Zechariah 10
1 Ask Yahweh to cause rain to fall (in the springtime/before the hot season starts), [because] he is the one who makes the clouds [from which the rain falls]. He causes showers to fall on us, and he causes crops to grow well in the fields.
Herren må de beda um regn i tidi for vårregnet, Herren er det som skaper torever, og han sender fossande flod-skurer, gjev grøda på marki for kvar ein mann.
2 [What people think that] the idols in their houses suggest [is only] nonsense, and people who [say that they can] interpret dreams tell [only] lies. When they [tell people things to] comfort [them, what they say] is useless, so the people [who (consult/trust in) them] are like lost sheep; they are attacked because they have no [one to protect them] [like] [MET] a shepherd [protects his sheep].
Men husgudarne talar fåfengd, og spåmennerne ser falske syner. Tome draumar talar dei, og svikfull er deira trøyst. Difor laut dei reika ikring som ein saueflokk og lida vondt av di det ikkje er nokon hyrding.
3 [Yahweh says, ] “I am angry with the leaders [MET] of my people, and I will punish them. [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, take care of my people, the people of Judah, [like a shepherd takes care of his] [MET] flock, and I will cause them to be like [SIM] proud/powerful war horses.
Mot hyrdingarne er harmen min kveikt, og bukkarne vil eg heimsøkja, ja, Herren, allhers drott, ser til si hjord, Judas hus, og gjera henne til stashesten sin i striden.
4 From Judah will come rulers [who will be very important], [like] [MET] a cornerstone is [the most important stone for a house], [like] [MET] a tent peg [is very important for a tent], [like] [MET] a bow [is very important for (an archer/a man who shoots arrows]).
Frå det skal koma hyrnestein, frå det skal koma nagle, frå det skal koma stridsboge, frå det skal kvar einaste styresmann koma.
5 They will all be like [SIM] mighty warriors trampling [their enemies] in the mud during a battle. [I, ] Yahweh, will be with them, so they will fight and defeat their enemies who ride on horses.
Og dei skal vera lik kjempor som gjeng fram i striden nett som dei trakka i gateskarn; ja, strida skal dei; for Herren er med deim, og dei som rid på hestar, skal verta til skammar.
6 I will cause the people [MTY] of Judah to become strong, and I will rescue the people [MTY] of Israel. I will bring them back [from the countries to which they were (exiled/forced to go)]; [I will do that] because I pity them. Then they will be as though I had not abandoned them, because I am Yahweh, their God, and I will answer them [when they pray for help].
Og eg vil gjera Judas hus sterkt, og Josefs hus skal eg frelsa; ja, eg fører deim atter heim; for eg vil miskunna deim, og dei skal vera liksom eg aldri hadde støytt deim burt. For eg er Herren, deira Gud, og eg skal bønhøyra deim.
7 The people of Israel will be like [SIM] strong soldiers; they will be as happy as [people who have drunk a lot of] wine. Their children will see [their fathers being very happy], and they [also] will be happy because of what Yahweh [has done for them].
Efraims menner skal verta lik velduge kjempor, og hjarto deira skal gleda seg liksom av vin. Sønerne deira skal sjå det med fagnad; deira hjarto skal frygda seg i Herren.
8 I will signal for my people [to return from (being exiled/other countries)], and I will gather them together [in their own country]. I will rescue them, and they will become very numerous like [they were] previously.
Eg vil blistra på deim og samla deim; for eg hev løyst deim ut, og dei skal verta likso mangmente som dei fordom var.
9 I have caused them to be scattered among many people-groups, but in those distant countries they will think about me again. They and their children will remain alive and return [to Judah].
Eg vil så deim ut millom folki; men på dei framande stader skal dei minnast meg, og dei skal liva med borni sine og venda heim att.
10 I will bring them [back] from Egypt and from Assyria; I will bring them [back] from the Gilead and Lebanon [regions], and there will hardly be enough [HYP] space for them all [to live in Judah].
Ja, eg let deim koma heim frå Egyptarland, og frå Assur skal eg samla deim; til Gileadlandet og til Libanon fører eg deim, og der skal det skorta på rom åt deim.
11 They will endure/experience many difficulties [as though they were walking] [MET] through a sea, but [I] will calm the waves of the sea; the Nile [River which is usually] deep will dry up. [I] will defeat the proud [soldiers of] Assyria, and [I will cause] Egypt to no longer be powerful [MTY].
Han skal draga fram gjenom havet i trengsla; bylgjorne skal slå ned i havet, og alle djupi i Nilen skal turkast ut; Assurs byrgskap skal støytast ned, og kongsstaven skal vika frå Egyptarland.
12 I will enable my people to be strong, and they will honor me and obey [IDM] me. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
Men deim skal eg gjera sterke i Herren, og i hans namn skal dei ferdast, segjer Herren.
