1 Og Herrens ord kom til meg og sa:

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

2 Menneskesønn, vend ansiktet ditt mot ammonittene og vær profet mot dem:

Son of man, let your face be turned to the children of Ammon, and be a prophet against them:

3 Og si til ammonittene: Hør Herrens ord! Dette sier Herren: Fordi dere sa 'Aha!' mot mitt hellige sted da det ble vanhelliget, og mot Israels land da det ble ødelagt, og mot Judas folk da de ble tatt til fange;

And say to the children of Ammon, Give ear to the word of the Lord; this is what the Lord has said: Because you said, Aha! against my holy place when it was made unclean, and against the land of Israel when it was made waste, and against the people of Judah when they were taken away as prisoners;

4 Derfor vil jeg gi dere til østfolket til arv, og de vil sette opp sine leirer hos dere og lage sine hjem hos dere; de skal spise frukten deres og drikke melken deres.

For this cause I will give you up to the children of the east for their heritage, and they will put their tent-circles in you and make their houses in you; they will take your fruit for their food and your milk for their drink.

5 Og jeg vil gjøre Rabbah til et hjem for kameler, og Ammon til en hvileplass for flokker: og dere skal vite at jeg er Herren.

And I will make Rabbah a place for housing camels, and the children of Ammon a resting-place for flocks: and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

6 For Herren har sagt: Fordi dere klappet hendene, trampet med føttene og frydet dere i hjertet over Israels land med forakt;

For the Lord has said, Because you have made sounds of joy with your hands, stamping your feet, and have been glad, putting shame with all your soul on the land of Israel;

7 Derfor strekkes min hånd ut mot dere, og jeg vil gi deres eiendeler til nasjonene; jeg vil utslette dere blant folkene og fullstendig ødelegge dere: og dere skal vite at jeg er Herren.

For this cause my hand has been stretched out against you, and I will give up your goods to be taken by the nations; I will have you cut off from the peoples and will put an end to you among the countries: I will give you up to destruction; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

8 Dette sier Herren: Fordi Moab og Seir sier: 'Se, Judas folk er som alle andre nasjoner';

This is what the Lord has said: Because Moab and Seir are saying, See, the people of Judah are like all the nations;

9 Derfor vil jeg avdekke Moabs grenser og byer overalt, praktfulle byer som Bet-Jesimot, Baal-Meon og helt til Kirjatajim.

For this cause, I will let the side of Moab be uncovered, and his towns on every side, the glory of the land, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon and as far as Kiriathaim.

10 Til østfolket har jeg gitt Ammon som arv, så det ikke skal være minne om henne blant nasjonene:

To the children of the east I have given her for a heritage, as well as the children of Ammon, so that there may be no memory of her among the nations:

11 Og jeg vil dømme Moab, og de skal vite at jeg er Herren.

And I will be the judge of Moab; and they will see that I am the Lord.

12 Dette sier Herren: Fordi Edom har tatt hevn på Judas folk og gjort stor urett for å ta hevn;

This is what the Lord has said: Because Edom has taken his payment from the people of Judah, and has done great wrong in taking payment from them;

13 Herren har sagt, min hånd skal strekkes ut mot Edom for å utrydde mennesker og dyr: og jeg vil gjøre det øde, fra Teman helt til Dedan skal de falle for sverdet.

The Lord has said, My hand will be stretched out against Edom, cutting off from it man and beast: and I will make it waste, from Teman even as far as Dedan they will be put to the sword.

14 Jeg vil ta hevn på Edom for mitt folk Israels skyld; og jeg vil handle med Edom i vrede og lidenskap: og de skal erfare min hevn, sier Herren.

I will take payment from Edom because of my people Israel; and I will take Edom in hand in my wrath and in my passion: and they will have experience of my reward, says the Lord.

15 Dette sier Herren: Fordi filisterne har tatt hevn med hensikt om å ydmyke og ødelegge med endeløst hat;

This is what the Lord has said: Because the Philistines have taken payment, with the purpose of causing shame and destruction with unending hate;

16 Herren har sagt, Se, min hånd vil strekkes ut mot filisterne, utrydde keretittene og sende ødeleggelse over resten av kystlandet.

The Lord has said, See, my hand will be stretched out against the Philistines, cutting off the Cherethites and sending destruction on the rest of the sea-land.

17 Og jeg vil ta stor hevn på dem med straffens handlinger; og de skal vite at jeg er Herren når jeg sender min straff over dem.

And I will take great payment from them with acts of wrath; and they will be certain that I am the Lord when I send my punishment on them.