Zakarias 5

1 Derpaa løftede jeg mine Øjne og skuede, og se, der var en flyvende Bogrulle.

Then I turned and lifted my eyes, and I saw, behold, a flying scroll!

2 Og han spurgte mig: »Hvad ser du?« Jeg svarede: »Jeg ser en flyvende Bogrulle, som er tyve Alen lang og ti Alen bred.«

The angel said to me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying scroll, twenty cubits long and ten cubits wide.”

3 Da sagde han til mig: »Det er Forbandelsen, som udgaar over hele Landet; thi alle, som stjæler, er nu længe nok gaaet fri, og alle, som sværger, er nu længe nok gaaet fri.

Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out over the surface of the whole land. For every thief will be cut off according to what it says on the one side, and everyone who swears a false oath will be cut off according to what it says on the other side.

4 Jeg lader den udgaa, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE, for at den skal komme i Tyvens Hus og dens Hus, som sværger falsk ved mit Navn, og sætte sig fast i deres Huse og tilintetgøre dem med Tømmer og Sten.«

“I will send it out—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—so it will enter into the house of the thief and into the house of the one that swears falsely by my name. It will remain in his house and consume its timber and stones.”

5 Derpaa traadte Engelen, som talte med mig, frem og sagde til mig: »Løft dine Øjne og se, hvad det er, som kommer der!«

Then the angel who was speaking with me went out and said to me, “Raise your eyes and see what is coming!”

6 Jeg spurgte: »Hvad er det?« Og han svarede: »Det er Efaen, som kommer.« Og han vedblev: »Det er deres Brøde i hele Landet.«

I said, “What is it?” He said, “This is a basket containing an ephah that is coming. This is their iniquity in the whole land.”

7 Og se, et Blylaag løftedes, og se, i Efaen sad en Kvinde.

Then a lead covering was lifted off the basket and there was a woman under it sitting in it!

8 Og han sagde: »Det er Gudløsheden!« Saa stødte han hende ned i Efaen og slog Blylaaget i over Aabningen.

The angel said, “This is Wickedness!” He threw her back inside the basket, and he threw the lead cover over its opening.

9 Og jeg løftede mine Øjne og skuede, og se, to Kvinder kom baaret af Vinden, og deres Vinger var som Storkevinger; og de løftede Efaen op mellem Himmel og Jord.

I lifted my eyes and saw two women coming toward me, and wind was in their wings—for they had wings like a stork's wings. They lifted up the basket between earth and heaven.

10 Saa spurgte jeg Engelen, som talte med mig: »Hvor bærer de Efaen hen?«

So I said to the angel who was talking to me, “Where are they taking the basket?”

11 Han svarede: »Hen at bygge hende et Hus i Sinears Land, og naar det er rejst, sætter de hende der, hvor hendes Sted er.«

He said to me, “To build a temple in the land of Shinar for it, so that when the temple is ready, the basket will be set there on its prepared base.”