Zechariah 7
1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah on the fourth [day] of the ninth month, [even] in Chislev,
I Kong Darius's fjerde Regeringsaar kom HERRENS Ord til Zakarias paa den fjerde Dag i den niende Maaned, Kislev.
2 when Bethel had sent Sherezer and Regem-melech, and his men, to supplicate Jehovah,
Da sendte Betel-Sar'ezer og Regem-Melek og hans Mænd Bud for at bede HERREN om Naade
3 [and] to speak unto the priests that were in the house of Jehovah of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done now so many years?
og spørge Præsterne ved Hærskarers HERRES Hus og Profeterne: »Skal jeg græde og spæge mig i den femte Maaned, som jeg nu har gjort i saa mange Aar?«
4 And the word of Jehovah of hosts came unto me, saying,
Da kom Hærskarers HERRES Ord til mig saaledes:
5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh [month], even those seventy years, did ye really fast unto me, [even] unto me?
Sig til alt Folket i Landet og til Præsterne: Naar I har fastet og klaget i den femte og syvende Maaned i halvfjerdsindstyve Aar, var det da mig, I fastede for?
6 And when ye ate, and when ye drank, was it not you that were eating and drinking?
Og naar I spiser og drikker, er det da ikke eder, som spiser og drikker?
7 Are not these the words that Jehovah cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and at peace, and her cities round about her, when the south and the lowland were inhabited?
Kender I ikke de Ord, HERREN forkyndte ved de tidligere Profeter, dengang Jerusalem og dets Byer trindt om var beboet og havde Fred, og Sydlandet og Lavlandet var beboet?
8 And the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah, saying,
Og HERRENS Ord kom til Zakarias saaledes:
9 Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew loving-kindness and mercies one to another,
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Fæld redelig Dom, vis Miskundhed og Barmhjertighed mod hverandre,
10 and oppress not the widow and the fatherless, the stranger and the afflicted; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
undertryk ikke Enker og faderløse, fremmede og nødlidende og tænk ikke i eders Hjerter ondt mod hverandre!
11 But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.
Men de vilde ikke høre; de var stivnakkede og gjorde deres Ører døve
12 And they made their heart [as] an adamant, that they should not hear the law, and the words that Jehovah of hosts sent by his Spirit by the hand of the former prophets: therefore was there great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.
og deres Hjerter haarde som Diamant for ikke at høre Loven og de Ord, Hærskarers HERRE sendte gennem sin Aand ved de tidligere Profeter. Derfor kom der stor Vrede fra Hærskarers HERRE.
13 And it came to pass, like as he called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear, saith Jehovah of hosts;
Ligesom de ikke hørte, naar han kaldte, saaledes vil jeg, sagde Hærskarers HERRE, ikke høre, naar de kalder;
14 and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not, and the land was desolate after them, so that no one passed through nor returned; and they laid the pleasant land desolate.
og jeg blæste dem bort blandt alle de Folk, de ikke kendte, og Landet blev øde efter dem, saa ingen drog ud eller hjem; og de gjorde det yndige Land til en Ørk.
