Zechariah 3
1 Then [Yahweh] showed me Joshua, the Supreme Priest, [who was] standing in front of the angel that Yahweh had sent. And Satan was standing at Joshua’s right side, [ready] to accuse him.
Så lot han mig se Josva, ypperstepresten, som stod for Herrens engels åsyn, og Satan som stod ved hans høire side for å anklage ham.
2 But Yahweh said to Satan, “Satan, I am rebuking you! I [am the one] who has chosen Jerusalem [to be my special city, and I] am rebuking you! This [man, Joshua], [has been brought back from Babylonia]; he is surely [like] [MET, RHQ] a burning stick that has been snatched from a fire.”
Men Herren sa til Satan: Herren refse dig, Satan! Herren refse dig, han som har utvalg Jerusalem! Er ikke denne mann her en rykende brand, revet ut av ilden?
3 Joshua was wearing filthy clothes while he was standing in front of the angel.
Men Josva var klædd i skitne klær der han stod for engelens åsyn.
4 The angel said to those [other angels] who were standing in front of him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” [After they did that, ] the angel said to Joshua, “Look! I have taken away [the guilt of] your sins, and I will put beautiful clothes on you.”
Og engelen tok til orde og sa til dem som stod foran ham: Ta de skitne klær av ham! Og til ham selv sa han: Se, jeg tar din misgjerning bort fra dig og klær dig i høitidsklær.
5 Then I said to them, “Put a clean turban on his head!” So they put a clean turban on his head and put [new] on him, while the angel sent by Yahweh was standing there.
Da sa jeg: Sett en ren hue på hans hode! Og de satte den rene hue på hans hode og hadde på ham andre klær mens Herrens engel stod der.
6 Then the angel said [this] to Joshua:
Da vidnet Herrens engel for Josva og sa:
7 “The Commander of the armies of angels says that if you do what I want you to do [IDM], and obey my instructions, you will (be in charge of/have authority over) [what is done in] my temple and its courtyard. And I will allow you to speak at any time to the angels who are standing near to me.
Så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: Hvis du går på mine veier og holder mine bud, da skal du også få styre mitt hus og vokte mine forgårder; og jeg vil gi dig førere blandt disse som står her.
8 Joshua, [you are] the Supreme Priest, and your (associates/fellow priests) are sitting in front of you. They symbolize/represent things that will happen in the future. [Some day] I am going to bring someone who will work for me, someone who will be called the Branch.
Hør nu, Josva, du yppersteprest! Du og dine venner, som sitter her foran dig, I er varselsmenn. For se, jeg lar min tjener Spire komme;
9 Look at the stone that I have put in front of Joshua. There are seven sides on the stone. I will engrave a message on that stone, and in one day I will remove the guilt of [all the people of] this country.
for se, den sten jeg har lagt foran Josva - på denne ene sten er syv øine rettet! Se, jeg skjærer ut på den de tegn den skal ha, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, og jeg tar dette lands misgjerning bort på én dag.
10 At that time, each of you will invite his friends [to come and sit] under his grapevine and under his fig tree. [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels declares.”
På den dag, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, skal I innby hverandre til gjestebud under vintreet og fikentreet.
