Ζαχαρίας 2
1 Και ύψωσα τους οφθαλμούς μου και είδον και ιδού, ανήρ και σχοινίον μετρικόν εν τη χειρί αυτού·
Then I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line/tape.
2 και είπα, Που υπάγεις συ; Ο δε είπε προς εμέ, να μετρήσω την Ιερουσαλήμ, διά να ίδω ποίον το πλάτος αυτής και ποίον το μήκος αυτής.
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.”
3 Και ιδού, ο άγγελος ο λαλών μετ' εμού εξήλθε, και έτερος άγγελος εξήλθεν εις συνάντησιν αυτού
Then the angel who had been talking to me started to leave, and another angel walked toward him.
4 και είπε προς αυτόν, Δράμε, λάλησον προς τον νεανίαν τούτον, λέγων, Η Ιερουσαλήμ θέλει κατοικηθή ατειχίστως εξ αιτίας του πλήθους των εν αυτή ανθρώπων και κτηνών·
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.
5 διότι εγώ, λέγει Κύριος, θέλω είσθαι εις αυτήν τείχος πυρός κύκλω και θέλω είσθαι προς δόξαν εν μέσω αυτής.
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.”
6 Ω, ώ· φεύγετε από της γης του βορρά, λέγει Κύριος· διότι σας διεσκόρπισα προς τους τέσσαρας ανέμους του ουρανού, λέγει Κύριος.
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!
7 Ω, διασώθητι, Σιών, η κατοικούσα μετά της θυγατρός της Βαβυλώνος.
You people [who previously lived in] Jerusalem and who [now] live in Babylon, flee from there!
8 Διότι ούτω λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων· Μετά την δόξαν με απέστειλε προς τα έθνη, τα οποία σας ελεηλάτησαν· διότι όστις εγγίζει εσάς, εγγίζει την κόρην του οφθαλμού αυτού.
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,
9 Διότι, ιδού, εγώ θέλω σείσει την χείρα μου επ' αυτά και θέλουσιν είσθαι λάφυρον εις τους δουλεύοντας αυτά· και θέλετε γνωρίσει ότι ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων με απέστειλε.
[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.”
10 Τέρπου και ευφραίνου, θύγατερ Σιών· διότι ιδού, εγώ έρχομαι και θέλω κατοικήσει εν μέσω σου, λέγει Κύριος.
Yahweh says, “[You people of] Jerusalem [APO], shout and be happy, [because] I will be coming [to you] and I will live among you!”
11 Και έθνη πολλά θέλουσιν ενωθή μετά του Κυρίου εν τη ημέρα εκείνη και θέλουσιν είσθαι λαός μου, και θέλω κατοικήσει εν μέσω σου, και θέλει, γνωρίσει ότι ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων με εξαπέστειλε προς σε.
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.
12 Και ο Κύριος θέλει κατακληρονομήσει τον Ιούδαν διά μερίδα αυτού εν τη γη τη αγία και θέλει εκλέξει πάλιν την Ιερουσαλήμ.
[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.
13 Σιώπα, πάσα σαρξ, ενώπιον του Κυρίου· διότι εξηγέρθη από της κατοικίας της αγιότητος αυτού.
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].
