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, this message of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo:
2 “SENYÈ a te fache anpil anpil avèk zansèt nou yo.
The Lord was furious with your ancestors.
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.
So tell the people this message of the Lord of hosts: “Return to me,” says the Lord of hosts, “and I will return to you” says the Lord 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.
“Do not be like your ancestors to whom the former prophets cried, ‘The Lord of hosts says to turn now from your evil ways, and from your evil deeds’. They did not heed nor listen to me,” says the Lord.
5 Papa zansèt nou yo, ki kote yo ye? Epi pwofèt yo, èske yo viv pou tout tan?
“Your ancestors, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?
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 did not my words and my statutes with which I charged my servants the prophets overtake your ancestors? And they repented and said, ‘Just as the Lord of hosts planned to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our deeds, so he has 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:
In the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, this message of the Lord came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo:
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 in the night a man on a red horse, among the myrtle trees that were in the valley-bottom. Behind him there were horses, red, sorrel, 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, “My Lord, what are these?” And the messenger who was talking with me said, “I will show you what they are.”
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 who was standing among the myrtle trees answered, “They are those whom the Lord has sent to patrol 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 the riders answered the messenger of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have gone up and down through the world and behold, all the earth is still and at peace.”
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 messenger of the Lord said, “Lord of hosts, how long will you have no pity for Jerusalem and the cities of Judah with which you have been angry for seventy 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 the Lord answered the messenger who was talking with me with kind and comforting 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 messenger who was talking with me said to me, “Proclaim now that the Lord of hosts says: I am deeply concerned for Jerusalem.
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.”
But I am deeply angry with the arrogant, complacent nations. I was only a little angry with Israel but they made the suffering worse.
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, says the Lord, I am turning to show mercy to Jerusalem. My temple will be rebuilt in it, says the Lord of hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched over 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.”’”
Proclaim again: Thus says the Lord of hosts: My cities will again overflow with prosperity and the Lord will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.”
18 Konsa, Mwen te leve zye m; mwen te gade, e konsa, te gen kat kòn.
Now I looked up and saw 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.”
I said to the messenger who was talking with me, “What are these?” He answered, “These are the horns which scattered Judah, Israel and Jerusalem.”
20 SENYÈ a te montre mwen kat gwo bòs fòjewon.
Then the Lord showed me four smiths.
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.”
I said, “What are these coming to do?” He answered, “The horns scattered Judah, so that no one dared lift their head. But the smiths have come to terrify them, to crush the horns of the nations which lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter its people.”
