Zakarias 11

1 Oplad dine Døre, Libanon! og Ild tære paa dine Gedre!

Open your doors, Lebanon, that the fire may devour your cedars.

2 Hyl, Cypres! thi Gederen er falden, thi de, som vare de herlige, ere ødelagte; hyler, Basans Ege! thi den velforvarede Skov er fældet.

Wail, fir tree, for the cedar has fallen, because the stately ones are destroyed. Wail, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has come down.

3 Hyrdernes Hyl lyder, thi deres Herlighed er ødelagt; de unge Løvers Brøl lyder, thi Jordanens Stolthed er ødelagt.

A voice of the wailing of the shepherds. For their glory is destroyed: a voice of the roaring of young lions. For the pride of the Jordan is ruined.

4 Saa sagde Herren, min Gud: Vogt de Slagtefaar,

Thus says the LORD my God: "Feed the flock of slaughter.

5 hvilke de, der købe dem, dræbe og blive ikke strafskyldige, medens de, der sælge dem, sige: Lovet være Herren, at jeg bliver rig; og ingen af deres Hyrder sparer dem.

Their buyers slaughter them, and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, 'Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich;' and their own shepherds do not pity them.

6 Thi jeg vil ikke længere spare Jordens Beboere, siger Herren; og se, jeg vil overgive Menneskene den ene i den andens Haand og i hans Konges Haand, og de skulle ødelægge Jorden, og jeg vil ikke redde af deres Haand.

For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land," says the LORD; "but, look, I will deliver the men everyone into his neighbor's hand, and into the hand of his king. They will strike the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them."

7 Og jeg fødte Slagtefaarene derhos de elendige af Faarene; og jeg tog mig to Stave, den ene kaldte jeg: „Liflighed‟ og den anden kaldte jeg: „Baand‟, og jeg vogtede Faarene,

So I fed the flock of slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two staffs. The one I called "Favor," and the other I called "Union," and I fed the flock.

8 og jeg tilintetgjorde de tre af Hyrderne i een Maaned. Men min Sjæl blev utaalmodig over dem, og deres Sjæl blev ogsaa ked af mig;

I cut off the three shepherds in one month; for my soul was weary of them, and their soul also loathed me.

9 og jeg sagde: Jeg vil ikke vogte eder; hvad som dør, maa dø, og hvad som omkommer, maa omkomme, og de overblevne maa æde, den ene den andens Kød.

Then I said, "I will not feed you. That which dies, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let those who are left eat each other's flesh."

10 Og jeg tog min Stav „Liflighed og sønderhuggede den for at tilintetgøre min Pagt, som jeg havde gjort med alle Folkeslag.

I took my staff Favor, and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples.

11 Og den blev gjort til intet paa samme Dag, og saaledes forstode de elendige af Faarene, som agtede paa mig, at det var Herrens Ord.

It was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that listened to me knew that it was the word of the LORD.

12 Og jeg sagde til dem: Dersom det synes godt for eders Øjne, da giver mig min Løn, og hvis ikke, da lader det være; og de afvejede som min Løn tredive Sekel Sølv.

I said to them, "If you think it best, give me my wages; and if not, keep them." So they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.

13 Og Herren sagde til mig: Kast den hen til Pottemageren, den herlige Pris, som jeg er agtet værd af dem! og jeg tog de tredive Sekel Sølv og kastede dem hen i Herrens Hus til Pottemageren.

The LORD said to me, "Throw it to the potter, the handsome price that I was valued at by them." I took the thirty pieces of silver, and threw them to the potter, in the house of the LORD.

14 Og jeg sønderhuggede min anden Stav, kaldet „Baand‟, for at tilintetgøre Broderskabet imellem Juda og Israel.

Then I cut apart my other staff, even Union, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

15 Og Herren sagde til mig: Tag dig endnu en taabelig Hyrdes Redskab!

The LORD said to me, "Take for yourself yet again the equipment of a foolish shepherd.

16 Thi se, jeg lader en Hyrde fremstaa i Landet; dem, som ere nær ved at omkomme, skal han ikke se til, det forvildede skal han ikke opsøge, det, som har taget Skade, skal han ikke læge; det, som holder sig oprejst, skal han ikke forsørge, men Kødet af det fedede skal han æde, og dets Klove skal han sønderrive.

For, look, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those who are cut off, neither will seek those who are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat sheep, and will tear their hoofs in pieces.

17 Ve den unyttige Hyrde, som forlader Faarene! et Sværd skal komme imod hans Arm og imod hans højre Øje; hans Arm skal visne hen, og hans højre Øje skal blive aldeles dunkelt.

Woe to the worthless shepherd who leaves the flock. The sword will be on his arm, and on his right eye. His arm will be completely withered, and his right eye will be totally blinded."