Zakarias 1

1 I den ottende Måned i Darius's andet Regeringsår kom HERRENs Ord til Profeten Zakarias, en Søn af Berekja, en Søn af Iddo, således:

In the eighth month, in the second year of king Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:

2 HERREN var fuld af Harme imod eders Fædre.

The Lord has become angry over the resentful anger of your fathers.

3 Men sig til dem: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Vend om til mig, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE, så vil jeg vende om til eder, siger Hærskarers HERRE.

And you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord of hosts: Turn to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will turn to you, says the Lord of hosts.

4 Vær ikke som eders Fædre, til hvem de tidligere Profeter talte således: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Vend om fra eders onde Veje og onde Gerninger! Men de hørte ikke og ænsede mig ikke, lyder det fra HERREN.

Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried out, saying: Thus says the Lord of hosts: Turn from your evil ways and from your wicked thoughts. But they did not heed, and neither did they pay attention to me, says the Lord.

5 Eders Fædre, hvor er de? Og Profeterne, lever de evigt?

Your fathers, where are they? And will the prophets live unceasingly?

6 Men mine Ord og Bud, som jeg overgav mine Tjenere Profeterne, nåede de ikke eders Fædre, så de måtte vende om og sige: "Som Hærskarers HERRE havde sat sig for at gøre imod os for vore Vejes og Gerningers Skyld, således gjorde han."

Yet truly my words and my lawfulness, which I entrusted to my servants the prophets, were indeed comprehended by your fathers, and so they were converted, and they said: Just as the Lord of hosts decided to do to us, according to our ways and according to our inventions, so has he done to us.

7 På den fire og tyvende dag i den ellevte Måned, det er Sjebat Måned, i Darius's andet Regeringsår kom HERRENs Ord til Profeten Zakarias, en Søn af Berekja, en Søn af Iddo, således:

On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is called Shevat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:

8 Jeg skuede i Nat, og se, en Mand på en rød Hest holdt mellem Bjergene ved den dybe Kløft, og bag ham var der røde, mørke, hvide og brogede Heste.

I saw by night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees, which were in the chasm. And behind him were horses: red, speckled, and white.

9 Jeg spurgte: "Hvad betyder de, Herre?" Og Engelen, som talte med mig, sagde: "Jeg vil vise dig, hvad de betyder."

And I said, “What are these, my lord?” And the angel, who was speaking with me, said to me, “I will reveal to you what these are.”

10 Så tog Manden, som holdt mellem Bjergene, til Orde og sagde: "Det er dem, HERREN udsender, for at de skal drage Jorden rundt."

And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, “These are they, whom the Lord has sent in order to walk through the earth.”

11 Og de tog til Orde og sagde til HERRENs Engel, som stod mellem Bjergene: "Vi drog Jorden rundt, og se, hele Jorden er rolig og stille.

And those who stood among the myrtle trees answered the angel of the Lord, and they said, “We have walked through the earth, and behold, all the earth is inhabited and is at rest.”

12 HERRENs Engel tog da til Orde og sagde: "Hærskarers HERRE! Hvor længe varer det, før du forbarmer dig over Jerusalem og Judas Byer, som du nu har været vred på i halvfjerdsindstyve År?"

And the angel of the Lord answered and said, “Lord of hosts, how long will you not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, with which you have been angry? This is now the seventieth year.”

13 Og til Svar gav HERREN Engelen, som talte med mig, gode og trøstende Ord.

And the Lord answered the angel, who had been speaking with me, good words, consoling words.

14 Engelen, som talte med mig, sagde så til mig: Tal og sig: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Jeg er fuld af Nidkærhed for Jerusalem og Zion

And the angel, who was speaking with me, said to me: Cry out, saying: Thus says the Lord of hosts: I have been zealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great zeal.

15 og af Harme mod de trygge Hedninger, fordi de hjalp til at gøre Ulykken stor, da min Vrede kun var lille.

And, with a great anger, I am angry with the wealthy nations. Though I had been angry a little, truly they advanced further in evil.

16 Derfor, så siger HERREN: Jeg vender mig til Jerusalem og forbarmer mig over det; mit Hus skal opbygges der, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE, og der skal udspændes Målesnor over Jerusalem.

Because of this, thus says the Lord: I will be turned back, towards Jerusalem, with mercies; and my house will be built upon this, says the Lord of hosts. And the building line will be extended over Jerusalem.

17 Tal videre: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Mine Byer skal atter strømme med Velsignelse, og HERREN vil atter trøste Zion og udvælge Jerusalem.

Until then, cry out saying: Thus says the Lord of hosts: Until then, my cities will flow with good things, and, until then, the Lord will comfort Zion, and, until then, he will single out Jerusalem.

18 Derpå løftede jeg mine Øjne og skuede, og se, der var fire Horn.

And I lifted up my eyes, and I saw. And behold: four horns.

19 Jeg spurgte Engelen, som talte med mig: "Hvad betyder de?" Han svarede: "Det er de Horn, som har spredt Juda, Israel og Jerusalem."

And I said to the angel, who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he said to me, “These are the horns that have winnowed Judah and Israel and Jerusalem.”

20 Så lod HERREN mig se fire Smede.

And the Lord showed me four workmen.

21 Jeg spurgte: "Hvad kommer de for?" Og han svarede: "Hine er de Horn, som spredte Juda, så det ikke kunde løfte sit Hoved; og nu kommer disse for at hvæsse Økser til at slå Hornene til Jorden på de Hedninger, som løftede deres Horn mod Judas Land for at sprede det."

And I said, “What have these come to do?” He spoke, saying, “These are the horns that have winnowed Judah, through every single man, and none of them lifted up his head. And these have come to frighten them away, so as to cast down the horns of the Gentiles, which have lifted up a horn over the land of Judah, so as to scatter it.”