Zechariah 1
1 [I am] Zechariah, a prophet, the son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo. When Darius [had been the emperor of Persia] for almost two years, during November [of that year], Yahweh gave me this message:
Dalam bulan yang kedelapan pada tahun kedua zaman Darius datanglah firman TUHAN kepada nabi Zakharia bin Berekhya bin Ido, bunyinya:
2 “I was very angry with your ancestors.
"Sangat murka TUHAN atas nenek moyangmu.
3 So tell this to the people: [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say, ‘Return to me, and [if you do that], I will [help] you again.
Sebab itu katakanlah kepada mereka: Beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam: Kembalilah kepada-Ku, demikianlah firman TUHAN semesta alam, maka Akupun akan kembali kepadamu, firman TUHAN semesta alam.
4 Do not be like your ancestors. [Other] prophets, who have now died, [continually] proclaimed to your ancestors that they should stop doing the evil things that they were continually doing. But they refused to pay attention to what I said.
Janganlah kamu seperti nenek moyangmu yang kepadanya para nabi yang dahulu telah menyerukan, demikian: Beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam: Berbaliklah dari tingkah lakumu yang buruk dan dari perbuatanmu yang jahat! Tetapi mereka tidak mau mendengarkan dan tidak mau menghiraukan Aku, demikianlah firman TUHAN.
5 Your ancestors [have died and are now in their graves] [RHQ]. And the prophets did not [RHQ] live forever, [either].
Nenek moyangmu, di mana mereka? Dan para nabi, apakah mereka hidup untuk selama-lamanya?
6 But I punished [IDM] [the people for disobeying] the commands and the decrees which I commanded my servants the prophets [to tell to the people]. Then they (repented/turned away from their evil behavior) and said, ‘The Commander of the armies of angels has done to us what we deserved for our evil behavior, just like he said that he would do.’”
Tetapi segala firman dan ketetapan-Ku yang telah Kuperintahkan kepada hamba-hamba-Ku, para nabi, bukankah itu telah sampai kepada nenek moyangmu? Maka bertobatlah mereka serta berkata: Sebagaimana TUHAN semesta alam bermaksud mengambil tindakan terhadap kita sesuai dengan tingkah laku kita dan perbuatan kita, demikianlah Ia mengambil tindakan terhadap kita!"
7 [Three months later], on February 15, Yahweh gave [another] message to me.
Pada hari yang kedua puluh empat dari bulan yang kesebelas--itulah bulan Syebat--pada tahun yang kedua zaman Darius datanglah firman TUHAN kepada nabi Zakharia bin Berekhya bin Ido, bunyinya:
8 During the night [I had a vision. In the vision] I saw an [angel] who was on a red horse. He was in a narrow valley among some myrtle trees. Behind him were [angels on] red, brown, and white horses.
"Tadi malam aku mendapat suatu penglihatan: tampak seorang yang menunggang kuda merah! Dia sedang berdiri di antara pohon-pohon murad yang di dalam jurang; dan di belakangnya ada kuda-kuda yang merah, yang merah jambu dan yang putih.
9 I asked the angel who had been talking to me, “Sir, who are those [angels on the horses]?” He replied, “I will show you who they are.”
Maka aku bertanya: Apakah arti semuanya ini, ya tuanku? Lalu malaikat yang berbicara dengan aku itu menjawab: Aku ini akan memperlihatkan kepadamu apa arti semuanya ini!
10 Then the [angel] who had been under the myrtle trees explained. [He said, ] “They are the [angels] whom Yahweh sent [to (patrol/see what is happening in)] the [entire] world.”
Orang yang berdiri di antara pohon-pohon murad itu mulai berbicara, katanya: Inilah mereka semua yang diutus TUHAN untuk menjelajahi bumi!
11 Then those angels reported to the angel who was [there] among the myrtle trees, “We have traveled throughout the world, and we have found out that [the army of the emperor of Persia has conquered nations] throughout the world, [and that] those nations are now (helpless/unable to resist his army).”
Berbicaralah mereka kepada Malaikat TUHAN yang berdiri di antara pohon-pohon murad itu, katanya: Kami telah menjelajahi bumi, dan sesungguhnya seluruh bumi itu tenang dan aman.
12 Then the angel asked, “Commander of the armies of angels, how long will you continue to not be merciful to Jerusalem and the [other] towns in Judah? You have been angry with them for 70 years!”
Berbicaralah Malaikat TUHAN itu, katanya: Ya TUHAN semesta alam, berapa lama lagi Engkau tidak menyayangi Yerusalem dan kota-kota Yehuda yang telah tujuh puluh tahun lamanya Kaumurkai itu?
13 [So] Yahweh spoke kindly to the angel who had talked to me, saying things that comforted/encouraged him.
Lalu kepada malaikat, yang berbicara dengan aku itu, TUHAN menjawab dengan kata-kata yang ramah dan yang menghiburkan.
14 Then the angel who had been talking with me said to me, “Proclaim this [to the people of Jerusalem]: The Commander of the armies of angels says that he is very concerned about [the people who live on] Zion [Hill] and [in the other parts of] Jerusalem.
Berkatalah kepadaku malaikat yang berbicara dengan aku itu: Serukanlah ini: Beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam: Sangat besar usaha-Ku untuk Yerusalem dan Sion,
15 But he is very angry with the nations that are [proud and feel] safe. He was only a little bit angry [with the people of Judah], but [he is very angry with the surrounding nations because] they caused [the people of Judah to experience] complete disaster.
tetapi sangat besar murka-Ku terhadap bangsa-bangsa yang merasa dirinya aman, yang, sementara Aku murka sedikit, telah membantu menimbulkan kejahatan.
16 Therefore, this is what he says: ‘I will again be merciful to [the people of] Jerusalem, and they will rebuild my temple. Men will measure [all the land in] the city [before they start rebuilding the houses].’
Sebab itu, beginilah firman TUHAN, Aku kembali lagi kepada Yerusalem dengan kasih sayang. Rumah-Ku akan didirikan pula di sana, demikianlah firman TUHAN semesta alam, dan tali pengukur akan direntangkan lagi di atas Yerusalem.
17 The Commander of the armies of angels [also] said this: ‘Tell the people that [the people in] my towns [in Judah] will soon be very prosperous again, and I will encourage [the people of] Jerusalem, and their city will again be my chosen [city].’”
Serukanlah ini selanjutnya: Beginilah firman TUHAN semesta alam: Kota-kota-Ku akan berlimpah-limpah pula dengan kebajikan, dan TUHAN akan menghiburkan Sion dan akan memilih Yerusalem pula."
18 Then I looked up, and I saw in front of me four [animal] horns.
Aku melayangkan mataku dan melihat: tampak empat tanduk.
19 I asked the angel who had been speaking to me, “What are those [horns]?” He replied, “Those horns [represent the armies that] forced [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah and Israel to go [to other countries].”
Lalu aku bertanya kepada malaikat yang berbicara dengan aku itu: "Apakah arti semuanya ini?" Maka ia menjawab aku: "Inilah tanduk-tanduk yang telah menyerakkan Yehuda, Israel dan Yerusalem."
20 Then Yahweh showed me four (craftsmen/men who make things from metal).
Kemudian TUHAN memperlihatkan kepadaku empat tukang besi.
21 I asked, “What are those men coming to do?” He replied, “[The armies represented by] those horns caused [the people of] Judah to be scattered, with the result that they suffered greatly. But the craftsmen have come to cause those who attacked [IDM] Judah to be terrified and crushed.”
Lalu aku bertanya: "Orang-orang ini datang untuk melakukan apa?" Maka ia menjawab: "Inipun adalah tanduk-tanduk yang telah menyerakkan Yehuda, sehingga tidak seorangpun berani mengangkat kepalanya. Dan semuanya ini datang untuk mengejutkan mereka, yakni untuk menghempaskan tanduk bangsa-bangsa yang telah mengangkat tanduk terhadap tanah Yehuda hendak menyerakkannya."
