< 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.
Och mig vardt vist den öfverste Presten Jehosua; ståndandes för Herrans Ängel; och Satan stod på hans högra hand, på det han skulle stå honom emot.
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.”
Och Herren sade till Satan: Herren näpse dig, Satan; ja, Herren näpse dig, den Jerusalem utvalt hafver. Är icke detta en brand som utur eldenom uthulpen är?
3 Joshua was wearing filthy clothes while he was standing in front of the angel.
Och Jehosua hade oren kläder uppå, och stod för Änglenom:
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.”
Hvilken svarade, och sade till dem som för honom stodo: Tager de orena kläden utaf honom. Och han sade till honom: Si, jag hafver tagit dina synder ifrå dig, och hafver klädt dig uti högtidskläder.
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.
Och jag sade: Sätter en ren hatt uppå hans hufvud. Och de satte en ren hatt uppå hans hufvud, och drogo kläder uppå honom; och Herrans Ängel stod der.
6 Then the angel said [this] to Joshua:
Och Herrans Ängel betygade Jehosua, och sade:
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.
Detta säger Herren Zebaoth: Om du vandrar på minom vägom, och håller mina vakt, så skall du regera mitt hus, och bevara mina gårdar; och jag skall få dig några af dem som här stå, som dine ledsagare vara skola.
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.
Hör till, Jehosua, öfverste Prest, du och dine vänner, som för dig bo; ty de äro undersmän; ty si, jag vill låta komma min tjenare Zemah.
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.
Ty si, uppå den ena stenen som jag för Jehosua lagt hafver, skola sju ögon vara; men si, jag skall uthugga honom, säger Herren Zebaoth; och skall borttaga dess lands synder på enom 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 samma tiden, säger Herren Zebaoth skall hvar bjuda den andra under vinträ, och under fikonaträ.