¹Behold, Yahweh makes the earth empty, makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters its inhabitants.

¹Se, HERREN gør Jorden tom og øde og vender op og ned på dens Overflade, han spreder dens Beboere;

²It will be as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest.

²det går Lægfolk som Præst, Træl som Herre, Trælkvinde som Frue, Køber som Sælger, Långiver som Låntager, Ågerkarl som Skyldner.

³The earth will be utterly emptied and utterly laid waste; for Yahweh has spoken this word.

³Jorden tømmes og plyndres i Bund og Grund, thi HERREN har talet dette Ord.

⁴The earth mourns and fades away. The world languishes and fades away. The lofty people of the earth languish.

⁴Jorden blegner og segner, Jorderig sygner og segner, Jordens Højder sygner hen.

⁵The earth also is polluted under its inhabitants, because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, and broken the everlasting covenant.

⁵Vanhellig blev Jorden under dem, som bor der, thi Lovene krænked de, overtrådte Budet, brød den evige Pagt.

⁶Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, and those who dwell therein are found guilty. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

⁶Derfor fortærer Forbandelse Jorden, og bøde må de, som bor der. Derfor svides Jordens Beboere bort, kun få af de dødelige levnes.

⁷The new wine mourns. The vine languishes. All the merry-hearted sigh.

⁷Druesaften sørger, Vinranken sygner alle de hjertensglade sukker;

⁸The mirth of tambourines ceases. The sound of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases.

⁸Håndpaukens Klang er endt, de jublendes Larm hørt op, endt er Citrens Klang.

⁹They will not drink wine with a song. Strong drink will be bitter to those who drink it.

⁹De drikker ej Vin under Sang, besk smager den stærke Drik.

¹⁰The confused city is broken down. Every house is shut up, that no man may come in.

¹⁰Den øde Stad ligger nedbrudt, stængt er hver Boligs Indgang.

¹¹There is a crying in the streets because of the wine. All joy is darkened. The mirth of the land is gone.

¹¹Man jamrer over Vinen på Gaden, bort er al Glæde svundet; landflygtig er Landets Fryd.

¹²The city is left in desolation, and the gate is struck with destruction.

¹²I Byen er Øde tilbage, og Porten er hugget i Splinter.

¹³For it will be so in the midst of the earth among the peoples, as the shaking of an olive tree, as the gleanings when the vintage is done.

¹³Thi på Jorden midt iblandt Folkene går det, som når Olietræets Frugt slås ned, som ved Efterslæt, når Vinen er høstet:

¹⁴These shall lift up their voice. They will shout for the majesty of Yahweh. They cry aloud from the sea.

¹⁴Disse opløfter Røsten, jubler over HERRENs Storhed, råber fra Vesten:

¹⁵Therefore glorify Yahweh in the east, even the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea!

¹⁵"Derfor skal I ære HERREN i Østen, på Havets Strande HERRENs, Israels Guds, Navn!"

¹⁶From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous! But I said, “I pine away! I pine away! woe is me!” The treacherous have dealt treacherously. Yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.

¹⁶Fra Jordens Grænse hører vi Lovsange: "Hil den retfærdige!" Men jeg siger: Jeg usle, jeg usle, ve mig, Ransmænd raner, Ransmænd raner Ran,

¹⁷Fear, the pit, and the snare, are on you who inhabitant the earth.

¹⁷Gru og Grav og Garn over dig, som bor på Jorden!

¹⁸It will happen that he who flees from the noise of the fear will fall into the pit; and he who comes up out of the midst of the pit will be taken in the snare; for the windows on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.

¹⁸Den, der flygter for Gru, skal falde i Grav, og den, der når op af Grav, skal fanges i Garn. Thi Sluserne oventil åbnes, og Jordens Grundvolde vakler.

¹⁹The earth is utterly broken. The earth is torn apart. The earth is shaken violently.

¹⁹Jorden smuldrer og smuldrer, Jorden gynger og gynger, Jorden skælver og skælver;

²⁰The earth will stagger like a drunken man, and will sway back and forth like a hammock. Its disobedience will be heavy on it, and it will fall and not rise again.

²⁰Jorden raver og raver som drukken og svajer som Vogterens Hytte; tungt ligger dens Brøde på den, den segner og rejser sig ikke.

²¹It shall happen in that day that Yahweh will punish the army of the high ones on high, and the kings of the earth on the earth.

²¹På hin Dag hjemsøger HERREN Himlens Hær i Himlen og Jordens Konger på Jorden.

²²They shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison; and after many days shall they be visited.

²²De slæbes i Fængsel som Fanger, holdes under Lås og Lukke og straffes lang Tid efter.

²³Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Yahweh of Armies will reign on Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem; and before his elders will be glory.

²³Månen blues og Solen skæmmes, thi Hærskarers HERRE viser, han er Konge på Zions Bjerg, i Jerusalem; for hans Ældstes Øjne er Herlighed.