Zechariah 2

1 And lifting up my eyes, I saw a man with a measuring-line in his hand.

Derpå løftede jeg mine Øjne og skuede, og se, der var en Mand med en Målesnor i Hånden.

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.

Jeg spurgte: "Hvor skal du hen?" Han svarede: "Hen at måle Jerusalem og se, hvor bredt og langt det 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, trådte frem, og en anden Engel trådte frem over for 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 ben og sig til den unge Mand der: Som åbent Land skal Jerusalem ligge, så mange Mennesker og Dyr skal der være i det.

5 For I, says the Lord, will be a wall of fire round about her, and I will be the glory inside her.

Jeg vil selv, lyder det fra HERREN, være en Ildmur omkring det og herliggøre mig i det.

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.

Op, op, fly bort fra Nordlandet, lyder det fra HERREN, thi fra Himmelens fire Vinde samler jeg eder, lyder det fra HERREN.

7 Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.

Op, red jer til Zion, I, 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 så siger Hærskarers HERRE, hvis Herlighed sendte mig til Folkene, der hærger eder: Den, som rører eder, rører min 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 Hånd 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.

10 Give songs of joy, O daughter of Zion: for I come, and I will make my resting-place among you, says the Lord.

Jubl og glæd dig, Zions Datter! Thi se, jeg kommer og fæster Bo i din Midte, lyder det fra 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 Folk skal på 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.

12 And Judah will be the Lord's heritage in the holy land, and Jerusalem will again be his.

Og HERREN tager Juda til Arvelod på den hellige Jord og udvælger atter 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 HERREN, thi han har rejst sig fra sin hellige Bolig.