Zechariah 1
1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius' reign, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah son of Berechiah son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
I den ottende Måned i Darius's andet Regeringsår kom HERRENs Ord til Profeten Zakarias, en Søn af Berekja, en Søn af Iddo, således:
2 “Yahweh was exceedingly angry with your fathers!
HERREN var fuld af Harme imod eders Fædre.
3 Say to them, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: Turn to me!—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts— and I will return to you, says Yahweh of hosts.
Men sig til dem: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Vend om til mig, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE, så vil jeg vende om til eder, siger Hærskarers HERRE.
4 Do not be like your fathers to whom the prophets cried out previously, saying, “Yahweh of hosts says this: Turn from your evil ways and wicked practices!” But they would not hear and did not pay attention to me—this is Yahweh's declaration.'
Vær ikke som eders Fædre, til hvem de tidligere Profeter talte således: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Vend om fra eders onde Veje og onde Gerninger! Men de hørte ikke og ænsede mig ikke, lyder det fra HERREN.
5 Your fathers, where are they? Where are the prophets, are they here forever?
Eders Fædre, hvor er de? Og Profeterne, lever de evigt?
6 But my words and my decrees that I commanded my servants the prophets, have they not overtaken your fathers? So they repented and said, 'Just as Yahweh of hosts planned to do to us what our ways and actions deserved, so he has dealt with us.'”
Men mine Ord og Bud, som jeg overgav mine Tjenere Profeterne, nåede de ikke eders Fædre, så de måtte vende om og sige: "Som Hærskarers HERRE havde sat sig for at gøre imod os for vore Vejes og Gerningers Skyld, således gjorde han."
7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month of Shebat, in the second year of Darius' reign, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah son of Berechiah son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
På den fire og tyvende dag i den ellevte Måned, det er Sjebat Måned, i Darius's andet Regeringsår kom HERRENs Ord til Profeten Zakarias, en Søn af Berekja, en Søn af Iddo, således:
8 “I saw in the night, and, look! a man was riding on a red horse, and he was among the myrtle trees that are in the valley; and behind him there were red, reddish-brown, and white horses.”
Jeg skuede i Nat, og se, en Mand på en rød Hest holdt mellem Bjergene ved den dybe Kløft, og bag ham var der røde, mørke, hvide og brogede Heste.
9 I said, “What are these things, Lord?” Then the angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what these things are.”
Jeg spurgte: "Hvad betyder de, Herre?" Og Engelen, som talte med mig, sagde: "Jeg vil vise dig, hvad de betyder."
10 Then the man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, “These are those Yahweh has sent out to roam throughout the earth.”
Så tog Manden, som holdt mellem Bjergene, til Orde og sagde: "Det er dem, HERREN udsender, for at de skal drage Jorden rundt."
11 They answered the angel of Yahweh who stood among the myrtle trees; they said to him, “We have been roaming throughout the earth; see, all the earth sits still and is at rest.”
Og de tog til Orde og sagde til HERRENs Engel, som stod mellem Bjergene: "Vi drog Jorden rundt, og se, hele Jorden er rolig og stille.
12 Then the angel of Yahweh answered and said, “Yahweh of hosts, how long will you show no compassion to Jerusalem and to the cities of Judah, which you have been angry with these seventy years?”
HERRENs Engel tog da til Orde og sagde: "Hærskarers HERRE! Hvor længe varer det, før du forbarmer dig over Jerusalem og Judas Byer, som du nu har været vred på i halvfjerdsindstyve År?"
13 Yahweh answered the angel who had talked with me, with good words, words of comfort.
Og til Svar gav HERREN Engelen, som talte med mig, gode og trøstende Ord.
14 So the angel who had talked with me said to me, “Call out and say, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: I have been jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great passion!
Engelen, som talte med mig, sagde så til mig: Tal og sig: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Jeg er fuld af Nidkærhed for Jerusalem og Zion
15 I am very angry with the nations that are at ease. When I was only a little angry with them, they made the disaster worse.
og af Harme mod de trygge Hedninger, fordi de hjalp til at gøre Ulykken stor, da min Vrede kun var lille.
16 Therefore Yahweh of hosts says this: I have returned to Jerusalem with mercies. My house will be built within her —this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—and the measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem!'
Derfor, så siger HERREN: Jeg vender mig til Jerusalem og forbarmer mig over det; mit Hus skal opbygges der, lyder det fra Hærskarers HERRE, og der skal udspændes Målesnor over Jerusalem.
17 Again call out, saying, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: My cities will once again overflow with goodness, and Yahweh will again comfort Zion, and he will once again choose Jerusalem.'”
Tal videre: Så siger Hærskarers HERRE: Mine Byer skal atter strømme med Velsignelse, og HERREN vil atter trøste Zion og udvælge Jerusalem.
18 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw four horns!
Derpå løftede jeg mine Øjne og skuede, og se, der var fire Horn.
19 I spoke to the angel who talked with me, “What are these?” He answered me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
Jeg spurgte Engelen, som talte med mig: "Hvad betyder de?" Han svarede: "Det er de Horn, som har spredt Juda, Israel og Jerusalem."
20 Then Yahweh showed me four craftsmen.
Så lod HERREN mig se fire Smede.
21 I said, “What are these people coming to do?” He answered, and said, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no man would lift up his head. But the blacksmiths have come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations that lifted up a horn against the land of Judah to scatter her.”
Jeg spurgte: "Hvad kommer de for?" Og han svarede: "Hine er de Horn, som spredte Juda, så det ikke kunde løfte sit Hoved; og nu kommer disse for at hvæsse Økser til at slå Hornene til Jorden på de Hedninger, som løftede deres Horn mod Judas Land for at sprede det."
