Zechariah 2

1 I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and look, a man with a measuring line in his hand.

Esi mefɔ kɔ dzi la, mekpɔ ŋutsu aɖe wòlé nudzidzeka ɖe asi.

2 Then I asked, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."

Mebiae be, “Afi ka yim nèle?” Eɖo eŋu be, “Meyina be madzidze Yerusalem, ne makpɔ eƒe kekeme kple eƒe didime.”

3 Look, the angel who talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

Mawudɔla si nɔ nu ƒom kplim la dzo le gbɔnye, eye mawudɔla bubu zɔ va kpee.

4 and said to him, "Run, speak to this young man, saying, 'Jerusalem will be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it.

Mawudɔla si zɔ va kpee la gblɔ nɛ be, “Ƒu du nàgblɔ na ɖekakpui sia be, ŋkeke li gbɔna esi amewo ayɔ Yerusalem ale gbegbe be womakpɔ nɔƒe na ame sia ame kple woƒe lãhawo o.

5 For I,' says the LORD, 'will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.

Nye ŋutɔ manye dzo bibi ƒe gli aƒo xlã wo, eye manye eƒe ŋutikɔkɔe.” Yehowae gblɔe.

6 Come. Come. Flee from the land of the north,' says the LORD; 'for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the sky,' says the LORD.

“‘Miva! Miva! Misi tso anyiehenyigba dzi,’ Yehowae gblɔe, elabena mekaka mi de dziƒowo ƒe ya eneawo katã dzi!” Yehowae gblɔe.

7 'Come, Zion. Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.'

“Va, O Zion! Si, wò ame si li kple Babilon vinyɔnu!”

8 For thus says the LORD of hosts: 'For honor he has sent me to the nations which plundered you; for he who touches you touches the apple of my eye.

Elabena ale Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ la gblɔe nye esi, “Esi wòde bubu ŋutinye, eye wòdɔm ɖe dukɔ siwo ha mi ŋuti, elabena ame si ka asi mia ŋuti la, ka asi eƒe gadaglamakui ŋuti.

9 For, look, I will shake my hand over them, and they will be a spoil to those who served them; and you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me.

Nye la, makɔ nye asi dzi ɖe wo ŋuti kokoko, ale woƒe kluviwo aha wo. Ekema mianyae be Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae dɔm.

10 Sing and rejoice, daughter of Zion; for, look, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of you,' says the LORD.

“O, Zion vinyɔnu, tso aseye nàkpɔ dzidzɔ, elabena megbɔna be manɔ dowòme.” Yehowae gblɔe.

11 Many nations shall join themselves 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 to you.

“Dukɔ geɖewo ava ƒo ƒu ɖe Yehowa ŋu gbe ma gbe, eye woanye nye amewo. Manɔ mia dome eye mianya be Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ lae dɔm ɖe mia gbɔ.

12 The LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

Yuda azu Yehowa ƒe gome kple domenyinu le anyigba kɔkɔe la dzi, eye wòagatia Yerusalem.

13 Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; for he has roused himself from his holy habitation."

Mi anyigbadzitɔwo katã mizi ɖoɖoe le Yehowa ŋkume, elabena etso le eƒe nɔƒe kɔkɔe la.”