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Joel 3
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Joel 3
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Herrens dag är nära
3 Vid den tiden när jag återupprättar Juda och Jerusalem, säger Herren,
2 ska jag samla hela världens folk i dalen där Herren dömer, och där ska jag straffa dem för att de förskingrat mitt egendomsfolk bland hedningarna och delat mitt land.
3 De behandlade mitt folk som boskap. Unga pojkar gavs till prostituerade, och flickor byttes mot vin till deras dryckesfester.
4 Tyrus och Sidon, vad har ni emot mig? Är ni ute för att hämnas, ni filisteiska städer? Se upp, för jag tänker mycket snabbt slå tillbaka och låta det onda ni gjort komma över era egna huvuden!
5 Ni har tagit mitt silver och guld och alla mina dyrbara skatter och burit bort dem till era hednatempel.
6 Ni har sålt folket i Juda och Jerusalem till grekerna, som förde dem bort från deras eget land.
7 Men jag ska hämta dem tillbaka från alla de platser som ni sålt dem till, och jag ska betala igen för allt vad ni har gjort.
8 Jag ska sälja era söner och döttrar till folket i Juda, och de ska i sin tur sälja dem ända bort till de avlägsna sabeerna. Detta är ett löfte från Herren.
9 Meddela detta till alla folk: Gör er beredda på krig! Kalla in era bästa soldater och mobilisera allt ni har!
10 Smält ner plogbillarna och gör svärd av dem och gör om era hackor till spjut! Låt även de svaga vara med och känna sig betydelsefulla.
11 Samla er, alla nationer, med alla era krigare!Herre, sänd nu dina hjältar!
12 Samla alla folk och för dem till Josafats dal, för där ska jag döma dem!
13 Låt lien gå! Skörden är mogen och väntar på att bli bärgad. Trampa vinpressen, för den är överfull av dessa människors ondska!
14 Skarorna väntar i dalen på domen, för Herrens dag är nära. Herren håller dom i dalen.
15 Solen och månen ska förmörkas och stjärnorna förlora sitt sken.
16 När Herren ropar från sitt tempel i Jerusalem bävar både jord och himmel. Men mot sitt folk Israel ska Herren vara barmhärtig. Han är deras trygghet och styrka.
17 Då ska ni äntligen förstå att jag är Herren, er Gud, som bor på mitt heliga berg Sion. Jerusalem ska vara en helig plats, och den tid ska komma när inga främlingar ska finnas där.
18 Sött vin ska droppa från bergen, och från höjderna ska det rinna mjölk. Vatten ska fylla de torra strömfårorna i Juda, och en källa ska springa fram från Herrens tempel och vattna Akaciedalen.
19 Men Egypten och Edom kommer att bli öken på grund av sin grymhet. De dödade mitt oskyldiga folk.
20 Men Juda ska blomstra i evighet, och Jerusalem ska vara en framgångsrik stad, generation efter generation.
21 Jag ska hämnas mitt folks blod. Jag ska inte låta dess förtryckare gå fria förrän deras skuld är betald. Och jag ska bo i Jerusalem tillsammans med mitt folk.
Joel 3
New Life Version
Joel 3
New Life Version
The Nations Will Be Judged
3 “In those days and at that time, I will return the riches of Judah and Jerusalem. 2 I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will judge them for what they did to My people Israel. They have sent My people out among the different nations, and have divided up My land. 3 They have drawn names to see who would get My people. They have traded a boy for a woman who sells the use of her body. And they have sold a girl for wine to drink. 4 What are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the lands of Philistia? Are you paying Me back for something? If you are, I will be quick to pay you back! 5 You have taken My silver and My gold, and brought My riches to your places of worship. 6 You have sold the sons of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, sending them far from their land. 7 So I am going to move them from the place where you have sold them, and do to you what you have done to them. 8 I will sell your sons and daughters to the sons of Judah. And they will sell them to the Sabeans, to a nation far away.” The Lord has spoken.
9 Make this known among the nations: Get ready for war! Call your strong men! Gather all the soldiers and let them come up! 10 Beat your plows into swords, and your vine hooks into spears. Let the weak say, “I am a powerful soldier.” 11 Hurry and come, all you nations on every side, and gather yourselves there. Bring down Your men of war, O Lord. 12 Let the nations get ready and come to the valley of Jehoshaphat. For there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side. 13 Use the long, sharp knife, for the fruit is full-grown. Come and crush the grapes, for the crushing-place is full. They flow over, for their sins are many. 14 Thousands and thousands are in the valley of God’s punishment. For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of God’s punishment. 15 The sun and moon become dark, and the stars stop shining. 16 The Lord makes a loud noise from Zion. He lets His voice be heard from Jerusalem, and the heavens and the earth shake. But the Lord is a safe place for His people, a strong place to the sons of Israel.
17 “Then you will know that I am the Lord your God, living in Zion My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, and strangers will never pass through it again.
God Brings Good to His People
18 “In that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine and the hills will flow with milk. All the rivers of Judah will flow with water. And a river will go out from the house of the Lord to water the valley of Shittim. 19 Egypt will be destroyed and Edom will become a desert waste, because of the bad things done to the sons of Judah. They have killed people in the land of Judah who were not guilty of wrong-doing. 20 But people will live in Judah and Jerusalem forever. 21 I will punish the ones who killed them, whom I have not yet punished, for the Lord lives in Zion.”
Joel 3
New International Version
Joel 3
New International Version
The Nations Judged
3 [a]“In those days and at that time,
when I restore the fortunes(A) of Judah(B) and Jerusalem,
2 I will gather(C) all nations
and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.[b](D)
There I will put them on trial(E)
for what they did to my inheritance, my people Israel,
because they scattered(F) my people among the nations
and divided up my land.
3 They cast lots(G) for my people
and traded boys for prostitutes;
they sold girls for wine(H) to drink.
4 “Now what have you against me, Tyre and Sidon(I) and all you regions of Philistia?(J) Are you repaying me for something I have done? If you are paying me back, I will swiftly and speedily return on your own heads what you have done.(K) 5 For you took my silver and my gold and carried off my finest treasures to your temples.[c](L) 6 You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks,(M) that you might send them far from their homeland.
7 “See, I am going to rouse them out of the places to which you sold them,(N) and I will return(O) on your own heads what you have done. 8 I will sell your sons(P) and daughters to the people of Judah,(Q) and they will sell them to the Sabeans,(R) a nation far away.” The Lord has spoken.(S)
9 Proclaim this among the nations:
Prepare for war!(T)
Rouse the warriors!(U)
Let all the fighting men draw near and attack.
10 Beat your plowshares into swords
and your pruning hooks(V) into spears.(W)
Let the weakling(X) say,
“I am strong!”(Y)
11 Come quickly, all you nations from every side,
and assemble(Z) there.
Bring down your warriors,(AA) Lord!
12 “Let the nations be roused;
let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat,(AB)
for there I will sit
to judge(AC) all the nations on every side.
13 Swing the sickle,(AD)
for the harvest(AE) is ripe.
Come, trample the grapes,(AF)
for the winepress(AG) is full
and the vats overflow—
so great is their wickedness!”
14 Multitudes,(AH) multitudes
in the valley(AI) of decision!
For the day of the Lord(AJ) is near
in the valley of decision.(AK)
15 The sun and moon will be darkened,
and the stars no longer shine.(AL)
16 The Lord will roar(AM) from Zion
and thunder from Jerusalem;(AN)
the earth and the heavens will tremble.(AO)
But the Lord will be a refuge(AP) for his people,
a stronghold(AQ) for the people of Israel.
Blessings for God’s People
17 “Then you will know(AR) that I, the Lord your God,(AS)
dwell in Zion,(AT) my holy hill.(AU)
Jerusalem will be holy;(AV)
never again will foreigners invade her.(AW)
18 “In that day the mountains will drip new wine,(AX)
and the hills will flow with milk;(AY)
all the ravines of Judah will run with water.(AZ)
A fountain will flow out of the Lord’s house(BA)
and will water the valley of acacias.[d](BB)
19 But Egypt(BC) will be desolate,
Edom(BD) a desert waste,
because of violence(BE) done to the people of Judah,
in whose land they shed innocent blood.
20 Judah will be inhabited forever(BF)
and Jerusalem through all generations.
21 Shall I leave their innocent blood unavenged?(BG)
No, I will not.(BH)”
The Lord dwells in Zion!(BI)
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