Zakari 7
1 Nan katriyèm ane wa Darius la, pawòl SENYÈ a te vini a Zacharie, nan katriyèm jou nevyèm mwa a, ki se Kisleu.
When King Darius had been ruler for four years, on the fourth day of Kislev (which was the ninth month), the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah.
2 Alò, vil Béthel te voye Scharetser, Réguem-Mélec avèk moun pa yo pou chache favè SENYÈ a,
The people of Bethel had sent Sharezer and Regem-Melek and their men to beg before the face of Yahweh.
3 pou li te pale ak prèt ki apatyen a lakay SENYÈ Dèzame Yo, a pwofèt yo pou di: “Èske mwen ta dwe kriye nan senkyèm mwa a, pou mete m apa, menm jan mwen te fè l pandan tout lane sa yo?”
They spoke to the priests who were at the house of Yahweh of hosts and to the prophets; they said, “Should I mourn in the fifth month by means of a fast, as I have done these many years?”
4 Konsa, pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote mwen. Li te di:
So the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying,
5 “Di a tout pèp peyi a, e a prèt yo: ‘Lè nou te fè jèn ak lamantasyon nan senkyèm jou nan setyèm mwa yo, pandan swasann-dis ane sila yo, èske se te vrèman pou Mwen ke nou te fè jèn nan?
“Speak to all the people of the land and to the priests and say, 'When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month for these seventy years, were you truly fasting for me?
6 Lè nou manje ak bwè, èske nou pa manje pou pwòp tèt nou, e èske nou pa bwè pou pwòp tèt nou?
When you ate and drank, did you not eat and drink for yourselves?
7 Èske se pa pawòl sila yo ke SENYÈ a te pwoklame pa ansyen pwofèt yo, lè Jérusalem te gen anpil moun, e t ap pwospere ansanm ak vil ki te antoure li yo, e lè Negev ak ti kolin yo te gen moun ki t ap viv ladan yo?’”
Were these not the same words that Yahweh proclaimed by the mouth of the former prophets, when you still inhabited Jerusalem and the surrounding cities in prosperity and were settled in the Negev, and the foothills to the west?'”
8 Epi pawòl SENYÈ a te vin kote Zacharie. Li te di:
The word of Yahweh came to Zechariah, saying,
9 “Konsa pale SENYÈ dèzame yo: ‘Ekzekite vrè jijman, e pratike ladousè ak konpasyon, chak moun anvè frè li.
“Yahweh of hosts says this, 'Judge with true justice, covenant faithfulness, and mercy. Let each man do this for his brother.
10 Pa oprime ni vèv, ni òfelen, ni etranje, ni malere. Ni pa kite pèsòn nan nou panse mal nan kè li, youn kont lòt.’
About the widow and orphan, the foreigner, and the poor person—do not oppress them, and let none of you plot any harm against another in your heart.'
11 Men yo te refize koute sa. Yo te leve zepòl yo, e te bouche zòrèy yo pou yo pa tande.
But they refused to pay attention and set their shoulders stubbornly. They stopped up their ears so they would not hear.
12 Yo te fè kè yo di tankou silèks pou yo pa tande lalwa ak zèv ke SENYÈ dèzame yo te voye pa Lespri Li pa ansyen pwofèt yo. Akoz sa, chalè a gwo kòlè a te sòti nan SENYÈ dèzame yo.
They made their hearts as hard as rock so they would not hear the law or the words of Yahweh of hosts. He had sent these messages to the people by his Spirit in earlier times, by the mouth of the prophets. But the people refused to listen, so Yahweh of hosts was very angry with them.
13 Epi menm jan Li te rele pou yo pa koute, konsa yo va rele, e Mwen p ap koute, pale SENYÈ dèzame yo.
It happened that when he called, they did not listen. In the same way,” said Yahweh of hosts, “they will call out to me, but I will not listen.
14 Men Mwen va gaye yo ak yon van tanpèt pami tout nasyon ke yo pa t konnen yo. Se konsa peyi a te vin dezole dèyè yo pou pèsòn moun pa t fè ale vini ladann. Paske yo te fè bèl peyi a vin dezole nèt.”
For I will scatter them with a whirlwind to all the nations that they have not seen, and the land will be desolate after them. For no one will pass through the land or return to it since the people have made their delightful land into a wasteland.”
