Zaharija 2

1 Ponovno sem povzdignil svoje oči in pogledal in glej, mož z merilno vrvico v svoji roki.

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

2 Potem sem rekel: »Kam greš?« Rekel mi je: »Da izmerim Jeruzalem, da vidim kakšna je njegova širina in kakšna je njegova dolžina.«

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.

3 Glej, angel, ki je govoril z menoj, je šel naprej in drug angel je odšel ven, da ga sreča

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

4 ter mu rekel: »Teci, govori temu mladeniču, rekoč: › [Prestolnica] Jeruzalem bo naseljena kakor mesta brez zidov, zaradi množice ljudi in živine v njej.‹

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:

5 Kajti jaz, « govori Gospod, »ji bom ognjen zid vsenaokrog in bom slava v njeni sredi.

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.

6 Hej, hej, pridite in pobegnite iz severne dežele, « govori Gospod, »kajti razkropil sem vas naokrog kakor štiri vetrove neba, « govori Gospod.

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.

7 »Osvobodi se, oh Sion, ki prebivaš z babilonsko hčerjo.«

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

8 Kajti tako govori Gospod nad bojevniki: »Za slavo me je poslal k narodom, ki so vas plenili. Kajti kdor se dotakne vas, se dotakne punčice njegovega očesa.

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.

9 Kajti glej, svojo roko bom stresel nad njimi in postali bodo plen svojim služabnikom in vedeli boste, da me je poslal Gospod nad bojevniki.

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.

10 Prepevaj in razveseljuj se, oh hči sionska, kajti glej, prihajam in prebival bom v tvoji sredi, « govori Gospod.

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

11 »Na tisti dan bodo številni narodi pridruženi h Gospodu in bodo moje ljudstvo in jaz bom prebival v tvoji sredi in vedela boš, da me je Gospod nad bojevniki poslal k tebi.

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.

12 Gospod bo podedoval Juda in njegov delež v sveti deželi in ponovno bo izbral Jeruzalem.

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

13 Molči, oh vse meso, pred Gospodom, kajti vzdignjen je iz svojega svetega prebivališča.«

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