Zechariah 2

1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

Derpaa løftede jeg mine Øjne og skuede, og se, der var en Mand med en Maalesnor i Haanden.

2 Then said I, Where go you? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.

Jeg spurgte: »Hvor skal du hen?« Han svarede: »Hen at maale Jerusalem og se, hvor bredt og langt det er.«

3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

Og se, Engelen, som talte med mig, traadte frem, og en anden Engel traadte frem over for ham,

4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:

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.

5 For I, says the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

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

6 Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, says the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the 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 Deliver yourself, O Zion, that dwell with the daughter of Babylon.

Op, red jer til Zion, I, som bor hos Babels Datter!

8 For thus says the LORD of hosts; After the glory has he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that touches you touches the apple of his eye.

Thi saa siger Hærskarers HERRE, hvis Herlighed sendte mig til Folkene, der hærger eder: Den, som rører eder, rører min Øjesten.

9 For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and all of you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me.

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.

10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of 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 many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of you, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me unto you.

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.

12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

Og HERREN tager Juda til Arvelod paa den hellige Jord og udvælger atter Jerusalem.

13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

Stille, alt Kød, for HERREN, thi han har rejst sig fra sin hellige Bolig.