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.

Then I looked up and 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.

I said, ‘Where are you going?’ He replied, ‘To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and length.’

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

Then the messenger who talked with me stepped forward, and another messenger went out to meet 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.

and said to him, ‘Run and tell to that young man that Jerusalem will be inhabited like a village without walls, because so many people and cattle will live there.

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 her, and I will be the glory in the midst of 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.

Up! Away! Flee from the land of the north, says the Lord. For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, says the Lord.

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

Up, escape to Zion, you who live in 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.

This is what the Lord of hosts says to the nations which plundered you: Whoever touches you touches the apple of my eye.

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.

I will raise my hand against them. They will be plunder for their own slaves; and you will know that the Lord of hosts 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.

‘Sing and rejoice, daughter of Zion! I am coming, I will live 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.

Many nations will join themselves to the Lord in that day, and will be his people, and he will live among you. You will know that the Lord of hosts 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.

The Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land. He will again choose Jerusalem.

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

Be silent, everyone, in the presence of the Lord, because he is coming from his holy dwelling.’