Zakarias 10
1 HERREN skal I bede om Regn ved Tidlig— og Sildigregnstide; HERREN skaber Uvejr; Regnskyl giver han dem, hver Mand Urter paa Marken.
Ask the Lord for rain in springtime, for he makes the rainclouds and sends showers to grow crops for everyone.
2 Men Husgudens Tale er Svig, Sandsigeres Syner er Blændværk; de kommer med tomme Drømme, hul er Trøsten, de giver; derfor vandrer de om som en Hjord, lider Nød, thi de har ingen Hyrde.
Household idols give worthless answers, fortune-tellers tell lies, while interpreters of dreams just make things up and offer only false hope. As a result, people wander aimlessly like sheep, suffering because there is no shepherd.
3 Mod Hyrderne blusser min Vrede, Bukkene vil jeg hjemsøge; thi Hærskarers HERRE ser til sin Hjord. Han ser til Judas Hus; han gør dem til en Ganger, sin stolte Ganger i Strid.
I am angry with the shepherds, I will punish the leaders. For the Lord Almighty cares for his flock, the people of Judah, and will make them like his splendid warhorse.
4 Fra ham kommer Hjørne og Teltpæl, fra ham kommer Krigens Bue, fra ham kommer hver en Hersker.
From the people of Judah will come the cornerstone, from them the tent-peg, the bow used in battle—all their rulers together.
5 De bliver til Hobe som Helte, der i Striden tramper i Gadens Dynd; de kæmper, thi HERREN er med dem. Rytterne bliver til Skamme;
They will be like warriors going into battle, trampling their enemies in the mud. Because the Lord is with them they will fight and defeat the enemy cavalry.
6 jeg styrker Judas Hus og frelser Josefs Hus. Jeg ynkes og fører dem hjem, som havde jeg aldrig forstødt dem; thi jeg er HERREN deres Gud og bønhører dem.
I will strengthen the people of Judah; I will save the people of Joseph. I will bring them back home because I am concerned for them. It will be like I had never rejected them, for I am the Lord their God and I will answer their cries for help.
7 Efraim bliver som en Helt, deres Hjerte glædes som af Vin, deres Sønner glædes ved Synet. Deres Hjerte frydes i HERREN;
The people of Ephraim will become like warriors, and they will become so happy—as if they had drunk wine. Their children will see what is happening and will be glad too, joyful in the Lord.
8 jeg fløjter ad dem og samler dem; thi jeg udløser dem, og de bliver mange som fordum.
I will whistle to them and they will run to me. I will rescue them, and there will be as many as there were before.
9 Blandt Folkeslag strøede jeg dem ud, men de kommer mig i Hu i det fjerne og opfostrer Børn til Hjemfærd.
I have scattered them like seed among the nations, and in distant places they will remember me. They will bring up their children, and together they will return.
10 Jeg fører dem hjem fra Ægypten, fra Assur samler jeg dem og bringer dem til Gilead og Libanon, som ikke skal være dem nok.
I will bring them back from the land of Egypt; I will gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to Gilead and Lebanon, and there won't be enough room for them!
11 De gaar gennem Trængselshavet, han slaar dets Bølger ned. Alle Nilstrømme tørkner, Assurs Stolthed styrtes, Ægyptens Herskerspir viger.
They will pass through the sea of trouble and strike the waves of the sea, and the waters of the Nile will dry up. Assyria's pride will be brought down, and Egypt's rule will pass away.
12 Jeg gør dem stærke i HERREN, de vandrer i hans Navn, saa lyder det fra HERREN.
I will make them strong in the Lord, and they will follow all he says, declares the Lord.
