Zechariah 4

1 And once more the messenger who was speaking with me, roused me up, just as a man might be roused up out of his sleep.

Engelen, som talte med mig, vakte mig så atter, som man vækker et Menneske af hans Søvn,

2 Then said he unto me, What canst thou see? And I said—I have looked, and lo! a Lampstand—all of gold, with the Bowl thereof upon the top thereof, and its Seven Lamps upon it, Seven Pipes each, to the 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 ovenpå og syv Lamper og syv Rør til Lamperne,

3 and, Two Olive-trees, by it, —one upon the right hand of the bowl, and one upon the left hand thereof.

desuden to Olietræer ved Siden af den, et til højre, et andet tilvenstre for Oliekarret."

4 Then responded I, and said unto the messenger who was speaking with me, saying, —What are these, my lord?

Og jeg spurgte Engelen, som talte med mig:"Hvad betyder disse Ting, Herre?"

5 Then answered the messenger who was speaking with me, and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these, are? And I said, No my lord.

Han svarede: "Ved du ikke, hvad de betyder?" Jeg sagde: "Nej. Herre!"

6 Then responded he, and spake unto me, saying, This, is the word of Yahweh, unto Zerubbabel, saying, —Not by wealth, nor by strength, but by my spirit, saith Yahweh 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 Ånd, siger Hærskarers HERRE.

7 Who, art, thou, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel, [brought down] to a plain! So shall he bring forth the headstone, with thundering shouts Beautiful! Beautiful! thereunto.

Hvem er du, du store Bjerg? For Zerubbabel skal du blive Slette! Han skal hente Topstenen, medens der råbes: "Nåde, Nåde være med den!"

8 Then came the word of Yahweh unto me, saying:

Og HERRENs Ord kom til mig således:

9 The hands of Zerubbabel, have founded this house, and, his hands, shall finish it, —So shalt thou know that, Yahweh of hosts, hath sent me unto you.

Zerubbabels Hænder har lagt Grunden til dette Hus, hans Hænder skal også fuldende det; og du skal kende, at Hærskarers HERRE har sendt mig til eder.

10 For who hath despised the day of small things? Yet shall they rejoice, when they see the plummet-stone in the hand of Zerubbabel, —these seven! The eyes of Yahweh, they are—running to and fro throughout all the earth.

Thi den, der lod hånt om de ringe Begyndelsers Dag, skal glæde sig, når han ser Blystenen i Zerubbabels Hånd. Hine syv er HERRENs Øjne, som søger ud over hele Jorden.

11 Then responded I, and said unto him, —What are these two olive-trees, upon the right of the lampstand, and upon the left thereof?

Derpå spurgte jeg ham:"Hvad betyder de to Olietræer der til højre og venstre for Lysestagen?"

12 And I responded a second time, and said unto him, —What are the two branches of the olive- trees which join the two golden tubes, which empty out of them the golden oil?

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 spake unto me, saying, Knowest thou not what these are? 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, —who stand near the Lord of all the earth.

Så sagde han: "Det er de to med Olie salvede, som står for al Jordens Herre."