Zakarias 2
1 Derpaa løftede jeg mine Øjne og skuede, og se, der var en Mand med en Maalesnor i Haanden.
And I lifted up my eyes, and looked. And, behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
2 Jeg spurgte: »Hvor skal du hen?« Han svarede: »Hen at maale Jerusalem og se, hvor bredt og langt det er.«
Then I said, Where do thou go? 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, traadte frem, og en anden Engel traadte frem over for ham,
And, behold, the agent who talked with me went forth. And another agent went out to meet him,
4 og han sagde til ham: »Løb hen og sig til den unge Mand der: Som aabent Land skal Jerusalem ligge, saa mange Mennesker og Dyr skal der være i det.
and said to him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of men and cattle therein.
5 Jeg vil selv, lyder det fra HERREN, være en Ildmur omkring det og herliggøre mig i det.
For I, says Jehovah, will be to her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.
6 Op, op, fly bort fra Nordlandet, lyder det fra HERREN, thi fra Himmelens fire Vinde samler jeg eder, lyder det fra HERREN.
Ho, ho, flee from the land of the north, says Jehovah. For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, says Jehovah.
7 Op, red jer til Zion, I, som bor hos Babels Datter!
Ho Zion, escape, thou who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
8 Thi saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, hvis Herlighed sendte mig til Folkene, der hærger eder: Den, som rører eder, rører min Øjesten.
For thus says Jehovah of hosts: After glory he has sent me to the nations which plundered you. For he who touches you touches the apple of his eye.
9 Thi se, jeg svinger min Haand imod dem, og de skal blive til Bytte for dem, som nu er deres Trælle; og I skal kende, at Hærskarers HERRE har sendt mig.
For, behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall be a spoil to those who served them. And ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts has sent me.
10 Jubl og glæd dig, Zions Datter! Thi se, jeg kommer og fæster Bo i din Midte, lyder det fra HERREN.«
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, says Jehovah.
11 Og mange Folk skal paa hin Dag slutte sig til HERREN og være hans Folk og bo i din Midte, og du skal kende, at Hærskarers HERRE har sendt mig til dig.
And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be my people, and I will dwell in the midst of thee. And thou shall know that Jehovah of hosts has sent me to thee.
12 Og HERREN tager Juda til Arvelod paa den hellige Jord og udvælger atter Jerusalem.
And Jehovah shall inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
13 Stille, alt Kød, for HERREN, thi han har rejst sig fra sin hellige Bolig.
Be silent, all flesh, before Jehovah, for he has arisen out of his holy habitation.
