Zechariah 4

1 And the messenger who is speaking with me doth turn back, and stir me up as one who is stirred up out of his sleep,

Engelen, som talte med mig, vakte mig så atter, som man vækker et Menneske af hans Søvn,

2 and he saith unto me, 'What art thou seeing?' And I say, 'I have looked, and lo, a candlestick of gold — all of it, and its bowl [is] on its top, and its seven lamps [are] upon it, and twice seven pipes [are] to the lights that [are] on its top,

og spurgte mig: "Hvad skuer du?" Jeg svarede: "Jeg, skuer, og se, der er en Lysestage, helt og holdent af Guld, og et Oliekar ovenpå og syv Lamper og syv Rør til Lamperne,

3 and two olive-trees [are] by it, one on the right of the bowl, and one on its left.'

desuden to Olietræer ved Siden af den, et til højre, et andet tilvenstre for Oliekarret."

4 And I answer and speak unto the messenger who is speaking with me, saying, 'What [are] these, my lord?'

Og jeg spurgte Engelen, som talte med mig:"Hvad betyder disse Ting, Herre?"

5 And the messenger who is speaking with me answereth and saith unto me, 'Hast thou not known what these [are]?' And I say, 'No, my lord.'

Han svarede: "Ved du ikke, hvad de betyder?" Jeg sagde: "Nej. Herre!"

6 And he answereth and speaketh unto me, saying: 'This [is] a word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying: Not by a force, nor by power, But — by My Spirit, said Jehovah of Hosts.

Da svarede han og sagde til mig: Dette er HERRENs Ord til Zerubbabel: Ikke ved Magt og ikke ved Styrke, men ved min Ånd, siger Hærskarers HERRE.

7 Who [art] thou, O great mountain Before Zerubbabel — for a plain! And he hath brought forth the top-stone, Cries of Grace, grace — [are] to it.'

Hvem er du, du store Bjerg? For Zerubbabel skal du blive Slette! Han skal hente Topstenen, medens der råbes: "Nåde, Nåde være med den!"

8 And there is a word of Jehovah to me, saying,

Og HERRENs Ord kom til mig således:

9 Hands of Zerubbabel did found this house, And his hands do finish it, And thou hast known that Jehovah of Hosts Hath sent me unto you.

Zerubbabels Hænder har lagt Grunden til dette Hus, hans Hænder skal også fuldende det; og du skal kende, at Hærskarers HERRE har sendt mig til eder.

10 For who trampled on the day of small things, They have rejoiced, And seen the tin weight in the hand of Zerubbabel, These seven [are] the eyes of Jehovah, They are going to and fro in all the land.'

Thi den, der lod hånt om de ringe Begyndelsers Dag, skal glæde sig, når han ser Blystenen i Zerubbabels Hånd. Hine syv er HERRENs Øjne, som søger ud over hele Jorden.

11 And I answer and say unto him, 'What [are] these two olive-trees, on the right of the candlestick, and on its left?'

Derpå spurgte jeg ham:"Hvad betyder de to Olietræer der til højre og venstre for Lysestagen?"

12 And I answer a second time, and say unto him, 'What [are] the two branches of the olive trees that, by means of the two golden pipes, are emptying out of themselves the oil?'

Og videre spurgte jeg: "Hvad betyder de to Oliegrene ved Siden af de to Guldrør, som leder den gyldne Olie ned derfra?"

13 And he speaketh unto me, saying, 'Hast thou not known what these [are]?' And I say, 'No, my lord.'

Han svarede: "Ved du ikke, hvad de betyder?" Jeg sagde: "Nej, Herre!"

14 And he saith, 'These [are] the two sons of the oil, who are standing by the Lord of the whole earth.'

Så sagde han: "Det er de to med Olie salvede, som står for al Jordens Herre."