Zechariah 8
1 And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:
Hærskarers HERRES Ord kom saaledes:
2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I have been jealous for Sion with a great jealousy, and with a great indignation have I been jealous for her.
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Jeg er fuld af Nidkærhed for Zion, ja i stor Vrede er jeg nidkær for det.
3 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I am returned to Sion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, The sanctified mountain.
Saa siger HERREN: Jeg vender tilbage til Zion og fæster Bo i Jerusalem; Jerusalem skal kaldes den trofaste By, og Hærskarers HERRES Bjerg det hellige Bjerg.
4 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem: and every man with his staff in his hand through multitude of days.
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Atter skal gamle Mænd og Kvinder sidde paa Jerusalems Torve, alle med Stav i Haand for deres Ældes Skyld,
5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls, playing in the streets thereof.
og Byens Torve skal vrimle af legende Drenge og Piger.
6 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: If it seem hard in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days: shall it be hard in my eyes, saith the Lord of hosts?
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Fordi det i disse Dage synes det tiloversblevne af dette Folk umuligt, skulde det saa ogsaa synes mig umuligt, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE.
7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will save my people from the land of the east, and from the land of the going down of the sun.
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Se, jeg frelser mit Folk fra Østerleden og Vesterleden
8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God in truth and in justice.
og fører dem hjem, og de skal bo i Jerusalem og være mit Folk, og jeg vil være deres Gud i Trofasthed og Retfærd.
9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Let your hands be strengthened, you that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, in the day that the house of the Lord of hosts was founded, that the temple might be built.
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Fat Mod, I, som i denne Tid hører disse Ord af Profeternes Mund, fra den Dag Grunden lagdes til Hærskarers HERRES Hus, Helligdommen, som skulde bygges.
10 For before those days there was no hire for men, neither was there hire for beasts, neither was there peace to him that came in, nor to him that went out, because of the tribulation: and I let all men go every one against his neighbour.
Thi før disse Dage gav hverken Menneskers eller Kvægs Arbejde Udbytte; de, som drog ud og ind, havde ikke Fred for Fjenden, og jeg slap alle Mennesker løs paa hverandre.
11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people according to the former days, saith the Lord of hosts.
Men nu er jeg ikke mod det tiloversblevne af dette Folk som i fordums Dage, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE;
12 But there shall be the seed of peace: the vine shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew: and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
jeg udsaar Fred, Vinstokken skal give sin Frugt, Jorden sin Afgrøde og Himmelen sin Dug, og jeg giver det tiloversblevne af dette Folk det alt sammen i Eje.
13 And it shall come to pass, that as you were a curse among the Gentiles, O house of Juda, and house of Israel: so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing: fear not, let your hands be strengthened.
Og som I, baade Judas og Israels Hus, har været et Forbandelsens Tegn blandt Folkene, saaledes skal I, naar jeg har frelst eder, blive et Velsignelsens. Frygt ikke, fat Mod!
14 For thus saith the Lord of hosts: As I purposed to afflict you, when your fathers had provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord,
Thi saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Som jeg, da eders Fædre vakte min Vrede, satte mig for at handle ilde med eder og ikke angrede det, siger Hærskarers HERRE,
15 And I had no mercy: so turning again I have thought in these days to do good to the house of Juda, and Jerusalem: fear not.
saaledes har jeg nu i disse Dage omvendt sat mig for at gøre vel mod Jerusalem og Judas Hus. Frygt ikke!
16 These then are the things, which you shall do: Speak ye truth every one to his neighbour: judge ye truth and judgment of peace in your gates.
Men hvad I skal gøre, er dette: Tal Sandhed hver med sin Næste, fæld i eders Porte Domme, der hviler paa Sandhed og fører til Fred,
17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his friend: and love not a false oath: for all these are the things that I hate, saith the Lord.
tænk ikke i eders Hjerter ondt mod hverandre og elsk ikke falske Eder! Thi alt sligt hader jeg, lyder det fra HERREN.
18 And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:
Og Hærskarers HERRES Ord kom til mig saaledes:
19 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Juda, joy, and gladness, and great solemnities: only love ye truth and peace.
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Fasten i den fjerde, femte, syvende og tiende Maaned skal blive Judas Hus til Fryd og Glæde og gode Højtidsdage. Elsk Sandhed og Fred!
20 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, until people come, and dwell in many cities,
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Endnu skal det ske, at Folkeslag og mange Byers Indbyggere skal komme,
21 And the inhabitants go one to another, saying: Let us go, and entreat the face of the Lord, and let us seek the Lord of hosts: I also will go.
og den ene Bys Indbyggere skal gaa til den andens og sige: »Lad os vandre hen og bede HERREN om Naade og søge Hærskarers HERRE; ogsaa jeg vil med.«
22 And many peoples, and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the face of the Lord.
Og mange Folkeslag og talrige Folk skal komme og søge Hærskarers HERRE i Jerusalem for at bede HERREN om Naade.
23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts: In those days, wherein ten men of all languages of the Gentiles shall take hold, and shall hold fast the shirt of one that is a Jew, saying: We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: I hine Dage skal ti Mænd af alle Folks Tungemaal gribe fat i en Jødes Kappeflig og sige: »Vi vil gaa med eder; thi vi har hørt, at Gud er med eder.«
