Zechariah 2
1 Then I looked up and saw a man with a measuring line/tape.
Så løftet jeg mine øine op og fikk se en mann som hadde en målesnor i sin hånd.
2 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.”
Jeg spurte ham: Hvor skal du hen? Han svarte: Jeg skal til Jerusalem for å utmåle det og se hvor bredt og hvor langt det skal være.
3 Then the angel who had been talking to me started to leave, and another angel walked toward him.
Da kom engelen som talte med mig, frem, og en annen engel kom imot ham.
4 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.
Og han sa til ham: Spring avsted og si til den unge mann der: Jerusalem skal ligge fritt og åpent på grunn av den mengde mennesker og fe som skal finnes der.
5 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.”
Og jeg, sier Herren, vil være en ildmur rundt omkring det, og jeg vil åpenbare min herlighet der.
6 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!
Hør! Hør! Fly bort fra Nordens land, sier Herren; for jeg har spredt eder for himmelens fire vinder, sier Herren.
7 You people [who previously lived in] Jerusalem and who [now] live in Babylon, flee from there!
Hør! Sion, berg dig unda, du som bor hos Babels datter!
8 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,
For så sier Herren, hærskarenes Gud: For sin æres skyld har han sendt mig til hedningefolkene som plyndret eder; for den som rører ved eder, rører ved hans øiesten;
9 [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.”
for se, jeg løfter min hånd mot dem, og de skal bli et rov for dem som nu træler for dem; og I skal kjenne at Herren, hærskarenes Gud, har sendt mig.
10 Yahweh says, “[You people of] Jerusalem [APO], shout and be happy, [because] I will be coming [to you] and I will live among you!”
Fryd dig storlig og gled dig, du Sions datter! For se, jeg kommer og vil bo hos dig, sier Herren.
11 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.
Og mange hedningefolk skal gi sig til Herren på den dag og bli mitt folk; og jeg vil bo hos dig, og du skal kjenne at Herren, hærskarenes Gud, har sendt mig til dig.
12 [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.
Og Herren skal ta Juda til eie som sin del på den hellige jordbunn; og han skal ennu en gang utvelge Jerusalem.
13 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].
Vær stille, alt kjød, for Herrens åsyn! For han har reist sig og er gått ut av sin hellige bolig.
