Zaccaria 2
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Seconda visione: corna e operai
2 Poi alzai gli occhi ed ecco, vidi quattro corna. 2 Domandai all'angelo che parlava con me: «Che cosa sono queste?». Ed egli: «Sono le corna che hanno disperso Giuda, Israele e Gerusalemme». 3 Poi il Signore mi fece vedere quattro operai. 4 Domandai: «Che cosa vengono a fare costoro?». Mi rispose: «Le corna hanno disperso Giuda a tal segno che nessuno osa più alzare la testa e costoro vengono a demolire e abbattere le corna delle nazioni che cozzano contro il paese di Giuda per disperderlo».
Terza visione: il misuratore
5 Alzai gli occhi ed ecco un uomo con una corda in mano per misurare. 6 Gli domandai: «Dove vai?». Ed egli: «Vado a misurare Gerusalemme per vedere qual è la sua larghezza e qual è la sua lunghezza». 7 Allora l'angelo che parlava con me uscì e incontrò un altro angelo 8 che gli disse: «Corri, và a parlare a quel giovane e digli: Gerusalemme sarà priva di mura, per la moltitudine di uomini e di animali che dovrà accogliere. 9 Io stesso - parola del Signore - le farò da muro di fuoco all'intorno e sarò una gloria in mezzo ad essa.
Due appelli agli esiliati
10 Su, su, fuggite dal paese del settentrione - parola del Signore - voi che ho dispersi ai quattro venti del cielo - parola del Signore. 11 A Sion mettiti in salvo, tu che abiti ancora con la figlia di Babilonia! 12 Dice il Signore degli eserciti alle nazioni che vi hanno spogliato: 13 Ecco, io stendo la mano sopra di esse e diverranno preda dei loro schiavi e voi saprete che il Signore degli eserciti mi ha inviato.
14 Gioisci, esulta, figlia di Sion,
perché, ecco, io vengo ad abitare in mezzo a te
- oracolo del Signore -.
15 Nazioni numerose aderiranno in quel giorno al Signore
e diverranno suo popolo ed egli dimorerà in mezzo a te
e tu saprai che il Signore degli eserciti
mi ha inviato a te.
16 Il Signore si terrà Giuda
come eredità nella terra santa,
Gerusalemme sarà di nuovo prescelta.
17 Taccia ogni mortale davanti al Signore,
poiché egli si è destato dalla sua santa dimora».
Zechariah 2
King James Version
2 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.
2 Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,
4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
5 For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
6 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 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
9 For, behold, I will shake mine 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 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.
11 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 unto thee.
12 And the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.
Zechariah 2
New King James Version
Vision of the Measuring Line
2 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, (A)a man with a measuring line in his hand. 2 So I said, “Where are you going?”
And he said to me, (B)“To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.”
3 And there was the angel who talked with me, going out; and another angel was coming out to meet him, 4 who said to him, “Run, speak to this young man, saying: (C)‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls, because of the multitude of men and livestock in it. 5 For I,’ says the Lord, ‘will be (D)a wall of fire all around her, (E)and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ”
Future Joy of Zion and Many Nations
6 “Up, up! Flee (F)from the land of the north,” says the Lord; “for I have (G)spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven,” says the Lord. 7 “Up, Zion! (H)Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.”
8 For thus says the Lord of hosts: “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who (I)touches you touches the [a]apple of His eye. 9 For surely I will (J)shake My hand against them, and they shall become [b]spoil for their servants. Then (K)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me.
10 (L)“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! For behold, I am coming and I (M)will dwell in your midst,” says the Lord. 11 (N)“Many nations shall be joined to the Lord (O)in that day, and they shall become (P)My people. And I will dwell in your midst. Then (Q)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me to you. 12 And the Lord will (R)take possession of Judah as His inheritance in the Holy Land, and will again choose Jerusalem. 13 (S)Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for He is aroused (T)from His holy habitation!”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 2:8 Lit. pupil
- Zechariah 2:9 booty or plunder
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
