Zakarias 4

1 Og Engelen, som talte med mig, kom igen og vakte mig som en Mand, der opvækkes af sin Søvn.

Then the angel who had been talking with me returned, and he called to me as though I had been asleep.

2 Og han sagde til mig: Hvad ser du? og jeg sagde: Jeg ser, og se, en Lysestage hel af Guld, med dens Oliekar oven paa den, og dens syv Lamper paa den, syv Rør til hver af Lamperne, som ere oven paa den;

He asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a lampstand [made] completely of gold. There is a small bowl [for olive oil] at the top, and there are seven [small] lamps around the bowl, and a place for a wick on each lamp.

3 og tvende Olietræer ved Siden af den: Eet paa den højre Side af Oliekarret, og eet paa dets venstre Side.

Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”

4 Og jeg svarede og sagde til Engelen, som talte med mig, saaledes: Hvad betyde disse Ting, min Herre?

I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”

5 Og Engelen, som talte med mig, svarede og sagde til mig: Ved du ikke, hvad disse Ting betyde? og jeg sagde: Nej, min Herre!

He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”

6 Da svarede han og sagde til mig: Dette er Herrens Ord til Serubabel, saa lydende: „Ikke ved Magt og ikke ved Styrke, men ved min Aand‟, siger den Herre Zebaoth.

Then he said to me, “This is the message that Yahweh [says that you should give] to Zerubbabel [the governor of Judah: ‘You will do what I want you to do, but it will] not be by your own strength or power. It will be [done] by [the power of] my Spirit, says the Commander of the armies of angels.

7 Hvo er du, du store Bjerg for Serubabels Ansigt? bliv til Slette! og han skal føre Slutstenen frem under Fryderaabene: Naade, Naade være over den!

Zerubbabel, you [have many difficult matters to handle. They are like] high mountains [MET]. But they will [become easy to handle, as though] they will become flat land. And you will bring [to the temple] the final stone [to complete the rebuilding of the temple]. When you do that, [all the people] will shout repeatedly, “It is beautiful! May God bless it!”’”

8 Og Herrens Ord kom til mig saalunde:

Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.

9 Serubabels Hænder have lagt Grundvolden til dette Hus, og hans Hænder skulle fuldende det, paa det du skal fornemme, at den Herre Zebaoth har sendt mig til eder.

He said [to me], “Zerubbabel [SYN] laid the first stone in the foundation of the temple, and he will put the last stone in its place. When that happens, the people will know that [it is I, the Commander of the armies of angels, who] have sent you to them.” And he said, “The seven bowls represent the eyes of Yahweh, who looks back and forth at everything [that happens] on the earth.”

10 Thi hvo har foragtet ringe Tings Dag? og paa Blyloddet i Serubabels Haand skue med Glæde hine syv, nemlig Herrens Øjne, de fare om over hele Jorden.

No one [RHQ] should think that little things that are done at the beginning of a big project are unimportant. [When the temple is almost finished being rebuilt, ] Zerubbabel will use a (plumb line/string with a stone fastened to it) [to see if the walls they are building are straight]; so when the people see that, they will rejoice.”

11 Og jeg svarede og sagde til ham: Hvad betyde disse tvende Olietræer ved Lysestagens højre og ved dens venstre Side?

Then I asked the angel, “What is [the meaning of] the two olive trees, one on each side of the lampstand?

12 Og jeg svarede anden Gang og sagde til ham: Hvad betyde de tvende Oliegrene, som ligge ind i de to gyldne Render, der udgyde Guld af sig?

And what [the meaning of] the two olive branches, one alongside each of the gold pipes from which [olive] oil flows to the lamps?”

13 Og han sagde til mig: Ved du ikke, hvad disse betyde? og jeg sagde: Nej, min Herre!

He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”

14 Da sagde han: Disse ere de to Oliebørn, som staa for al Jordens Herre.

So he said, “They represent the two [men who have been] appointed [MTY] to serve the Lord who [rules] the entire earth.”