1 And I raised my eyes and saw, and behold a man in whose hand was a measuring-line:
2 and I said, Where art thou going? And he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, that I may see what is its breadth, and what is its length.
3 And behold the angel who was speaking with me, he went forth, and another angel went forth to meet him, and said to him,
4 Run, speak to this youth, saying, — In the villages shall dwell Jerusalem, For the number of men and cattle in it:
5 And I shall be to it, saith Jehovah, A wall of fire round about, And for glory shall I be in the midst of it
6 Ho! Ho! flee ye From the land of the north, saith Jehovah: For to the four winds of heaven Have I scattered you, saith Jehovah. (65)
7 Ho! Zion! be thou delivered, Who dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
8 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, After the glory hath he sent me To the nations with spoiled you: For he who touches you Touches the apple of his eye.
9 For, behold, I shake my hand over them, And they shall be a prey to their servants; And ye shall know That Jehovah of hosts hath sent me.
10 Exult and rejoice, thou daughter of Zion; For behold I am coming, And will dwell in thy midst, saith Jehovah:
11 And join themselves shall many nations To Jehovah in that day; And they shall be to me a people, And I will dwell in the midst of thee; And thou shalt know, That Jehovah of hosts has sent me to thee:
12 And Jehovah will take Judah As his hereditary portion in the holy land; And he will yet choose Jerusalem. Be silent all flesh before Jehovah; Be silent all flesh before Jehovah; Fore roused he is from his holy habitation.
Chapter 3
1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him.
2 And Jehovah said to Satan, — Rebuke thee, Satan, let Jehovah; Yea, rebuke thee let Jehovah, Who has chosen Jehovah: Is not this a brand snatched from the fire!
3 And Joshua was clad in sordid garments, and stood before the angel:
4 and he answered and said to those who stood before him, saying, Take the sordid garments from off him: and he said to him, See I have made to pass from thee thine iniquity, and I will clothe thee with new garments.
5 And I said, Let them set a pure mitre on his head: and they set a mitre on his head when they had clothed him with garments; and the angel of Jehovah stood by:
6 And protest did the angel of Jehovah to Joshua, saying, —
7 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, If in my ways wilt thou walk, And my charge wilt thou keep, thou shalt then rule my house, And thou shalt also keep my courts; And I will give thee a free intercourse Among those who are present. (94)
8 Hear now, O Joshua! the high priest, Thou and thy associates who stand before thee; For men of wonder are these; For, behold, I will bring forth my servant, the Branch:
9 For, behold, the stone which I have set before Joshua, On that one stone are seven eyes; Behold, I will engrave its engraving, Saith Jehovah of hosts; And I will remove the iniquity Of that land in one day:
10 In that day, saith Jehovah, Ye shall call, every one his neighbour, Under the vine and under the figtree. (101)