Zakarias 4

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

And the angel that spoke with me came back again, and waked me up, as a man that is wakened 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 ovenpå og syv Lamper og syv Rør til Lamperne,

And he said unto me, What art thou seeing? And I said, I have looked, and behold, there is a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon its top, and its seven lamps are thereupon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon its top:

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

And two olive-trees are by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

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

And I commenced and said unto the angel that spoke with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

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

Then the angel that spoke with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these 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 Ånd, siger Hærskarers HERRE.

Then answered he and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

7 Hvem er du, du store Bjerg? For Zerubbabel skal du blive Slette! Han skal hente Topstenen, medens der råbes: "Nåde, Nåde være med den!"

Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou wilt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone with shoutings of, Grace, grace unto it.

8 Og HERRENs Ord kom til mig således:

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

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

The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands shall complete it: and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.

10 Thi den, der lod hånt om de ringe Begyndelsers Dag, skal glæde sig, når han ser Blystenen i Zerubbabels Hånd. Hine syv er HERRENs Øjne, som søger ud over hele Jorden.

For whoever even despised the day of [its] small beginning: yet will they rejoice when they see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel, with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which hold a survey through all the earth.

11 Derpå spurgte jeg ham:"Hvad betyder de to Olietræer der til højre og venstre for Lysestagen?"

And I began, and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees upon the right side of the candle-stick and upon 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 began a second time, and said unto him, What are these two olive-branches, which are close by the two golden pipes which empty out of themselves the gold-colored oil?

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

And he said to me as followeth, Knowest thou not what these things are? And I said, No, my lord.

14 Så sagde han: "Det er de to med Olie salvede, som står for al Jordens Herre."

Then said he, These are the two sons of the clear oil, that stand by the Lord of the whole earth.