Zechariah 8
1 And there is a word of YHWH of Hosts, saying,
Ary tonga ny tenin’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro, nanao hoe:
2 “Thus said YHWH of Hosts: I have been zealous for Zion with great zeal, With great heat I have been zealous for her.
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 said YHWH: I have turned back to Zion, And I have dwelt in the midst of Jerusalem, And Jerusalem has been called The City of Truth, And The Mountain of YHWH 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 said YHWH of Hosts: Again old men and old women dwell In broad places of Jerusalem, And each his staff in his hand, Because of abundance of days.
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 broad places of the city are full of boys and girls, Playing in its broad places.
ary eny an-dalambe any an-tanàna dia ho feno ankizilahy madinika sy ankizivavy madinika milalao eny an-dalambe.
6 Thus said YHWH of Hosts: Surely it is wonderful in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, Also in My eyes it is wonderful, A declaration of YHWH 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 said YHWH of Hosts: Behold, I am saving My people from the land of the rising, And from the land of the going in, of the sun,
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 have brought them in, They have dwelt in the midst of Jerusalem, And they have been to Me for a people, And I am to them for 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 said YHWH of Hosts: Let your hands be strong, You who are hearing in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets, That in the day the house of YHWH of Hosts has been founded, The temple [is] to 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 has been no hiring of man, Indeed, a hiring of beasts there is none; And to him who is going out, And to him who is coming in, There is no peace because of the adversary, And I send all men—each against his neighbor.
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 And now, not as [in] the former days [am] I to the remnant of this people, A declaration of YHWH 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 Because of the sowing of peace, The vine gives her fruit, And the earth gives her increase, And the heavens give their dew, And I have caused the remnant of this people To inherit all these.
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 has come to pass, As you have been a reviling among nations, O house of Judah, and house of Israel, So I save you, and you have been a blessing, Do not fear, 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 said YHWH of Hosts: As I purposed to do evil to you, When your fathers made Me angry—said YHWH of Hosts—And I did not relent,
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 I have turned back, I have purposed, in these days, To do good with Jerusalem, And with the house of Judah—do not fear!
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 you do: Each speak truth with his neighbor, Judge [with] truth and peaceful judgment 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 do not devise the evil of his neighbor in your heart, And do not love a false oath, For all these [are] things that I have hated, A declaration of YHWH.”
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 there is a word of YHWH of Hosts to me, saying,
Ary ny tenin’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro, dia tonga tamiko nanao hoe:
19 “Thus said YHWH 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 [months], are to the house of Judah for joy and for rejoicing, and for pleasant appointed times, and the truth and the peace they have loved.
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 said YHWH of Hosts: Yet peoples come, and 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 Indeed, inhabitants of one Have gone to another, saying, We go diligently, To appease the face of YHWH, To seek YHWH of Hosts—I go, even I.
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 Indeed, many peoples have come in, and mighty nations, To seek YHWH of Hosts in Jerusalem, And to appease the face of YHWH.
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 said YHWH of Hosts: In those days ten men of all languages of the nations take hold, Indeed, they have taken hold on the skirt of a man, a Jew, saying, We go with you, for we heard 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.
