Zechariah 8
1 And the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying,
Entonces la Palabra de Yavé de las huestes vino.
2 These are the words of the Lord of armies: I am angry about the fate of Zion, I am angry about her with great wrath.
Yavé de las huestes dice: Celé a Sion con gran celo. Con gran ira estoy celoso por ella.
3 This is what the Lord has said: I have come back to Zion, and will make my living-place in Jerusalem: and Jerusalem will be named The town of good faith; and the mountain of the Lord of armies The holy mountain.
Yavé dice: Restauraré a Sion, y viviré en Jerusalén. Será llamada Ciudad de la Verdad, la Montaña de Yavé de las huestes, Montaña de Santidad.
4 This is what the Lord of armies has said: There will again be old men and old women seated in the open spaces of Jerusalem, every man with his stick in his hand because he is so old.
Yavé de las huestes dice: Ancianos y ancianas volverán a sentarse en las plazas de Jerusalén, cada uno con su bastón en su mano a causa de la edad.
5 And the open spaces of the town will be full of boys and girls playing in its open spaces.
Las calles de la ciudad estarán llenas de muchachos y muchachas, que juegan en sus calles.
6 This is what the Lord of armies has said: If this is a wonder to the rest of this people, is it a wonder to me? says the Lord of armies.
Yavé de las huestes dice: Si esto es demasiado difícil ante los ojos del remanente de este pueblo en aquellos días, ¿será también demasiado difícil ante mis ojos? dice Yavé de las huestes.
7 This is what the Lord of armies has said: See, I will be the saviour of my people from the east country, and from the west country;
Yavé de las huestes dice: Salvaré a mi pueblo de la tierra del oriente y del occidente,
8 And I will make them come and be living in Jerusalem and they will be to me a people and I will be to them a God, in good faith and in righteousness.
y los traeré para que vivan en Jerusalén. Me serán pueblo, y Yo les seré ʼElohim en verdad y justicia.
9 This is what the Lord of armies has said: Let your hands be strong, you who are now hearing these words from the mouths of the prophets, that is to say, in the days when the base of the house of the Lord of armies has been put in place for the building of the house, that is the Temple.
Yavé de las huestes dice: Esfuércense las manos de los que en estos días oyen estas palabras de boca de los profetas, desde el día cuando fueron puestos los cimientos de la Casa de Yavé de las huestes para reedificarla.
10 For before those days there was no payment for a man's work, or for the use of a beast, and there was no peace for him who went out or him who came in, because of the attacker: for I had every man turned against his neighbour.
Porque antes de estos días no había paga para el hombre ni la bestia, ni había paz para el que salía ni el que entraba. Yo puse a todos los hombres unos contra otros.
11 But now I will not be to the rest of this people as I was in the past, says the Lord of armies.
Pero ahora no trataré al remanente de este pueblo como en los días pasados, dice Yavé de las huestes.
12 For I will let the seed of peace be planted; the vine will give her fruit and the land will give her increase and the heavens will give their dew; and I will give to the rest of this people all these things for their heritage.
Porque hay paz para la semilla. La vid dará su fruto, la tierra dará su cosecha y el cielo dará su rocío. Haré que el remanente del pueblo posea todo esto.
13 And it will come about that, as you were a curse among the nations, O children of Judah and children of Israel, so I will give you salvation and you will be a blessing: have no fear and let your hands be strong.
Sucederá que así como fueron maldición entre las naciones, oh Casa de Judá y Casa de Israel, así los salvaré y serán bendición. No teman, pero esfuércense sus manos.
14 For this is what the Lord of armies has said: As it was my purpose to do evil to you when your fathers made me angry, says the Lord of armies, and my purpose was not changed:
Porque Yavé de las huestes dice: Así como me propuse castigarlos cuando sus antepasados me provocaron a ira, y no desistí,
15 So in these days it is again my purpose to do good to Jerusalem and to the children of Judah: have no fear.
así me propongo en estos días hacer bien a Jerusalén y a la Casa de Judá. No teman.
16 These are the things which you are to do: Let every man say what is true to his neighbour; and let your judging give peace in your towns.
Estas son las cosas que deben hacer: Hablen verdad cada uno con su prójimo. Juzguen en sus puertas con verdad y juicio de paz.
17 Let no one have any evil thought in his heart against his neighbour; and have no love for false oaths: for all these things are hated by me, says the Lord.
Ninguno de ustedes piense el mal en su corazón contra su prójimo y no amen el juramento falso, porque Yo aborrezco todas estas cosas, dice Yavé.
18 And the word of the Lord of armies came to me, saying,
Y la Palabra de Yavé de las huestes vino a mí:
19 This is what the Lord of armies has said: The times of going without food in the fourth month and in the fifth and the seventh and the tenth months, will be for the people of Judah times of joy and happy meetings; so be lovers of good faith and of peace.
Yavé de las huestes dice: Los ayunos del mes cuarto, del quinto, del séptimo y del décimo se convertirán en regocijo y alegría, y en solemnidades gratas para la Casa de Judá. Así que amen la verdad y la paz.
20 This is what the Lord of armies has said: It will again come about that when peoples and those living in great towns come,
Yavé de las huestes dice: Aún vendrán pueblos y habitantes de muchas ciudades.
21 And the people of one town go to another and say, Let us certainly go with a request for grace from the Lord, and to give worship to the Lord of armies, then I will go with you.
Los habitantes de una ciudad irán a otra y dirán: Vayamos de una vez a implorar el favor de Yavé y a buscar a Yavé de las huestes. ¡Yo también iré!
22 And great peoples and strong nations will come to give worship to the Lord of armies in Jerusalem and to make requests for grace from the Lord.
Vendrán muchos pueblos y naciones poderosas a visitar a Yavé de las huestes en Jerusalén, y a implorar el favor de Yavé.
23 This is what the Lord of armies has said: In those days, ten men from all the languages of the nations will put out their hands and take a grip of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for it has come to our ears that God is with you.
Yavé de las huestes dice: En aquellos días acontecerá que diez hombres de todas las lenguas de las naciones tomarán el manto a un judío y dirán: ¡Iremos con ustedes, porque oímos que ʼElohim está con ustedes!
