Zakarias 10
1 HERREN skal I bede om Regn ved Tidlig- og Sildigregnstide; HERREN skaber Uvejr; Regnskyl giver han dem, hver Mand Urter på Marken.
They asked of YHWH rain In a time of spring rain, YHWH is making lightnings, And He gives to them rain [in] showers. To each—the herb in the field.
2 Men Husgudens Tale er Svig, Sandsigeres Syner er Blændværk: de kommer med tomme Drømme, hul er Trøsten, de giver; derfor vandrer de om som en Hjord, lider Nød, thi de har ingen Hyrde.
Because the teraphim spoke iniquity, And the diviners have seen a falsehood, And dreams of the vanity they speak, [With] vanity they give comfort, Therefore they have journeyed as a flock, They are afflicted, for there is no shepherd.
3 Mod Hyrdeme blusser min Vrede, Bukkene vil jeg bjemsøge; thi Hærskarers HERRE ser til sin Hjord. Han ser til Judas Hus; han gør dem til en Ganger, sin stolte Ganger i Strid.
“My anger burned against the shepherds, And I lay a charge against the male goats, For YHWH of Hosts has inspected His flock, the house of Judah, And set them as His splendid horse in battle.
4 Fra ham kommer Hjørne og Teltpæl, fra ham kommer Krigens Bue, fra ham kommer hver en Hersker.
From him [is] a cornerstone, From him a nail, from him a battle-bow, From him goes forth every exactor together.
5 De bliver til Hobe som Helte, der i Striden tramper i Gadens Dynd; de kæmper, thi HERREN er med dem. Rytterne bliver til Skamme;
And they have been as heroes, Treading in mire of out-places in battle, And they have fought, for YHWH [is] with them, And have put to shame riders of horses.
6 jeg styrker Judas Hus og frelser Josefs Hus. Jeg ynkes og fører dem hjem, som havde jeg aldrig forstødt dem: thi jeg er HERREN deres Gud og bønhører dem.
And I have made the house of Judah mighty, And I save the house of Joseph, And I have caused them to dwell, for I have loved them, And they have been as [if] I had not cast them off, For I [am] their God YHWH, And I answer them.
7 Efraim bliver som en Helt, deres Hjerte glædes som af Vin, deres Sønner glædes ved Synet. Deres Hjerte frydes i HERREN;
And Ephraim has been as a hero, And their heart has rejoiced as wine, And their sons see, and they have rejoiced, Their heart rejoices in YHWH.
8 jeg fløjter ad dem og samler dem; thi jeg udløser dem, og de bliver mange som fordum.
I hiss for them, and I gather them, For I have redeemed them, And they have multiplied as they multiplied.
9 Blandt Folkeslag strøede jeg dem ud, men de kommer mig i Hu i det fjerne og opfostrer Børn til Hjemfærd.
And I sow them among peoples, And in far-off places they remember Me, And they have lived with their sons, And they have turned back.
10 Jeg fører dem hjem fra Ægypten, fra Assur samler jeg dem og bringer dem til Gilead og Libanon, som ikke skal være dem nok.
And I have brought them back from the land of Egypt, And I gather them from Asshur, And I bring them into the land of Gilead and Lebanon, And [space] is not found for them there.
11 De går gennem Trængselshavet, han slår dets Bølger ned. Alle Nilstrømme tørkner, Assurs Stolthed styrtes, Ægyptens Herskerspir viger.
And He has passed over through the sea, And has pressed and struck billows in the sea, And all depths of a flood have been dried up, And the excellence of Asshur has been brought down, And the rod of Egypt turns aside.
12 Jeg gør dem stærke i HERREN, de vandrer i hans Navn, så lyder det fra HERREN.
And I have made them mighty in YHWH, And in His Name they walk up and down,” A declaration of YHWH!
