準繩

我又舉目觀看,見有人拿著準繩。 於是我問:「你要去哪裡?」他回答說:「去丈量耶路撒冷,看看有多寬多長。」 此前與我說話的天使離去時,迎著他走來另一位天使, 對他說:「快跑去告訴那青年,『耶路撒冷必像沒有城牆限制的村莊,因為城中將有大量的人和牲畜。 耶和華說,我要成為一堵火牆環繞耶路撒冷,作城中的榮耀。』

「耶和華說,『我曾把你們分散到天下四方,現在,快!快逃離北方之地。這是耶和華說的。 住在巴比倫城的人啊,快逃到錫安吧!』」 萬軍之耶和華說,祂在彰顯榮耀之後要差遣我去那些擄掠你們的國家,因為誰侵害你們,就是侵害祂的瞳人。 看啊,祂要揮手攻擊他們,使他們被自己的奴隸擄掠。那時你們便知道是萬軍之耶和華差遣了我。 10 耶和華說:「錫安城[a]啊,高聲歡唱吧!因為我要來住在你裡面。」 11 到那天,許多國家都要歸向耶和華,做祂的子民。祂要住在你裡面。那時,你便知道是萬軍之耶和華差遣我到你們這裡來的。 12 耶和華必擁有猶大作祂聖地的產業,祂必再次揀選耶路撒冷。 13 世人都當在耶和華面前肅靜,因為祂要從聖所起來了。

Footnotes

  1. 2·10 」希伯來文是「女子」,可能是對錫安的暱稱,下同9·9

(2:5) I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and, hinei, a man with a measuring line in his hand!

(2:6) Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Yerushalayim, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.

(2:7) And, hinei, the malach that spoke with me went forth, and another malach went out to meet him,

(2:8) And said unto him, Run, speak to this na’ar (young man, i.e., see 2:1 [2:5]) saying, Yerushalayim shall be inhabited like unwalled cities because of the multitude of men and cattle therein;

(2:9) For I, saith Hashem, will be unto her a chomat eish (wall of fire) round about, and will be the kavod in the midst of her.

(2:10) Come, come, and flee out of the Eretz Tzafon, saith Hashem; for I have scattered you like the Arbah Ruchot HaShomayim, saith Hashem.

(2:11) Come, save thyself, O Tziyon, thou that dwellest with the Bat Bavel.

(2:12) For thus saith Hashem Tzva’os: After Kavod (Glory) sent me unto the Goyim who plundered you‖the one that toucheth you toucheth the apple of His eye.

(2:13) Hineni, I will surely raise Mine hand against them, and they shall be plunder to their avadim; and ye shall know that Hashem Tzva’os hath sent me.

10 (2:14) Sing and rejoice, O Bat Tziyon; for, hineni, I will come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith Hashem.

11 (2:15) And Goyim rabbim shall be joined to Hashem in Yom HaHu (that day), and shall be Ami (My People): and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Hashem Tzva’os hath sent me unto thee.

12 (2:16) And Hashem shall inherit Yehudah as His chelek in the Admat HaKodesh (Holy Land), and shall choose Yerushalayim again.

13 (2:17) Be silent, Kol Basar, before Hashem; for He has roused Himself from His Ma’on Kadosh (holy habitation).