Zechariah 2

1 And I lifted up eyes my and I saw and there! a man and [was] in hand his a cord of measurement.

And lifting up my eyes, I saw a man with a measuring-line in his hand.

2 And I said where? [are] you going and he said to me to measure Jerusalem to see how much? [is] breadth its and how much? [is] length its.

And I said to him, Where are you going? And he said to me, To take the measure of Jerusalem, to see how wide and how long it is.

3 And there! the angel who was speaking with me [was] going out and an angel another [was] going out to meet him.

And the angel who was talking to me went out, and another angel went out, and, meeting him,

4 And he said (to him *Q(k)*) run speak to the young man this saying open regions it will remain Jerusalem from [the] multitude of person[s] and livestock in [the] midst of it.

Said to him, Go quickly and say to this young man, Jerusalem will be an unwalled town, because of the great number of men and cattle in her.

5 And I I will be to it [the] utterance of Yahweh a wall of fire all around and glory I will become in [the] middle of it.

For I, says the Lord, will be a wall of fire round about her, and I will be the glory inside her.

6 Alas! alas! flee from [the] land of [the] north [the] utterance of Yahweh that like [the] four [the] winds of the heavens I have scattered you [the] utterance of Yahweh.

Ho, ho! go in flight from the land of the north, says the Lord: for I have sent you far and wide to the four winds of heaven, says the Lord.

7 Alas! O Zion escape O inhabitant[s] of [the] daughter of Babylon.

Ho! Zion, go in flight from danger, you who are living with the daughter of Babylon.

8 For thus he says Yahweh of hosts after honor he has sent me to the nations who plundered you for the [one who] touches you [is] touching [the] pupil of eye his.

For this is what the Lord of armies has said: In the way of glory he has sent me to the nations which have taken your goods: for anyone touching you is touching what is most dear to him.

9 For here I [am] about to brandish hand my on them and they will be plunder for own slaves their and you will know that Yahweh of hosts he has sent me.

For at the shaking of my hand over them, their goods will be taken by those who were their servants: and you will see that the Lord of armies has sent me.

10 Shout for joy and rejoice O daughter of Zion for here I [am] about to come and I will dwell in midst of you [the] utterance of Yahweh.

Give songs of joy, O daughter of Zion: for I come, and I will make my resting-place among you, says the Lord.

11 And they will join themselves nations many to Yahweh in the day that and they will become for me a people and I will dwell in midst of you and you will know that Yahweh of hosts he has sent me to you.

And a number of nations will be joined to the Lord in that day, and will become my people; and I will be living among you, and you will see that the Lord of armies has sent me to you.

12 And he will inherit Yahweh Judah portion his on [the] land of holiness and he will choose again Jerusalem.

And Judah will be the Lord's heritage in the holy land, and Jerusalem will again be his.

13 Hush! O all flesh from before Yahweh for he has roused himself from [the] dwelling place of holiness his.

Let all flesh be quiet and make no sound before the Lord: for he is awake and has come from his holy resting-place.