Zakarias 8
1 Og den Herre Zebaoths Ord kom til mig saalunde:
And the word of Yahweh of hosts came, 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 Yahweh of hosts, I am jealous for Zion with a great jealousy, —Yea, with great wrath, am I 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 Yahweh, I have returned unto Zion, and will make my habitation in the midst of Jerusalem, —and Jerusalem, shall be called, The city of fidelity, and the mountain of Yahweh of hosts, The mountain of holiness.
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 Yahweh of hosts, Yet shall old men and old women sit in the broadways of Jerusalem, —Yea, each one with his staff in his hand for multitude of days:
5 Og Stadens Gader skulle være fulde af unge Drenge og Piger, som lege paa dens Gader.
And, the broadways of the city, shall be full of boys and girls, —playing in the broadways 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 Yahweh of hosts, Because it will be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people, in those days, In mine own eyes also, shall it be marvellous? Demandeth Yahweh 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 Yahweh of hosts, Behold me! saving my people out of the land of the dawn, —and out of the land of the going in 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 in, and they shall have their habitation in the midst of Jerusalem, —and shall become my people, and, I, will become their God, In faithfulness and in righteousness.
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 Yahweh of hosts, Let your hands be strong, ye who are hearing, in these days, these words, —from the mouth of the prophets who, on the day the house of Yahweh of hosts, was founded, [foretold] that, the temple, should 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.
That, before those days, hire for man, could not be obtained, and, hire for beast, was there none, —and, neither to him who went out nor to him who came in, was there success by reason of the danger, Yea I let all men loose, each 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, not as in the former days, am I to this remnant of the people, —Declareth Yahweh 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.
For, the seed, shall be secure—the vine, shall yield her fruit, and the land, yield her increase, and the heavens, yield their dew, —and I will cause this remnant of the people to inherit 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—Just as ye had become a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, So, will I save you, and ye shall become a blessing, —Do not fear, let your hands, be strong.
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 Yahweh of hosts, Just as I planned to bring calamity upon you, when your fathers provoked me, saith Yahweh of hosts, —and I relented not,
15 Saaledes har jeg derimod tænkt i disse Dage at gøre vel imod Jerusalem og Judas Hus; frygter ikke!
So, have I again planned, in these days, to do good unto Jerusalem, and unto the house of Judah, —Do not fear!
16 Disse ere de Ting, som I skulle gøre: Taler Sandhed, hver med sin Næste, dømmer Sandhed og Fredens Dom i eders Porte!
These, are the things which ye shall do: Speak ye the truth, every man with his neighbour, truth and the sentence of peace, pronounce ye 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, no man, devise, the injury of his neighbour, in your heart, and the oath of falsehood, do not love, —for, all these, are things which I hate, declareth Yahweh.
18 Og den Herre Zebaoths Ord kom til mig saaledes:
And the word of Yahweh of hosts came unto 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 Yahweh of hosts—The fast of the fourth, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the eleventh, shall become to the house of Judah a gladness and a rejoicing, and pleasant appointed meetings, —But, truth and peace, see that ye love.
20 Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Endnu skal det ske, at Folkeslag skulle komme og mange Stæders Indbyggere;
Thus, saith Yahweh of hoses, —It shall yet be that there shall come in peoples, and the inhabitants of 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 of one city, shall go, unto them of another, saying, Let us be going on to pacify the face of Yahweh, and to seek Yahweh 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.
So shall enter many peoples, and strong nations, to seek Yahweh of hosts in Jerusalem, —and to pacify the face of Yahweh.
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 Yahweh of hosts, In those days, [it shall be] that ten men out of all the tongues of the nations, shall take hold, —yea take hold of the skirt of every one that is a Jew, saying—We will go with you! For we have heard [that], God, is with you.
