Zakarias 7
1 Og det skete i Kong Darius's fjerde Aar, at Herrens Ord kom til Sakarias paa den fjerde Dag i den niende Maaned, det er i Kislev.
And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius that the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, in Kislev;
2 Og Bethel sendte Sarezer og Regem-Melek og hans Mænd for at bede ydmygelig for Herrens Ansigt,
When they had sent unto Beth-el Sherezer and Regem-melech, and his men, to make entreaty before the Lord.
3 idet de skulde sige til Præsterne, som vare ved den Herre Zebaoths Hus, og til Profeterne saaledes: Mon jeg skal græde i den femte Maaned under Afholdenhed, som jeg har gjort nu saa mange Aar?
[And] to say unto the priests who were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Shall I weep in the fifth month with abstinence, as I have done already these many years?
4 Da kom den Herre Zebaoths Ord til mig saalunde:
Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying,
5 Sig til alt Folket i Landet og til Præsterne: Naar I have fastet og sørget i den femte og i den syvende Maaned, og dette nu i halvfjerdsindstyve Aar, mon I da virkelig have fastet for mig?
Say unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, as followeth, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh [month], already these seventy years, did ye in anywise fast for me, yea, for me?
6 Og naar I æde, og naar I drikke, er det da ikke eder, som æde, og eder, som drikke?
And if ye do eat, and if ye do drink, are ye not yourselves those that eat, and yourselves those that drink?
7 Mindes I ikke de Ord, som Herren forkyndte ved de første Profeter, der Jerusalem var beboet og var rolig, og dens Stæder trindt omkring den og Sydlandet og Lavlandet vare beboede?
Are not these the words which the Lord hath proclaimed by means of the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, with her cities round about her, when [men] inhabited the south, and the lowlands?
8 Og Herrens Ord kom til Sakarias saaledes:
And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying,
9 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Dømmer Sandheds Dom, og gører Miskundhed og Barmhjertighed, hver imod sin Broder,
Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true justice, and show kindness and mercy every man to his brother;
10 og undertrykker ikke Enken eller den faderløse, den fremmede eller den elendige; og optænker ikke ondt imod en Broder i eders Hjerte!
And defraud not the widow, or the fatherless, the stranger, or the poor; and imagine not evil in your heart one against the other.
11 Men de vægrede sig ved at give Agt derpaa og vendte modvilligt Ryg, og de gjorde deres Øren tunghørende for ikke at høre.
But they refused to listen, and turned away rebelliously the shoulder, and stopped their ears, so as not to hear;
12 Og de gjorde deres Hjerte som Demant for ikke at høre Loven og Ordene, hvilke den Herre Zebaoth sendte ved sin Aand igennem de første Profeter, og der kom en stor Vrede fra den Herre Zebaoth.
And their heart they rendered as an adamant, so as not to hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts had sent through his spirit, by means of the former prophets: wherefore came a great anger from the Lord of hosts.
13 Og det skete, ligesom han raabte, og de hørte ikke: Saaledes skulle de raabe, og jeg vil ikke høre, sagde den Herre Zebaoth;
And it is come to pass, that as he proclaimed, and they would not hear: so had they to call, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts;
14 men jeg vil bortdrive dem som ved en Storm iblandt alle de Hedningefolk, som de ikke have kendt, og Landet skal være ødelagt efter dem, saa at ingen gaar igennem det frem eller tilbage. Og de gjorde det herlige Land til en Ørk.
And I resolved to scatter them with a storm-wind among all the nations that they had not known; and the land was left desolate after them, without any one to pass through it forward or backward; and the pleasant land have they changed into a desert.
