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].
Breme rijeèi Gospodnje zemlji Adrahu i Damasku, gdje æe poèinuti, jer je Gospodnje oko na ljudima i na svijem plemenima Izrailjevijem.
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.
I Emat æe zahvatiti, i Tir i Sidon, ako i jesu veoma mudri,
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.
I Tir sagradi sebi grad, i sabra srebra kao praha, i zlata kao kala po putu.
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.
Gle, Gospod æe ga otjerati, i vræi æe u more silu njegovu, i on æe ognjem izgorjeti.
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.
Askalon æe vidjeti i uplašiæe se, i Gaza æe se vrlo uzmuèiti, i Akaron, što ga osramoti nadanje njegovo, i poginuæe car u Gazi; i Askalon se neæe naseliti.
6 Foreigners will occupy Ashdod [city]. I will cause the [people in all those cities of] Philistia to no longer be proud.
I u Azotu æe sjedjeti tuðin, i ponos æu Filistejski zatrti.
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].
I ukloniæu krv njihovu od usta njihovijeh, i gadove njihove iz zuba njihovijeh, i ko ostane biæe i on Boga našega, i biæe kao poglavar u Judi, a Akaron kao Jevusejac.
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.
I postaviæu oko kod doma svojega suprot vojsci, suprot onima koji odlaze i dolaze, i nastojnik neæe više prolaziti kroz njih, jer sada pogledah svojim oèima.
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.
Raduj se mnogo, kæeri Sionska, podvikuj, kæeri Jerusalimska; evo, car tvoj ide k tebi, pravedan je i spasava, krotak i jaše na magarcu, i na magaretu, mladetu magarièinu.
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.
Jer æu istrijebiti iz Jefrema kola i iz Jerusalima konje; i istrijebiæe se luk ubojiti; i on æe kazivati mir narodima, i vlast æe mu biti od mora do mora i od rijeke do krajeva zemaljskih.
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.
A ti, za krv zavjeta tvojega pustih sužnje tvoje iz jame, gdje nema vode.
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].
Vratite se ka gradu, sužnji, koji se nadate, još ti i danas javljam da æu ti platiti dvojinom.
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.”
Jer zapeh sebi Judu kao luk, i napunih Jefrema, i podigoh sinove tvoje, Sione, na sinove tvoje, Javane, i uèinih te da si kao maè junaèki.
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.
I Gospod æe se pokazati nad njima, i strijela æe njegova izaæi kao munja, i Gospod æe Gospod zatrubiti u trubu i poæi æe s vihorima južnijem.
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.
Gospod nad vojskama zaklanjaæe ih, i oni æe jesti pogazivši kamenje iz praæe, i piæe podvikujuæi kao od vina, i biæe puni kao èaša, kao uglovi od oltara.
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.
I Gospod Bog njihov izbaviæe ih u taj dan kao stado svojega naroda, jer æe se kamenje u vijencu podignuti u zemlji njegovoj.
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.
Jer koliko æe biti dobro njegovo i kolika ljepota njegova! od žita æe rasti momci a od slatkoga vina djevojke.
