Zacharias 2

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

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

2 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.

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

3 And, behold, the angel that spoke with me stood [by], and another angel went forth to meet him,

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

4 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.

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 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.

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

6 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,

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

7 [even] to Sion: deliver yourselves, you that dwell [with] the daughter of Babylon.

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

8 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.

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

9 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.

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 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Sion: for, behold, I come, and 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 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.

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 the Lord shall inherit Juda his portion in the holy [land], and he will yet choose Jerusalem.

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

13 Let all flesh fear before the Lord: for he has risen up from his holy clouds.

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