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Sabato, 4 maggio 2024 - San Ciriaco ( Letture di oggi)

Zechariah 2


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KING JAMES BIBLEDOUAI-RHEIMS
1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.1 And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, 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.2 And I said: Whither goest thou? and he said to me: To measure Jerusalem, and to see how great is the breadth thereof, and how great the length thereof.
3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him,3 And behold the angel that spoke in 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:4 And he said to him: Run, speak to this young man, saying: Jerusalem shall be inhabited without walls, by reason of the multitude of men, and of the beasts in the midst thereof.
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.5 And I will be to it, saith the Lord, a wall of fire round about: and I will be in glory in the midst thereof.
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.6 O, O flee ye out of the land of the north, saith the Lord, for I have scattered you into the four winds of heaven, saith the Lord.
7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.7 O Sion, flee, thou 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.8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts: After the glory he hath sent me to the nations that have robbed you: for he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of my 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.9 For behold I lift up my hand upon them, and they shall be a prey to those that served them: and you shall know that the Lord of hosts 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.10 Sing praise, and rejoice, O daughter of Sion: for behold 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.11 And many nations shall be joined to the Lord in that day, and they 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 to thee.
12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.12 And the Lord shall possess Juda his portion in the sanctified land: and he shall yet choose Jerusalem.
13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.13 Let all flesh be silent at the presence of the Lord: for he is risen up out of his .holy habitation.