Zechariah 4
1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep.
Engelen, som talte med mig, vakte mig saa atter, som man vækker et Menneske af hans Søvn,
2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I see, and behold, a lamp-stand all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps thereon, seven [lamps] and seven pipes to the lamps, which are upon the top thereof;
og spurgte mig: »Hvad skuer du?« Jeg svarede: »Jeg skuer, og se, der er en Lysestage, helt og holdent af Guld, og et Oliekar ovenpaa og syv Lamper og syv Rør til Lamperne,
3 and two olive-trees beside it, one on the right of the bowl, and the other on the left of it.
desuden to Olietræer ved Siden af den, et til højre, et andet til venstre for Oliekarret.«
4 And I answered and spoke to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?
Og jeg spurgte Engelen, som talte med mig: »Hvad betyder disse Ting, Herre?«
5 And the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these are? And I said, No, my lord.
Han svarede: »Ved du ikke, hvad de betyder?« Jeg sagde: »Nej, Herre!«
6 And he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Da svarede han og sagde til mig: Dette er HERRENS Ord til Zerubbabel: Ikke ved Magt og ikke ved Styrke, men ved min Aand, siger Hærskarers HERRE.
7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel [thou dost become] a plain; and he shall bring forth the head-stone with shoutings: Grace, grace unto it!
Hvem er du, du store Bjerg? For Zerubbabel skal du blive Slette! Han skal hente Topstenen, medens der raabes: »Naade, Naade være med den!«
8 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Og HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:
9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; and his hands shall finish it: and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you.
Zerubbabels Hænder har lagt Grunden til dette Hus, hans Hænder skal ogsaa fuldende det; og du skal kende, at Hærskarers HERRE har sendt mig til eder.
10 For who hath despised the day of small things? Yea, they shall rejoice [even] those seven — and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel: these are the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro in the whole earth.
Thi den, der lod haant om de ringe Begyndelsers Dag, skal glæde sig, naar han ser Blystenen i Zerubbabels Haand. Hine syv er HERRENS Øjne, som søger ud over hele Jorden.
11 And I answered and said unto him, What are these two olive-trees on the right of the lamp-stand and on its left?
Derpaa spurgte jeg ham: »Hvad betyder de to Olietræer der til højre og venstre for Lysestagen?«
12 And I answered the second time and said unto him, What are the two olive-branches which are beside the two golden tubes that empty the gold out of themselves?
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 spoke to me, saying, Knowest thou not 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, that stand before the Lord of the whole earth.
Saa sagde han: »Det er de to med Olie salvede, som staar for al Jordens Herre.«
