Zechariah 1
1 [I am] Zechariah, a prophet, the son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo. When Darius [had been the emperor of Persia] for almost two years, during November [of that year], Yahweh gave me this message:
En el octavo mes, en el segundo año de Darío, llegó la palabra de Yahvé al profeta Zacarías, hijo de Berequías, hijo de Iddo, diciendo:
2 “I was very angry with your ancestors.
“Yahvé se disgustó mucho con vuestros padres.
3 So tell this to the people: [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say, ‘Return to me, and [if you do that], I will [help] you again.
Por lo tanto, díganles que el Señor de los Ejércitos dice: ‘Vuelvan a mí’, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos, ‘y yo volveré a ustedes’, dice el Señor de los Ejércitos.
4 Do not be like your ancestors. [Other] prophets, who have now died, [continually] proclaimed to your ancestors that they should stop doing the evil things that they were continually doing. But they refused to pay attention to what I said.
No seáis como vuestros padres, a quienes los antiguos profetas proclamaban diciendo: El Señor de los Ejércitos dice: ‘Volved ahora de vuestros malos caminos y de vuestras malas acciones’; pero no oyeron ni me escucharon, dice el Señor.
5 Your ancestors [have died and are now in their graves] [RHQ]. And the prophets did not [RHQ] live forever, [either].
Sus padres, ¿dónde están? Y los profetas, ¿viven para siempre?
6 But I punished [IDM] [the people for disobeying] the commands and the decrees which I commanded my servants the prophets [to tell to the people]. Then they (repented/turned away from their evil behavior) and said, ‘The Commander of the armies of angels has done to us what we deserved for our evil behavior, just like he said that he would do.’”
Pero mis palabras y mis decretos, que ordené a mis siervos los profetas, ¿no alcanzaron a vuestros padres? “Entonces se arrepintieron y dijeron: ‘Tal como Yahvé de los Ejércitos decidió hacernos, según nuestros caminos y según nuestras prácticas, así nos ha tratado’”.
7 [Three months later], on February 15, Yahweh gave [another] message to me.
El día veinticuatro del mes undécimo, que es el mes de Shebat, en el segundo año de Darío, vino la palabra de Yahvé al profeta Zacarías, hijo de Berequías, hijo de Iddo, diciendo:
8 During the night [I had a vision. In the vision] I saw an [angel] who was on a red horse. He was in a narrow valley among some myrtle trees. Behind him were [angels on] red, brown, and white horses.
“Tuve una visión en la noche, y he aquí que un hombre montado en un caballo rojo, y se paró entre los arrayanes que estaban en un barranco; y detrás de él había caballos rojos, pardos y blancos.
9 I asked the angel who had been talking to me, “Sir, who are those [angels on the horses]?” He replied, “I will show you who they are.”
Entonces pregunté: “Señor mío, ¿qué es esto?”. El ángel que hablaba conmigo me dijo: “Te mostraré lo que son”.
10 Then the [angel] who had been under the myrtle trees explained. [He said, ] “They are the [angels] whom Yahweh sent [to (patrol/see what is happening in)] the [entire] world.”
El hombre que estaba entre los mirtos respondió: “Son los que Yahvé ha enviado para ir de un lado a otro de la tierra.”
11 Then those angels reported to the angel who was [there] among the myrtle trees, “We have traveled throughout the world, and we have found out that [the army of the emperor of Persia has conquered nations] throughout the world, [and that] those nations are now (helpless/unable to resist his army).”
Informaron al ángel de Yahvé, que estaba de pie entre los mirtos, y dijeron: “Hemos caminado de un lado a otro de la tierra, y he aquí que toda la tierra está en reposo y en paz.”
12 Then the angel asked, “Commander of the armies of angels, how long will you continue to not be merciful to Jerusalem and the [other] towns in Judah? You have been angry with them for 70 years!”
Entonces el ángel de Yahvé respondió: “Oh Yahvé de los Ejércitos, ¿hasta cuándo no tendrás piedad de Jerusalén y de las ciudades de Judá, contra las que has tenido indignación estos setenta años?”
13 [So] Yahweh spoke kindly to the angel who had talked to me, saying things that comforted/encouraged him.
El Señor respondió al ángel que hablaba conmigo con palabras amables y reconfortantes.
14 Then the angel who had been talking with me said to me, “Proclaim this [to the people of Jerusalem]: The Commander of the armies of angels says that he is very concerned about [the people who live on] Zion [Hill] and [in the other parts of] Jerusalem.
El ángel que hablaba conmigo me dijo: “Proclama, diciendo: El Señor de los Ejércitos dice: “Estoy celoso por Jerusalén y por Sión con gran celo.
15 But he is very angry with the nations that are [proud and feel] safe. He was only a little bit angry [with the people of Judah], but [he is very angry with the surrounding nations because] they caused [the people of Judah to experience] complete disaster.
Estoy muy enojado con las naciones que están tranquilas; porque me disgusté un poco, pero ellas aumentaron la calamidad.”
16 Therefore, this is what he says: ‘I will again be merciful to [the people of] Jerusalem, and they will rebuild my temple. Men will measure [all the land in] the city [before they start rebuilding the houses].’
Por eso dice Yahvé: “He vuelto a Jerusalén con misericordia. Mi casa será edificada en ella — dice el Señor de los Ejércitos — y una línea se extenderá sobre Jerusalén”.
17 The Commander of the armies of angels [also] said this: ‘Tell the people that [the people in] my towns [in Judah] will soon be very prosperous again, and I will encourage [the people of] Jerusalem, and their city will again be my chosen [city].’”
“Proclamad además, diciendo: “El Señor de los Ejércitos dice: “Mis ciudades volverán a rebosar de prosperidad, y el Señor volverá a consolar a Sión, y volverá a elegir a Jerusalén””.
18 Then I looked up, and I saw in front of me four [animal] horns.
Levanté los ojos y vi, y he aquí cuatro cuernos.
19 I asked the angel who had been speaking to me, “What are those [horns]?” He replied, “Those horns [represent the armies that] forced [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah and Israel to go [to other countries].”
Le pregunté al ángel que hablaba conmigo: “¿Qué son éstos?” Me respondió: “Estos son los cuernos que han dispersado a Judá, Israel y Jerusalén”.
20 Then Yahweh showed me four (craftsmen/men who make things from metal).
El Señor me mostró cuatro artesanos.
21 I asked, “What are those men coming to do?” He replied, “[The armies represented by] those horns caused [the people of] Judah to be scattered, with the result that they suffered greatly. But the craftsmen have come to cause those who attacked [IDM] Judah to be terrified and crushed.”
Entonces pregunté: “¿Qué vienen a hacer estos?”. Dijo: “Estos son los cuernos que dispersaron a Judá, para que nadie levantara la cabeza; pero éstos han venido para aterrorizarlos, para derribar los cuernos de las naciones que levantaron su cuerno contra la tierra de Judá para dispersarla.”
