Zechariah 2
1 Then I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line/tape.
Dalam penglihatan berikutnya aku melihat seorang laki-laki yang memegang tali pengukur.
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.”
"Mau ke mana?" tanyaku. "Mau mengukur Yerusalem," jawabnya, "aku ingin tahu berapa panjang dan lebar kota itu."
3 Then the angel who had been talking to me started to leave, and another angel walked toward him.
Kemudian kulihat malaikat yang telah berbicara dengan aku itu, melangkah maju, dan seorang malaikat lain menemuinya.
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.
Malaikat yang pertama berkata kepada malaikat yang kedua, "Pergilah cepat kepada pemuda itu, dan katakan kepadanya bahwa Yerusalem akan begitu padat dengan manusia dan ternak sehingga tak mungkin dibangun tembok di sekelilingnya.
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.”
TUHAN telah berjanji bahwa Ia sendiri akan menjadi tembok api yang mengelilingi kota itu untuk melindunginya dan Ia akan tinggal di sana dalam segala kuasa dan keagungan-Nya."
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!
TUHAN berkata kepada umat-Nya, "Aku telah menceraiberaikan kamu ke segala penjuru. Tetapi sekarang hai orang-orang buangan, larilah dari Babel dan kembalilah ke Yerusalem.
7 You people [who previously lived in] Jerusalem and who [now] live in Babylon, flee from there!
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,
Siapa yang menyerang kamu, menyerang buah hati-Ku." Maka TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa menyuruh aku menyampaikan pesan ini kepada bangsa-bangsa yang telah merampoki umat-Nya,
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.”
"TUHAN sendiri akan melawan kamu! Dan kamu akan dirampok oleh bekas hamba-hambamu sendiri. Bila hal itu terjadi, kamu akan tahu bahwa TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa telah menyuruh aku."
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!”
TUHAN berkata, "Bernyanyilah dengan gembira hai penduduk Yerusalem! Aku akan tinggal di tengah-tengahmu!"
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.
Pada masa itu banyak bangsa akan datang kepada TUHAN untuk menjadi umat-Nya. Ia akan tinggal di tengah-tengahmu, dan kamu akan tahu bahwa TUHAN telah mengirim aku kepadamu.
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.
Sekali lagi Yehuda akan menjadi milik khusus TUHAN di tanah-Nya yang suci, dan Yerusalem akan menjadi kota yang paling disayangi-Nya.
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].
Diamlah kamu semua di hadapan TUHAN! Karena Ia telah berangkat dari tempat kediaman-Nya di surga.
