Zacharias 10
1 Ask you of the Lord rain in season, the early and the latter: the Lord has given bright signs, and will give them abundant rain, to every one grass in the field.
Begærer Regn af Herren paa den sildige Regns Tid! Herren skaffer Lyn og giver dem Regnskyl, for enhver Mand Urter paa Marken.
2 For the speakers have uttered grievous things, and the diviners [have ] [seen] false visions, and they have spoken false dreams, they have given vain comfort: therefore have they fallen away like sheep, and been afflicted, because there was no healing.
Thi Husguderne have talt Falskhed, og Spaamændene have skuet Løgn, og skuffende Drømme tale de, med Forfængelighed trøste de; derfor ere de dragne bort som en Hjord, de ere i Nød, thi der er ingen Hyrde.
3 Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I will visit the lambs; and the Lord God Almighty shall visit his flock, the house of Juda, and he shall make them as his goodly horse in war.
Imod Hyrderne er min Vrede optændt, og Bukkene vil jeg hjemsøge; thi den Herre Zebaoth har besøgt sin Hjord, Judas Hus, og gjort dem som sin statelige Hest i Krigen.
4 And from him he looked, and from him he set [the battle in order], and from him [came] the bow in anger, [and] from him shall come forth every oppressor together.
Derfra skal Hjørnestenen, derfra skal Naglen, derfra skal Krigsbuen være, derfra skal tillige hver streng Hersker udgaa.
5 And they shall be as warriors treading clay in the ways in war; and they shall set the battle in array, because the Lord is with them, and the riders on horses shall be put to shame.
Og de skulle være som Helte og træde Gadeskarn ned i Krigen, og de skulle stride, thi Herren skal være med dem; og de, som ride paa Heste, skulle beskæmmes.
6 And I will strengthen the house of Juda, and save the house of Joseph, and I will settle them; because I have loved them: and they shall be as [if] I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and I will hear them.
Og jeg vil styrke Judas Hus og frelse Josefs Hus og give dem Bolig; thi jeg har forbarmet mig over dem, og de skulle vorde, som om jeg ikke havde bortkastet dem; thi jeg er Herren deres Gud og vil bønhøre dem.
7 And they shall be as the warriors of Ephraim, and their heart shall rejoice as with wine: and their children also shall see [it], and be glad; and their heart shall rejoice in the Lord.
Og Efraim skal blive som en Helt, og deres Hjerte glædes ligesom af Vin, og deres Børn skulle se det og glæde sig, deres Hjerte skal fryde sig i Herren.
8 I will make a sign to them, and gather them in; for I will redeem them, and they shall be multiplied according to their number before.
Jeg vil fløjte ad dem og samle dem; thi jeg har genløst dem, og de skulle blive mangfoldige, ligesom de have været mangfoldige.
9 And I will sow them amongst the people; and they that are afar off shall remember me: they shall nourish their children, and they shall return.
Og jeg vil saa dem iblandt Folkene, og de skulle ihukomme mig paa de langt fraliggende Steder, og de skulle leve tillige med deres Børn og komme tilbage.
10 And I will bring them again from the land of Egypt, and I will gather them in from amongst the Assyrians; and I will bring them into the land of Galaad and to Libanus; and there shall not even one of them be left behind.
Og jeg vil føre dem tilbage fra Ægyptens Land og samle dem fra Assyrien; og jeg vil føre dem til Gileads og Libanons Land, og der skal ikke findes Rum nok for dem.
11 And they shall pass through a narrow sea, they shall strike the waves in the sea, and all the deep places of the rivers shall be dried up: and all the pride of the Assyrians shall be taken away, and the sceptre of Egypt shall be removed.
Og han skal gaa igennem Trængselshavet og slaa Bølgerne i Havet, og alle Strømmens Dyb skulle udtørres; og Assyriens Hovmod skal nedtrykkes, og Ægyptens Spir skal vige.
12 And I will strengthen them in the Lord their God; and they shall boast in his name, says the Lord.
Og jeg vil styrke dem i Herren, og i hans Navn skulle de vandre, siger Herren.
