Zechariah 5

1 Then again I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and, behold, a flying roll.

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

2 And he said to me, What do thou see? And I answered, I see a flying roll. The length of it is twenty cubits, and the breadth of it ten cubits.

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

3 Then he said to me, This is the curse that goes forth over the face of the whole land. For everyone who steals shall be cut off on the one side according to it, and everyone who swears shall be cut off on the other side according to it.

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.

4 I will cause it to go forth, says Jehovah of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by my name. And it shall abide in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

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.«

5 Then the agent who talked with me went forth, and said to me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what this is that goes forth.

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

6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is the ephah that goes forth. He said moreover, This is their appearance in all the land

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

7 (and, behold, a talent of lead was lifted up), and this is a woman sitting in the midst of the ephah.

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

8 And he said, This is Wickedness. And he cast her down into the midst of the ephah, and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth of it.

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

9 Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked. And, behold, there came forth two women, and the wind was in their wings. Now they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah between earth and heaven.

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.

10 Then I said to the agent who talked with me, Where do these carry the ephah?

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

11 And he said to me, To build her a house in the land of Shinar. And when it is prepared, she shall be set there in her own place.

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