Zechariah 7
1 And it happened, in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, on the fourth day of the ninth month, which is Kislev.
El año cuarto del rey Darío, el día cuarto del mes noveno, Kislev, aconteció que la Palabra de Yavé vino a Zacarías.
2 And Sharezer and Regemmelech, and the men who were with them, sent to the house of God, to entreat the face of the Lord,
Entonces Bet-ʼEl envió a Sarezer, al portavoz real y a su gente a implorar el favor de Yavé.
3 to speak to the priests of the house of the Lord of hosts and to the prophets, saying: “Must there be weeping with me in the fifth month, and must I sanctify myself, as I have now done for many years?”
[También envió] a hablar a los sacerdotes que estaban en la Casa de Yavé de las huestes y a los profetas: ¿Debo llorar y ayunar el mes quinto como lo hice tantos años?
4 And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:
Entonces la Palabra de Yavé de las huestes vino a mí:
5 Speak to all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying: Although you may have fasted and mourned in the fifth and the seventh month for these seventy years, did you indeed keep a fast unto me?
Habla a todo el pueblo de esta tierra y a los sacerdotes: Cuando ustedes ayunaban y lloraban los meses quinto y séptimo durante estos 70 años, ¿ayunaban por Mí?
6 And when you did eat and drink, did you not eat for yourselves, and drink only for yourselves?
Cuando comen y beben, ¿no comen y beben para ustedes mismos?
7 Are not these the words that the Lord has spoken by the hand of the former prophets, when Jerusalem was still inhabited, so that it would prosper, itself and the cities around it, and those inhabitants towards the South and in the plains?
¿No son estas las palabras que Yavé proclamó por medio de los primeros profetas, cuando Jerusalén y las ciudades que la circundan, los pueblos vecinos, el Neguev y la Sefela, estaban habitados y prósperos?
8 And the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, saying:
Vino la Palabra de Yavé a Zacarías:
9 Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: Judge with true judgment, and act with mercy and compassion, each and every one with his brother.
Yavé de las huestes dice: Administren verdadera justicia. Muestren misericordia y compasión cada uno a su prójimo.
10 And do not find fault with the widow, and the orphan, and the newcomer, and the poor. And let not a man consider evil in his heart towards his brother.
No opriman a la viuda, ni al huérfano, ni al extranjero, ni al pobre. Ni alguno piense el mal en su corazón contra su hermano.
11 But they were not willing to pay attention, and they turned aside their shoulder to depart, and they pressed upon their ears, so that they would not hear.
Pero no quisieron escuchar, más bien volvieron la espalda, y taparon sus oídos para no escuchar.
12 And they set their heart like the hardest stone, so that they would not hear the law and the words that the Lord of hosts has sent with his Spirit by the hand of the former prophets. And so a great indignation came from Lord of hosts.
Endurecieron su corazón como un diamante para no escuchar la Ley ni las palabras que Yavé de las huestes enviaba por su Espíritu a través de los antiguos profetas. Por tanto un gran furor vino de parte Yavé de las huestes.
13 And it happened, just as he had spoken, and they did not pay attention. So then, they shall cry out, and I will not heed, says the Lord of hosts.
Aconteció que, así como Él llamó y no escucharon, también ellos llamaron y Yo no escuché, dice Yavé de las huestes.
14 And I dispersed them throughout all the kingdoms that they did not know. And the land was left desolate behind them, so that no one was passing through or returning. And they made the desirable land into a deserted place.
Pero los dispersé con un remolino de viento por todas las naciones que ellos no conocían. Y después de ellos, la tierra quedó desolada, de tal modo que nadie pasaba por ella, ni regresaba a ella, porque ellos convirtieron la tierra agradable en desolación.
