< Zechariah 8 >

1 Againe the worde of the Lord of hostes came to me, saying,
Hærskarers HERRES Ord kom saaledes:
2 Thus saith the Lord of hostes, I was ielous for Zion with great ielousie, and I was ielous for her with great wrath.
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, I wil returne vnto Zion, and wil dwel in the mids of Ierusalem: and Ierusalem shalbe called a citie of trueth, and the Mountaine of the Lord of hostes, the holy Mountaine.
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 sayth the Lord of hostes, There shall yet olde men and olde women dwell in the streetes of Ierusalem, and euery man with his staffe in his hand for very age.
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 streetes of the citie shalbe full of boyes and girles, playing in the streetes thereof.
og Byens Torve skal vrimle af legende Drenge og Piger.
6 Thus saith the Lord of hostes, Though it be vnpossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these dayes, should it therefore be vnpossible in my sight, sayth the Lord of hostes?
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 sayth the Lord of hostes, Beholde, I will deliuer my people from the East countrey, and from the West countrey.
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Se, jeg frelser mit Folk fra Østerleden og Vesterleden
8 And I wil bring them, and they shall dwel in the mids of Ierusalem, and they shalbe my people, and I wil be their God in trueth, and in righteousnes.
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 sayth the Lord of hostes, Let your hands be strong, ye that heare in these dayes these words by the mouth of the Prophets, which were in the day, that the foundation of the House of the Lord of hostes was laide, that the Temple might be builded.
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 these dayes there was no hire for man nor any hire for beast, neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men, euery 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 nowe, I wil not intreate the residue of this people as aforetime, saith the Lord of hostes.
Men nu er jeg ikke mod det tiloversblevne af dette Folk som i fordums Dage, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE;
12 For the seede shall be prosperous: the vine shall giue her fruite, and the ground shall giue her increase, and the heauens shall giue their dewe, and I will cause the remnant of this people to possesse 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 passe, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Iudah, and house of Israel, so wil I deliuer you, and ye shalbe a blessing: feare not, but let your hands be strong.
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 sayth the Lord of hostes, As I thought to punish you, when your fathers prouoked me vnto wrath, sayth the Lord of hostes, and repented not,
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 So againe haue I determined in these daies to doe well vnto Ierusalem, and to the house of Iudah: feare ye not.
saaledes har jeg nu i disse Dage omvendt sat mig for at gøre vel mod Jerusalem og Judas Hus. Frygt ikke!
16 These are ye things that ye shall doe. Speake ye euery man the trueth vnto his neighbour: execute iudgement truely and vprightly 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 euill in your hearts against his neighbour, and loue no false othe: 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 worde of the Lord of hostes came vnto me, saying,
Og Hærskarers HERRES Ord kom til mig saaledes:
19 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, The fast of the fourth moneth, and the fast of the fift, and the fast of the seuenth, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Iudah ioy and gladnes, and prosperous hie feasts: therefore loue the trueth 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 hostes, That there shall yet come people, and the inhabitants of great cities.
Saa siger Hærskarers HERRE: Endnu skal det ske, at Folkeslag og mange Byers Indbyggere skal komme,
21 And they that dwell in one citie, shall go to another, saying, Vp, let vs go and pray before the Lord, and seeke the Lord of hostes: I wil go also.
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 Yea, great people and mightie nations shall come to seeke the Lord of hostes in Ierusalem, and to pray before the Lord.
Og mange Folkeslag og talrige Folk skal komme og søge Hærskarers HERRE i Jerusalem for at bede HERREN om Naade.
23 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, In those dayes shall ten men take holde out of all languages of the nations, euen take holde of the skirt of him that is a Iewe, and say, We will go with you: for we haue 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.«

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