Zechariah 2
1 Then I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line/tape.
Og eg lyfte upp augo mine og fekk sjå ein mann med ei mælesnor i handi.
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.”
Då spurde eg: «Kvar gjeng du?» Han svara: «Eg skal mæla Jerusalem og sjå kor breidt og kor langt det skal verta.»
3 Then the angel who had been talking to me started to leave, and another angel walked toward him.
Då kom han fram den engelen som tala med meg, og ein annan engel kom imot honom.
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 honom: «Spring og seg til denne unge mannen: «Fritt og ope skal Jerusalem liggja; slik ei mengd med folk og fe skal finnast der.
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.”
Men eg skal sjølv vera ein eldmur rundt ikring, segjer Herren, og eg skal syna meg herleg der inne.»»
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!
Ai, ai! Skunda dykk burt frå Norderlandet, segjer Herren; for eg hev då spreidt dykk for alle heimsens fire vindar, segjer Herren.
7 You people [who previously lived in] Jerusalem and who [now] live in Babylon, flee from there!
Ai! Sion! Røm undan, du som bur hjå dotteri Babel.
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,
For so segjer Herren, drott: For sin herlegdom skuld hev Herren sendt meg til heidningfolki som plundra dykk; for den som rører dykk, rører ved augnesteinen hans.
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.”
Sjå, eg lyfter handi mi mot deim, og dei skal verta til herfang for trælarne sine, og de skal få kjenna at Herren, allhers drott, hev sendt meg.
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!”
Ropa høgt av frygd og gleda, du dotter Sion! For sjå, eg kjem og vil bu hjå deg, segjer 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 heidningfolk skal venda seg til Herren på den dagen og verta mitt folk; ja, eg vil bu hjå deg, og du skal få kjenna at Herren, allhers drott, hev sendt meg til deg.
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 til sin eigedom og arvlut skal Herren taka Juda i det heilage landet og endå ein gong velja ut 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].
Ver stilt, alt kjøt, for Herren! For han hev rise upp og gjenge ut or sin heilage bustad.
