Zekaria 9

1 Fweny: Ma e wach mar Jehova Nyasaye mosechano kumogo piny Hadrak kaachiel gi jo-Damaski, nikech piny duto en mar Nyasaye kaachiel gi jo-Israel,

A prophecy: A message from the Lord to the land of Hadrach, and Damascus its main objective. For the eyes of human beings together with all the tribes of Israel are on the Lord,

2 bende osechano kumo Hamath mokiewo kode kaachiel gi Turo kod Sidon kata obedo ni gin gilony ahinya kamano.

and Hamath too since it is close by. Also Tyre and Sidon for they are very wise.

3 Turo osegero kar pondo mare motegno; kendo osechoko fedha, gi dhahabu modhurore ka pith.

The people of Tyre built a fortress, and piled up silver like dust and gold like the dirt of the street.

4 To Jehova Nyasaye biro maye mwandune mi oketh tekone ma en-go e nam, kendo ibiro tieke gi mach.

But look at what will happen. The Lord will take away everything they have, and knock down their strong defenses into the sea. The city will be burned down.

5 Ashkelon biro neno mi oluor; piny Gaza kod Ekron biro yware e masira, nikech geno margi biro rumo. Ruodh Gaza biro tho kendo dala mar Ashkelon biro dongʼ gunda.

The people of Ashkelon will see this and be terrified; those in Gaza will thrash around in agony like a woman giving birth; and the people of Ekron too, because their hopes are shattered. The king of Gaza will be killed, and Ashkelon will be deserted.

6 Jopinje mamoko nokaw Ashdod milok margi kendo abiro tieko sunga mar jo-Filistia.

Mixed-race people will live in Ashdod, and I will wipe out the Philistine's pride.

7 Abiro kawo remo oko e dhogi, nagol chiemo makwero e kind lekegi. Joma owe biro bedo jo-Nyasachwa; ginibed jotelo e piny Juda, kendo Ekron nochal gi jo-Jebus.

I will remove the blood-filled meat from their mouths; the unclean food from their jaws. Those who remain will belong to our God—they shall become like a family of Judah—and those from Ekron will become part of my people, just as the Jebusites did.

8 To abiro rito oda mondo kik wasigu mabayo monje, Jasand ji ok nochak obed gi loch ewi joga kendo, nikech koro an e jaritgi.

I will make my camp in my Temple to guard it from invaders, and no oppressors will conquer them, for now I myself am keeping watch.

9 Bed gi ilo maduongʼ, yaye nyar Sayun! Kog matek, yaye Nyar Jerusalem! Ne, Ruodhi biro iri gi tim makare, kolocho, kobolore, kendo koidho kanyna, kanyna matin, adier en mana nyathi punda.

Be happy and celebrate, people of Zion! Shout loudly, people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you. He does what is right and has salvation; he is humble, riding on a donkey—on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

10 Abiro golo geche mag lweny oko e Efraim gi farese mag lweny bende abiro golo Jerusalem, kendo atunge mag lweny ibiro tur. Obiro kelo kwe ni ogendini. Lochne biro chakore e bath nam konchiel nyaka komachielo, kendo kochakore e Aora Yufrate nyaka e giko mar piny.

(I will remove the chariots from Ephraim and the warhorses from Jerusalem. I will destroy the bows used in battle.) He will proclaim peace to the nations, and he will rule from sea to sea, from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

11 Abiro golo jogi motwe kagolo e bur matut maonge pi, nikech singruokna mane atimo kodu gi remo.

And as for you, because my agreement with you, sealed with blood, I will set you free from the waterless pit.

12 Doguru kuondeu mochiel motegno, yaye joma otwe man-gi geno; nimar kata sani alando ni abiro dwokonu mwandu magu mane oyaki nyadiriyo.

Return to the stronghold, you prisoners who have hope! Today I promise I will repay you double what you lost.

13 Abiro lworo Juda mana kaka adolo atungʼ mara, kendo anaket Efraim obed asere. Asekawo yawuoti, yaye Sayun, ma alokogi ligangla ma akedogo gi jo-Yunani, kendo abiro loki ligangla mar kedo.

I will use Judah as my bow, and I will load it with Ephraim my arrow. I will call up you men of Zion to fight against you men of Greece, wielding you like a warrior's sword.

14 Bangʼ mano Jehova Nyasaye nonere ratiro koa malo ne joge kendo nochiel asere mare ka mil polo. Jehova Nyasaye Manyalo Gik Moko Duto biro goyo tungʼ mi odhi ka en ei ahiti moa yo milambo,

Then the Lord will appear over his people and his arrow will flash like lightning! The Lord God will blow the trumpet and march out like a windstorm from the south.

15 kendo Jehova Nyasaye Maratego nobednegi okumba. Ginilo lweny mi ginyon kite mag orujre piny. Ginigo koko ka joma ometho momer kendo ginineg ji ma rembgi chwer, mana ka remb misango miolo e tunge kendo mar misango.

The Lord Almighty will protect them. They will destroy their enemies, conquering them with slingshots. They will drink and shout loudly like people who are drunk. They will be filled like a bowl, soaked liked the corners of an altar.

16 Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasachgi noresgi chiengʼno mana kaka jakwath reso jambe. Ginirieny e pinye ka kite ma nengogi tek mikete osimbo mar duongʼ mondo omil.

On that day the Lord their God will save them—his people that are his flock—for they will glitter as crown jewels in his land.

17 Mano kaka ginibed joma lombo ji kendo joma beyo! Cham gi divai nomi yawuotgi gi nyigi, bed gi del maber.

How lovely and beautiful they will be! Young men will grow strong on grain, and young women flourish on the new wine.