Zechariah 2

1 I lifted up my eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

Then lifted I up mine eyes and looked, and lo! a Man, —and, in his hand, a Measuring Line.

2 Then said I, Where goest thou? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth, and what is its length.

And I said, Whither art thou going? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what [should be] the breadth thereof, and what the length thereof.

3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,

And lo! the messenger who was talking with me, coming forward, —and another messenger, coming forward to meet him.

4 And said to him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle in it:

So he said unto him, Run, speak unto this young man, saying: Like open villages, shall Jerusalem remain, for the multitude of men and cattle in her midst;

5 For I, saith the LORD, will be to her a wall of fire on every side, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

And, I, will become to her, declareth Yahweh, A wall of fire round about, —and, a glory, will I become in her midst.

6 Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.

Ho! ho! flee ye, therefore, out of the land of the North, urgeth Yahweh. For, as the four winds of the heavens, have I spread you abroad, declareth Yahweh.

7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.

Ho! Zion, deliver thyself, —thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. For,

8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me to the nations which wasted you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, For his own honour, hath he sent me unto the nations that are spoiling you, —Surely, he that toucheth you, toucheth the pupil of mine eye.

9 For, behold, I will shake my hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.

For behold me! brandishing my hand over them, and they shall become a spoil unto their own slaves, —and ye shall know that, Yahweh of hosts, hath sent me.

10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

Sing out and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, —For behold me! coming in, and I will make my habitation in thy midst, declareth Yahweh.

11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me to thee.

Then shall many nations, join themselves, unto Yahweh, in that day, and shall become my people, —and I will make my habitation in thy midst, so shalt thou know that, Yahweh of hosts, hath sent me unto thee.

12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

Thus will Yahweh inherit Judah, his portion, on the soil of the sanctuary, —and make choice, yet again, of Jerusalem.

13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

Hush! all flesh, before Yahweh, —For he hath roused himself up out of his holy dwelling.