Zechariah 2
1 And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a man, and in his hand a measuring line.
Og jeg opløftede mine Øjne og saa, og se, en Mand og en Maalesnor i hans Haand!
2 And I say, 'Whither are thou going?' And he saith unto me, 'To measure Jerusalem, to see how much [is] its breadth, and how much its length.'
Og jeg sagde: Hvor gaar du hen? og han sagde til mig: Hen at maale Jerusalem for at se, hvor stor dens Bredde, og hvor stor dens Længde er.
3 And lo, the messenger who is speaking with me is going out, and another messenger is going out to meet him,
Og se, Engelen, som talte med mig, gik ud, og en anden Engel gik ud imod ham.
4 and he saith unto him, 'Run, speak unto this young man, saying: Unwalled villages inhabit doth Jerusalem, From the abundance of man and beast in her midst.
Og han sagde til ham: Løb, tal til denne unge Karl, og sig: Jerusalem skal ligge som aabne Byer, formedelst den Mangfoldighed af Mennesker og Kvæg, som er midt i den.
5 And I — I am to her — an affirmation of Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And for honour I am in her midst.
Og jeg, jeg vil være den en Ildmur trindt omkring, siger Herren, og jeg vil være til Herlighed midt i den.
6 Ho, ho, and flee from the land of the north, An affirmation of Jehovah, For, as the four winds of the heavens, I have spread you abroad, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Ve! ve! flyr da ud af Nordens Land, siger Herren; thi som Himmelens fire Vejr har jeg udbredet eder, siger Herren.
7 Ho, Zion, be delivered who art dwelling [with] the daughter of Babylon.
Ve! Zion, red dig, du, som bor hos Babels Datter!
8 For thus said Jehovah of Hosts: After honour He hath sent me unto the nations who are spoiling you, For he who is coming against you, Is coming against the daughter of His eye.
Thi saa siger den Herre Zebaoth, at han har sendt mig efter Ære ud til Hedningerne, som plyndrede eder; thi den, som rører ved eder, rører ved hans Øjesten.
9 For lo, I am waving my hand against them, And they have been a spoil to their servants. And ye have known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me.
Thi se, jeg svinger min Haand over dem, og de skulle blive et Bytte for dem, som tjente dem; og I skulle fornemme, at den Herre Zebaoth har sendt mig.
10 Singe, and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, For lo, I am coming, and have dwelt in thy midst, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Syng og vær glad, du Zions Datter! thi se, jeg kommer og vil bo i din Midte, siger Herren.
11 And joined have been many nations unto Jehovah in that day, And they have been to Me for a people, And I have dwelt in thy midst, And thou hast known that Jehovah of Hosts hath sent me unto thee.
Og mange Hedningefolk skulle slutte sig til Herren paa den Dag, og de skulle blive mig et Folk, og jeg vil bo i din Midte, og du skal fornemme, at den Herre Zebaoth har sendt mig til dig.
12 And Jehovah hath inherited Judah, His portion on the holy ground, And He hath fixed again on Jerusalem.
Og Herren skal tage Juda som sin Del til Eje paa den hellige Jordbund, og han skal fremdeles udvælge Jerusalem.
13 Hush, all flesh, because of Jehovah, For He hath been roused up from His holy habitation!'
Stille, alt Kød, for Herrens Ansigt; thi han har rejst sig fra sin hellige Bolig.
