Zacarías 2
1 Entonces miré otra vez y vi a un hombre con una línea de medida en su mano.
Then I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line/tape.
2 “¿A dónde vas?” le pregunté. “Voy a Jerusalén a medir su anchura y su longitud”, respondió.
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 El ángel con el que yo hablaba vino Adelante y otro ángel vino a su encuentro
Then the angel who had been talking to me started to leave, and another angel walked toward him.
4 y le dijo: “Corre, y dije al joven que Jerusalén tendrán tantos habitantes y animales que será demasiado grande para tener muros”.
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 El Señor declara: Yo mismo será un muro de fuego alrededor de la ciudad, y seré la gloria dentro de ella.
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 ¡Corre! ¡Corre! Escapa de la tierra del norte, dice el Señor, porque yo te he dispersado a los cuatro vientos del cielo.
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 ¡Corre, pueblo de Sión! Todos ustedes que viven en Babilonia deben escapar.
You people [who previously lived in] Jerusalem and who [now] live in Babylon, flee from there!
8 Porque esto es lo que dice el Señor Todopoderoso: Después, el glorioso Señor me envió contra las naciones que te sitiaron. Porque los que te tocan, es como si tocaran la luz de sus ojos.
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 Yo levantaré mi mano contra ellos y sus antiguos esclavos los squearán. Entonces sabrán que el Señor Todopoderoso me ha enviado.
[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 Canta y celebra, pueblo de Sión, porque yo vengo a vivir contigo, declara el Señor.
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 Ese día, muchas naciones creerán en el Señor, y serán mi pueblo. Yo viviré en medio de ustedes, y ustedes sabrán que el Señor Todopoderoso me ha enviado a ustedes.
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 El pueblo de Judá será el pueblo especial del Señor en la tierra santa, y una vez más elegirá a Israel como su ciudad especial.
[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 Callen ante el Señor, todos ustedes, porque él se ha levantado del lugar santo donde habita.
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].
