Zechariah 9
1 [This is another] message [that I received] from Yahweh. [Yahweh said, ] “I watch [MTY] everyone, especially the tribes of Israel; [so] I will [punish the people in] the Hadrach [region] and in Damascus [city] [because of what they did to the people of Israel].
“हद्राकको देशको विषयमा परमप्रभुको यस्तो वचन घोषणा भयो, र उहाँको वचन दमस्कसको विषयमा पनि आयो, किनभने सबै मनुष्यजाति र इस्राएलका सबै कुलहरूका आँखा परमप्रभुतिर छन् ।
2 [I will also punish the people in] nearby Hamath [city]. I will also [punish the people in] Tyre and Sidon [cities], even though they are [considered to be] [IRO] very wise.
दमस्कसको सिमानामा भएको हमात, र टुरोस र सीदोनको निम्ति पनि यो घोषणा हो, किनकि तिनीहरू धेरै बुद्धिमान छन् ।
3 [The people in] Tyre built a high wall [around their city]. They piled up [huge amounts of] silver and gold as though they were [piles of] dirt in the streets.
टुरोसले आफैँ एउटा गढी बनाएको छ, र त्यसले सडकहरूमा धुलोसरह चाँदी र माटोसरह निखुर सुन थुपारेको छ ।
4 But [I], Yahweh, will cause their precious possessions to be taken away and all their ships to be destroyed, and their city will be destroyed by a fire.
हेर! परमप्रभुले त्यसबाट सबै खोस्नुहुनेछ र त्यसको बललाई समुद्रमा नष्ट गर्नुहुनेछ, अनि त्यो आगोले भस्म हुनेछ ।
5 [The people in Ashkelon city] will see that [happen], and they will become very afraid. [The people in] Gaza [city] will shake because of being terrified, and [the people in Ekron city] will shake too, because they will no longer expect [to prosper]. The king of [the city of] Gaza will be killed, and [the city of] Ashkelon will be deserted.
अश्कलोनले त्यो देख्नेछ र डराउनेछ! गाजा पनि थर-थर काँप्नेछ! एक्रोनको आशा निराशामा परिणत हुनेछ । गाजाबाट राजा नष्ट हुनेछ, र अश्कलोनमा कोही वास गर्नेछैन!
6 Foreigners will occupy Ashdod [city]. I will cause the [people in all those cities of] Philistia to no longer be proud.
अश्दोदमा परदेशीहरूले घर बसाल्नेछन्, र म पलिश्तीहरूको घमण्ड तोडिदिनेछु ।
7 I will no longer allow them to eat [MTY] meat that still has blood in it, and I will forbid them to eat [MTY] food that I [MTY] have not allowed them to eat [because it was offered to idols]. [At that time, ] the people [in Philistia] who survive will worship me, and they will become [my people, like] the people of Judah are. The Philistine people of Ekron will also become my people like [SIM] the people of Jebus did [when they were conquered].
किनकि म तिनीहरूका मुखबाट रगत र तिनीहरूका दाँतबाट घिनलाग्दा कुराहरू हटाइदिनेछु । तिनीहरू हाम्रा परमेश्वरको निम्ति बाँकी रहेकाहरू, यहूदाको एउटा कुलझैँ हुनेछन्, र एक्रोन यबूसीजस्तै हुनेछ ।
8 I will protect my temple, and I will not allow any [enemy soldiers] to enter it. No [enemies] will harm my people again, because I will be watching [over my people] carefully.
शत्रुका सेनाहरूको विरुद्ध म मेरो भूमिवरिपरि छाउनी लगाउनेछु, ताकि त्यहाँबाट न त कोही छिरोस् वा निस्कोस्, किनकि कोही अत्याचारीले पनि तिनीहरूलाई कुल्चनेछैन, किनभने म मेरै आँखाले नजर लगाउनेछु!
9 Rejoice very much, [you people of] Jerusalem [APO, DOU] and shout joyfully, because your king will be coming to you. He is righteous and victorious; [but he will be] gentle, and [he will be] riding on a donkey, on a young female donkey.
ए सियोनकी छोरी अति धेरै आनन्दले कराऊ! यरूशलेमकी छोरी खुशीले कराऊ! हेर! तिम्रा राजा धार्मिकतामा तिमीकहाँ तिमीलाई बचाउन आउँदै हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँ नम्र हुनुहुन्छ र उहाँ गधामाथि, अर्थात् गधाको बछेडामाथि सवार हुनुहुन्छ ।
10 I will get rid of the chariots in the Ephraim [region that are used in battles] and [all] the war horses in Jerusalem. [All] the bows used in wars will be broken. [Your king] will proclaim that he will cause things to go well and peacefully in the nations. He will rule [the area] from the [Mediterranean] Sea to the [Dead] Sea, and from the [Euphrates] River to the most distant places on the earth.
अनि म एफ्राइमबाट रथ र यरूशलेमबाट घोडा हटाइदिनेछु, र युद्धबाट धनु हटाइनेछन्, किनभने उहाँले जाति-जातिमा शान्ति घोषणा गर्नुहुनेछ, र एउटा समुद्रदेखि अर्कोसम्म, र नदीदेखि पृथ्वीको छेउ-छेउसम्म उहाँको प्रभुत्व रहनेछ!
11 As for you [my people of Jerusalem], because of the blood [of the animals that were sacrificed to make] my agreement with you, I will free your people who were forced to go to other countries where [it was as though they were kept] in a waterless pit.
तँसँग मेरो करारको रगतको कारण, ती सुक्खा खाडलबाट म तेरा कैदीहरूलाई मुक्त गरिदिनेछु ।
12 [You people who were] prisoners [in those countries] who [still] confidently expect [God to help you], return to [Judah], where you will be safe. This day I declare that I will give you two blessings for [each of the troubles that you have experienced].
आशा भएका कैदीहरू, गढीमा फर्क! आज म यो घोषणा गर्दै छु, कि म तिमीहरूलाई दोब्बर फिर्ता गरिदिनेछु,
13 I will cause Judah to be like [MET] my bow, and I will cause Israel to be [like] [MET] my arrow. I will enable you young men of Jerusalem to fight against the soldiers of Greece; you will be like [SIM] a warrior’s sword.”
किनभने मैले यहूदालाई मेरो धनुझैँ बङ्गाएको छु । मैले मेरो तूणलाई एफ्राइमले भरेको छु । ए सियोन, मैले तेरा छोराहरूलाई ग्रीसका छोराहरूको विरूद्ध उक्साएको छु, र सियोन, मैले तँलाई योद्धाको तरवारझैँ बनाएको छु!”
14 [Some day] Yahweh will appear [in the sky] above his people, and the arrows that he shoots will be like [SIM] lightning. Yahweh [our] Lord will blow his trumpet, and he will march [fiercely] like [MET] the storms from the south.
परमप्रभु तिनीहरूकहाँ देखापर्नुहुनेछ, उहाँको काँड बिजुलीझैँ निस्कनेछ! किनकि मेरा परमप्रभु परमेश्वरले तुरही फुक्नुहुनेछ र उहाँ तेमानबाट आँधीको साथ अगि बढ्नुहुनेछ ।
15 The Commander of the armies of angels will protect [his people]; [the soldiers of Judah] will attack and defeat [their enemies who attack them] using slingshots. [Those soldiers of Judah] will drink and celebrate and shout like [SIM] people who are drunk; they will be as full [of wine] as the bowl that holds [the blood of the animals that are sacrificed] and [which is then] sprinkled on the corners of the altar.
सेनाहरूका परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूको सुरक्षा गर्नुहुनेछ, र तिनीहरूले उनीहरूलाई नाश गर्नेछन् र घुयेँत्रोका ढुङ्गाहरूलाई पराजय गर्नेछन् । तिनीहरूले पिउनेछन् र मद्यले मातेका मानिसहरुझैँ ठुलो सोरमा कराउनेछन्, र तिनीहरू बटुकाझैँ, र वेदीका छेउहरूझैँ मद्येले भरिनेछन् ।
16 On that day, Yahweh our God will save his people [like a shepherd saves] his flock [of sheep from danger]. In their land, they will be like [SIM] jewels that sparkle on a crown.
यसैकारण परमप्रभु तिनीहरूका परमेश्वरले तिनीहरूलाई त्यस दिन आफ्ना मानिसहरूको बागललाईझैँ बचाउनुहुनेछ । तिनीहरू उहाँको देशमा चम्कने मुकुटका रत्नहरू हुन् ।
17 They will be delightful and beautiful. The young men will become strong from [eating] grain, and the young women will [become strong] from [drinking] new wine.
तिनीहरू कत्ति असल र कति सुन्दर हुनेछन्! जवान मानिसहरू अन्नले र कन्याहरू नयाँ मद्यले हृष्टपुष्ट हुनेछन् ।
