Zacarias 3
1 Pagkatapos, ipinakita sa akin ni Yahweh si Josue na punong pari na nakatayo sa harapan ng anghel ni Yahweh at nakatayo sa kaniyang kanang kamay si Satanas upang paratangan siya ng kasalanan.
Then [Yahweh] showed me Joshua, the Supreme Priest, [who was] standing in front of the angel that Yahweh had sent. And Satan was standing at Joshua’s right side, [ready] to accuse him.
2 Sinabi ng anghel ni Yahweh kay Satanas, “Sawayin ka nawa ni Yahweh, Satanas: Sawayin ka nawa ni Yahweh, na siyang pumili sa Jerusalem! Hindi ba ito isang gatong na hinila mula sa apoy?
But Yahweh said to Satan, “Satan, I am rebuking you! I [am the one] who has chosen Jerusalem [to be my special city, and I] am rebuking you! This [man, Joshua], [has been brought back from Babylonia]; he is surely [like] [MET, RHQ] a burning stick that has been snatched from a fire.”
3 Nakasuot si Josue ng maruming kasuotan habang nakatayo siya sa harapan ng anghel,
Joshua was wearing filthy clothes while he was standing in front of the angel.
4 kaya nagsalita ang anghel at sinabi sa mga nakatayo sa harapan niya, “Alisin ang maruming kasuotan mula sa kaniya.” At sinabi niya kay Josue, “Tingnan mo! Pinalampas ko ang mabigat mong kasalanan at bibihisan kita ng magandang damit.”
The angel said to those [other angels] who were standing in front of him, “Take off his filthy clothes!” [After they did that, ] the angel said to Joshua, “Look! I have taken away [the guilt of] your sins, and I will put beautiful clothes on you.”
5 Sinabi niya, “Suotan ninyo siya ng malinis na turbante sa kaniyang ulo!” Kaya sinuotan nila si Josue ng isang malinis na turbante sa kaniyang ulo at binihisan siya ng malinis na kasuotan habang nakatayo sa tabi ang anghel ni Yahweh.
Then I said to them, “Put a clean turban on his head!” So they put a clean turban on his head and put [new] on him, while the angel sent by Yahweh was standing there.
6 Pagkatapos nito, taimtim na inutusan si Josue ng anghel ni Yahweh at sinabi,
Then the angel said [this] to Joshua:
7 “Ito ang sinasabi ni Yahweh ng mga hukbo, 'Kung ikaw ay lalakad sa aking pamamaraan at kung pananatilihin mo ang aking mga kautusan, pamumunuan mo ang aking tahanan at babantayan mo ang aking mga hukuman, sapagkat pahihintulutan kita na pumunta at bumalik kasama nitong mga nakatayo sa aking harapan.
“The Commander of the armies of angels says that if you do what I want you to do [IDM], and obey my instructions, you will (be in charge of/have authority over) [what is done in] my temple and its courtyard. And I will allow you to speak at any time to the angels who are standing near to me.
8 Makinig ka, Josue na punong pari, ikaw at ang iyong mga kasamahan na naninirahan sa iyo! Sapagkat ang mga taong ito ay isang katibayan, sapagkat ako mismo ang maglalabas sa aking lingkod, ang Sanga.
Joshua, [you are] the Supreme Priest, and your (associates/fellow priests) are sitting in front of you. They symbolize/represent things that will happen in the future. [Some day] I am going to bring someone who will work for me, someone who will be called the Branch.
9 Ngayon tingnan ninyo ang bato na inilagay ko sa harapan ni Josue. Mayroong pitong tapyas sa isang batong ito, at uukitan ko ng isang tatak — ito ang pahayag ni Yahweh ng mga hukbo—at aalisin ko ang kasalanan ng lupaing ito sa loob ng isang araw.
Look at the stone that I have put in front of Joshua. There are seven sides on the stone. I will engrave a message on that stone, and in one day I will remove the guilt of [all the people of] this country.
10 Sa araw na iyon, ito ang pahayag ni Yahweh ng mga hukbo, 'aanyayahan ng bawat tao ang kaniyang kapwa upang mamahinga sa ilalim ng kaniyang puno ng ubas at ilalim ng kaniyang puno ng igos.”'
At that time, each of you will invite his friends [to come and sit] under his grapevine and under his fig tree. [That is what] the Commander of the armies of angels declares.”
