Zechariah 10
1 Petition before the Lord for rain in the latter time, and the Lord will produce snows and will give showers of rain to them, to each blade in the field.
Begærer Regn af Herren paa den sildige Regns Tid! Herren skaffer Lyn og giver dem Regnskyl, for enhver Mand Urter paa Marken.
2 For the images have been speaking what is useless, and the diviners have seen a lie, and the dreamers have been speaking false hope: they have comforted in vain. For this reason, they have been led away like a flock; they will be afflicted, because they have no shepherd.
Thi Husguderne have talt Falskhed, og Spaamændene have skuet Løgn, og skuffende Drømme tale de, med Forfængelighed trøste de; derfor ere de dragne bort som en Hjord, de ere i Nød, thi der er ingen Hyrde.
3 My fury has been kindled over the shepherds, and I will visit upon the he-goats. For the Lord of hosts has visited his flock, the house of Judah, and he has set them like the horse of his glory in the war.
Imod Hyrderne er min Vrede optændt, og Bukkene vil jeg hjemsøge; thi den Herre Zebaoth har besøgt sin Hjord, Judas Hus, og gjort dem som sin statelige Hest i Krigen.
4 From him will go forth the angle, from him the wooden peg, from him the bow of battle, from him every exactor at the same time.
Derfra skal Hjørnestenen, derfra skal Naglen, derfra skal Krigsbuen være, derfra skal tillige hver streng Hersker udgaa.
5 And they will be like the strong, trampling the mud of the ways in battle. And they will fight, for the Lord is with them. And the riders of the horses will be confounded.
Og de skulle være som Helte og træde Gadeskarn ned i Krigen, og de skulle stride, thi Herren skal være med dem; og de, som ride paa Heste, skulle beskæmmes.
6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will convert them, because I will have mercy on them. And they will be as they were when I had not cast them away. For I am the Lord their God, and I will hear them.
Og jeg vil styrke Judas Hus og frelse Josefs Hus og give dem Bolig; thi jeg har forbarmet mig over dem, og de skulle vorde, som om jeg ikke havde bortkastet dem; thi jeg er Herren deres Gud og vil bønhøre dem.
7 And they will be like the strong of Ephraim, and their heart will rejoice as if by wine, and their sons will see and will rejoice, and their heart will exult in the Lord.
Og Efraim skal blive som en Helt, og deres Hjerte glædes ligesom af Vin, og deres Børn skulle se det og glæde sig, deres Hjerte skal fryde sig i Herren.
8 I will whistle for them, and I will gather them together, because I have redeemed them. And I will multiply them, as they had been multiplied before.
Jeg vil fløjte ad dem og samle dem; thi jeg har genløst dem, og de skulle blive mangfoldige, ligesom de have været mangfoldige.
9 And I will sow them among the peoples, and from far away they will remember me. And they will live with their sons, and they will return.
Og jeg vil saa dem iblandt Folkene, og de skulle ihukomme mig paa de langt fraliggende Steder, og de skulle leve tillige med deres Børn og komme tilbage.
10 And I will lead them back from the land of Egypt, and I will gather them from among the Assyrians, and I will lead them to the land of Gilead and Lebanon, and no place will be left that has not been found by them.
Og jeg vil føre dem tilbage fra Ægyptens Land og samle dem fra Assyrien; og jeg vil føre dem til Gileads og Libanons Land, og der skal ikke findes Rum nok for dem.
11 And he will pass over the narrow passage of the sea, and he will strike the waves of the sea, and all the depths of the river will be confounded, and the arrogance of Assyria will be brought low, and the scepter of Egypt will withdraw.
Og han skal gaa igennem Trængselshavet og slaa Bølgerne i Havet, og alle Strømmens Dyb skulle udtørres; og Assyriens Hovmod skal nedtrykkes, og Ægyptens Spir skal vige.
12 I will strengthen them in the Lord, and they will walk in his name, says the Lord.
Og jeg vil styrke dem i Herren, og i hans Navn skulle de vandre, siger Herren.
