Zakarias 4

1 Engelen, som talte med mig, vakte mig saa atter, som man vækker et Menneske af hans Søvn,

And the angel that talked with me returned, and awakened me, as when a man is awakened out of his sleep.

2 og spurgte mig: »Hvad skuer du?« Jeg svarede: »Jeg skuer, og se, der er en Lysestage, helt og holdent af Guld, og et Oliekar ovenpaa og syv Lamper og syv Rør til Lamperne,

And he said to me, What see you? And I said, I have seen, and behold a candlestick all of gold, and its bowl upon it, and seven lamps upon it, and seven oil funnels to the lamps upon it:

3 desuden to Olietræer ved Siden af den, et til højre, et andet til venstre for Oliekarret.«

and two olive-trees above it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on the left.

4 Og jeg spurgte Engelen, som talte med mig: »Hvad betyder disse Ting, Herre?«

And I enquired, and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these things, [my] lord?

5 Han svarede: »Ved du ikke, hvad de betyder?« Jeg sagde: »Nej, Herre!«

And the angel that talked with me answered, and spoke to me, saying, Know you not what these things are? And I said, No, [my] lord.

6 Da svarede han og sagde til mig: Dette er HERRENS Ord til Zerubbabel: Ikke ved Magt og ikke ved Styrke, men ved min Aand, siger Hærskarers HERRE.

And he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of the Lord to Zorobabel, saying, Not by mighty power, nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.

7 Hvem er du, du store Bjerg? For Zerubbabel skal du blive Slette! Han skal hente Topstenen, medens der raabes: »Naade, Naade være med den!«

Who are you, the great mountain before Zorobabel, that you should prosper? whereas I will bring out the stone of the inheritance, the grace of it the equal of [my ] grace.

8 Og HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

9 Zerubbabels Hænder har lagt Grunden til dette Hus, hans Hænder skal ogsaa fuldende det; og du skal kende, at Hærskarers HERRE har sendt mig til eder.

The hands of Zorobabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands shall finish it: and you shall know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.

10 Thi den, der lod haant om de ringe Begyndelsers Dag, skal glæde sig, naar han ser Blystenen i Zerubbabels Haand. Hine syv er HERRENS Øjne, som søger ud over hele Jorden.

For who has despised the small days? surely they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet of tin in the hand of Zorobabel: these are the seven eyes that look upon all the earth.

11 Derpaa spurgte jeg ham: »Hvad betyder de to Olietræer der til højre og venstre for Lysestagen?«

And I answered, and said to him, What are these two olive-trees, which are on the right and left hand of the candlestick?

12 Og videre spurgte jeg: »Hvad betyder de to Oliegrene ved Siden af de to Guldrør, som leder den gyldne Olie ned derfra?«

And I asked the second time, and said to him, What are the two branches of the olive-trees that are by the side of the two golden pipes that pour into and communicate with the golden oil funnels?

13 Han svarede: »Ved du ikke, hvad de betyder?« Jeg sagde: »Nej, Herre!«

And he said to me, Know you not what these are? and I said, No, [my] lord.

14 Saa sagde han: »Det er de to med Olie salvede, som staar for al Jordens Herre.«

And he said, These are the two anointed ones [that] stand by the Lord of the whole earth.