Zakarias 10
1 Begærer Regn af Herren paa den sildige Regns Tid! Herren skaffer Lyn og giver dem Regnskyl, for enhver Mand Urter paa Marken.
They asked of YHWH rain In a time of spring rain, YHWH is making lightnings, And He gives to them rain [in] showers. To each—the herb in the field.
2 Thi Husguderne have talt Falskhed, og Spaamændene have skuet Løgn, og skuffende Drømme tale de, med Forfængelighed trøste de; derfor ere de dragne bort som en Hjord, de ere i Nød, thi der er ingen Hyrde.
Because the teraphim spoke iniquity, And the diviners have seen a falsehood, And dreams of the vanity they speak, [With] vanity they give comfort, Therefore they have journeyed as a flock, They are afflicted, for there is no shepherd.
3 Imod Hyrderne er min Vrede optændt, og Bukkene vil jeg hjemsøge; thi den Herre Zebaoth har besøgt sin Hjord, Judas Hus, og gjort dem som sin statelige Hest i Krigen.
“My anger burned against the shepherds, And I lay a charge against the male goats, For YHWH of Hosts has inspected His flock, the house of Judah, And set them as His splendid horse in battle.
4 Derfra skal Hjørnestenen, derfra skal Naglen, derfra skal Krigsbuen være, derfra skal tillige hver streng Hersker udgaa.
From him [is] a cornerstone, From him a nail, from him a battle-bow, From him goes forth every exactor together.
5 Og de skulle være som Helte og træde Gadeskarn ned i Krigen, og de skulle stride, thi Herren skal være med dem; og de, som ride paa Heste, skulle beskæmmes.
And they have been as heroes, Treading in mire of out-places in battle, And they have fought, for YHWH [is] with them, And have put to shame riders of horses.
6 Og jeg vil styrke Judas Hus og frelse Josefs Hus og give dem Bolig; thi jeg har forbarmet mig over dem, og de skulle vorde, som om jeg ikke havde bortkastet dem; thi jeg er Herren deres Gud og vil bønhøre dem.
And I have made the house of Judah mighty, And I save the house of Joseph, And I have caused them to dwell, for I have loved them, And they have been as [if] I had not cast them off, For I [am] their God YHWH, And I answer them.
7 Og Efraim skal blive som en Helt, og deres Hjerte glædes ligesom af Vin, og deres Børn skulle se det og glæde sig, deres Hjerte skal fryde sig i Herren.
And Ephraim has been as a hero, And their heart has rejoiced as wine, And their sons see, and they have rejoiced, Their heart rejoices in YHWH.
8 Jeg vil fløjte ad dem og samle dem; thi jeg har genløst dem, og de skulle blive mangfoldige, ligesom de have været mangfoldige.
I hiss for them, and I gather them, For I have redeemed them, And they have multiplied as they multiplied.
9 Og jeg vil saa dem iblandt Folkene, og de skulle ihukomme mig paa de langt fraliggende Steder, og de skulle leve tillige med deres Børn og komme tilbage.
And I sow them among peoples, And in far-off places they remember Me, And they have lived with their sons, And they have turned back.
10 Og jeg vil føre dem tilbage fra Ægyptens Land og samle dem fra Assyrien; og jeg vil føre dem til Gileads og Libanons Land, og der skal ikke findes Rum nok for dem.
And I have brought them back from the land of Egypt, And I gather them from Asshur, And I bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon, And [space] is not found for them there.
11 Og han skal gaa igennem Trængselshavet og slaa Bølgerne i Havet, og alle Strømmens Dyb skulle udtørres; og Assyriens Hovmod skal nedtrykkes, og Ægyptens Spir skal vige.
And He has passed over through the sea, And has pressed and struck billows in the sea, And all depths of a flood have been dried up, And the excellence of Asshur has been brought down, And the rod of Egypt turns aside.
12 Og jeg vil styrke dem i Herren, og i hans Navn skulle de vandre, siger Herren.
And I have made them mighty in YHWH, And in His Name they walk up and down,” A declaration of YHWH!
