Zechariah 8

1 And the word of the Lord of hosts came, saying:

Pawòl SENYÈ Dèzame yo te vini kote mwen. Li te di:

2 Thus says the Lord of hosts: I have been zealous for Zion with a great zeal, and with a great indignation have I been zealous for her.

Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Mwen jalou anpil pou Sion; wi, ak gwo kòlè Mwen jalou pou li.”

3 Thus says the Lord of hosts: I have been turned back towards Zion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And Jerusalem will be called: “The City of Truth,” and “The Mountain of the Lord of Hosts, the Sanctified Mountain.”

Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Mwen fin retounen nan Sion, e Mwen va demere nan mitan Jérusalem. Jérusalem va rele ‘Vil Verite a, e Mòn SENYÈ Dèzame yo, yo va rele ‘Mòn Sen an.’”

4 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Then elderly men and elderly women will dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man will be with his walking stick in his hand, because of the multitude of days.

Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Va gen ni granmoun gason, ni granmoun fanm nan ri a Jérusalem yo. Chak gason ak baton nan men l akoz anpil laj li.

5 And the streets of the city will be filled with toddlers and children, playing in its streets.

Epi ri vil yo va vin ranpli ak jenn gason, e jenn fi k ap jwe nan ri yo tou.”

6 Thus says the Lord of hosts: If it seems difficult in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, could it indeed be difficult in my eyes, says the Lord of hosts?

Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Si sa parèt etonnan nan zye a retay pèp sila a, nan jou sa yo, èske sa va parèt etonnan tou nan zye pa m?” deklare SENYÈ Dèzame yo.

7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the land of the East, and from the land of the setting of the sun.

Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Gade byen, Mwen va sove pèp Mwen soti nan peyi lès la, e soti nan peyi lwès la.

8 And I will lead them, and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in justice.

Mwen va mennen yo vin rete nan mitan Jérusalem. Yo va pèp Mwen, e Mwen va Bondye yo nan laverite ak ladwati.”

9 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Let your hands be strengthened, you who, in those days, are listening to these words by the mouth of the prophets, in the day that the house of the Lord of hosts has been founded, so that the temple may be built.

Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Kite men nou vin dyanm, nou menm k ap koute nan jou sa yo, pawòl sa yo ki soti nan bouch a pwofèt ki te pale nan jou ke fondasyon kay SENYÈ Dèzame yo te poze a, menm tanp lan, pou li te kapab vin bati.

10 Indeed, before those days, there was no pay for men, nor was there pay for beasts of burden, and neither was there peace for those entering, nor for those exiting, because of the tribulation. And I had dismissed all men, each one against his neighbor.

Paske avan jou sa yo, pa t gen salè pou moun, pa t gen salè bèt; pa t gen lapè nonplis pou sila ki t ap antre oswa ki t ap soti, akoz lènmi li yo. Paske Mwen te mete tout moun kont pwochen yo.

11 But now, I will not act towards the remnant of this people according to the former days, says the Lord of hosts.

Men koulye a, Mwen p ap aji ak retay pèp sa a tankou nan tan ansyen yo,” deklare SENYÈ Dèzame yo.

12 But there will be a seed of peace: the vine will give her fruit, and the earth will give her seedlings, and the heavens will give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

“Paske va gen semans lapè; pye rezen an va bay fwi li, peyi a va fè pwodiksyon pa l, e syèl yo va bay lawouze yo. Konsa, Mwen va fè retay a pèp sa a vin eritye tout bagay sa yo.

13 And this shall be: just as you were a curse among the Gentiles, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid. Let your hands be strengthened.

Li va vin rive ke menm jan nou te yon madichon pami nasyon yo, O lakay Juda, konsa Mwen va sove nou, pou nou kapab devni yon benediksyon. Pa pè, men kite men nou rete dyanm.”

14 For thus says the Lord of hosts: Just as I intended to afflict you, when your fathers had provoked me to wrath, says the Lord,

Paske konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Menm jan ke Mwen te gen entansyon fè nou mal lè papa zansèt nou yo te pwovoke Mwen a lakòlè a,” pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo, “epi Mwen pa t ap repanti,

15 and I did not show mercy, so have I turned back, thinking in these days to do good to the house of Judah and to Jerusalem. Do not be afraid.

konsa ankò, Mwen te pran desizyon nan jou sila yo pou fè byen pou Jérusalem ak lakay Juda. Pa pè!

16 Therefore, these are the words that you shall do: Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor. With truth and a judgment of peace, judge at your gates.

Sa yo se bagay ke nou va fè yo: pale verite a youn lòt, egzekite jijman pou laverite ak lapè nan pòtay nou yo.

17 And let not anyone think up evil against his friend in your hearts. And do not choose to swear falsely. For all these are things that I hate, says the Lord.

Anplis, ke pèsòn nan nou pa fè plan mal nan kè li kont pwochen li, ni pa renmen fo sèman nan jijman. Paske tout sa yo se bagay ke M rayi,” deklare SENYÈ a.

18 And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:

Epi pawòl SENYÈ Dèzame yo te vin kote mwen. Li te di:

19 Thus says the Lord 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 will be for the house of Judah in joy and gladness and with bright solemnities. So then, love truth and peace.

Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Jèn nan katriyèm mwa a, jèn nan senkyèm mwa a, jèn nan setyèm mwa a, e jèn nan dizyèm mwa yo va devni pou lakay Juda gwo lajwa, kè kontan ak gwo fèt rejwisans; Donk lanmou, laverite ak lapè.”

20 Thus says the Lord of hosts, then the people may arrive and dwell in many cities,

Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Li va toujou rive ke pèp nasyon yo va vini, pèp a anpil vil.

21 and the inhabitants may hurry, one saying to another: “Let us go and entreat the face of the Lord, and let us seek the Lord of hosts. I will go also.”

Pèp k ap viv nan yon nasyon va ale nan yon lòt e va di: ‘Annou ale vit chache favè SENYÈ a, e chache SENYÈ Dèzame yo. Mwen menm tou, mwen prale.’

22 And many peoples and strong nations will approach, seeking the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the face of the Lord.

Konsa anpil pèp ak nasyon pwisan va vin chache SENYÈ Dèzame yo nan Jérusalem, e pou mande favè SENYÈ a.”

23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days, then, ten men from every language of the Gentiles will grasp and cling to the hem of one man of Judea, saying: “We will go with you. For we have heard that God is with you.”

Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Nan jou sila yo, dis mesye ki nan tout nasyon yo va kenbe vètman an sila ki Jwif la, e va di: ‘Na p ale avèk ou, paske nou tande ke Bondye avèk ou.”’