Zechariah 1
1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Jehovah came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
I den ottende Maaned i Darius's andet Regeringsaar kom HERRENS Ord til Profeten Zakarias, en Søn af Berekja, en Søn af Iddo, saaledes:
2 Jehovah was greatly displeased with your fathers.
HERREN var fuld af Harme imod eders Fædre.
3 Therefore say thou to them, Thus says Jehovah of hosts: Return to me, says Jehovah of hosts, and I will return to you, says Jehovah of hosts.
Men sig til dem: Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Vend om til mig, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE, saa vil jeg vende om til eder, siger Hærskarers HERRE.
4 Be ye not as your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus says Jehovah of hosts: Return ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings, but they did not hear, nor hearken to me, says Jehovah.
Vær ikke som eders Fædre, til hvem de tidligere Profeter talte saaledes: Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Vend om fra eders onde Veje og onde Gerninger! Men de hørte ikke og ænsede mig ikke, lyder det fra HERREN.
5 Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?
Eders Fædre, hvor er de? Og Profeterne, lever de evigt?
6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? And they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so he has dealt with us.
Men mine Ord og Bud, som jeg overgav mine Tjenere Profeterne, naaede de ikke eders Fædre, saa de maatte vende om og sige: »Som Hærskarers HERRE havde sat sig for at gøre imod os for vore Vejes og Gerningers Skyld, saaledes gjorde han.«
7 Upon the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of Jehovah came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
Paa den fire og tyvende Dag i den ellevte Maaned, det er Sjebat Maaned, i Darius's andet Regeringsaar kom HERRENS Ord til Profeten Zakarias, en Søn af Berekja, en Søn af Iddo, saaledes:
8 I saw in the night, and, behold, a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom. And behind him there were horses, red, sorrel, and white.
Jeg skuede i Nat, og se, en Mand paa en rød Hest holdt mellem Bjergene ved den dybe Kløft, og bag ham var der røde, mørke, hvide og brogede Heste.
9 Then I said, O my lord, what are these? And the agent who talked with me said to me, I will show thee what these are.
Jeg spurgte: »Hvad betyder de, Herre?« Og Engelen, som talte med mig, sagde: »Jeg vil vise dig, hvad de betyder.«
10 And the man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom Jehovah has sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
Saa tog Manden, som holdt mellem Bjergene, til Orde og sagde: »Det er dem, HERREN udsender, for at de skal drage Jorden rundt.«
11 And they answered the agent of Jehovah who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sits still, and is at rest.
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.«
12 Then the agent of Jehovah answered and said, O Jehovah of hosts, how long will thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou have had indignation these seventy years?
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 paa i halvfjerdsindstyve Aar?«
13 And Jehovah answered the agent who talked with me with good words, comforting words.
Og til Svar gav HERREN Engelen, som talte med mig, gode og trøstende Ord.
14 So the agent who talked with me said to me, Cry thou, saying, Thus says Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
Engelen, som talte med mig, sagde saa til mig: Tal og sig: Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Jeg er fuld af Nidkærhed for Jerusalem og Zion
15 And I am very greatly displeased with the nations that are at ease. For I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
og af Harme mod de trygge Hedninger, fordi de hjalp til at gøre Ulykken stor, da min Vrede kun var lille.
16 Therefore thus says Jehovah: I have returned to Jerusalem with mercies. My house shall be built in it, says Jehovah of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.
Derfor, saa 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 Maalesnor over Jerusalem.
17 Cry yet again, saying, Thus says Jehovah of hosts: My cities shall yet overflow with prosperity, and Jehovah shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
Tal videre: Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Mine Byer skal atter strømme med Velsignelse, og HERREN vil atter trøste Zion og udvælge Jerusalem.
18 And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, four horns.
Derpaa løftede jeg mine Øjne og skuede, og se, der var fire Horn.
19 And I said to the agent who talked with me, What are these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
Jeg spurgte Engelen, som talte med mig: »Hvad betyder de?« Han svarede: »Det er de Horn, som har spredt Juda, Israel og Jerusalem.«
20 And Jehovah showed me four smiths.
Saa lod HERREN mig se fire Smede.
21 Then I said, What are these coming to do? And he spoke, saying, These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man lifted up his head. But these have come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations, which lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.
Jeg spurgte: »Hvad kommer de for?« Og han svarede: »Hine er de Horn, som spredte Juda, saa det ikke kunde løfte sit Hoved; og nu kommer disse for at hvæsse Økser til at slaa Hornene til Jorden paa de Hedninger, som løftede deres Horn mod Judas Land for at sprede det.«
