Zechariah 8
1 Again the word of YHWH of hosts came to me, saying,
Et factum est verbum Domini exercituum, dicens:
2 Thus saith YHWH of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
Haec dicit Dominus exercituum: Zelatus sum Sion zelo magno, et indignatione magna zelatus sum eam.
3 Thus saith YHWH; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of YHWH of hosts the holy mountain.
Haec dicit Dominus exercituum: Reversus sum ad Sion, et habitabo in medio Ierusalem: et vocabitur Ierusalem Civitas veritatis, et Mons Domini exercituum mons sanctificatus.
4 Thus saith YHWH of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
Haec dicit Dominus exercituum: Adhuc habitabunt senes, et anus in plateis Ierusalem: et viri baculus in manu eius prae multitudine dierum.
5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
Et plateae civitatis complebuntur infantibus, et puellis ludentibus in plateis eius.
6 Thus saith YHWH of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith YHWH of hosts.
Haec dicit Dominus exercituum: Si videbitur difficile in oculis reliquiarum populi huius in diebus illis, numquid in oculis meis difficile erit, dicit Dominus exercituum?
7 Thus saith YHWH of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
Haec dicit Dominus exercituum: Ecce ego salvabo populum meum de terra Orientis, et de terra Occasus solis.
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 Elohim, in truth and in righteousness.
Et adducam eos, et habitabunt in medio Ierusalem: et erunt mihi in populum, et ego ero eis in Deum in veritate, et in iustitia.
9 Thus saith YHWH of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of YHWH of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.
Haec dicit Dominus exercituum: Confortentur manus vestrae, qui auditis in his diebus sermones istos per os prophetarum in die, qua fundata est domus Domini exercituum, ut templum aedificaretur.
10 For before these 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 affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.
Siquidem ante dies illos merces hominum non erat, nec merces iumentorum erat, neque introeunti, neque exeunti erat pax prae tribulatione: et dimisi omnes homines, unumquemque contra proximum suum.
11 But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith YHWH of hosts.
Nunc autem non iuxta dies priores ego faciam reliquiis populi huius, dicit Dominus exercituum,
12 For the seed shall be prosperous; 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 possess all these things.
sed semen pacis erit: vinea dabit fructum suum, et terra dabit germen suum, et caeli dabunt rorem suum: et possidere faciam reliquias populi huius universa haec.
13 And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, 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.
Et erit: sicut eratis maledictio in Gentibus, domus Iuda, et domus Israel: sic salvabo vos, et eritis benedictio: nolite timere, confortentur manus vestrae.
14 For thus saith YHWH of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith YHWH of hosts, and I repented not:
Quia haec dicit Dominus exercituum: Sicut cogitavi ut affligerem vos, cum ad iracundiam provocassent patres vestri me, dicit Dominus,
15 So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
et non sum misertus: sic conversus cogitavi in diebus istis ut benefaciam domui Iuda, et Ierusalem: nolite timere.
16 These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
Haec sunt ergo verba, quae facietis: Loquimini veritatem, unusquisque cum proximo suo: veritatem, et iudicium pacis iudicate in portis vestris.
17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith YHWH.
Et unusquisque malum contra amicum suum ne cogitetis in cordibus vestris: et iuramentum mendax ne diligatis: omnia enim haec sunt, quae odi, dicit Dominus.
18 And the word of YHWH of hosts came unto me, saying,
Et factum est verbum Domini exercituum ad me, dicens:
19 Thus saith YHWH 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 feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
Haec dicit Dominus exercituum: Ieiunium quarti, et ieiunium quinti, et ieiunium septimi, et ieiunium decimi erit domui Iuda in gaudium, et laetitiam, et in sollemnitates praeclaras: veritatem tantum, et pacem diligite.
20 Thus saith YHWH of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
Haec dicit Dominus exercituum: Usquequo veniant populi, et habitent in civitatibus multis,
21 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before YHWH, and to seek YHWH of hosts: I will go also.
et vadant habitatores, unus ad alterum, dicentes: Eamus, et deprecemur faciem Domini, et quaeramus Dominum exercituum: vadam etiam ego.
22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek YHWH of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before YHWH.
Et venient populi multi, et gentes robustae ad quaerendum Dominum exercituum in Ierusalem, et deprecandam faciem Domini.
23 Thus saith YHWH of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that Elohim is with you.
Haec dicit Dominus exercituum: In diebus illis, in quibus apprehendent decem homines ex omnibus linguis Gentium, et apprehendent fimbriam viri Iudaei, dicentes: Ibimus vobiscum: audivimus enim quoniam Deus vobiscum est.
