< Zechariah 8 >

1 Againe the worde of the Lord of hostes came to me, saying,
وَأَوْحَى الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ إِلَيَّ بِهَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ:١
2 Thus saith the Lord of hostes, I was ielous for Zion with great ielousie, and I was ielous for her with great wrath.
«هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ: إِنِّي أَغَارُ عَلَى صِهْيَوْنَ غَيْرَةً عَظِيمَةً مُفْعَمَةً بِغَضَبٍ شَدِيدٍ عَلَى أَعْدَائِهَا.٢
3 Thus saith the Lord, I wil returne vnto Zion, and wil dwel in the mids of Ierusalem: and Ierusalem shalbe called a citie of trueth, and the Mountaine of the Lord of hostes, the holy Mountaine.
لِهَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ: هَا أَنَا عَائِدٌ إِلَى صِهْيَوْنَ لأُقِيمَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَتُدْعَى آنَئِذٍ مَدِينَةَ الْحَقِّ، كَمَا يُدْعَى جَبَلُ الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ الْجَبَلَ الْمُقَدَّسَ.٣
4 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, There shall yet olde men and olde women dwell in the streetes of Ierusalem, and euery man with his staffe in his hand for very age.
وَيَعُودُ الشُّيُوخُ مِنْ رِجَالٍ وَنِسَاءٍ، مِمَّنْ يَتَّكِئُونَ عَلَى عِصِيِّهِمْ لِفَرْطِ كِبَرِ أَعْمَارِهِمْ، فَيَجْلِسُونَ فِي شَوَارِعِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.٤
5 And the streetes of the citie shalbe full of boyes and girles, playing in the streetes thereof.
وَتَكْتَظُّ طُرُقَاتُهَا بِالأَوْلادِ وَالْبَنَاتِ اللّاعِبِينَ فِيهَا.٥
6 Thus saith the Lord of hostes, Though it be vnpossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these dayes, should it therefore be vnpossible in my sight, sayth the Lord of hostes?
فَإِنْ كَانَ هَذَا الأَمْرُ عَجِيباً فِي أَعْيُنِ الْبَقِيَّةِ النَّاجِيَةِ مِنْ هَذَا الشَّعْبِ، أَيَكُونُ عَجِيباً فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ؟٦
7 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Beholde, I will deliuer my people from the East countrey, and from the West countrey.
هَا أَنَا أُنْقِذُ شَعْبِي الْمَنْفِيَّ فِي أَرْضِ الْمَشْرِقِ أَوْ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ.٧
8 And I wil bring them, and they shall dwel in the mids of Ierusalem, and they shalbe my people, and I wil be their God in trueth, and in righteousnes.
وَأَرُدُّهُمْ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيَسْكُنُوا فِيهَا، وَيَكُونُونَ لِي شَعْباً وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَهُمْ إِلَهاً بِالْحَقِّ وَالْعَدْلِ.٨
9 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Let your hands be strong, ye that heare in these dayes these words by the mouth of the Prophets, which were in the day, that the foundation of the House of the Lord of hostes was laide, that the Temple might be builded.
وَلْتَتَشَدَّدْ أَيْدِيكُمْ أَنْتُمْ يَا مَنْ تَسْمَعُونَ هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَاتِ الَّتِي نَطَقَ بِها الأَنْبِيَاءُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا حَاضِرِينَ عِنْدَ إِرْسَاءِ أَسَاسِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ لإِعَادَةِ بِنَائِهِ،٩
10 For before these dayes there was no hire for man nor any hire for beast, neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men, euery one against his neighbour.
فَإِنَّهُ قَبْلَ تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ لَمْ تُدْفَعْ أُجْرَةٌ لِرَجُلٍ أَوْ بَهِيمَةٍ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ هُنَاكَ مَنْ يَأْمَنُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِ فِي ذِهَابِهِ وَإِيَابِهِ، لأَنَّنِي أَثَرْتُ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ ضِدَّ صَاحِبِهِ.١٠
11 But nowe, I wil not intreate the residue of this people as aforetime, saith the Lord of hostes.
أَمَّا الآنَ فَلَنْ أَتَعَامَلَ مَعَ بَقِيَّةِ شَعْبِي النَّاجِيَةِ كَمَا تَعَامَلْتُ مَعَهُ فِي الأَيَّامِ الْغَابِرَةِ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ.١١
12 For the seede shall be prosperous: the vine shall giue her fruite, and the ground shall giue her increase, and the heauens shall giue their dewe, and I will cause the remnant of this people to possesse all these things.
بَلْ يَزْرَعُونَ فِي سَلامٍ، فَتُعْطِي الْكُرُومُ ثَمَرَهَا وَالأَرْضُ غَلّاتِهَا، وَتَجُودُ السَّمَاءُ بِأَمْطَارِهَا، وَأُوَرِّثُ بَقِيَّةَ هَذَا الشَّعْبِ النَّاجِيَةَ كُلَّ هَذِهِ.١٢
13 And it shall come to passe, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Iudah, and house of Israel, so wil I deliuer you, and ye shalbe a blessing: feare not, but let your hands be strong.
وَكَمَا كُنْتُمْ لَعْنَةً بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ يَا أَبْنَاءَ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ، فَإِنَّنِي أُخَلِّصُكُمْ فَتُصْبِحُونَ بَرَكَةً. لَا تَجْزَعُوا، بَلْ تَشَجَّعُوا.١٣
14 For thus sayth the Lord of hostes, As I thought to punish you, when your fathers prouoked me vnto wrath, sayth the Lord of hostes, and repented not,
لأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ، كَمَا وَطَّدْتُ الْعَزْمَ أَنْ أُعَاقِبَكُمْ بِالشَّرِّ عِنْدَمَا أَثَارَ آبَاؤُكُمْ سَخَطِي، وَلَمْ أَرْجِعْ عَنْ عَزْمِي، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ،١٤
15 So againe haue I determined in these daies to doe well vnto Ierusalem, and to the house of Iudah: feare ye not.
فَإِنِّي عُدْتُ أَيْضاً فَقَضَيْتُ فِي هَذِهِ الأَيَّامِ أَنْ أُحْسِنَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَإِلَى شَعْبِ يَهُوذَا. فَلا تَجْزَعُوا.١٥
16 These are ye things that ye shall doe. Speake ye euery man the trueth vnto his neighbour: execute iudgement truely and vprightly in your gates,
وَهَذَا مَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تَفْعَلُوهُ: لَا تَكْذِبُوا بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ، وَاحْكُمُوا فِي سَاحَاتِ قَضَائِكُمْ بِالْعَدْلِ وَأَحْكَامِ السَّلامِ.١٦
17 And let none of you imagine euill in your hearts against his neighbour, and loue no false othe: for all these are the things that I hate, saith the Lord.
لَا يُضْمِرْ أَحَدُكُمْ شَرّاً فِي قَلْبِهِ لِقَرِيبِهِ، وَلا تَحْلِفُوا يَمِينَ زُورٍ، فَإِنَّ هَذِهِ جَمِيعَهَا مَقَتُّهَا، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ».١٧
18 And the worde of the Lord of hostes came vnto me, saying,
ثُمَّ أَوْحَى الرَّبُّ إِلَيَّ بِكَلِمَتِهِ قَائِلاً:١٨
19 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, The fast of the fourth moneth, and the fast of the fift, and the fast of the seuenth, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Iudah ioy and gladnes, and prosperous hie feasts: therefore loue the trueth and peace.
«هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ: إِنَّ أَصْوَامَكُمُ فِي الشُّهُورِ الرَّابِعِ وَالْخَامِسِ وَالسَّابِعِ وَالْعَاشِرِ سَتَكُونُ مَوَاسِمَ ابْتِهَاجٍ وَفَرَحٍ وَأَعْيَادٍ سَعِيدَةٍ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِها شَعْبُ يَهُوذَا، لِهَذَا أَحِبُّوا الْحَقَّ وَالسَّلامَ.١٩
20 Thus saith the Lord of hostes, That there shall yet come people, and the inhabitants of great cities.
وَسَتَأْتِي شُعُوبٌ أَيْضاً وَأَفْوَاجٌ مِنْ سُكَّانِ مُدُنٍ كَثِيرَةٍ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.٢٠
21 And they that dwell in one citie, shall go to another, saying, Vp, let vs go and pray before the Lord, and seeke the Lord of hostes: I wil go also.
وَيَمْضِي أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ الْوَاحِدَةِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ الأُخْرَى قَائِلِينَ: هَيَّا نَذْهَبْ عَلَى الْفَوْرِ لِنَطْلُبَ رِضَى وَجْهِ الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ وَنَلْتَمِسَ بَرَكَتَهُ، لأَنَّنَا عَلَى أَيِّ حَالٍ مُنْطَلِقُونَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ.٢١
22 Yea, great people and mightie nations shall come to seeke the Lord of hostes in Ierusalem, and to pray before the Lord.
فَتَتَوَافَدُ أُمَمٌ كَثِيرَةٌ وَشُعُوبٌ قَوِيَّةٌ لِيَلْتَمِسُوا وَجْهَ الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَلِيَحْظَوْا بِرِضَاهُ.٢٢
23 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, In those dayes shall ten men take holde out of all languages of the nations, euen take holde of the skirt of him that is a Iewe, and say, We will go with you: for we haue heard that God is with you.
فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ يَتَشَبَّثُ عَشَرَةُ رِجَالٍ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الأُمَمِ بِثَوْبِ رَجُلٍ يَهُودِيٍّ قَائِلِينَ: دَعْنَا نَذْهَبُ مَعَكُمْ، لأَنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ مَعَكُمْ».٢٣

< Zechariah 8 >