dealt with you wonderfully, And not ashamed are My people to the age.

²⁷Og I skal kende, at jeg er i Israels Midte, og at jeg, og ingen anden er HERREN eders Gud; og mit Folk skal i Evighed ikke blive til Skamme.

²⁷And ye have known that in the midst of Israel [am] I, And I [am] Jehovah your God, and there is none else, And not ashamed are My people to the age.

²⁸Og det skal ske derefter, at jeg vil udgyde min ånd over alt kød, eders Sønner og eders Døtre skal profetere, eders gamle skal drømme Drømme og eders unge skue Syner;

²⁸And it hath come to pass afterwards, I do pour out My Spirit on all flesh, And prophesied have your sons and your daughters, Your old men do dream dreams, Your young men do see visions.

²⁹også over Trælle og Trælkvinder vil jeg udgyde min Ånd i de Dage.

²⁹And also on the men-servants, and on the maid-servants, In those days I do pour out My Spirit.

³⁰Og jeg lader ske Tegn på Himmelen og på Jorden, Blod, Ild og Røgstøtter.

³⁰And I have given wonders in the heavens, and in the earth, Blood and fire, and columns of smoke.

³¹Solen skal vendes til Mørke og Månen til Blod, før HERRENs store og frygtelige Dag kommer.

³¹The sun is turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, Before the coming of the day of Jehovah, The great and the fearful.

³²Men enhver, som påkalder HERRENs Navn, skal frelses; thi på Zions Bjerg og i Jerusalem skal der være Frelse, som HERREN har sagt; og til de undslupne skal hver den høre, som HERREN kalder.

³²And it hath come to pass, Every one who calleth in the name of Jehovah is delivered, For in mount Zion and in Jerusalem there is an escape, As Jehovah hath said, And among the remnants whom Jehovah is calling!