Zechariah 2

1 Then lifted I up mine eyes and looked, and lo! a Man, —and, in his hand, a Measuring Line.

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

2 And I said, Whither art thou going? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what [should be] the breadth thereof, and what the length thereof.

And I said: Whither goest thou? and he said to me: To measure Jerusalem, and to see how great is the breadth thereof, and how great the length thereof.

3 And lo! the messenger who was talking with me, coming forward, —and another messenger, coming forward to meet him.

And behold the angel that spoke in me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him.

4 So he said unto him, Run, speak unto this young man, saying: Like open villages, shall Jerusalem remain, for the multitude of men and cattle in her midst;

And he said to him: Run, speak to this young man, saying: Jerusalem shall be inhabited without walls, by reason of the multitude of men, and of the beasts in the midst thereof.

5 And, I, will become to her, declareth Yahweh, A wall of fire round about, —and, a glory, will I become in her midst.

And I will be to it, saith the Lord, a wall of fire round about: and I will be in glory in the midst thereof.

6 Ho! ho! flee ye, therefore, out of the land of the North, urgeth Yahweh. For, as the four winds of the heavens, have I spread you abroad, declareth Yahweh.

O, O flee ye out of the land of the north, saith the Lord, for I have scattered you into the four winds of heaven, saith the Lord.

7 Ho! Zion, deliver thyself, —thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. For,

O Sion, flee, thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon:

8 Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, For his own honour, hath he sent me unto the nations that are spoiling you, —Surely, he that toucheth you, toucheth the pupil of mine eye.

For thus saith the Lord of hosts: After the glory he hath sent me to the nations that have robbed you: for he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of my eye:

9 For behold me! brandishing my hand over them, and they shall become a spoil unto their own slaves, —and ye shall know that, Yahweh of hosts, hath sent me.

For behold I lift up my hand upon them, and they shall be a prey to those that served them: and you shall know that the Lord of hosts sent me.

10 Sing out and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, —For behold me! coming in, and I will make my habitation in thy midst, declareth Yahweh.

Sing praise, and rejoice, O daughter of Sion: for behold I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee: saith the Lord.

11 Then shall many nations, join themselves, unto Yahweh, in that day, and shall become my people, —and I will make my habitation in thy midst, so shalt thou know that, Yahweh of hosts, hath sent me unto thee.

And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and they shall be my people, and I will dwell in the midst of thee: and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me to thee.

12 Thus will Yahweh inherit Judah, his portion, on the soil of the sanctuary, —and make choice, yet again, of Jerusalem.

And the Lord shall possess Juda his portion in the sanctified land: and he shall yet choose Jerusalem.

13 Hush! all flesh, before Yahweh, —For he hath roused himself up out of his holy dwelling.

Let all flesh be silent at the presence of the Lord: for he is risen up out of his. holy habitation.