Zechariah 8

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

١ وَكَانَ كَلَامُ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ قَائِلًا:

2 Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, I am jealous for Zion with a great jealousy, and with great fury am I jealous for her.

٢ «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: غِرْتُ عَلَى صِهْيَوْنَ غَيْرَةً عَظِيمَةً، وَبِسَخَطٍ عَظِيمٍ غِرْتُ عَلَيْهَا.

3 Thus hath said 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 mount of the Lord of hosts, The holy mount.

٣ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: قَدْ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى صِهْيَوْنَ وَأَسْكُنُ فِي وَسَطِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَتُدْعَى أُورُشَلِيمُ مَدِينَةَ ٱلْحَقِّ، وَجَبَلُ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ ٱلْجَبَلَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَ.

4 Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, Again shall there sit old men and old women in the streets of Jerusalem, and every one with his staff in his hand because of their multitude of years.

٤ «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: سَيَجْلِسُ بَعْدُ ٱلشُّيُوخُ وَٱلشَّيْخَاتُ فِي أَسْوَاقِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْهُمْ عَصَاهُ بِيَدِهِ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ.

5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in her streets.

٥ وَتَمْتَلِئُ أَسْوَاقُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ مِنَ ٱلصِّبْيَانِ وَٱلْبَنَاتِ لَاعِبِينَ فِي أَسْوَاقِهَا.

6 Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, If it should be marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my eyes? saith the Lord of hosts.

٦ «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: إِنْ يَكُنْ ذَلِكَ عَجِيبًا فِي أَعْيُنِ بَقِيَّةِ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ، أَفَيَكُونُ أَيْضًا عَجِيبًا فِي عَيْنَيَّ؟ يَقُولُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ.

7 Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the country of the setting of the sun;

٧ «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: هَأَنَذَا أُخَلِّصُ شَعْبِي مِنْ أَرْضِ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَمِنْ أَرْضِ مَغْرِبِ ٱلشَّمْسِ.

8 And I will bring them [back], that they may dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be unto me for a people, and I will be unto them for a God, in truth and in righteousness.

٨ وَآتِي بِهِمْ فَيَسْكُنُونَ فِي وَسَطِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَيَكُونُونَ لِي شَعْبًا،وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَهُمْ إِلَهًا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْبِرِّ.

9 Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words out of the mouth of the prophets, who [spoke] on the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, when the temple was to be built.

٩ «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: لِتَتَشَدَّدْ أَيْدِيكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلسَّامِعُونَ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامَ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ يَوْمَ أُسِّسَ بَيْتُ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ لِبِنَاءِ ٱلْهَيْكَلِ.

10 For before those days there was no reward for man, nor any reward for beast; and for him that went out or came in there was no peace, because of the oppressor: and I let loose all men, every one against his neighbor.

١٠ لِأَنَّهُ قَبْلَ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ لَمْ تَكُنْ لِلْإِنْسَانِ أُجْرَةٌ وَلَا لِلْبَهِيمَةِ أُجْرَةٌ، وَلَا سَلَامٌ لِمَنْ خَرَجَ أَوْ دَخَلَ مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلضِّيقِ. وَأَطْلَقْتُ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ، ٱلرَّجُلَ عَلَى قَرِيبِهِ.

11 But now I am no more as in the former days unto the residue of this people, saith the Lord of hosts.

١١ أَمَّا ٱلْآنَ فَلَا أَكُونُ أَنَا لِبَقِيَّةِ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ كَمَا فِي ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْأُولَى، يَقُولُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ.

12 For the seed shall be undisturbed; the vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give her production, and the heavens shall give their dew: and I will bestow on the remnant of this people all these things.

١٢ بَلْ زَرْعُ ٱلسَّلَامِ، ٱلْكَرْمُ يُعْطِي ثَمَرَهُ، وَٱلْأَرْضُ تُعْطِي غَلَّتَهَا، وَٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ تُعْطِي نَدَاهَا، وَأُمَلِّكُ بَقِيَّةَ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ هَذِهِ كُلَّهَا.

13 And it shall come to pass, that, in the same degree as ye have been 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; let your hands be strong.

١٣ وَيَكُونُ كَمَا أَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ لَعْنَةً بَيْنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ يَا بَيْتَ يَهُوذَا وَيَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، كَذَلِكَ أُخَلِّصُكُمْ فَتَكُونُونَ بَرَكَةً فَلَا تَخَافُوا. لِتَتَشَدَّدْ أَيْدِيكُمْ.

14 For thus hath said the Lord of hosts, As I had purposed to do you evil, when your fathers incensed me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I bethought myself not:

١٤ «لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: كَمَا أَنِّي فَكَّرْتُ فِي أَنْ أُسِيءَ إِلَيْكُمْ حِينَ أَغْضَبَنِي آبَاؤُكُمْ، قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ، وَلَمْ أَنْدَمْ.

15 So do I again purpose in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; fear ye not.

١٥ هَكَذَا عُدْتُ وَفَكَّرْتُ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ فِي أَنْ أُحْسِنَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَبَيْتِ يَهُوذَا. لَا تَخَافُوا.

16 These are the things that ye shall do, Speak ye the truth every man to his neighbor; [with] truth and the judgment of peace judge ye in your gates;

١٦ هَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلْأُمُورُ ٱلَّتِي تَفْعَلُونَهَا. لِيُكَلِّمْ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ قَرِيبَهُ بِٱلْحَقِّ. ٱقْضُوا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَقَضَاءِ ٱلسَّلَامِ فِي أَبْوَابِكُمْ.

17 And let none of you think evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love not a false oath, for all these are what I hate, saith the Lord.

١٧ وَلَا يُفَكِّرَنَّ أَحَدٌ فِي ٱلسُّوءِ عَلَى قَرِيبِهِ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ. وَلَا تُحِبُّوا يَمِينَ ٱلزُّورِ. لِأَنَّ هَذِهِ جَمِيعَهَا أَكْرَهُهَا، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ».

18 And the word of the Lord of hosts came unto me, saying,

١٨ وَكَانَ إِلَيَّ كَلَامُ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ قَائِلًا:

19 Thus hath said 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 [month], shall become to the house of Judah gladness and joy, and merry festivals: only love ye the truth and peace.

١٩ «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: إِنَّ صَوْمَ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلرَّابِعِ وَصَوْمَ ٱلْخَامِسِ وَصَوْمَ ٱلسَّابِعِ وَصَوْمَ ٱلْعَاشِرِ يَكُونُ لِبَيْتِ يَهُوذَا ٱبْتِهَاجًا وَفَرَحًا وَأَعْيَادًا طَيِّبَةً. فَأَحِبُّوا ٱلْحَقَّ وَٱلسَّلَامَ.

20 Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, [A time] shall yet be! when there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities;

٢٠ هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: سَيَأْتِي شُعُوبٌ بَعْدُ، وَسُكَّانُ مُدُنٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.

21 And the inhabitants of one [city] shall go to another, saying, Let us only go to pray before the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts: I too will likewise go.

٢١ وَسُكَّانُ وَاحِدَةٍ يَسِيرُونَ إِلَى أُخْرَى قَائِلِينَ: لِنَذْهَبْ ذَهَابًا لِنَتَرَضَّى وَجْهَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَنَطْلُبَ رَبَّ ٱلْجُنُودِ. أَنَا أَيْضًا أَذْهَبُ.

22 And many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord.

٢٢ فَتَأْتِي شُعُوبٌ كَثِيرَةٌ وَأُمَمٌ قَوِيَّةٌ لِيَطْلُبُوا رَبَّ ٱلْجُنُودِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَلْيَتَرَضَّوْا وَجْهَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

23 Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, In those days [it shall happen], that ten men out of all the languages of the nations shall take hold—yea, they shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, Let us go with you; for we have heard that God is with you.

٢٣ «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ يُمْسِكُ عَشَرَةُ رِجَالٍ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَلْسِنَةِ ٱلْأُمَمِ يَتَمَسَّكُونَ بِذَيْلِ رَجُلٍ يَهُودِيٍّ قَائِلِينَ: نَذْهَبُ مَعَكُمْ لِأَنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا أَنَّ ٱللهَ مَعَكُمْ».