< Zechariah 4 >

1 And the angel who was talking to me came again, awaking me as a man out of his sleep.
Engelen, som talte med mig, vakte mig så atter, som man vækker et Menneske af hans Søvn,
2 And he said to me, What do you see? And I said, I see a light-support, made all of gold, with its cup on the top of it and seven lights on it; and there are seven pipes to every one of the lights which are on the top of it;
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,
3 And two olive-trees by it, one on the right side of the cup and one on the left.
desuden to Olietræer ved Siden af den, et til højre, et andet tilvenstre for Oliekarret."
4 And I made answer and said to the angel who was talking to me, What are these, my lord?
Og jeg spurgte Engelen, som talte med mig:"Hvad betyder disse Ting, Herre?"
5 Then the angel who was talking to me, answering me, said, Have you no knowledge of what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Han svarede: "Ved du ikke, hvad de betyder?" Jeg sagde: "Nej. Herre!"
6 This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by force or by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of armies.
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.
7 Who are you, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel you will become level: and he will let all see the headstone, with cries of Grace, grace, to it.
Hvem er du, du store Bjerg? For Zerubbabel skal du blive Slette! Han skal hente Topstenen, medens der råbes: "Nåde, Nåde være med den!"
8 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Og HERRENs Ord kom til mig således:
9 The hands of Zerubbabel have put the base of this house in place, and his hands will make it complete; and it will be clear to you that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.
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.
10 For who has had a poor opinion of the day of small things? for they will be glad when they see the weighted measuring-line in the hand of Zerubbabel. Then he said in answer to me, These seven lights are the eyes of the Lord which go quickly up and down through all the earth.
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.
11 And I made answer and said to him, What are these two olive-trees on the right side of the light-support and on the left?
Derpå spurgte jeg ham:"Hvad betyder de to Olietræer der til højre og venstre for Lysestagen?"
12 And answering a second time, I said to him, What are these two olive branches, through whose gold pipes the oil is drained out?
Og videre spurgte jeg: "Hvad betyder de to Oliegrene ved Siden af de to Guldrør, som leder den gyldne Olie ned derfra?"
13 And he said in answer to me, Have you no knowledge what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Han svarede: "Ved du ikke, hvad de betyder?" Jeg sagde: "Nej, Herre!"
14 And he said, These are the two sons of oil, whose place is by the Lord of all the earth.
Så sagde han: "Det er de to med Olie salvede, som står for al Jordens Herre."

< Zechariah 4 >