Zechariah 2
1 Then I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line/tape.
Tornei a levantar os meus olhos, e vi, e eis aqui um homem em cuja mão estava um cordel de medir.
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.”
E eu disse: Para onde vais tu? E ele me disse: Vou a medir Jerusalém, para ver qual é a sua largura e qual o seu comprimento.
3 Then the angel who had been talking to me started to leave, and another angel walked toward him.
E eis que saiu o anjo que falava comigo, e outro anjo lhe saiu ao encontro.
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.
E disse-lhe: Corre, fala a este mancebo, dizendo: Jerusalém será habitada como as aldeias sem muros, por causa da multidão dos homens e dos animais que estarão no meio dela.
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.”
E eu, diz o Senhor, serei para ela um muro de fogo em redor, e serei para glória no meio dela.
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!
Olá, oh! fugi agora da terra do norte, diz o Senhor, porque vos estendi pelos quatro ventos do céu, diz o Senhor.
7 You people [who previously lived in] Jerusalem and who [now] live in Babylon, flee from there!
Olá, Sião! livra-te tu, que habitas com a filha de Babilônia.
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,
Porque assim diz o Senhor dos exércitos: Depois da glória ele me enviou às nações que vos despojaram; porque aquele que tocar em vós toca na menina do seu olho.
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.”
Porque eis que levantarei a minha mão sobre eles, e eles virão a ser a preza daqueles que os serviram: assim sabereis vós que o Senhor dos exércitos me enviou.
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!”
Exulta, e alegra-te ó filha de Sião, porque eis que venho, e habitarei no meio de ti, diz o Senhor.
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.
E naquele dia muitas nações se ajuntarão ao Senhor, e me serão por povo, e habitarei no meio de ti, e saberás que o Senhor dos exércitos me enviou a ti
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.
Então o Senhor herdará a Judá por sua porção na terra santa, e ainda escolherá a Jerusalém.
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].
Cala-te, toda a carne, diante do Senhor, porque ele se despertou da sua santa morada.
