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.
Hingin ninyo sa Panginoon ang ulan sa kapanahunan ng huling ulan, sa Panginoon na nagpapakidlat; at kaniyang bibigyan sila ng ulan, at ang bawa't isa'y ng damo sa parang.
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].
Sapagka't ang mga teraf ay nagsalita ng walang kabuluhan, at ang mga manghuhula ay nangakakita ng isang kabulaanan; at sila'y nangagsaysay ng mga kabulaanang panaginip, sila'y nagsisialiw ng walang kabuluhan: kaya't sila'y nagsisiyaon ng kanilang lakad na parang mga tupa, sila'y nadadalamhati, sapagka't walang pastor.
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.
Ang aking galit ay nagalab laban sa mga pastor, at aking parurusahan ang mga lalaking kambing; sapagka't dinalaw ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo ang kaniyang kawan na sangbahayan ni Juda, at kaniyang gagawin silang parang magilas na kabayo sa pagbabaka.
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]).
Sa kaniya lalabas ang batong panulok, sa kaniya ang pako, sa kaniya ang busog na pangbaka, sa kaniya ang bawa't pinuno na magkakasama.
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.
At sila'y magiging parang mga makapangyarihang lalake, na yayapakan nila ang kanilang mga kaaway sa putik sa mga lansangan sa pagbabaka; at sila'y magsisilaban, sapagka't ang Panginoon ay sumasakanila; at ang mga mangangabayo ay mangatutulig.
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].
At aking palalakasin ang sangbahayan ni Juda, at aking ililigtas ang sangbahayan ni Jose, at aking ibabalik sila uli; sapagka't ako'y naawa sa kanila; at sila'y magiging parang hindi ko itinakuwil: sapagka't ako ang Panginoon nilang Dios, at aking didinggin sila.
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].
At ang mga sa Ephraim ay magiging parang makapangyarihang lalake, at ang kanilang puso ay mangagagalak na gaya ng sa alak; oo, ito'y makikita ng kanilang mga anak, at mangagagalak: ang kanilang puso ay masasayahan sa Panginoon.
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.
Aking susutsutan sila, at sila'y pipisanin; sapagka't aking tinubos sila; at sila'y magsisidami ng gaya ng kanilang dinami.
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].
At aking pangangalatin sila sa gitna ng mga bansa; at aalalahanin nila ako sa mga malayong lupain; at sila'y nagsisitahang kasama ng kanilang mga anak, at magsisipagbalik.
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].
Aking dadalhin uli sila mula sa lupain ng Egipto, at pipisanin sila mula sa Asiria; at aking dadalhin sila sa lupain ng Galaad at Libano; at walang dakong masusumpungan para sa kanila.
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].
At siya'y magdadaan ng dagat ng kadalamhatian, at hahawiin ang mga alon sa dagat, at ang lahat ng kalaliman sa Nilo ay matutuyo; at ang kapalaluan ng Asiria ay mababagsak, at ang cetro ng Egipto ay mawawala.
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.”
At aking palalakasin sila sa Panginoon; at sila'y magsisilakad na paitaas at paibaba sa kaniyang pangalan, sabi ng Panginoon.
