Zakari 1

1 Nan uityèm mwa dizyèm lanne rèy wa Dariyis, Seyè a pale ak pwofèt Zakari, ki te pitit Berekya, pitit pitit Ido. Li ba li mesaj sa a pou pèp la.

In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah to Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying: —

2 Li di li: -Mwen menm Seyè a, mwen te fache anpil sou zansèt nou yo.

Jehovah hath been much displeased with your fathers.

3 Men koulye a, mwen menm Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, men sa m' voye di nou: Tounen vin jwenn mwen, m'a tounen vin jwenn nou tou. Se vre wi sa m'ap di nou la a.

But say thou to them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Turn ye to me, saith Jehovah of hosts, And I will turn to you, saith Jehovah of hosts.

4 Pa fè tankou zansèt nou yo. Nan tan lontan pwofèt yo te ba yo mesaj mwen. Yo te di yo: Men sa Seyè a di nou: Kite move chemen n'ap swiv la. Sispann fè sa ki mal. Men, yo pa t' koute m', yo fè tankou se pa avè yo m' t'ap pale. Se vre wi sa m'ap di la a.

Be ye not as your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried, saying, Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings! But they did not hear, nor hearken to me, saith Jehovah.

5 Kote zansèt nou yo ye koulye a? Eske pwofèt yo te ka viv san yo pa janm mouri?

Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?

6 Men, sa m' te di nan pawòl ak lòd mwen te bay pwofèt yo, sèvitè m' yo, pou zansèt nou yo, èske sa pa rive yo vre? Lè sa a, yo vin règrèt sa yo te fè a. Yo rekonèt mwen menm, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, mwen te pini yo pou jan yo t'ap viv la, pou tou sa yo te fè ki mal, jan mwen te soti pou m' fè l' la.

But my words and my statutes, Which I commanded my servants, the prophets, Did they not overtake your fathers? And they returned and said, Even as Jehovah of hosts thought To do to us according to our ways, and according to doings, So hath he done to us.

7 Nan dezyèm lanne rèy wa Dariyis, vennkatriyèm jou nan onzyèm mwa a, mwa yo rele Cheba a, Seyè a bay pwofèt Zakari, pitit Berekya, pitit pitit Ido a, yon mesaj.

On the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah to Zechariah, the son of Barachiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:

8 Men ki jan pwofèt la rakonte l': -Mwen fè yon vizyon nan mitan lannwit: Mwen wè yon nonm sou yon chwal wouj. Li te kanpe nan mitan yon bann pye jasmen ki te nan yon ti fon anba pyebwa. Te gen yon chwal wouj, yon chwal alzan ak yon chwal blan kanpe dèyè do l'.

I saw in the night, and behold, a man riding upon a red horse; and he stood among the myrtle-trees that were in the deep valley, and behind him were other horses, red, fox-colored, and white.

9 Mwen mande: -Kisa chwal sa yo ye menm, mèt? Zanj ki t'ap pale avè m' lan reponn mwen: -Mwen pral fè ou wè sa yo ye.

Then I said, What are these, my lord? And the angel that talked with me said to me, I will show thee what these are.

10 Nonm ki te kanpe nan mitan pye jasmen yo pran lapawòl, li di m' konsa: -Se moun Seyè a te voye al wè sa k'ap pase toupatou sou latè.

And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said, These are they whom Jehovah hath sent to go to and fro through the earth.

11 Chwal yo pale ak zanj Bondye a ki te kanpe nan mitan pye jasmen yo, yo di l' konsa: -Nou te ale toupatou sou latè. Nou te wè tout moun chita byen dousman lakay yo, san bri san kont.

And they answered the angel of Jehovah that stood among the myrtle-trees, and said, We have gone to and fro through the earth, and behold, all the earth is still and at rest.

12 Lè sa a, zanj Seyè a pran lapawòl, epi li di: -Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa, sa fè swasanndizan depi ou ankòlè sou lavil Jerizalèm ak sou lavil Jida yo. Kilè w'a resi gen pitye pou yo?

Then the angel of Jehovah answered, and said, O Jehovah of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

13 Seyè a reponn zanj ki t'ap pale avè m' lan. Li ba li bon pawòl pou remoute kouraj li.

And Jehovah answered the angel that talked with me good words and comfortable words.

14 Lèfini, zanj ki t'ap pale avè m' lan di m': -Men sa pou ou fè moun yo konnen: Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a pale. Li di: Mwen renmen lavil Jerizalèm ki sou mòn Siyon an anpil anpil.

And the angel who talked with me said to me: Proclaim thou and say, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with great jealousy,

15 Men, mwen move anpil sou nasyon k'ap mennen lavi dous yo. Mwen te fache sou pèp mwen an, se vre. Men, mwen pa t' twò fache pase sa. Men, nasyon yo pwofite, yo fè gwo malè sou li.

And with great anger am I angry with the nations that are at ease; For I was but a little displeased, And they helped forward the affliction.

16 Se poutèt sa, men sa Seyè a di: M'ap tounen vin jwenn lavil Jerizalèm ankò, m'ap gen pitye pou li. Yo pral rebati tanp mwen an nan lavil la. Jerizalèm pral kanpe ankò. Se mwen men, Seyè a, ki di sa:

Therefore thus saith Jehovah: I return to Jerusalem with mercies; My house shall be built in it, Saith Jehovah of hosts, And a measuring-line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.

17 Zanj lan di m': -Men yon lòt bagay pou fè yo konnen ankò. Seyè a pale, li di konsa: Lavil mwen yo pral wè zafè yo mache byen ankò. M'ap gen pitye pou mòn Siyon an ankò. Mwen pral chwazi lavil Jerizalèm pou li rele m' pa m' ankò.

Proclaim yet and say, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: My cities shall yet overflow with prosperity, And Jehovah will yet comfort Zion, And will yet choose Jerusalem.

18 Apre sa, mwen fè yon lòt vizyon, mwen leve je m' gade. Mwen wè kat kòn bèf.

Then I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, four horns.

19 Mwen mande zanj ki t'ap pale avè m' lan: -Kisa kòn sa yo ye, mèt? Li reponn mwen: -Kòn sa yo, se nasyon ki te depòte moun peyi Jida yo, pèp Izrayèl la ansanm ak moun lavil Jerizalèm yo.

And I said to the angel that talked with me, What mean these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.

20 Apre sa, Seyè a fè m' wè kat bòs fòjon ak mato nan men yo.

And Jehovah showed me four smiths.

21 Mwen mande l': -Kisa moun sa yo vin fè la a? Li reponn mwen: -Kòn sa yo, se nasyon ki te depòte tout pèp peyi Jida a, ki te fè tout moun Jida yo t'ap mache tèt bese. Men, bòs fòjon sa yo vini pou yo fè nasyon yo pè, pou kraze pouvwa tout nasyon ki t'ap pwofite sou pèp peyi Jida a, lèfini ki te gaye yo toupatou.

Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man lifted up his head; and now these are come to terrify them, to cast out the horns of the nations which lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.