Zechariah 8

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

I dođe mi riječ Jahvina:

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.

“Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: 'Ljubavlju ljubomornom za Sion izgaram i gnjevom velikim plamtim za nj! Vraćam se u Sion, prebivati hoću sred Jeruzalema.'

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.

Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: 'Jeruzalem će se zvati Gradom vjernosti i Gorom Jahve nad Vojskama, Gorom svetosti.'

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.

Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: 'Starci i starice opet će posjedati po trgovima jeruzalemskim, svatko sa štapom u ruci zbog starosti prevelike.

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

A gradski će se trgovi ispuniti dječacima i djevojčicama koji će se igrati na njegovim trgovima.'

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.

Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: 'Ako to bude čudo u očima Ostatka u dane one, zar će to biti čudo i u mojim očima' - riječ je Jahve nad Vojskama.

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;

Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: 'Evo spasit ću svoj narod iz zemlje istočne i iz zemlje sunčanog zapada.

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.

Ja ću ih dovesti da se nastane usred Jeruzalema. I bit će mi narod a ja ću im biti Bog u vjernosti i pravdi.'

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.

Ovako Govori Jahve nad Vojskama: 'Neka ojačaju ruke vama koji ovih dana slušate riječi ove iz usta proroka koji prorokuje od dana kada bjehu položeni temelji Domu Jahve nad Vojskama da bi se opet sagradilo Svetište.

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.

Jer, prije ovih dana ne bijaše nadnice za čovjeka niti nadnice za živinče; niti bijaše mira od neprijatelja onome koji je izlazio ni onome koji je dolazio; puštao sam ljude jedne protiv drugih.

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

Ali sada, neću biti prema Ostatku ovog naroda kao minulih dana - riječ je Jahve nad Vojskama -

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.

nego ću posijati mir: loza će roditi grožđem, zemlja će davati usjeve, a nebo će davati rosu svoju. Sve ću to dati Ostatku ovoga naroda.

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.

I kao što bijaste prokletstvo među narodima, dome Judin i dome Izraelov, tako ću vas spasiti da budete blagoslovom! Ne bojte se, nek' vam jake budu ruke!'

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:

Jer ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: 'Kao što bijah namislio unesrećiti vas kada su me razgnjevili oci vaši - govori Jahve nad Vojskama - i nisam se pokajao,

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

tako, promijenivši naum, u ove dane mislim usrećiti Jeruzalem i dom Judin. Ne bojte se!

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;

A ovo vam je činiti: Govorite istinu jedan drugom; sudite istinito i miroljubivo na vratima gradskim!

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.

Ne snujte jedan drugome zlo u srcu; ne ljubite lažnu kletvu. Jer sve to ja mrzim' - riječ je Jahvina!”

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

Dođe mi riječ Jahve nad Vojskama:

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.

“Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: Post četvrtoga, post petoga, post sedmoga i post desetoga mjeseca postat će za Dom Jahvin radost, veselje i veseli blagdani. Ali ljubite istinu i mir!”

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

“Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama: Još će dolaziti narodi i stanovnici mnogih gradova.

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.

Stanovnici jednoga grada ići će u drugi govoreći: 'Hajde da idemo moliti lice Jahvino i tražiti Jahvu nad Vojskama!' Ići ću i ja!

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

I doći će mnogi puk i moćni će narodi tražiti Jahvu nad Vojskama u Jeruzalemu i moliti lice Jahvino.

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.

Ovako govori Jahve nad Vojskama! U one će dane deset ljudi od naroda svih jezika hvatati jednog Židova za skut govoreći: 'Idemo s vama, jer čusmo da je s vama Bog.'”