Zakarias 2
1 Og jeg opløftede mine Øjne og saa, og se, en Mand og en Maalesnor i hans Haand!
And I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a man, and in his hand a measuring line.
2 Og jeg sagde: Hvor gaar du hen? og han sagde til mig: Hen at maale Jerusalem for at se, hvor stor dens Bredde, og hvor stor dens Længde er.
And I said to him, Whither go you? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth of it, and what is the length of it.
3 Og se, Engelen, som talte med mig, gik ud, og en anden Engel gik ud imod ham.
And, behold, the angel that spoke with me stood [by], and another angel went forth to meet him,
4 Og han sagde til ham: Løb, tal til denne unge Karl, og sig: Jerusalem skal ligge som aabne Byer, formedelst den Mangfoldighed af Mennesker og Kvæg, som er midt i den.
and spoke to him, saying, Run and speak to that young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be fully inhabited by reason of the abundance of men and cattle in the midst of her.
5 Og jeg, jeg vil være den en Ildmur trindt omkring, siger Herren, og jeg vil være til Herlighed midt i den.
And I will be to her, says the Lord, a wall of fire round about, and I will be for a glory in the midst of her.
6 Ve! ve! flyr da ud af Nordens Land, siger Herren; thi som Himmelens fire Vejr har jeg udbredet eder, siger Herren.
Ho, ho, flee from the land of the north, says the Lord: for I will gather you from the four winds of heaven, says the Lord,
7 Ve! Zion, red dig, du, som bor hos Babels Datter!
[even] to Sion: deliver yourselves, you that dwell [with] the daughter of Babylon.
8 Thi saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, at han har sendt mig efter Ære ud til Hedningerne, som plyndrede eder; thi den, som rører ved eder, rører ved hans Øjesten.
For thus says the Lord Almighty; After the glory has he sent me to the nations that spoiled you: for he that touches you is as one that touches the apple of his eye.
9 Thi se, jeg svinger min Haand over dem, og de skulle blive et Bytte for dem, som tjente dem; og I skulle fornemme, at den Herre Zebaoth har sendt mig.
For, behold, I bring my hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to them that serve them: and you shall know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.
10 Syng og vær glad, du Zions Datter! thi se, jeg kommer og vil bo i din Midte, siger Herren.
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Sion: for, behold, I come, and will dwell in the midst of you, says the Lord.
11 Og mange Hedningefolk skulle slutte sig til Herren paa den Dag, og de skulle blive mig et Folk, og jeg vil bo i din Midte, og du skal fornemme, at den Herre Zebaoth har sendt mig til dig.
And many nations shall flee for refuge to the Lord in that day, and they shall be for a people to him, and they shall dwell in the midst of you: and you shall know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.
12 Og Herren skal tage Juda som sin Del til Eje paa den hellige Jordbund, og han skal fremdeles udvælge Jerusalem.
And the Lord shall inherit Juda his portion in the holy [land], and he will yet choose Jerusalem.
13 Stille, alt Kød, for Herrens Ansigt; thi han har rejst sig fra sin hellige Bolig.
Let all flesh fear before the Lord: for he has risen up from his holy clouds.
