< Sakarias 13 >
1 På den dag skal det være en åpnet kilde for Davids hus og for Jerusalems innbyggere mot synd og urenhet.
At that time [it will be as though] [MET] there will be a fountain from which water flows continually to cleanse the descendants [MTY] of [King] David and [all] the [other] people in Jerusalem from the guilt of the sins that they have committed, [especially] from becoming unacceptable to me [by worshiping idols].
2 Og det skal skje på den dag, sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud, at jeg vil utrydde avgudenes navn av landet, og de skal ikke mere kommes i hu; også profetene og den urene ånd vil jeg få bort av landet.
The Commander of the armies of angels says, “At that time, I will prevent [people from even mentioning] the names of the idols in their country, and no one will remember them any more. I will also expel from the land all the people who falsely claim that they are prophets [DOU].
3 Og om nogen herefter står frem som profet, da skal hans far og mor, hans egne foreldre, si til ham: Du skal ikke leve, for du har talt løgn i Herrens navn. Og hans far og mor, hans egne foreldre, skal gjennembore ham mens han profeterer.
If someone continues to prophesy [falsely], his parents must say to him, ‘You have told lies saying that Yahweh [MTY] gave those messages to you, so you must be executed.’ [So] if someone prophesies [like that], his own father and mother must stab him [and kill him].
4 På den dag skal alle profeter skamme sig over sine syner når de vil profetere, og de skal ikke klæ sig i en lodden kappe for å lyve.
At that time, the false prophets will be ashamed [that they claimed to have received messages from me in] their visions and prophesies [that they told to people]. They will no [longer] deceive people by wearing the clothes [that prophets usually wear], clothes made of [animals’] hair.
5 Men hver av dem skal si: Jeg er ikke nogen profet; jeg er jordbruker, for det var en som kjøpte mig til træl da jeg var ung gutt.
[So] each of them will say, ‘I am not [really] a prophet; I am a farmer, and I have been a farmer on my land ever since I was a boy!’
6 Og om nogen spør ham: Hvad er det for sår du har i dine hender? da skal han svare: Det er sår jeg har fått i mine elskeres hus.
But someone, [seeing the wounds on one of those prophet’s bodies, will suspect that he injured himself during rituals to worship idols, and he] will ask ‘Why are those wounds on your body?’ And he [will lie, saying] ‘I was injured [when I was] at my friend’s house.’”
7 Sverd! Våkn op mot min hyrde, mot den mann som er min næste! sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud; slå hyrden, og fårene skal adspredes, og jeg vil igjen ta mig av de små!
The Commander of the armies of angels says, “[My] sword [APO] must strike [the one who is like] [MET] my shepherd, the man who is (my companion/very (close/dear) to me). When the shepherd is killed, [those who are like] [MET] his sheep will scatter. [And those who are like] [MET] my little sheep will [also] be attacked [IDM].”
8 Og i hele landet, sier Herren, skal to tredjedeler utryddes og omkomme, bare en tredjedel skal levnes der.
Yahweh [also] says, “Two-thirds [of the people in Judah] will die [DOU]. [Only] one-third [of the people in Judah] will remain alive.
9 Og denne tredjedel vil jeg la gå gjennem ilden og rense den, som en renser sølv, og prøve den, som en prøver gull. De skal påkalle mitt navn, og jeg vil bønnhøre dem; jeg vil si: De er mitt folk, og de skal si: Herren er min Gud.
And I will test the ones that remain alive [by causing them to experience great difficulties, to find out if they will continue to worship me]. I will purify them like [MET] a man purifies gold or silver by putting it into a [very hot] fire. [Then] my people will call to me [MTY] [for help], and I will answer them. I will say [to them], ‘You are my people,’ and they will say, ‘Yahweh is our God.’”