< Zakarias 10 >
1 HERREN skal I bede om Regn ved Tidlig- og Sildigregnstide; HERREN skaber Uvejr; Regnskyl giver han dem, hver Mand Urter på Marken.
Ask from the Lord rain at the time of the latter rain, [from] the Lord who maketh lightning-clouds: and he will give unto them showers of rain, to every herb in the field.
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.
For the Theraphim speak vanity, and the diviners foresee a lie, and those that have dreams speak what is false, with nought do they comfort: therefore do they move about like a flock, they bleat, because [they have] no shepherd.
3 Mod Hyrdeme blusser min Vrede, Bukkene vil jeg bjemsøge; thi Hærskarers HERRE ser til sin Hjord. Han ser til Judas Hus; han gør dem til en Ganger, sin stolte Ganger i Strid.
Against the shepherds is my anger kindled, and on the he-goats will I inflict punishment; for the Lord of hosts thinketh of his flock, the house of Judah, and maketh them as his elegant horse in the battle.
4 Fra ham kommer Hjørne og Teltpæl, fra ham kommer Krigens Bue, fra ham kommer hver en Hersker.
Out of him cometh forth the corner [-stone], out of him the tent-nail, out of him the battle-bow, out of him every ruler [of others] 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;
And they shall be like mighty men, treading down [their enemies] in the mire of the streets in the battle, and they shall fight, because the Lord is with them: and the riders on horses shall be made ashamed.
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.
And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and the house of Joseph will I save, and I will bring them again to their own homes; for I have mercy upon them, and they shall be as though I had never cast them off; for I am the Lord their God, and I will answer their prayer.
7 Efraim bliver som en Helt, deres Hjerte glædes som af Vin, deres Sønner glædes ved Synet. Deres Hjerte frydes i HERREN;
And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as though from wine: and their children shall see it, and be rejoiced; their heart shall be glad in the Lord.
8 jeg fløjter ad dem og samler dem; thi jeg udløser dem, og de bliver mange som fordum.
I will call for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased [formerly].
9 Blandt Folkeslag strøede jeg dem ud, men de kommer mig i Hu i det fjerne og opfostrer Børn til Hjemfærd.
And when I shall have scattered them among the people, they will remember me in the far-off countries: therefore shall they live with their children, and return again.
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.
And I will bring them back again out of the land of Egypt, and out of Assyria will I gather them; and into the land of Gil'ad and Lebanon will I bring them, and it shall not be sufficient for them.
11 De går gennem Trængselshavet, han slår dets Bølger ned. Alle Nilstrømme tørkner, Assurs Stolthed styrtes, Ægyptens Herskerspir viger.
And he will pass through the sea [with] distress, and he will smite in the sea the waves, and there shall dry up all the deeps of the stream: and there shall be brought down the pride of Assyria, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.
12 Jeg gør dem stærke i HERREN, de vandrer i hans Navn, så lyder det fra HERREN.
And I will strengthen them in the Lord, and in his name shall they ever walk, saith the Lord.