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].
La carga de Yavé está en la tierra de Hadrac y llega a Damasco para descansar. De Yavé son las ciudades de Aram, así como todas las tribus de Israel,
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.
también la vecina Hamat, Tiro y Sidón, las muy sabias.
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.
Tiro se edificó una fortaleza, amontonó plata como polvo y oro como el lodo de las calles.
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.
Pero ʼAdonay la desposeerá y echará al mar sus riquezas. Ella será devorada por el fuego.
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.
Lo verá Ascalón y temerá. Gaza se retorcerá de dolor, y también Ecrón, pues su esperanza fue avergonzada. El rey de Gaza perecerá. Ascalón ya no será habitada.
6 Foreigners will occupy Ashdod [city]. I will cause the [people in all those cities of] Philistia to no longer be proud.
Un hijo ilegítimo vivirá en Asdod. Así destruiré la altivez de los filisteos.
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].
Apartaré la sangre de su boca y las repugnancias de entre sus dientes. También quedará un remanente de ellos para nuestro ʼElohim y será como una familia en Judá. Ecrón será como un jebuseo.
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.
Acamparé como guarnición alrededor de mi Casa, contra el que va y el que viene. El opresor no volverá a pasar sobre ellos, porque ahora Yo vigilo con mis ojos.
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.
¡Alégrate mucho, hija de Sion! ¡Da voces de júbilo, hija de Jerusalén! Mira a tu Rey que viene a ti, justo y victorioso, humilde, montado en un pollino de asna.
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.
Destruiré los carruajes de Efraín y los caballos de Jerusalén. El arco de guerra será quebrado, porque Él hablará paz a las naciones. Su soberanía será de mar a mar, y desde el Río hasta los confines de la tierra.
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.
También en cuanto a ti, a causa de la sangre de tu pacto, liberaré a tus cautivos de la cisterna sin agua.
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].
¡Oh cautivos de esperanza, vuelvan a la fortaleza! Hoy mismo les declaro que les restauraré al doble.
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.”
Tensaré a Judá como mi arco y cargaré mi arco con Efraín. Haré de ti, oh Sion, una espada de valiente. Incitaré a tus hijos, oh Sion, contra tus hijos, oh Grecia. Convertiré a Sion como una espada de guerrero.
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.
Yavé será visto como su Jefe. Sus flechas saldrán como rayos. Yavé ʼAdonay tocará la trompeta y avanzará entre los remolinos del sur.
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.
Yavé de las huestes los defenderá. Ellos devorarán y aplastarán con hondas, beberán y alborotarán como por causa del vino. Se llenarán como tazones o como las esquinas del altar.
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.
En aquel día Yavé su ʼElohim los salvará, como el rebaño de su pueblo, porque son como piedras preciosas de una corona que brillan en su tierra.
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.
Porque ¡cuán grande es su bondad y su hermosura! El trigo hará florecer a los jóvenes y el mosto a las doncellas.
