A Vision of Joshua the High Priest

Then he showed me (A)Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and (B)Satan[a] standing at his right hand to accuse him. And the Lord said to Satan, (C)“The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has (D)chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this (E)a brand[b] plucked from the fire?” Now (F)Joshua was standing before the angel, (G)clothed with filthy garments. And the angel said to (H)those who were standing before him, (I)“Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, (J)I have taken your iniquity away from you, and (K)I will clothe you with pure vestments.” And I said, (L)“Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord was standing by.

And the angel of the Lord solemnly assured (M)Joshua, “Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and (N)keep my charge, then you shall (O)rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among (P)those who are standing here. Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you, for (Q)they are men who are a sign: behold, I will bring (R)my servant (S)the Branch. For behold, on (T)the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with (U)seven eyes,[c] I will (V)engrave its inscription, declares the Lord of hosts, and (W)I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day. 10 In that day, declares the Lord of hosts, every one of you will invite his neighbor to come (X)under his vine and under his fig tree.”

Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 3:1 Hebrew the Accuser or the Adversary
  2. Zechariah 3:2 That is, a burning stick
  3. Zechariah 3:9 Or facets

Feestkleren voor Jozua

Daarna liet de engel mij de hogepriester Jozua zien. Hij stond vóór de engel van de Here en Satan was ook aanwezig. Satan stond rechts van de engel en bracht vele beschuldigingen tegen Jozua in. Maar de Here zei tegen Satan: ‘Ik verwerp uw beschuldigingen, Satan. Want Ik, de Here, heb besloten genadig te zijn voor Jeruzalem. Daarom bestraf Ik u. Ik heb Jozua en dit volk genade geschonken. Zij zijn als een stuk brandend hout dat uit het vuur is gerukt.’

Jozua had erg vuile kleren aan toen hij voor de engel van de Here stond. Toen zei de engel tegen de anderen die daar stonden: ‘Trek hem zijn vuile kleren uit.’ En Zich tot Jozua wendend, zei Hij: ‘Kijk, Ik heb uw zonden van u weggenomen en geef u nu deze feestkleren.’ 5,6 Ik vroeg: ‘Zou hij alstublieft ook een schone tulband kunnen krijgen?’ Zij gaven hem er een en trokken hem ook de schone kleren aan. Toen zei de engel van de Here plechtig tegen Jozua: ‘De Here van de hemelse legers zegt: “Als u leeft zoals Ik wil en doet wat Ik u opdraag, zal Ik u de verantwoordelijkheid geven voor mijn huis en Ik zal u toegang geven tot mijn heiligdom evenals deze kring van engelen. Luister, hogepriester Jozua en al uw andere priesters, u vormt een levend voorteken van de dingen die gaan komen. Begrijpt u het? Jozua is de voorbode van mijn dienaar, de afstammeling van David die Ik zal sturen. In de steen die Ik voor Jozua leg en die zeven ogen heeft, zal Ik een inscriptie graveren en Ik zal de zonden van mijn volk binnen één dag verwijderen. 10 En daarna,” belooft de Here van de hemelse legers, “zult u allemaal in vrede en welvaart leven en ieder van u zal een eigen huis hebben waar u uw buren kunt uitnodigen.” ’

Vision of the High Priest

Then he showed me (A)Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and (B)Satan[a] standing at his right hand to oppose him. And the Lord said to Satan, (C)“The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord who (D)has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! (E)Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?”

Now Joshua was clothed with (F)filthy garments, and was standing before the Angel.

Then He answered and spoke to those who stood before Him, saying, “Take away the filthy garments from him.” And to him He said, “See, I have removed your iniquity from you, (G)and I will clothe you with rich robes.”

And I said, “Let them put a clean (H)turban on his head.”

So they put a clean turban on his head, and they put the clothes on him. And the Angel of the Lord stood by.

The Coming Branch

Then the Angel of the Lord admonished Joshua, saying, “Thus says the Lord of hosts:

‘If you will walk in My ways,
And if you will (I)keep My command,
Then you shall also (J)judge My house,
And likewise have charge of My courts;
I will give you places to walk
Among these who (K)stand here.

‘Hear, O Joshua, the high priest,
You and your companions who sit before you,
For they are (L)a[b] wondrous sign;
For behold, I am bringing forth (M)My Servant the (N)BRANCH.
For behold, the stone
That I have laid before Joshua:
(O)Upon the stone are (P)seven eyes.
Behold, I will engrave its inscription,’
Says the Lord of hosts,
‘And (Q)I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
10 (R)In that day,’ says the Lord of hosts,
‘Everyone will invite his neighbor
(S)Under his vine and under his fig tree.’ ”

Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 3:1 Lit. the Adversary
  2. Zechariah 3:8 Lit. men of a sign or wonder