Zechariah 10
1 Ask Yahweh to cause rain to fall (in the springtime/before the hot season starts), [because] he is the one who makes the clouds [from which the rain falls]. He causes showers to fall on us, and he causes crops to grow well in the fields.
Ištite od Gospoda dažda u vrijeme poznoga dažda, Gospod æe pustiti munje, i daæe vam izobila dažda i svakome trave u polju.
2 [What people think that] the idols in their houses suggest [is only] nonsense, and people who [say that they can] interpret dreams tell [only] lies. When they [tell people things to] comfort [them, what they say] is useless, so the people [who (consult/trust in) them] are like lost sheep; they are attacked because they have no [one to protect them] [like] [MET] a shepherd [protects his sheep].
Jer likovi govore ništavilo i vraèi vide laž i govore zaludne sne, tješe taštinom; zato otidoše kao stado, i ojadiše se, jer ne bješe pastira.
3 [Yahweh says, ] “I am angry with the leaders [MET] of my people, and I will punish them. [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, take care of my people, the people of Judah, [like a shepherd takes care of his] [MET] flock, and I will cause them to be like [SIM] proud/powerful war horses.
Gnjev se moj raspali na pastire, i pokarah jarce; jer Gospod nad vojskama obide stado svoje, dom Judin, i uèini da su mu kao konj okiæen za boj.
4 From Judah will come rulers [who will be very important], [like] [MET] a cornerstone is [the most important stone for a house], [like] [MET] a tent peg [is very important for a tent], [like] [MET] a bow [is very important for (an archer/a man who shoots arrows]).
Od njega je ugao, od njega kolje, od njega luk ubojiti, od njega izlazi i svaki nastojnik.
5 They will all be like [SIM] mighty warriors trampling [their enemies] in the mud during a battle. [I, ] Yahweh, will be with them, so they will fight and defeat their enemies who ride on horses.
I oni æe biti kao junaci, gaziæe u boju kao blato po ulicama, i biæe se, jer je Gospod s njima, i koji jašu na konjma osramotiæe se.
6 I will cause the people [MTY] of Judah to become strong, and I will rescue the people [MTY] of Israel. I will bring them back [from the countries to which they were (exiled/forced to go)]; [I will do that] because I pity them. Then they will be as though I had not abandoned them, because I am Yahweh, their God, and I will answer them [when they pray for help].
I ukrijepiæu dom Judin, i dom æu Josifov spasti, i dovešæu ih natrag, jer mi ih je žao, i biæe kao da ih nijesam odbacio, jer sam ja Gospod Bog njihov i uslišiæu ih.
7 The people of Israel will be like [SIM] strong soldiers; they will be as happy as [people who have drunk a lot of] wine. Their children will see [their fathers being very happy], and they [also] will be happy because of what Yahweh [has done for them].
I oni od Jefrema biæe kao junak, i srce æe im biti veselo kao od vina, i sinovi njihovi vidjeæe i veseliæe se, i srce æe im se radovati o Gospodu.
8 I will signal for my people [to return from (being exiled/other countries)], and I will gather them together [in their own country]. I will rescue them, and they will become very numerous like [they were] previously.
Zazviždaæu im i sabraæu ih, jer æu ih izbaviti, i oni æe se umnožiti kao što su se bili umnožili.
9 I have caused them to be scattered among many people-groups, but in those distant countries they will think about me again. They and their children will remain alive and return [to Judah].
I rasijaæu ih meðu narode da se u daljnijem mjestima opominju mene, i živeæi sa sinovima svojima da se vrate.
10 I will bring them [back] from Egypt and from Assyria; I will bring them [back] from the Gilead and Lebanon [regions], and there will hardly be enough [HYP] space for them all [to live in Judah].
I dovešæu ih natrag iz zemlje Misirske, i sabraæu ih iz Asirske, i dovešæu ih u zemlju Galadsku i na Livan; i neæe im biti dosta mjesta.
11 They will endure/experience many difficulties [as though they were walking] [MET] through a sea, but [I] will calm the waves of the sea; the Nile [River which is usually] deep will dry up. [I] will defeat the proud [soldiers of] Assyria, and [I will cause] Egypt to no longer be powerful [MTY].
I od tjeskobe æe prijeæi preko mora, i razbiæe vale u moru, i sve æe dubine rijeci presahnuti, i oboriæe se ponos Asirski i palica æe se Misirska uzeti.
12 I will enable my people to be strong, and they will honor me and obey [IDM] me. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
I ukrijepiæu ih Gospodom, i oni æe hoditi u ime njegovo, govori Gospod.
