Zakarias 8
1 Og den Herre Zebaoths Ord kom til mig saalunde:
And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:
2 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Jeg er nidkær for Zion med en stor Nidkærhed, og med en stor Harme er jeg nidkær for den.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I have been jealous for Sion with a great jealousy, and with a great indignation have I been jealous for her.
3 Saa siger Herren: Jeg vender tilbage til Zion og vil bo midt i Jerusalem, og Jerusalem skal kaldes Sandhedens Stad, og den Herre Zebaoths Bjerg Hellighedens Bjerg.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I am returned to Sion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, The sanctified mountain.
4 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Der skal endnu sidde gamle Mænd og gamle Kvinder paa Jerusalems Gader, og hver med sin Stav i sin Haand for den høje Alders Skyld.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem: and every man with his staff in his hand through multitude of days.
5 Og Stadens Gader skulle være fulde af unge Drenge og Piger, som lege paa dens Gader.
And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls, playing in the streets thereof.
6 Saa siger, den Herre Zebaoth: Naar det vil være underligt for Øjnene af de overblevne af dette Folk i de Dage, mon det da ogsaa vil være underligt for mine Øjne? siger den Herre Zebaoth?
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: If it seem hard in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days: shall it be hard in my eyes, saith the Lord of hosts?
7 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Se, jeg frelser mit Folk fra Landet imod Østen og fra Landet imod Solens Nedgang.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will save my people from the land of the east, and from the land of the going down of the sun.
8 Og, jeg villade dem komme, og de skulle bo midt i Jerusalem; og de skulle være mit Folk, og jeg vil være deres Gud i Sandhed og i Retfærdighed.
And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God in truth and in justice.
9 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Eders Hænder vorde stærke! I, som høre i disse Dage disse Ord af de Profeters Mund, som vare der paa den Dag, da Grundvolden til den Herre Zebaoths Hus til Templet blev lagt, saa at det byggedes!
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Let your hands be strengthened, you that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, in the day that the house of the Lord of hosts was founded, that the temple might be built.
10 Thi før hine Dage var der ingen Løn for Menneskene og ingen Løn for Dyrene; og for den, som drog ud, og for den, som drog ind, var ikke Fred for Fjenden; og jeg lod alle Mennesker løs, hver imod sin Næste.
For before those days there was no hire for men, neither was there hire for beasts, neither was there peace to him that came in, nor to him that went out, because of the tribulation: and I let all men go every one against his neighbour.
11 Men hu vil jeg ikke være som i de forrige Dage for det overblevne af dette Folk, siger den Herre Zebaoth.
But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people according to the former days, saith the Lord of hosts.
12 Thi Fredens Plantning, Vintræet, skal give sin Frugt og Jorden give sin Grøde og Himlene give deres Dug; og jeg vil lade de overblevne af dette Folk arve alle disse Ting.
But there shall be the seed of peace: the vine shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew: and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
13 Og det skal ske, ligesom I af Judas Hus og af Israels Hus vare en Forbandelse iblandt Hedningerne, saaledes vil jeg nu frelse eder, og I skulle vorde en Velsignelse; frygter ikke, eders Hænder vorde stærke!
And it shall come to pass, that as you were a curse among the Gentiles, O house of Juda, and house of Israel: so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing: fear not, let your hands be strengthened.
14 Thi saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Ligesom jeg tænkte at gøre eder ondt, der eders Fædre fortørnede mig, siger den Herre Zebaoth, og jeg angrede det ikke:
For thus saith the Lord of hosts: As I purposed to afflict you, when your fathers had provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord,
15 Saaledes har jeg derimod tænkt i disse Dage at gøre vel imod Jerusalem og Judas Hus; frygter ikke!
And I had no mercy: so turning again I have thought in these days to do good to the house of Juda, and Jerusalem: fear not.
16 Disse ere de Ting, som I skulle gøre: Taler Sandhed, hver med sin Næste, dømmer Sandhed og Fredens Dom i eders Porte!
These then are the things, which you shall do: Speak ye truth every one to his neighbour: judge ye truth and judgment of peace in your gates.
17 Og optænker ikke ondt, den ene imod den anden, i eders Hjerte, og elsker ikke falsk Ed; thi alle disse Ting, dem hader jeg, siger Herren.
And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his friend: and love not a false oath: for all these are the things that I hate, saith the Lord.
18 Og den Herre Zebaoths Ord kom til mig saaledes:
And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:
19 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Fasten i den fjerde Maaned og Fasten i den femte og Fasten i den syvende og Fasten i den tiende skal blive Judas Hus til Fryd og til Glæde og til gode Højtider; men elsker Sandheden og Freden!
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Juda, joy, and gladness, and great solemnities: only love ye truth and peace.
20 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Endnu skal det ske, at Folkeslag skulle komme og mange Stæders Indbyggere;
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, until people come, and dwell in many cities,
21 og den ene Stads Indbyggere skulle gaa til den anden og sige: Lader os gaa hen at bede ydmygelig for Herrens Ansigt og at søge den Herre Zebaoth; — „ogsaa jeg vil gaa‟.
And the inhabitants go one to another, saying: Let us go, and entreat the face of the Lord, and let us seek the Lord of hosts: I also will go.
22 Og mange Folkeslag og mægtige Folkefærd skulle komme for at søge den Herre Zebaoth i Jerusalem og bede ydmygelig for Herrens Ansigt.
And many peoples, and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the face of the Lord.
23 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Det skal ske i de Dage, at ti Mænd af alle Folkeslags Tungemaal skulle tage fat, ja, tage fat i, en jødisk Mands Flig, og sige: Vi ville gaa med eder, thi vi have hørt, at Gud er med eder.
Thus saith the Lord of hosts: In those days, wherein ten men of all languages of the Gentiles shall take hold, and shall hold fast the shirt of one that is a Jew, saying: We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
