Zaharija 8

1 I dođe mi riječ Jahvina:

And there is a word of YHWH of Hosts, saying,

2 “Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: 'Ljubavlju ljubomornom za Sion izgaram i gnjevom velikim plamtim za nj! Vraćam se u Sion, prebivati hoću sred Jeruzalema.'

“Thus said YHWH of Hosts: I have been zealous for Zion with great zeal, With great heat I have been zealous for her.

3 Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: 'Jeruzalem će se zvati Gradom vjernosti i Gorom Jahve nad Vojskama, Gorom svetosti.'

Thus said YHWH: I have turned back to Zion, And I have dwelt in the midst of Jerusalem, And Jerusalem has been called The City of Truth, And The Mountain of YHWH of Hosts, The Holy Mountain.

4 Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: 'Starci i starice opet će posjedati po trgovima jeruzalemskim, svatko sa štapom u ruci zbog starosti prevelike.

Thus said YHWH of Hosts: Again old men and old women dwell In broad places of Jerusalem, And each his staff in his hand, Because of abundance of days.

5 A gradski će se trgovi ispuniti dječacima i djevojčicama koji će se igrati na njegovim trgovima.'

And broad places of the city are full of boys and girls, Playing in its broad places.

6 Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: 'Ako to bude čudo u očima Ostatka u dane one, zar će to biti čudo i u mojim očima' - riječ je Jahve nad Vojskama.

Thus said YHWH of Hosts: Surely it is wonderful in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, Also in My eyes it is wonderful, A declaration of YHWH of Hosts.

7 Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: 'Evo spasit ću svoj narod iz zemlje istočne i iz zemlje sunčanog zapada.

Thus said YHWH of Hosts: Behold, I am saving My people from the land of the rising, And from the land of the going in, of the sun,

8 Ja ću ih dovesti da se nastane usred Jeruzalema. I bit će mi narod a ja ću im biti Bog u vjernosti i pravdi.'

And I have brought them in, They have dwelt in the midst of Jerusalem, And they have been to Me for a people, And I am to them for God, In truth and in righteousness.

9 Ovako Govori Jahve nad Vojskama: 'Neka ojačaju ruke vama koji ovih dana slušate riječi ove iz usta proroka koji prorokuje od dana kada bjehu položeni temelji Domu Jahve nad Vojskama da bi se opet sagradilo Svetište.

Thus said YHWH of Hosts: Let your hands be strong, You who are hearing in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets, That in the day the house of YHWH of Hosts has been founded, The temple [is] to be built.

10 Jer, prije ovih dana ne bijaše nadnice za čovjeka niti nadnice za živinče; niti bijaše mira od neprijatelja onome koji je izlazio ni onome koji je dolazio; puštao sam ljude jedne protiv drugih.

For before those days there has been no hiring of man, Indeed, a hiring of beasts there is none; And to him who is going out, And to him who is coming in, There is no peace because of the adversary, And I send all men—each against his neighbor.

11 Ali sada, neću biti prema Ostatku ovog naroda kao minulih dana - riječ je Jahve nad Vojskama -

And now, not as [in] the former days [am] I to the remnant of this people, A declaration of YHWH of Hosts.

12 nego ću posijati mir: loza će roditi grožđem, zemlja će davati usjeve, a nebo će davati rosu svoju. Sve ću to dati Ostatku ovoga naroda.

Because of the sowing of peace, The vine gives her fruit, And the earth gives her increase, And the heavens give their dew, And I have caused the remnant of this people To inherit all these.

13 I kao što bijaste prokletstvo među narodima, dome Judin i dome Izraelov, tako ću vas spasiti da budete blagoslovom! Ne bojte se, nek' vam jake budu ruke!'

And it has come to pass, As you have been a reviling among nations, O house of Judah, and house of Israel, So I save you, and you have been a blessing, Do not fear, let your hands be strong.

14 Jer ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: 'Kao što bijah namislio unesrećiti vas kada su me razgnjevili oci vaši - govori Jahve nad Vojskama - i nisam se pokajao,

For thus said YHWH of Hosts: As I purposed to do evil to you, When your fathers made Me angry—said YHWH of Hosts—And I did not relent,

15 tako, promijenivši naum, u ove dane mislim usrećiti Jeruzalem i dom Judin. Ne bojte se!

So I have turned back, I have purposed, in these days, To do good with Jerusalem, And with the house of Judah—do not fear!

16 A ovo vam je činiti: Govorite istinu jedan drugom; sudite istinito i miroljubivo na vratima gradskim!

These [are] the things that you do: Each speak truth with his neighbor, Judge [with] truth and peaceful judgment in your gates,

17 Ne snujte jedan drugome zlo u srcu; ne ljubite lažnu kletvu. Jer sve to ja mrzim' - riječ je Jahvina!”

And do not devise the evil of his neighbor in your heart, And do not love a false oath, For all these [are] things that I have hated, A declaration of YHWH.”

18 Dođe mi riječ Jahve nad Vojskama:

And there is a word of YHWH of Hosts to me, saying,

19 “Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: Post četvrtoga, post petoga, post sedmoga i post desetoga mjeseca postat će za Dom Jahvin radost, veselje i veseli blagdani. Ali ljubite istinu i mir!”

“Thus said YHWH of Hosts: The fast of the fourth, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth [months], are to the house of Judah for joy and for rejoicing, and for pleasant appointed times, and the truth and the peace they have loved.

20 “Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: Još će dolaziti narodi i stanovnici mnogih gradova.

Thus said YHWH of Hosts: Yet peoples come, and inhabitants of many cities,

21 Stanovnici jednoga grada ići će u drugi govoreći: 'Hajde da idemo moliti lice Jahvino i tražiti Jahvu nad Vojskama!' Ići ću i ja!

Indeed, inhabitants of one Have gone to another, saying, We go diligently, To appease the face of YHWH, To seek YHWH of Hosts—I go, even I.

22 I doći će mnogi puk i moćni će narodi tražiti Jahvu nad Vojskama u Jeruzalemu i moliti lice Jahvino.

Indeed, many peoples have come in, and mighty nations, To seek YHWH of Hosts in Jerusalem, And to appease the face of YHWH.

23 Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama! U one će dane deset ljudi od naroda svih jezika hvatati jednog Židova za skut govoreći: 'Idemo s vama, jer čusmo da je s vama Bog.'”

Thus said YHWH of Hosts: In those days ten men of all languages of the nations take hold, Indeed, they have taken hold on the skirt of a man, a Jew, saying, We go with you, for we heard God [is] with you!”