< 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, Whither goest thou? And he said to 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 who talked with me went forth, and another angel went forth 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 that young man, saying: Jerusalem shall be inhabited without walls On account of the multitude of men and of cattle within her.
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 And I will be to her, saith Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And glory will I be within her.
Jeg vil selv, lyder det fra HERREN, være en Ildmur omkring det og herliggøre mig i det.
6 Ho! ho! flee ye out of the land of the North, saith Jehovah; For toward the four winds of heaven have I scattered you abroad, saith Jehovah.
Op, op, fly bort fra Nordlandet, lyder det fra HERREN, thi fra Himmelens fire Vinde samler jeg eder, lyder det fra HERREN.
7 Ho, Zion, escape, Thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon!
Op, red jer til Zion, I, som bor hos Babels Datter!
8 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: For glory hath he sent me to the nations which plundered you; (For he that toucheth you toucheth 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 my hand over them, And they shall be a spoil to those that served them; And ye shall know that Jehovah of hosts hath 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, behold, I will come, And I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith Jehovah;
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 join themselves to Jehovah in that day, And shall be my people; And I will dwell in the midst of thee; And thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me to thee.
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 Jehovah will possess 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 Jehovah! For he riseth up from his holy habitation.
Stille, alt Kød, for HERREN, thi han har rejst sig fra sin hellige Bolig.

< Zechariah 2 >