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.
Så beder nu af Herranom serlaregn, så skall Herren göra moln, och gifva eder regn nog till all växt på markene.
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].
Ty afgudarna tala icke annat än vedermödo, och spåmännerna se icke annat än lögn, och tala icke annat än fåfånga drömmar, och deras tröstning är intet; derföre gå de ville såsom får, och äro försmäktade, efter der är ingen herde.
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.
Min vrede hafver förgrymmat sig öfver herdarna, och jag skall hemsöka bockarna; ty Herren Zebaoth skall söka sin hjord, nämliga Juda hus, och skall tillrusta dem, såsom en väl tillpyntad häst till strids.
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]).
Hörn, nagle, stridsbåge och drifvare, skola alle bort ifrå dem komma;
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.
Och skola likväl ändå vara såsom hjeltar, de der träck trampa på gatomen i stridene, och skola strida; ty Herren skall vara med dem, att de resenärer skola till skam varda.
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].
Och jag skall stärka Juda hus, och hjelpa Josephs hus, och skall sätta dem åter in igen; ty jag förbarmar mig öfver dem, och de skola vara såsom de voro förra än jag fördref dem; ty jag, Herren deras Gud, vill höra dem.
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].
Och Ephraim skall vara såsom en hjelte, och deras hjerta skall gladt varda, lika som af vin; dertill skola deras barn se det, och fröjda sig, och deras hjerta gladt vara i Herranom.
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.
Jag skall blåsa till dem, och församla dem; ty jag vill förlossa dem, och de skola förmera sig, såsom de sig tillförene förmerat hafva.
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].
Och jag skall så dem ibland folk, att de skola tänka uppå mig i fjerran landom, och skola med sin barn lefva och igenkomma.
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].
Ty jag vill låta dem igenkomma utur Egypti land, och skall församla dem utur Assyrien, och låta dem komma uti Gileads land och Libanon, och dem skull intet fattas.
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].
Och han skall gå igenom det trånga hafvet, och slå böljorna i hafvena, att alla djupa floder skola uttorkade varda. Så skall då förnedradt varda det prål i Assyrien, och spiran uti Egypten skall återvända.
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.”
Jag skall stärka dem i Herranom, så att de skola vandra uti hans Namn, säger Herren.
