Zechariah 2
1 Then I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line/tape.
Och jag hof min ögon upp, och si, en man hade ett mätesnöre i handene.
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.”
Och jag sade: Hvart går du? Men han sade till mig: Till att mäta Jerusalem, och se huru bredt och långt det vara skall.
3 Then the angel who had been talking to me started to leave, and another angel walked toward him.
Och si, Ängelen, som med mig talade, gick ut; och en annar Ängel gick ut emot 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.
Och sade till honom: Löp bort, och tala till den unga mannen, och säg: Jerusalem skall besuttet varda utan murar, för mycket folks och fäs skull, som derinne vara skall.
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.”
Och jag vill, säger Herren, vara en eldsmur deromkring; och skall vara der inne, och bevisa mig härliga derinne.
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!
O, o, flyr utu nordlandet, säger Herren; ty jag hafver förstrött eder uti fyra väder under himmelen, säger Herren.
7 You people [who previously lived in] Jerusalem and who [now] live in Babylon, flee from there!
O, Zion, du som bor när dottrene Babel, fly.
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,
Ty så säger Herren Zebaoth: Han hafve sändt mig till Hedningarna, som eder beröfvat hafva; deras magt hafver en ända i den eder rörer, han rörer hans ögnasten.
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.”
Ty si, jag vill upphäfva mina hand öfver dem, att de skola varda dem ett rof, som dem tjent hafva; att I skolen förnimma att Herren Zebaoth mig sändt hafver.
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!”
Fröjda dig, och var glad, du dotter Zion; ty si, jag kommer, och vill bo när dig, säger 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.
Och på den tiden skola månge Hedningar gifva sig intill Herran, och skola vara mitt folk; och jag skall bo när dig, att du skall förnimma, att Herren Zebaoth mig till dig sändt hafver.
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.
Och Herren skall ärfva Juda för sin del, uti de helga landena; och skall åter utvälja 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].
Allt kött vare stilla för Herranom; ty han är uppstånden ifrå sitt helga rum.
