Zechariah 2
1 And lifting up my eyes, I saw a man with a measuring-line in his hand.
Og jeg opløftede mine Øjne og saa, og se, en Mand og en Maalesnor i hans Haand!
2 And I said to him, Where are you going? And he said to me, To take the measure of Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.
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.
3 And the angel who was talking to me went out, and another angel went out, and, meeting him,
Og se, Engelen, som talte med mig, gik ud, og en anden Engel gik ud imod ham.
4 Said to him, Go quickly and say to this young man, Jerusalem will be an unwalled town, because of the great number of men and cattle in her.
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.
5 For I, says the Lord, will be a wall of fire round about her, and I will be the glory inside her.
Og jeg, jeg vil være den en Ildmur trindt omkring, siger Herren, og jeg vil være til Herlighed midt i den.
6 Ho, ho! go in flight from the land of the north, says the Lord: for I have sent you far and wide to the four winds of heaven, says the Lord.
Ve! ve! flyr da ud af Nordens Land, siger Herren; thi som Himmelens fire Vejr har jeg udbredet eder, siger Herren.
7 Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.
Ve! Zion, red dig, du, som bor hos Babels Datter!
8 For this is what the Lord of armies has said: In the way of glory he has sent me to the nations which have taken your goods: for anyone touching you is touching what is most dear to him.
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.
9 For at the shaking of my hand over them, their goods will be taken by those who were their servants: and you will see that the Lord of armies has sent me.
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.
10 Give songs of joy, O daughter of Zion: for I come, and I will make my resting-place among you, says the Lord.
Syng og vær glad, du Zions Datter! thi se, jeg kommer og vil bo i din Midte, siger Herren.
11 And a number of nations will be joined to the Lord in that day, and will become my people; and I will be living among you, and you will see that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.
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.
12 And Judah will be the Lord's heritage in the holy land, and Jerusalem will again be his.
Og Herren skal tage Juda som sin Del til Eje paa den hellige Jordbund, og han skal fremdeles udvælge Jerusalem.
13 Let all flesh be quiet and make no sound before the Lord: for he is awake and has come from his holy resting-place.
Stille, alt Kød, for Herrens Ansigt; thi han har rejst sig fra sin hellige Bolig.
