Zacarias 1
1 No oitavo mês, no segundo ano de Dario, a palavra de Javé chegou ao profeta Zacarias, filho de Berequias, filho de Iddo, dizendo:
[I am] Zechariah, a prophet, the son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo. When Darius [had been the emperor of Persia] for almost two years, during November [of that year], Yahweh gave me this message:
2 “Javé ficou muito descontente com seus pais.
“I was very angry with your ancestors.
3 Portanto, diga-lhes, Javé dos Exércitos diz: 'Volte para mim', diz Javé dos Exércitos, 'e eu voltarei para você', diz Javé dos Exércitos.
So tell this to the people: [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say, ‘Return to me, and [if you do that], I will [help] you again.
4 Não seja como seus pais, a quem os ex-profetas proclamaram, dizendo: Javé dos Exércitos diz: 'Voltem agora de seus maus caminhos e de suas más ações;' mas eles não ouviram nem me escutaram, diz Javé.
Do not be like your ancestors. [Other] prophets, who have now died, [continually] proclaimed to your ancestors that they should stop doing the evil things that they were continually doing. But they refused to pay attention to what I said.
5 Seus pais, onde estão eles? E os profetas, eles vivem para sempre?
Your ancestors [have died and are now in their graves] [RHQ]. And the prophets did not [RHQ] live forever, [either].
6 Mas minhas palavras e meus decretos, que eu ordenei a meus servos, os profetas, eles não ultrapassaram seus pais? “Então eles se arrependeram e disseram: 'Assim como Javé dos Exércitos determinou fazer conosco, de acordo com nossas maneiras e de acordo com nossas práticas, assim ele tem lidado conosco'”.
But I punished [IDM] [the people for disobeying] the commands and the decrees which I commanded my servants the prophets [to tell to the people]. Then they (repented/turned away from their evil behavior) and said, ‘The Commander of the armies of angels has done to us what we deserved for our evil behavior, just like he said that he would do.’”
7 No vigésimo quarto dia do décimo primeiro mês, que é o mês de Shebat, no segundo ano de Dario, a palavra de Javé chegou ao profeta Zacarias, filho de Berequias, filho de Ido, dizendo:
[Three months later], on February 15, Yahweh gave [another] message to me.
8 “Tive uma visão à noite, e eis que um homem montado em um cavalo vermelho, e ele estava entre as murtas que estavam em um barranco; e atrás dele havia cavalos vermelhos, pardos e brancos.
During the night [I had a vision. In the vision] I saw an [angel] who was on a red horse. He was in a narrow valley among some myrtle trees. Behind him were [angels on] red, brown, and white horses.
9 Então perguntei: “Meu senhor, o que são estes?”. O anjo que falou comigo me disse: “Eu lhe mostrarei o que são estes”.
I asked the angel who had been talking to me, “Sir, who are those [angels on the horses]?” He replied, “I will show you who they are.”
10 O homem que estava entre as murtas respondeu: “Eles são os que Yahweh enviou para ir e voltar através da terra”.
Then the [angel] who had been under the myrtle trees explained. [He said, ] “They are the [angels] whom Yahweh sent [to (patrol/see what is happening in)] the [entire] world.”
11 Eles relataram ao anjo de Javé que estava entre as murtas, e disseram: “Andamos para frente e para trás através da terra, e eis que toda a terra está em repouso e em paz”.
Then those angels reported to the angel who was [there] among the myrtle trees, “We have traveled throughout the world, and we have found out that [the army of the emperor of Persia has conquered nations] throughout the world, [and that] those nations are now (helpless/unable to resist his army).”
12 Então o anjo de Javé respondeu: “Ó Javé dos Exércitos, por quanto tempo você não terá misericórdia de Jerusalém e das cidades de Judá, contra as quais você teve indignação nestes setenta anos”?
Then the angel asked, “Commander of the armies of angels, how long will you continue to not be merciful to Jerusalem and the [other] towns in Judah? You have been angry with them for 70 years!”
13 Yahweh respondeu ao anjo que falou comigo com palavras gentis e reconfortantes.
[So] Yahweh spoke kindly to the angel who had talked to me, saying things that comforted/encouraged him.
14 Então o anjo que falou comigo me disse: “Proclama, dizendo: 'Javé dos Exércitos diz: “Tenho inveja de Jerusalém e de Sião com um grande ciúme.
Then the angel who had been talking with me said to me, “Proclaim this [to the people of Jerusalem]: The Commander of the armies of angels says that he is very concerned about [the people who live on] Zion [Hill] and [in the other parts of] Jerusalem.
15 Estou muito zangado com as nações que estão à vontade; pois eu estava apenas um pouco descontente, mas elas acrescentaram à calamidade”.
But he is very angry with the nations that are [proud and feel] safe. He was only a little bit angry [with the people of Judah], but [he is very angry with the surrounding nations because] they caused [the people of Judah to experience] complete disaster.
16 Portanto Yahweh diz: “Voltei a Jerusalém com misericórdia. Minha casa será construída nela”, diz Javé dos Exércitos, “e uma linha será estendida sobre Jerusalém””.
Therefore, this is what he says: ‘I will again be merciful to [the people of] Jerusalem, and they will rebuild my temple. Men will measure [all the land in] the city [before they start rebuilding the houses].’
17 “Proclamar mais adiante, dizendo: 'Javé dos Exércitos diz: “Minhas cidades voltarão a transbordar de prosperidade, e Javé voltará a confortar Sião, e voltará a escolher Jerusalém””.
The Commander of the armies of angels [also] said this: ‘Tell the people that [the people in] my towns [in Judah] will soon be very prosperous again, and I will encourage [the people of] Jerusalem, and their city will again be my chosen [city].’”
18 I ergueu meus olhos e viu, e eis que quatro chifres.
Then I looked up, and I saw in front of me four [animal] horns.
19 I perguntou ao anjo que falou comigo: “O que são estes?”. Ele me respondeu: “Estes são os chifres que dispersaram Judá, Israel e Jerusalém”.
I asked the angel who had been speaking to me, “What are those [horns]?” He replied, “Those horns [represent the armies that] forced [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah and Israel to go [to other countries].”
20 Yahweh me mostrou quatro artesãos.
Then Yahweh showed me four (craftsmen/men who make things from metal).
21 Then Eu perguntei: “O que estes vêm fazer?”. Ele disse: “Estes são os chifres que dispersaram Judá, de modo que nenhum homem levantou a cabeça; mas estes vieram para aterrorizá-los, para derrubar os chifres das nações que levantaram seu chifre contra a terra de Judá para espalhá-lo”.
I asked, “What are those men coming to do?” He replied, “[The armies represented by] those horns caused [the people of] Judah to be scattered, with the result that they suffered greatly. But the craftsmen have come to cause those who attacked [IDM] Judah to be terrified and crushed.”
