Zechariah 4

1 And the agent who talked with me came again, and awoke me, as a man who is awakened out of his sleep.

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

2 And he said to me, What do thou see? And I said, I have seen, and, behold, a lampstand all of gold, with its bowl upon the top of it, and its seven lamps on it. There are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are upon the top of it,

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 by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side of it.

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

4 And I answered and spoke to the agent who talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?

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

5 Then the agent who talked with me answered and said to me, Do thou not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

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

6 Then he answered and spoke to me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says 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 are thou, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel thou shall become a plain, and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, 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 Moreover the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Og HERRENs Ord kom til mig således:

9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands shall also finish it. And thou shall know that Jehovah of hosts has sent me to 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 has despised the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel, the eyes of Jehovah, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

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 Then I answered, and said to him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the lampstand and upon the left side of it?

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

12 And I answered the second time, and said to him, What are these two olive-branches, which are beside the two golden spouts that empty the golden oil out of themselves?

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 answered me and said, Do thou not know what these are? And I said, No, my lord.

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

14 Then he said, These are the two anointed ones, who stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

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