Zechariah 7
1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah on the fourth [day] of the ninth month, [even] in Chislev,
Katriyèm jou nan nevyèm mwa yo rele mwa Kislev, nan katriyèm lanne rèy wa Dariyis, Seyè a pale ak Zakari.
2 when Bethel had sent Sherezer and Regem-melech, and his men, to supplicate Jehovah,
Moun lavil Betèl yo te voye Charezè ak Regèm Melèk ansanm ak moun pa yo vin lapriyè nan pye Seyè a.
3 [and] to speak unto the priests that were in the house of Jehovah of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done now so many years?
Yo te voye yo vin mande prèt yo ansanm ak pwofèt k'ap sèvi nan tanp Seyè a keksyon sa a: -Pandan senkyèm mwa a, èske se pou nou toujou pran lapenn pou tanp yo te detwi a? Eske se pou nou toujou fè jèn jan nou te konn fè pandan tout lanne anvan yo?
4 And the word of Jehovah of hosts came unto me, saying,
Lè sa a, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a pale avè m', li di m' konsa:
5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh [month], even those seventy years, did ye really fast unto me, [even] unto me?
-Pale ak tout moun ki nan peyi a ansanm ak prèt yo tou. Mande yo pou mwen: Sa fè swasanndizan depi n'ap fè jèn, depi n'ap pran lapenn sou chak senkyèm ak setyèm mwa. Eske se pou mwen nou te fè tou sa?
6 And when ye ate, and when ye drank, was it not you that were eating and drinking?
Konsa tou, lè nou t'ap manje, lè nou t'ap bwè, èske se pa t' pou pwòp plezi pa nou?
7 Are not these the words that Jehovah cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and at peace, and her cities round about her, when the south and the lowland were inhabited?
Se menm mesaj sa a Seyè a te voye pwofèt tan lontan yo vin di nou. Lè sa a, lavil Jerizalèm te plen moun, zafè yo t'ap mache byen. Te plen moun ap viv nan ti bouk ki toutotou lavil la, nan zòn Negèv la ak nan plenn sou bò solèy kouche a.
8 And the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah, saying,
Seyè a pale ak Zakari, li di l' konsa:
9 Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew loving-kindness and mercies one to another,
-Mwen te pale ak pèp mwen an, mwen te di yo se pou yo rann jistis san patipri. Se pou yo aji ak bon kè yonn ak lòt, se pou yo gen pitye yonn pou lòt.
10 and oppress not the widow and the fatherless, the stranger and the afflicted; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
Pa peze vèv yo, ni timoun san papa yo, ni moun lòt nasyon k'ap viv nan mitan nou, ni moun ki nan nesesite. Pa rete ap kalkile nan tèt nou jan pou nou fè lòt moun mal.
11 But they refused to hearken, and turned a rebellious shoulder, and made their ears heavy, that they should not hear.
Men, yo te derefize koute m'. Yo t'ap fè wondonmon. Yo bouche zòrèy yo pou yo pa tande.
12 And they made their heart [as] an adamant, that they should not hear the law, and the words that Jehovah of hosts sent by his Spirit by the hand of the former prophets: therefore was there great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.
Yo fè kè yo di kou wòch pou yo pa tande lòd ak mesaj mwen menm, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, mwen te voye ba yo. Se Lespri Seyè a menm ki te mete nan bouch pwofèt tan lontan yo mesaj sa yo. Se konsa Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a te move anpil sou yo.
13 And it came to pass, like as he called, and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear, saith Jehovah of hosts;
Sa ki rive lè sa a? Menm jan yo pa t' koute l' lè li t'ap pale ak yo a, li menm tou, li pa t' reponn yo lè yo te lapriyè nan pye l'.
14 and I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not, and the land was desolate after them, so that no one passed through nor returned; and they laid the pleasant land desolate.
Li gaye yo nan mitan yon bann nasyon yo pa t' konnen. Lènmi fin devalize tout peyi a, yo pa kite pesonn ladan l'. Yon bon peyi konsa, yo fè l' tounen yon dezè.
