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 said unto me, What see you? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven 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 by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.
desuden to Olietræer ved Siden af den, et til højre, et andet til venstre for Oliekarret.«
4 So 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 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Know you not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
Han svarede: »Ved du ikke, hvad de betyder?« Jeg sagde: »Nej, Herre!«
6 Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the LORD 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 are you, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, 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 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Og HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:
9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has 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 has despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run back and forth through 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 Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?
Derpaa spurgte jeg ham: »Hvad betyder de to Olietræer der til højre og venstre for Lysestagen?«
12 And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil 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 answered me and said, Know you not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.
Han svarede: »Ved du ikke, hvad de betyder?« Jeg sagde: »Nej, Herre!«
14 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth.
Saa sagde han: »Det er de to med Olie salvede, som staar for al Jordens Herre.«
