Zechariah 4
1 Then the angel who had been talking with me returned, and he called to me as though I had been asleep.
Engelen, som talte med mig, vakte mig saa atter, som man vækker et Menneske af hans Søvn,
2 He asked me, “What do you see?” I replied, “I see a lampstand [made] completely of gold. There is a small bowl [for olive oil] at the top, and there are seven [small] lamps around the bowl, and a place for a wick on each lamp.
og spurgte mig: »Hvad skuer du?« Jeg svarede: »Jeg skuer, og se, der er en Lysestage, helt og holdent af Guld, og et Oliekar ovenpaa og syv Lamper og syv Rør til Lamperne,
3 Furthermore, I see two olive trees, one at the right side of the lampstand and one at the left side.”
desuden to Olietræer ved Siden af den, et til højre, et andet til venstre for Oliekarret.«
4 I asked the angel who was talking with me, “Sir, what are these?”
Og jeg spurgte Engelen, som talte med mig: »Hvad betyder disse Ting, Herre?«
5 He replied, “Surely you know [RHQ] what they are?” I replied, “No, I do not know.”
Han svarede: »Ved du ikke, hvad de betyder?« Jeg sagde: »Nej, Herre!«
6 Then he said to me, “This is the message that Yahweh [says that you should give] to Zerubbabel [the governor of Judah: ‘You will do what I want you to do, but it will] not be by your own strength or power. It will be [done] by [the power of] my Spirit, says the Commander of the armies of angels.
Da svarede han og sagde til mig: Dette er HERRENS Ord til Zerubbabel: Ikke ved Magt og ikke ved Styrke, men ved min Aand, siger Hærskarers HERRE.
7 Zerubbabel, you [have many difficult matters to handle. They are like] high mountains [MET]. But they will [become easy to handle, as though] they will become flat land. And you will bring [to the temple] the final stone [to complete the rebuilding of the temple]. When you do that, [all the people] will shout repeatedly, “It is beautiful! May God bless it!”’”
Hvem er du, du store Bjerg? For Zerubbabel skal du blive Slette! Han skal hente Topstenen, medens der raabes: »Naade, Naade være med den!«
8 Then Yahweh gave me [another] message.
Og HERRENS Ord kom til mig saaledes:
9 He said [to me], “Zerubbabel [SYN] laid the first stone in the foundation of the temple, and he will put the last stone in its place. When that happens, the people will know that [it is I, the Commander of the armies of angels, who] have sent you to them.” And he said, “The seven bowls represent the eyes of Yahweh, who looks back and forth at everything [that happens] on the earth.”
Zerubbabels Hænder har lagt Grunden til dette Hus, hans Hænder skal ogsaa fuldende det; og du skal kende, at Hærskarers HERRE har sendt mig til eder.
10 No one [RHQ] should think that little things that are done at the beginning of a big project are unimportant. [When the temple is almost finished being rebuilt, ] Zerubbabel will use a (plumb line/string with a stone fastened to it) [to see if the walls they are building are straight]; so when the people see that, they will rejoice.”
Thi den, der lod haant om de ringe Begyndelsers Dag, skal glæde sig, naar han ser Blystenen i Zerubbabels Haand. Hine syv er HERRENS Øjne, som søger ud over hele Jorden.
11 Then I asked the angel, “What is [the meaning of] the two olive trees, one on each side of the lampstand?
Derpaa spurgte jeg ham: »Hvad betyder de to Olietræer der til højre og venstre for Lysestagen?«
12 And what [the meaning of] the two olive branches, one alongside each of the gold pipes from which [olive] oil flows to the lamps?”
Og videre spurgte jeg: »Hvad betyder de to Oliegrene ved Siden af de to Guldrør, som leder den gyldne Olie ned derfra?«
13 He replied, “Surely [RHQ] you know what they are?” I replied, “No, sir, [I do not know.]”
Han svarede: »Ved du ikke, hvad de betyder?« Jeg sagde: »Nej, Herre!«
14 So he said, “They represent the two [men who have been] appointed [MTY] to serve the Lord who [rules] the entire earth.”
Saa sagde han: »Det er de to med Olie salvede, som staar for al Jordens Herre.«
