Zakarias 4

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

And the messenger who is speaking with me turns back, and stirs me up as one who is stirred up 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 says to me, “What are you seeing?” And I say, “I have looked, and behold, a lampstand of gold—all of it, and its bowl [is] on its top, and its seven lamps [are] on it, and twice seven pipes [are] to the lights that [are] on its top,

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

and two olive-trees [are] by it, one on the right of the bowl and one on its left.”

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

And I answer and speak to the messenger who is speaking with me, saying, “What [are] these, my lord?”

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

And the messenger who is speaking with me answers and says to me, “Have you not known what these [are]?” And I say, “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 answers and speaks to me, saying, “This [is] a word of YHWH to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by a force, nor by power, But—by My Spirit, said YHWH of Hosts.

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, O great mountain Before Zerubbabel—for a plain! And he has brought forth the top-stone, Cries of Grace, grace—[are] to it.”

8 Og HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:

And there is a word of YHWH 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.

“Hands of Zerubbabel founded this house, And his hands finish it, And you have known that YHWH of Hosts 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 trampled on the day of small things, They have rejoiced, And seen the tin weight in the hand of Zerubbabel, These seven [are] the eyes of YHWH, They are going to and fro in all the land.”

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

And I answer and say to him, “What [are] these two olive-trees, on the right of the lampstand, and on its left?”

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 answer a second time, and say to him, “What [are] the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?”

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

And he speaks to me, saying, “Have you not known what these [are]?” And I say, “No, my lord.”

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

And he says, “These [are] the two sons of the oil, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.”