Zechariah 5
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
5 Again I lifted up my eyes and behold, I saw a scroll flying or floating in the air!
2 And the angel said to me, What do you see? And I answered, I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits or thirty feet and its breadth is ten cubits or fifteen feet.
3 Then he said to me, This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land; for everyone who steals shall be cut off from henceforth according to it [the curse written on this subject on the scroll], and everyone who swears falsely shall be cut off from henceforth according to it.(A)
4 I will bring [the curse] forth, says the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief and into the house of him who swears falsely by My name; and it shall abide in the midst of his house and shall consume it, both its timber and its stones.
5 Then the angel who talked with me came forward and said to me, Lift up now your eyes and see what this is that goes forth.
6 And I said, What is it? [What does it symbolize?] And he said, This that goes forth is an ephah[-sized vessel for separate grains all collected together]. This, he continued, is the symbol of the sinners mentioned above and is the resemblance of their iniquity throughout the whole land.(B)
7 And behold, a round, flat weight of lead was lifted and there sat a woman in the midst of the ephah[-sized vessel].
8 And he said, This is lawlessness (wickedness)! And he thrust her back into the ephah[-sized vessel] and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth of it!
9 Then lifted I up my eyes and looked, and behold, there were two women coming forward! The wind was in their wings, for they had wings like the wings of a stork, and they lifted up the ephah[-sized vessel] between the earth and the heavens.
10 Then said I to the angel who talked with me, Where are they taking the ephah[-sized vessel]?
11 And he said to me, To the land of Shinar [Babylonia] to build it a house, and when it is finished, to set up the ephah[-sized vessel—the symbol of such sinners and their guilt] there upon its own base.
Zechariah 5
New King James Version
Vision of the Flying Scroll
5 Then I turned and raised my eyes, and saw there a flying (A)scroll.
2 And he said to me, “What do you see?”
So I answered, “I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits and its width ten cubits.”
3 Then he said to me, “This is the (B)curse that goes out over the face of the whole earth: ‘Every thief shall be expelled,’ according to this side of the scroll; and, ‘Every perjurer shall be expelled,’ according to that side of it.”
4 “I will send out the curse,” says the Lord of hosts;
“It shall enter the house of the (C)thief
And the house of (D)the one who swears falsely by My name.
It shall remain in the midst of his house
And consume (E)it, with its timber and stones.”
Vision of the Woman in a Basket
5 Then the angel who talked with me came out and said to me, “Lift your eyes now, and see what this is that goes forth.”
6 So I asked, “What is it?” And he said, “It is a [a]basket that is going forth.”
He also said, “This is their resemblance throughout the earth: 7 Here is a lead disc lifted up, and this is a woman sitting inside the basket”; 8 then he said, “This is Wickedness!” And he thrust her down into the basket, and threw the lead [b]cover over its mouth. 9 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were two women, coming with the wind in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a (F)stork, and they lifted up the basket between earth and heaven.
10 So I said to the (G)angel who talked with me, “Where are they carrying the basket?”
11 And he said to me, “To (H)build a house for it in (I)the land of [c]Shinar; when it is ready, the basket will be set there on its base.”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 5:6 Heb. ephah, a measuring container, and so elsewhere
- Zechariah 5:8 Lit. stone
- Zechariah 5:11 Babylon
Zechariah 5
King James Version
5 Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll.
2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
3 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.
4 I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.
5 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth.
6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth.
7 And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.
8 And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof.
9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven.
10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah?
11 And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base.
Sakarja 5
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Den flygande bokrullen
5 (A) Jag lyfte åter min blick och såg, och se, en bokrulle flög fram. 2 (B) Ängeln sade till mig: ”Vad ser du?” Jag svarade: ”Jag ser en bokrulle flyga fram. Den är tjugo alnar lång och tio alnar bred.”[a] 3 (C) Då sade han till mig: ”Detta är förbannelsen som går ut över hela landet. Var och en som stjäl ska från och med nu bli utrotad enligt denna skrift, och var och en som svär ska från och med nu bli utrotad enligt denna skrift.
4 Jag har sänt ut den,
säger Herren Sebaot,
och den ska gå in i tjuvens hus
och in hos den som svär falskt[b]
vid mitt namn.
Den ska stanna där i huset
och fräta sönder det
med trävirke och stenar.”
Kvinnan i korgen
5 Sedan kom ängeln som talade med mig fram och sade till mig: ”Lyft nu din blick och se vad som kommer fram.”
6 ”Vad är det?” frågade jag. ”Det är en sädeskorg[c]” svarade han och tillade: ”Så är det med dem[d] i hela landet.” 7 Och se, ett lock av bly lyfte sig och det satt en kvinna i korgen. 8 Han sade: ”Detta är ondskan.” Och han knuffade ner henne i korgen och slog igen blylocket över öppningen.
9 Jag lyfte sedan min blick och såg, och se, två kvinnor kom fram. Och vinden fyllde deras vingar, för de hade vingar som storken. De lyfte upp korgen mellan jorden och himlen. 10 Och jag sade till ängeln som talade med mig: ”Vart ska de föra korgen?” 11 (D) Han svarade mig: ”Till Shinars land[e] för att bygga ett hus åt henne, och när det är färdigt ska hon sättas ner på sin plats.”
Footnotes
- 5:2 tjugo alnar ... tio alnar Nästan 10 x 5 m.
- 5:4 tjuvens … svär falskt Kanske åsyftas sådana som lovat skänka byggmaterial till templet men istället använt det till sina egna hus (jfr Hagg 1:4, Mal 3:8).
- 5:6 sädeskorg Hebr. efa, ett mått om ca 22 liter.
- 5:6 är det med dem Andra handskrifter (så Septuaginta): ”är det med deras skuld”.
- 5:11 Shinars land Dvs Babylonien. Jfr Upp 17-18.
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