Zechariah 2

1 I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and look, 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 I asked, "Where are you going?" He said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."

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

3 Look, the angel who 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 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.

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 YHWH, 'will be to her a wall of fire around it, and I 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 Come. Come. Flee from the land of the north,' says YHWH; 'for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the sky,' says YHWH.

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

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

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

8 For thus says YHWH 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.

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

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 YHWH 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, daughter of Zion; for, look, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of you,' says YHWH.

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

11 Many nations shall join themselves to YHWH in that day, and shall be my people; and I will dwell in the midst of you, and you shall know that YHWH of hosts has sent me to 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 YHWH will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.

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

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

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