Zechariah 8
1 And the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying:
Ary tonga ny tenin’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro, nanao hoe:
2 'Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great fury.
Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro: Saro-piaro dia saro-piaro an’ i Ziona Aho, eny, saro-piaro azy amin’ ny fahatezerana mafy Aho.
3 Thus saith the LORD: I return unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts The holy mountain.
Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah: Efa tafaverina ho eto Ziona Aho ka honina eto afovoan’ i Jerosalema; ary Jerosalema dia hatao hoe Tanànan’ ny fahamarinana, ary ny tendrombohitr’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro, dia hatao hoe Tendrombohitra masìna.
4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women sit in the broad places of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro: Mbola hisy lahy antitra sy vavy antitra hipetraka eny an-dalamben’ i Jerosalema, samy hitehina amin’ ny tehina eny an-tànany isan-olona noho ny fahanterany;
5 And the broad places of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the broad places thereof.
ary eny an-dalambe any an-tanàna dia ho feno ankizilahy madinika sy ankizivavy madinika milalao eny an-dalambe.
6 Thus saith the LORD of hosts: If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvellous in Mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.
Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro: Raha mahagaga izany eo imason’ ny sisa amin’ ity firenena ity amin’ izany andro izany, moa hahagaga eo imasoko koa va? hoy Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro.
7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will save My people from the east country, and from the west country;
Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro: Indro, hamonjy ny oloko avy any amin’ ny tany atsinanana sy amin’ ny tany andrefana Aho;
8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
ary hitondra azy Aho, ka honina any Jerosalema izy; dia ho oloko izy, ary Izaho kosa ho Andriamaniny amin’ ny fahamarinana sy ny fahitsiana.
9 Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets that were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.
Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro: Aoka hatanjaka ny tananareo izay mandre izany teny izany amin’ izao andro izao avy amin’ ny vavan’ ny mpaminany, izay teo tamin’ ny andro nanaovana ny fanorenan’ ny tranon’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro, dia ny nanaovana ny tempoly.
10 For before those days 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 adversary; for I set all men every one against his neighbour.
Fa talohan’ izany andro izany dia tsy nisy valim-pahasasarana ho an’ ny olona, na valim-pahasasarana ho an’ ny biby fiompy; ary tsy nisy fiadanana ho an’ izay nivoaka sy izay niditra noho ny fahavalo, fa nalefako samy hifamely amin’ ny namany avy ny olona rehetra.
11 But now I will not be unto the remnant of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.
Fa amin’ izay kosa dia tsy ho toy ny tamin’ ny fahiny intsony amin’ ny sisa amin’ ity firenena ity Aho, hoy Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro.
12 For as the seed of peace, the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.
Fa hisy vokatry ny fiadanana, ny voaloboka hamoa, ary ny tany hahavokatra, ary ny lanitra hampilatsaka ny andony, ary ny sisa amin’ ity firenena ity no hampandovaiko izany rehetra izany.
13 And it shall come to pass that, as ye were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing; fear not, but let your hands be strong.
Ary toy ny nahatongavanareo ho fanozonana tany amin’ ny firenena, ry taranak’ i Joda sy ry taranak’ Isiraely, dia ho toy izany no hamonjeko anareo, ka dia ho tonga fitsofan-drano kosa ianareo; aza matahotra, fa aoka hatanjaka ny tananareo.
14 For thus saith the LORD of host: As I purposed to do evil unto you, when your fathers provoked Me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not;
Fa izao no lazain’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro: Toy ny nisainako hahatonga loza aminareo tamin’ ny nampahatezeran’ ny razanareo Ahy, hoy Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro, ka tsy nanenina Aho,
15 so again do I purpose in these days to do good unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; fear ye not.
dia ho toy izany kosa no hisainako hanisy soa an’ i Jerosalema sy ny taranak’ i Joda amin’ izao andro izao: aza matahotra ianareo.
16 These are the things that ye shall do: Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates;
Izao no zavatra hataonareo: Samia miteny marina amin’ ny namany avy ianareo; mitsarà marina, eny, mitsarà hahatonga fiadanana ao am-bavahadinareo;
17 and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath; for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.'
ary aza misy mieritreritra ao am-ponareo hanisy ratsy ny namanareo ianareo, ary aza tia fianianan-tsy tò; fa izany rehetra izany dia halako, hoy Jehovah.
18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying:
Ary ny tenin’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro, dia tonga tamiko nanao hoe:
19 'Thus saith the LORD of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful seasons; therefore love ye truth and peace.
Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro: Ny fifadian-kanina amin’ ny volana fahefatra sy ny fifadian-kanina amin’ ny fahadimy sy ny fifadian-kanina amin’ ny fahafito ary ny fifadian-kanina amin’ ny fahafolo dia samy ho tonga fifaliana sy firavoravoana ary fotoana mahafinaritra avokoa ho an’ ny taranak’ i Joda; koa tiava ny fahamarinana sy ny fiadanana.
20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts: It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;
Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro: Mbola hisy firenena sy mponina avy amin’ ny tanàna maro ho avy;
21 and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying: Let us go speedily to entreat the favour of the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts; I will go also.
ary ny mponina ao amin’ ny anankiray hankany amin’ ny anankiray kosa ka hanao hoe: Aoka handeha tokoa isika hifona amin’ i Jehovah sy hitady an’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro; izaho koa mba handeha.
22 Yea, many peoples and mighty nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favour of the LORD.
Eny, ho avy ny olona maro sy ny firenena mahery mba hitady an’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro, any Jerosalema sy hifona amin’ i Jehovah.
23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts: In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, shall even take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying: We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.'
Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro: Amin’ izany andro izany dia hisy folo lahy avy amin’ ny firenena samy hafa fiteny rehetra hihazona ny sisin-damban’ ny Jiosy anankiray ka hanao hoe: Mba handeha hiaraka aminareo izahay; fa efa renay fa momba anareo Andriamanitra.
