Zechariah 2
1 Then I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line/tape.
Derpå løftede jeg mine Øjne og skuede, og se, der var en Mand med en Målesnor i Hånden.
2 I asked him, “Where are you going?” He replied, “[I am going] to measure Jerusalem, to determine how wide it is and how long it is.”
Jeg spurgte: "Hvor skal du hen?" Han svarede: "Hen at måle Jerusalem og se, hvor bredt og langt det er."
3 Then the angel who had been talking to me started to leave, and another angel walked toward him.
Og se, Engelen, som talte med mig, trådte frem, og en anden Engel trådte frem over for ham,
4 That other angel said to him, “Run and tell that young man that [some day] there will be very many people and livestock in Jerusalem, with the result that there will be too many to live inside the city walls; many will [live outside] the walls.
og han sagde til ham: "Løb ben og sig til den unge Mand der: Som åbent Land skal Jerusalem ligge, så mange Mennesker og Dyr skal der være i det.
5 And Yahweh says that he [himself] will be [like] [MET] a wall of fire around [the city], and he will be there with his glory.”
Jeg vil selv, lyder det fra HERREN, være en Ildmur omkring det og herliggøre mig i det.
6 Yahweh declares [to the people who were exiled to Babylonia], “Run! Flee from Babylonia [MTY], the country east [of Israel], and flee in all directions from the places where I caused you to be scattered!
Op, op, fly bort fra Nordlandet, lyder det fra HERREN, thi fra Himmelens fire Vinde samler jeg eder, lyder det fra HERREN.
7 You people [who previously lived in] Jerusalem and who [now] live in Babylon, flee from there!
Op, red jer til Zion, I, som bor hos Babels Datter!
8 The [armies of the] nations that [attacked you and] took away your valuable possessions have attacked those who are very precious to the Commander of the armies of angels [IDM]. So he says this about me: ‘After I have honored him and sent him to [rebuke] the nations,
Thi så siger Hærskarers HERRE, hvis Herlighed sendte mig til Folkene, der hærger eder: Den, som rører eder, rører min Øjesten.
9 [it is as though] I will strike them with my fist, with the result that those who were their slaves will [now] take back their possessions from those who caused them to become slaves.’ And when that happens, you will know that the Commander of the armies of angels is the one who sent me.”
Thi se, jeg svinger min Hånd 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 Yahweh says, “[You people of] Jerusalem [APO], shout and be happy, [because] I will be coming [to you] and I will live among you!”
Jubl og glæd dig, Zions Datter! Thi se, jeg kommer og fæster Bo i din Midte, lyder det fra HERREN."
11 At that time, [people of] many nations will be united to Yahweh and will become his people. He will live among [all of] you; and you will know that the Commander of the armies of angels [is the one who] sent me to you.
Og mange Folk skal på 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 [The people of] Judah will be a very special part of his sacred country, and Jerusalem will again be the city that he has chosen.
Og HERREN tager Juda til Arvelod på den hellige Jord og udvælger atter Jerusalem.
13 Everyone, [everywhere, ] should be silent in the presence of Yahweh, because he [again] will come [down] from the sacred place where he lives in heaven [to do great things for us].
Stille, alt Kød, for HERREN, thi han har rejst sig fra sin hellige Bolig.
