Zakari 8

1 Pawòl SENYÈ Dèzame yo te vini kote mwen. Li te di:

And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:

2 Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Mwen jalou anpil pou Sion; wi, ak gwo kòlè Mwen jalou pou li.”

Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I have been jealous for Sion with a great jealousy, and with a great indignation have I been jealous for her.

3 Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Mwen fin retounen nan Sion, e Mwen va demere nan mitan Jérusalem. Jérusalem va rele ‘Vil Verite a, e Mòn SENYÈ Dèzame yo, yo va rele ‘Mòn Sen an.’”

Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I am returned to Sion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, The sanctified mountain.

4 Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Va gen ni granmoun gason, ni granmoun fanm nan ri a Jérusalem yo. Chak gason ak baton nan men l akoz anpil laj li.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem: and every man with his staff in his hand through multitude of days.

5 Epi ri vil yo va vin ranpli ak jenn gason, e jenn fi k ap jwe nan ri yo tou.”

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls, playing in the streets thereof.

6 Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Si sa parèt etonnan nan zye a retay pèp sila a, nan jou sa yo, èske sa va parèt etonnan tou nan zye pa m?” deklare SENYÈ Dèzame yo.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts: If it seem hard in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days: shall it be hard in my eyes, saith the Lord of hosts?

7 Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Gade byen, Mwen va sove pèp Mwen soti nan peyi lès la, e soti nan peyi lwès la.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will save my people from the land of the east, and from the land of the going down of the sun.

8 Mwen va mennen yo vin rete nan mitan Jérusalem. Yo va pèp Mwen, e Mwen va Bondye yo nan laverite ak ladwati.”

And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God in truth and in justice.

9 Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Kite men nou vin dyanm, nou menm k ap koute nan jou sa yo, pawòl sa yo ki soti nan bouch a pwofèt ki te pale nan jou ke fondasyon kay SENYÈ Dèzame yo te poze a, menm tanp lan, pou li te kapab vin bati.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Let your hands be strengthened, you that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, in the day that the house of the Lord of hosts was founded, that the temple might be built.

10 Paske avan jou sa yo, pa t gen salè pou moun, pa t gen salè bèt; pa t gen lapè nonplis pou sila ki t ap antre oswa ki t ap soti, akoz lènmi li yo. Paske Mwen te mete tout moun kont pwochen yo.

For before those days there was no hire for men, neither was there hire for beasts, neither was there peace to him that came in, nor to him that went out, because of the tribulation: and I let all men go every one against his neighbour.

11 Men koulye a, Mwen p ap aji ak retay pèp sa a tankou nan tan ansyen yo,” deklare SENYÈ Dèzame yo.

But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people according to the former days, saith the Lord of hosts.

12 “Paske va gen semans lapè; pye rezen an va bay fwi li, peyi a va fè pwodiksyon pa l, e syèl yo va bay lawouze yo. Konsa, Mwen va fè retay a pèp sa a vin eritye tout bagay sa yo.

But there shall be the seed of peace: the vine shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew: and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

13 Li va vin rive ke menm jan nou te yon madichon pami nasyon yo, O lakay Juda, konsa Mwen va sove nou, pou nou kapab devni yon benediksyon. Pa pè, men kite men nou rete dyanm.”

And it shall come to pass, that as you were a curse among the Gentiles, O house of Juda, and house of Israel: so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing: fear not, let your hands be strengthened.

14 Paske konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Menm jan ke Mwen te gen entansyon fè nou mal lè papa zansèt nou yo te pwovoke Mwen a lakòlè a,” pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo, “epi Mwen pa t ap repanti,

For thus saith the Lord of hosts: As I purposed to afflict you, when your fathers had provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord,

15 konsa ankò, Mwen te pran desizyon nan jou sila yo pou fè byen pou Jérusalem ak lakay Juda. Pa pè!

And I had no mercy: so turning again I have thought in these days to do good to the house of Juda, and Jerusalem: fear not.

16 Sa yo se bagay ke nou va fè yo: pale verite a youn lòt, egzekite jijman pou laverite ak lapè nan pòtay nou yo.

These then are the things, which you shall do: Speak ye truth every one to his neighbour: judge ye truth and judgment of peace in your gates.

17 Anplis, ke pèsòn nan nou pa fè plan mal nan kè li kont pwochen li, ni pa renmen fo sèman nan jijman. Paske tout sa yo se bagay ke M rayi,” deklare SENYÈ a.

And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his friend: and love not a false oath: for all these are the things that I hate, saith the Lord.

18 Epi pawòl SENYÈ Dèzame yo te vin kote mwen. Li te di:

And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:

19 Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Jèn nan katriyèm mwa a, jèn nan senkyèm mwa a, jèn nan setyèm mwa a, e jèn nan dizyèm mwa yo va devni pou lakay Juda gwo lajwa, kè kontan ak gwo fèt rejwisans; Donk lanmou, laverite ak lapè.”

Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth shall be to the house of Juda, joy, and gladness, and great solemnities: only love ye truth and peace.

20 Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Li va toujou rive ke pèp nasyon yo va vini, pèp a anpil vil.

Thus saith the Lord of hosts, until people come, and dwell in many cities,

21 Pèp k ap viv nan yon nasyon va ale nan yon lòt e va di: ‘Annou ale vit chache favè SENYÈ a, e chache SENYÈ Dèzame yo. Mwen menm tou, mwen prale.’

And the inhabitants go one to another, saying: Let us go, and entreat the face of the Lord, and let us seek the Lord of hosts: I also will go.

22 Konsa anpil pèp ak nasyon pwisan va vin chache SENYÈ Dèzame yo nan Jérusalem, e pou mande favè SENYÈ a.”

And many peoples, and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the face of the Lord.

23 Konsa pale SENYÈ Dèzame yo: “Nan jou sila yo, dis mesye ki nan tout nasyon yo va kenbe vètman an sila ki Jwif la, e va di: ‘Na p ale avèk ou, paske nou tande ke Bondye avèk ou.”’

Thus saith the Lord of hosts: In those days, wherein ten men of all languages of the Gentiles shall take hold, and shall hold fast the shirt of one that is a Jew, saying: We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.