Zechariah 1
1 [I am] Zechariah, a prophet, the son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo. When Darius [had been the emperor of Persia] for almost two years, during November [of that year], Yahweh gave me this message:
I den ottende Maaned, i Darius's andet Aar, kom Herrens Ord til Profeten Sakarias, en Søn af Berekias, en Sønnesøn af Iddo, saaledes:
2 “I was very angry with your ancestors.
Herren har været højlig fortørnet paa eders Fædre.
3 So tell this to the people: [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say, ‘Return to me, and [if you do that], I will [help] you again.
Og du skal sige til dem: Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Vender om til mig, siger den Herre Zebaoth, saa vil jeg vende om til eder, siger den Herre Zebaoth.
4 Do not be like your ancestors. [Other] prophets, who have now died, [continually] proclaimed to your ancestors that they should stop doing the evil things that they were continually doing. But they refused to pay attention to what I said.
Værer ikke som eders Fædre, til hvilke de forrige Profeter raabte og sagde: Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Vender dog om fra eders onde Veje og eders onde Idrætter; men de hørte ikke og gave ikke Agt paa mig, siger Herren.
5 Your ancestors [have died and are now in their graves] [RHQ]. And the prophets did not [RHQ] live forever, [either].
Eders Fædre, hvor ere de? og Profeterne, mon de leve til evig Tid?
6 But I punished [IDM] [the people for disobeying] the commands and the decrees which I commanded my servants the prophets [to tell to the people]. Then they (repented/turned away from their evil behavior) and said, ‘The Commander of the armies of angels has done to us what we deserved for our evil behavior, just like he said that he would do.’”
Dog, mine Ord og mine Bestemmelser, som jeg meddelte mine Tjenere, Profeterne, have de ikke rammet eders Fædre, saa de vendte om og sagde: Ligesom den Herre Zebaoth havde tænkt at gøre imod os efter vore Veje og efter vore Idrætter, saaledes har han gjort imod os.
7 [Three months later], on February 15, Yahweh gave [another] message to me.
Paa den fire og tyvende Dag i den ellevte Maaned, det er Maaneden Sebat, i Darius's andet Aar, kom Herrens Ord til Profeten Sakarias, Berekias's Søn, Iddos Sønnesøn, saaledes:
8 During the night [I had a vision. In the vision] I saw an [angel] who was on a red horse. He was in a narrow valley among some myrtle trees. Behind him were [angels on] red, brown, and white horses.
Jeg saa om Natten, og se, en Mand, der red paa en rød Hest, og han holdt stille imellem Myrtetræerne, som vare i Dalen, og bag ham var der røde, graa og hvide Heste.
9 I asked the angel who had been talking to me, “Sir, who are those [angels on the horses]?” He replied, “I will show you who they are.”
Og jeg sagde: Hvad betyde disse, min Herre? Og Engelen, som talte med mig, sagde til mig: Jeg vil lade dig se, hvad disse betyde.
10 Then the [angel] who had been under the myrtle trees explained. [He said, ] “They are the [angels] whom Yahweh sent [to (patrol/see what is happening in)] the [entire] world.”
Og den Mand, som holdt stille imellem Myrtetræerne, svarede og sagde: Det er dem, som Herren har sendt til at vandre Jorden rundt.
11 Then those angels reported to the angel who was [there] among the myrtle trees, “We have traveled throughout the world, and we have found out that [the army of the emperor of Persia has conquered nations] throughout the world, [and that] those nations are now (helpless/unable to resist his army).”
Og de svarede Herrens Engel, som stod imellem Myrtetræerne, og sagde: Vi have vandret Jorden rundt, og se, hele Jorden nyder Ro og Hvile.
12 Then the angel asked, “Commander of the armies of angels, how long will you continue to not be merciful to Jerusalem and the [other] towns in Judah? You have been angry with them for 70 years!”
Da svarede Herrens Engel og sagde: Herre Zebaoth! hvor længe varer det, inden du vil forbarme dig over Jerusalem og over Judas Stæder, paa hvilke du har været vred nu i halvfjerdsindstyve Aar?
13 [So] Yahweh spoke kindly to the angel who had talked to me, saying things that comforted/encouraged him.
Og Herren svarede Engelen, som talte med mig, med gode Ord, med trøstende Ord.
14 Then the angel who had been talking with me said to me, “Proclaim this [to the people of Jerusalem]: The Commander of the armies of angels says that he is very concerned about [the people who live on] Zion [Hill] and [in the other parts of] Jerusalem.
Og Engelen, som talte med mig, sagde til mig: Raab og sig: Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Jeg har været nidkær for Jerusalem og for Zion med en stor Nidkærhed.
15 But he is very angry with the nations that are [proud and feel] safe. He was only a little bit angry [with the people of Judah], but [he is very angry with the surrounding nations because] they caused [the people of Judah to experience] complete disaster.
Men med en stor Fortørnelse er jeg fortørnet paa Hedningerne, som ere saa trygge; thi da jeg en liden Stund havde været fortørnet, saa hjalp de til Ulykken.
16 Therefore, this is what he says: ‘I will again be merciful to [the people of] Jerusalem, and they will rebuild my temple. Men will measure [all the land in] the city [before they start rebuilding the houses].’
Derfor, saa siger Herren, har jeg atter vendt mig til Jerusalem med Barmhjertighed, mit Hus skal bygges derudi, siger den Herre Zebaoth, og Maalesnoren skal udstrækkes over Jerusalem.
17 The Commander of the armies of angels [also] said this: ‘Tell the people that [the people in] my towns [in Judah] will soon be very prosperous again, and I will encourage [the people of] Jerusalem, and their city will again be my chosen [city].’”
Raab fremdeles, og sig: Saa siger den Herre Zebaoth: Mine Stæder skulle endnu strømme over af gode Ting, og Herren skal endnu trøste Zion og endnu udvælge Jerusalem.
18 Then I looked up, and I saw in front of me four [animal] horns.
Og jeg opløftede mine Øjne og saa, og se, fire Horn!
19 I asked the angel who had been speaking to me, “What are those [horns]?” He replied, “Those horns [represent the armies that] forced [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah and Israel to go [to other countries].”
Og jeg sagde til Engelen, som talte med mig: Hvad betyde disse? og han sagde til mig: Disse ere de Horn, som adspredte Juda, Israel og Jerusalem.
20 Then Yahweh showed me four (craftsmen/men who make things from metal).
Da lod Herren mig se fire Smede.
21 I asked, “What are those men coming to do?” He replied, “[The armies represented by] those horns caused [the people of] Judah to be scattered, with the result that they suffered greatly. But the craftsmen have come to cause those who attacked [IDM] Judah to be terrified and crushed.”
Og jeg sagde: Hvad komme disse for at gøre? og han sagde: Hine ere de Horn, som adspredte Juda paa den Maade, at ingen opløftede sit Hoved; men saa kom disse for at forfærde dem, for at nedslaa de Hedningers Horn, som rejste Horn imod Judas Land, for at adsprede det.
