Zakari 1

1 Nan uityèm mwa, dezyèm ane Wa Darius la, pawòl SENYÈ a te vini a Zacharie, pwofèt la, fis a Bérékia, fis a Iddo a. Li te di:

In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of YHWH unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

2 “SENYÈ a te fache anpil anpil avèk zansèt nou yo.

YHWH hath been sore displeased with your fathers.

3 Konsa, se pou ou di a yo menm: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo: “Retounen vin jwenn Mwen,” deklare SENYÈ dèzame yo: “Pou M kapab retounen vin jwenn nou,” pale SENYÈ dèzame yo.

Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith YHWH of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith YHWH of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith YHWH of hosts.

4 “Pa fè tankou zansèt nou yo, a sila ansyen pwofèt yo te kriye e te di: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo: ‘Retounen koulye a, kite chemen mechan ak zak mechan nou yo.’ Men yo pa t koute, ni okipe Mwen’, deklare SENYÈ a.

Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith YHWH of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith YHWH.

5 Papa zansèt nou yo, ki kote yo ye? Epi pwofèt yo, èske yo viv pou tout tan?

Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?

6 Men èske pawòl Mwen yo, ak règleman Mwen yo, lòd ke M te bay a sèvitè Mwen yo, pwofèt yo, èske yo pa t depase zansèt nou yo? “Konsa yo te repanti, e te di: ‘Jan SENYÈ dèzame yo te gen entansyon fè ak nou selon chemen ak zak nou yo, se konsa Li fin aji avèk nou.’”

But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as YHWH of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

7 Nan venn-katriyèm jou nan onzyèm mwa a, ki se mwa Schebat a, nan dezyèm ane wa Darius la, pawòl SENYÈ a te rive kote Zacharie, pwofèt la, fis a Bérékia, fis a Iddo a, konsa:

Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of YHWH unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

8 Mwen t ap gade pandan nwit lan e vwala, yon nonm te monte sou yon cheval wouj. Li te kanpe pami pye Jasmen ki te nan ravin yo, e dèyè li, te gen cheval wouj, cheval alzan ak cheval blan.

I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.

9 Konsa, mwen te di: “O Senyè mwen an! Se kisa sa yo ye?” Epi zanj ki t ap pale avèk mwen an, te di mwen: “Mwen va montre ou kisa yo ye.”

Then said I, O my master, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.

10 Epi nonm ki te kanpe pami pye Jasmen yo te reponn. Li te di: “Sa yo se sila ke SENYÈ a te voye pou fè patwouj sou latè.”

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

11 Konsa, yo te reponn zanj SENYÈ, ki te kanpe pami pye Jasmen yo. Yo te di: “Nou te fè patwouj sou tè a e gade byen tout tè a kalm. Li gen lapè.”

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

12 Epi zanj SENYÈ a te di: “O SENYÈ dèzame yo, pandan konbyen de tan Ou va refize gen konpasyon pou Jérusalem ak vil a Juda yo, de kilès Ou te si tèlman pa t kontan pandan swasann-dis ane sila yo?”

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

13 SENYÈ a te reponn zanj ki t ap pale avè m nan ak pawòl ki plen gras, pawòl dous ki pou kalme.

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

14 Konsa, zanj ki t ap pale avè m nan, te di mwen: “Se pou ou kriye pou di: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo: “Mwen jalou depase pou Jérusalem ak Sion.

So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith YHWH of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

15 Men Mwen fache anpil anpil ak nasyon ki alèz yo. Paske pandan Mwen te fache sèlman yon ti kras, yo te ogmante afliksyon an.”

And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.

16 Akoz sa, SENYÈ a di konsa: “Mwen ap retounen kote Jérusalem, ak mizerikòd. Kay Mwen an va bati ladann l”, deklare SENYÈ dèzame yo; “epi yon lign va vin tire sou Jérusalem.”’

Therefore thus saith YHWH; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith YHWH of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.

17 “Se pou ou kriye ankò e di: ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo: “Vil Mwen yo va vin debòde ak abondans ankò. SENYÈ a va soulaje Sion, e chwazi Jérusalem ankò.”’”

Cry yet, saying, Thus saith YHWH of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and YHWH shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

18 Konsa, Mwen te leve zye m; mwen te gade, e konsa, te gen kat kòn.

Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.

19 Mwen te di a zanj ki t ap pale avè m nan: “Kisa sa yo ye?” Li te reponn mwen: “Sa yo se kòn ki te gaye Juda, Israël, ak Jérusalem yo.”

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

20 SENYÈ a te montre mwen kat gwo bòs fòjewon.

And YHWH shewed me four carpenters.

21 Mwen te di: “Se kisa sa yo ap vin fè?” Epi li te di: “Sa yo se kòn ki te gaye Juda yo pou pèsòn pa t leve tèt yo. Men bòs fòjewon sila yo ki te vini pou teworize yo, pou fonn kòn a nasyon ki te leve kòn yo kont peyi Juda pou te gaye li a.”

Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.