Sakaria 13
1 På den samma tiden skall Davids hus, och borgarena i Jerusalem, hafva en fri öppen brunn emot synder och orenhet.
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 På den tiden, säger Herren Zebaoth, skall jag borttaga de afgudars namn utu landena, så att man intet mer skall komma dem ihåg; dertill vill jag ock bortdrifva de spåmän och orena andar utu landena.
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 Och skall ske, att när någor mer spår, så skola hans fader och moder, de honom födt hafva, säga till honom: Du måste dö, ty du talar lögn uti Herrans Namn. Och alltså skola fader och moder, de honom födt hafva, stinga honom genom, då han spår.
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 Ty det skall ske på den tiden, att spåmännerna komma på skam med sina syner, då de derom spå; och skola icke mer draga hårkläder uppå, der de med bedraga;
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 Utan han skall säga: Jag är ingen Prophet, utan en åkerman; ty jag hafver tjent menniskom allt ifrå minom ungdom.
[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 Men om man då säger: Hvad är det för sår uti dina händer? Då skall han säga: Så är jag slagen uti deras hus, som mig älska.
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 Svärd, upp öfver min herda, och öfver mins folks Första, säger Herren Zebaoth; slå herdan, så varda fåren förskingrad; så vill jag vända mina hand till 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 Och det skall ske, uti hvilket land, säger Herren, två delar äro, de skola bortryckas och förläggas, och tredjedelen derinne qvarblifva.
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 Och jag skall föra den samma tredjedelen genom eld, och rensa honom, såsom man rensar silfver, och fäja honom, såsom man fäjar guld. Desse skola då åkalla mitt Namn, och jag skall höra dem; jag skall säga: Det är mitt folk; och de skola säga: Herren, 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.’”
