Zechariah 2
1 And I lift up my eyes, and look, and behold, a man, and in his hand a measuring line.
Et je levai les yeux, et je regardai; et voici un homme, et dans sa main un cordeau à mesurer.
2 And I say, “To where are you going?” And he says to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see how much [is] its breadth and how much its length.”
Et je dis: Où vas-tu? Et il me dit: [Je vais] pour mesurer Jérusalem, pour voir quelle est sa largeur et quelle est sa longueur.
3 And behold, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him,
Et voici, l’ange qui parlait avec moi sortit, et un autre ange sortit à sa rencontre,
4 and he says to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem is inhabited [as] open places, From the abundance of man and beast in her midst.
et lui dit: Cours, parle à ce jeune homme, disant: Jérusalem sera habitée comme les villes ouvertes, à cause de la multitude des hommes et du bétail [qui seront] au milieu d’elle.
5 And I am to her—a declaration of YHWH—A wall of fire all around, And I am for glory in her midst.
Et moi, je lui serai, dit l’Éternel, une muraille de feu tout autour, et je serai [sa] gloire au milieu d’elle.
6 Behold, and flee from the land of the north, A declaration of YHWH, For as the four winds of the heavens, I have spread you abroad, A declaration of YHWH.
Ho, Ho! fuyez donc du pays du nord, dit l’Éternel, car je vous ai dispersés aux quatre vents des cieux, dit l’Éternel.
7 Behold, Zion, be delivered who are dwelling [with] the daughter of Babylon.
Ho! échappe-toi, Sion, toi qui habites chez la fille de Babylone!
8 For thus said YHWH of Hosts: He has sent Me after glory to the nations who are spoiling you, For he who is coming against you, Is coming against the pupil of His eye.
Car ainsi dit l’Éternel des armées: Après la gloire, il m’a envoyé vers les nations qui ont fait de vous leur proie; car celui qui vous touche, touche la prunelle de son œil.
9 For behold, I am waving My hand against them, And they have been a spoil to their servants. And you have known that YHWH of Hosts has sent Me.
Car voici, je secoue ma main sur elles, et elles seront la proie de ceux qui les servaient; et vous saurez que l’Éternel des armées m’a envoyé.
10 Sing, and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, For behold, I am coming, and have dwelt in your midst, A declaration of YHWH.
Exulte, et réjouis-toi, fille de Sion! car voici, je viens et je demeurerai au milieu de toi, dit l’Éternel.
11 And many nations have been joined to YHWH in that day, And they have been to Me for a people, And I have dwelt in your midst, And you have known that YHWH of Hosts has sent Me to you.
Et beaucoup de nations se joindront à l’Éternel en ce jour-là, et elles me seront pour peuple, et je demeurerai au milieu de toi; et tu sauras que l’Éternel des armées m’a envoyé à toi.
12 And YHWH has inherited Judah, His portion on the holy ground, And He has fixed again on Jerusalem.
Et l’Éternel possédera Juda [comme] sa part sur la terre sainte, et il choisira encore Jérusalem.
13 Hush, all flesh, because of YHWH, For He has been roused up from His holy habitation!”
Que toute chair fasse silence devant l’Éternel, car il s’est réveillé de sa demeure sainte.
