Zachariasza 10
1 Proście PANA o deszcz w późnej porze [deszczowej], a PAN stworzy chmury burzowe i da wam obfity deszcz i każdemu trawę na polu.
Ask Yahweh to cause rain to fall (in the springtime/before the hot season starts), [because] he is the one who makes the clouds [from which the rain falls]. He causes showers to fall on us, and he causes crops to grow well in the fields.
2 Bożki wypowiadają bowiem [słowa] próżności, a wróżbici prorokują kłamstwo i opowiadają zmyślone sny, daremnie pocieszają. Dlatego błąkali się jak trzoda, byli utrapieni, bo nie było pasterza.
[What people think that] the idols in their houses suggest [is only] nonsense, and people who [say that they can] interpret dreams tell [only] lies. When they [tell people things to] comfort [them, what they say] is useless, so the people [who (consult/trust in) them] are like lost sheep; they are attacked because they have no [one to protect them] [like] [MET] a shepherd [protects his sheep].
3 Mój gniew zapłonął przeciwko tym pasterzom i ukarałem te kozły, ale PAN zastępów nawiedzi swoją trzodę, dom Judy, i uczyni z niej wspaniałego konia do boju.
[Yahweh says, ] “I am angry with the leaders [MET] of my people, and I will punish them. [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, take care of my people, the people of Judah, [like a shepherd takes care of his] [MET] flock, and I will cause them to be like [SIM] proud/powerful war horses.
4 Od niego wywodzi się kamień węgielny, od niego gwóźdź, od niego łuk wojenny, od niego także wszelki poborca.
From Judah will come rulers [who will be very important], [like] [MET] a cornerstone is [the most important stone for a house], [like] [MET] a tent peg [is very important for a tent], [like] [MET] a bow [is very important for (an archer/a man who shoots arrows]).
5 I będą jak mocarze, którzy wdeptują wroga w błoto uliczne podczas bitwy. I będą walczyć, bo PAN [jest] z nimi; a zawstydzą jeźdźców konnych.
They will all be like [SIM] mighty warriors trampling [their enemies] in the mud during a battle. [I, ] Yahweh, will be with them, so they will fight and defeat their enemies who ride on horses.
6 Umocnię dom Judy, wybawię dom Józefa i sprowadzę ich z powrotem w pokoju, bo zlituję się nad nimi. I będą [takimi], jak gdybym ich nie odrzucił. Ja bowiem jestem PAN, ich Bóg, i wysłucham ich.
I will cause the people [MTY] of Judah to become strong, and I will rescue the people [MTY] of Israel. I will bring them back [from the countries to which they were (exiled/forced to go)]; [I will do that] because I pity them. Then they will be as though I had not abandoned them, because I am Yahweh, their God, and I will answer them [when they pray for help].
7 Efraimici będą jak mocarz, ich serce rozweseli się jak od wina. Ich synowie to zobaczą i będą się cieszyć, a ich serce rozraduje się w PANU.
The people of Israel will be like [SIM] strong soldiers; they will be as happy as [people who have drunk a lot of] wine. Their children will see [their fathers being very happy], and they [also] will be happy because of what Yahweh [has done for them].
8 Zaświstam na nich i zgromadzę ich, bo ich odkupiłem; i będą tak liczni, jak byli [dawniej].
I will signal for my people [to return from (being exiled/other countries)], and I will gather them together [in their own country]. I will rescue them, and they will become very numerous like [they were] previously.
9 I rozsieję ich wśród narodów, aby w dalekich krajach przypomnieli sobie o mnie, a żyjąc tam ze swoimi dziećmi, nawrócą się.
I have caused them to be scattered among many people-groups, but in those distant countries they will think about me again. They and their children will remain alive and return [to Judah].
10 Wyprowadzę ich znowu z ziemi Egiptu i zgromadzę ich z Asyrii, zaprowadzę do ziemi Gilead i do Libanu, ale nie starczy dla nich [miejsca].
I will bring them [back] from Egypt and from Assyria; I will bring them [back] from the Gilead and Lebanon [regions], and there will hardly be enough [HYP] space for them all [to live in Judah].
11 Przejdzie przez morze ucisku, rozbije fale na morzu i wyschną wszystkie głębie rzeki. Wtedy pycha Asyrii będzie poniżona, a berło Egiptu zniknie.
They will endure/experience many difficulties [as though they were walking] [MET] through a sea, but [I] will calm the waves of the sea; the Nile [River which is usually] deep will dry up. [I] will defeat the proud [soldiers of] Assyria, and [I will cause] Egypt to no longer be powerful [MTY].
12 Umocnię ich też w PANU i będą chodzić w jego imię, mówi PAN.
I will enable my people to be strong, and they will honor me and obey [IDM] me. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
