Zacharias 11

1 Open thy doors, O Libanus, and let the fire devour thy cedars.

Libanon, luk Dørene op, saa Ild kan fortære dine Cedre!

2 Let the pine howl, because the cedar has fallen; for the mighty men have been greatly afflicted: howl, ye oaks of the land of Basan; for the thickly planted forest has been torn down.

Klag, Cypres, thi Cedren er faldet, de ædle Træer lagt øde! Klag, I Basans Ege, thi Fredskoven ligger fældet!

3 [There is] a voice of the shepherds mourning; for their greatness is brought low: a voice of roaring lions; for the pride of Jordan is brought down.

Hør, hvor Hyrderne klager, thi deres Græsgang er hærget; hør, hvor Løverne brøler, thi Jordans Tykning er hærget.

4 Thus saith the Lord Almighty, Feed the sheep of the slaughter;

Saaledes sagde HERREN min Gud: Røgt Slagtefaarene,

5 which their possessors have slain, and have not repented: and they that sold them said, Blessed be the Lord; for we have become rich: and their shepherds have suffered no sorrow for them.

hvis Køber slagter dem uden at føle Skyld, og hvis Sælger siger: »HERREN være lovet, jeg blev rig.« Og deres Hyrder sparer dem ikke.

6 Therefore I will no longer have mercy upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord: but, behold, I will deliver up the men every one into the hand of his neighbour, and into the hand of his king; and they shall destroy the land, and I will not rescue out of their hand.

(Thi jeg vil ikke længer spare Landets Indbyggere, lyder det fra HERREN; men se, jeg lader hvert Menneske falde i sin Hyrdes og sin Konges Haand; og de skal ødelægge Landet, og jeg vil ingen redde af deres Haand).

7 And I will tend the flock of slaughter in the land of Chanaan: and I will take for myself two rods; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Line; and I will tend the flock.

Saa røgtede jeg Slagtefaarene for Faareprangerne og tog mig to Stave; den ene kaldte jeg »Liflighed«, den anden »Baand«; og jeg røgtede Faarene.

8 And I will cut off three shepherds in one month; and my soul shall grieve over them, for their souls cried out against me.

(Og jeg ryddede de tre Hyrder af Vejen i een Maaned). Saa tabte jeg Taalmodigheden med dem, og de blev ogsaa kede af mig.

9 And I said, I will not tend you: that which dies, let it die; and that which falls off, let it fall off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of his neighbour.

Og jeg sagde: »Jeg vil ikke røgte eder; lad dø, hvad dø skal, lad bortkomme, hvad bortkomme skal, og lad de andre æde hverandres Kød!«

10 And I will take my beautiful staff, and cast it away, that I may break my covenant which I made with all the people.

Saa tog jeg Staven, som hed »Liflighed«, og sønderbrød den for at bryde den Overenskomst, jeg havde sluttet (med alle Folkeslag;

11 And it shall be broken in that day; and the Chananites, the sheep that are kept for me, shall know that it is the word of the Lord.

og den blev brudt samme Dag, og Faareprangerne, som holdt Øje med mig, kendte, at det var HERRENS Ord).

12 And I will say to them, If it be good in your eyes, give [me] my price, or refuse it. And they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

Og jeg sagde til dem: »Om I synes, saa giv mig min Løn; hvis ikke, saa lad være!« Saa afvejede de min Løn, tredive Sekel Sølv.

13 And the Lord said to me, Drop them into the furnace, and I will see if it is good [metal], as I was proved for their sakes. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them into the furnace in the house of the Lord.

Men HERREN sagde til mig: »Kast den til Pottemageren, den dejlige Pris, de har vurderet mig til!« Og jeg tog de tredive Sekel Sølv og kastede dem til Pottemageren i HERRENS Hus.

14 And I cast away [my] second rod, [even] Line, that I might break the possession between Juda and Israel.

Saa sønderbrød jeg den anden Hyrdestav »Baand« for at bryde Broderskabet imellem Juda og Jerusalem.

15 And the Lord said to me, Take yet to thee shepherd's implements belonging to an unskillful shepherd.

Siden sagde HERREN til mig: Udstyr dig atter som en Hyrde, en Daare af en Hyrde!

16 For, behold, I [will] raise up a shepherd against the land: he shall not visit that which is perishing, and he shall not seek that which is scattered, and he shall not heal that which is bruised, nor guide that which is whole: but he shall devour the flesh of the choice [ones], and shall dislocate the joints [of their necks].

(Thi se, jeg lader en Hyrde fremstaa i Landet). Han tager sig ikke af det bortkomne, leder ikke efter det vildfarne, læger ikke det brudte og har ikke Omhu for det sunde, men spiser Kødet af de fede Dyr og river Klovene af dem.

17 Alas for the vain shepherds that have forsaken the sheep! the sword [shall be] upon the arms of such a one, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be completely withered, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

Ve, min Daare af en Hyrde, som svigter Faarene! Et Sværd imod hans Arm og hans højre Øje! Hans Arm skal vorde vissen, hans højre Øje blindes.