Zechariah 1
1 In the eighth month, in the second year of king Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zacharias the son of Barachias, the son of Addo, the prophet, saying:
I den ottende Maaned i Darius's andet Regeringsaar kom HERRENS Ord til Profeten Zakarias, en Søn af Berekja, en Søn af Iddo, saaledes:
2 The Lord hath been exceeding angry with your fathers.
HERREN var fuld af Harme imod eders Fædre.
3 And thou shalt say to them: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Turn ye to me, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will turn to you, saith the Lord of hosts.
Men sig til dem: Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Vend om til mig, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE, saa vil jeg vende om til eder, siger Hærskarers HERRE.
4 Be not as your fathers, to whom the former prophets have cried, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Turn ye from your evil ways, and from your wicked thoughts: but they did not give ear, neither did they hearken to me, saith the Lord.
Vær ikke som eders Fædre, til hvem de tidligere Profeter talte saaledes: Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Vend om fra eders onde Veje og onde Gerninger! Men de hørte ikke og ænsede mig ikke, lyder det fra HERREN.
5 Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, shall they live always?
Eders Fædre, hvor er de? Og Profeterne, lever de evigt?
6 But yet my words, and my ordinances, which I gave in charge to my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers, and they returned, and said: As the Lord of hosts thought to do to us according to our ways, and according to our devices, so he hath done to us.
Men mine Ord og Bud, som jeg overgav mine Tjenere Profeterne, naaede de ikke eders Fædre, saa de maatte vende om og sige: »Som Hærskarers HERRE havde sat sig for at gøre imod os for vore Vejes og Gerningers Skyld, saaledes gjorde han.«
7 In the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month which is called Sabath, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zacharias the son of Barachias, the son of Addo, the prophet, saying:
Paa den fire og tyvende Dag i den ellevte Maaned, det er Sjebat Maaned, i Darius's andet Regeringsaar kom HERRENS Ord til Profeten Zakarias, en Søn af Berekja, en Søn af Iddo, saaledes:
8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees, that were in the bottom: and behind him were horses, red, speckled, and white.
Jeg skuede i Nat, og se, en Mand paa en rød Hest holdt mellem Bjergene ved den dybe Kløft, og bag ham var der røde, mørke, hvide og brogede Heste.
9 And I said: What are these, my Lord? and the angel that spoke in me, said to me: I will shew thee what these are:
Jeg spurgte: »Hvad betyder de, Herre?« Og Engelen, som talte med mig, sagde: »Jeg vil vise dig, hvad de betyder.«
10 And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered, and said: These are they, whom the Lord hath sent to walk through the earth.
Saa tog Manden, som holdt mellem Bjergene, til Orde og sagde: »Det er dem, HERREN udsender, for at de skal drage Jorden rundt.«
11 And they answered the angel of the Lord, that stood among the myrtle trees, and said: We have walked through the earth, and behold all the earth is inhabited, and is at rest.
Og de tog til Orde og sagde til HERRENS Engel, som stod mellem Bjergene: »Vi drog Jorden rundt, og se, hele Jorden er rolig og stille.«
12 And the angel of the Lord answered, and said: O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem, and on the cities of Juda, with which thou hast been angry? this is now the seventieth year.
HERRENS Engel tog da til Orde og sagde: »Hærskarers HERRE! Hvor længe varer det, før du forbarmer dig over Jerusalem og Judas Byer, som du nu har været vred paa i halvfjerdsindstyve Aar?«
13 And the Lord answered the angel, that spoke in me, good words, comfortable words.
Og til Svar gav HERREN Engelen, som talte med mig, gode og trøstende Ord.
14 And the angel that spoke in me, said to me: Cry thou, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I am zealous for Jerusalem, and Sion with a great zeal.
Engelen, som talte med mig, sagde saa til mig: Tal og sig: Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Jeg er fuld af Nidkærhed for Jerusalem og Zion
15 And I am angry with a great anger with the wealthy nations: for I was angry a little, but they helped forward the evil.
og af Harme mod de trygge Hedninger, fordi de hjalp til at gøre Ulykken stor, da min Vrede kun var lille.
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord: I will return to Jerusalem in mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts: and the building line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.
Derfor, saa siger HERREN: Jeg vender mig til Jerusalem og forbarmer mig over det; mit Hus skal opbygges der, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE, og der skal udspændes Maalesnor over Jerusalem.
17 Cry yet, saying: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: My cities shall yet flow with good things: and the Lord will yet comfort Sion, and he will yet choose Jerusalem.
Tal videre: Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Mine Byer skal atter strømme med Velsignelse, og HERREN vil atter trøste Zion og udvælge Jerusalem.
18 And I lifted up my eyes, and saw: and behold four horns.
Derpaa løftede jeg mine Øjne og skuede, og se, der var fire Horn.
19 And I said to the angel that spoke to me: What are these? And he said to me: These are the horns that have scattered Juda, and Israel, and Jerusalem.
Jeg spurgte Engelen, som talte med mig: »Hvad betyder de?« Han svarede: »Det er de Horn, som har spredt Juda, Israel og Jerusalem.«
20 And the Lord shewed me four smiths.
Saa lod HERREN mig se fire Smede.
21 And I said: What come these to do? and he spoke, saying: These are the horns which have scattered Juda every man apart, and none of them lifted up his head: and these are come to fray them, to cast down the horns of the nations, that have lifted up the horn upon the land of Juda to scatter it.
Jeg spurgte: »Hvad kommer de for?« Og han svarede: »Hine er de Horn, som spredte Juda, saa det ikke kunde løfte sit Hoved; og nu kommer disse for at hvæsse Økser til at slaa Hornene til Jorden paa de Hedninger, som løftede deres Horn mod Judas Land for at sprede det.«
