زَكَريَّا 8

١ 1 وَكَانَ كَلَامُ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ قَائِلًا:

And the word of Jehovah of hosts came to me, saying,

٢ 2 «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: غِرْتُ عَلَى صِهْيَوْنَ غَيْرَةً عَظِيمَةً، وَبِسَخَطٍ عَظِيمٍ غِرْتُ عَلَيْهَا.

Thus says Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.

٣ 3 هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: قَدْ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى صِهْيَوْنَ وَأَسْكُنُ فِي وَسَطِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَتُدْعَى أُورُشَلِيمُ مَدِينَةَ ٱلْحَقِّ، وَجَبَلُ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ ٱلْجَبَلَ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَ.

Thus says Jehovah: I am returned to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth, and the mountain of Jehovah of hosts, The holy mountain.

٤ 4 «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: سَيَجْلِسُ بَعْدُ ٱلشُّيُوخُ وَٱلشَّيْخَاتُ فِي أَسْوَاقِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْهُمْ عَصَاهُ بِيَدِهِ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ.

Thus says Jehovah of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

٥ 5 وَتَمْتَلِئُ أَسْوَاقُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ مِنَ ٱلصِّبْيَانِ وَٱلْبَنَاتِ لَاعِبِينَ فِي أَسْوَاقِهَا.

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

٦ 6 «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: إِنْ يَكُنْ ذَلِكَ عَجِيبًا فِي أَعْيُنِ بَقِيَّةِ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ، أَفَيَكُونُ أَيْضًا عَجِيبًا فِي عَيْنَيَّ؟ يَقُولُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ.

Thus says Jehovah of hosts: If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my eyes? says Jehovah of hosts.

٧ 7 «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: هَأَنَذَا أُخَلِّصُ شَعْبِي مِنْ أَرْضِ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَمِنْ أَرْضِ مَغْرِبِ ٱلشَّمْسِ.

Thus says Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country.

٨ 8 وَآتِي بِهِمْ فَيَسْكُنُونَ فِي وَسَطِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَيَكُونُونَ لِي شَعْبًا،وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَهُمْ إِلَهًا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلْبِرِّ.

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 righteousness.

٩ 9 «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: لِتَتَشَدَّدْ أَيْدِيكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلسَّامِعُونَ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ هَذَا ٱلْكَلَامَ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءِ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ يَوْمَ أُسِّسَ بَيْتُ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ لِبِنَاءِ ٱلْهَيْكَلِ.

Thus says Jehovah of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye who hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who were in the day that the foundation of the house of Jehovah of hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.

١٠ 10 لِأَنَّهُ قَبْلَ هَذِهِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ لَمْ تَكُنْ لِلْإِنْسَانِ أُجْرَةٌ وَلَا لِلْبَهِيمَةِ أُجْرَةٌ، وَلَا سَلَامٌ لِمَنْ خَرَجَ أَوْ دَخَلَ مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلضِّيقِ. وَأَطْلَقْتُ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ، ٱلرَّجُلَ عَلَى قَرِيبِهِ.

For before those days there was no wage for man, nor any wage for beast, nor was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men each one against his neighbor.

١١ 11 أَمَّا ٱلْآنَ فَلَا أَكُونُ أَنَا لِبَقِيَّةِ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ كَمَا فِي ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْأُولَى، يَقُولُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ.

But now I will not be to the remnant of this people as in the former days, says Jehovah of hosts.

١٢ 12 بَلْ زَرْعُ ٱلسَّلَامِ، ٱلْكَرْمُ يُعْطِي ثَمَرَهُ، وَٱلْأَرْضُ تُعْطِي غَلَّتَهَا، وَٱلسَّمَاوَاتُ تُعْطِي نَدَاهَا، وَأُمَلِّكُ بَقِيَّةَ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ هَذِهِ كُلَّهَا.

For there shall be the seed of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.

١٣ 13 وَيَكُونُ كَمَا أَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ لَعْنَةً بَيْنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ يَا بَيْتَ يَهُوذَا وَيَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، كَذَلِكَ أُخَلِّصُكُمْ فَتَكُونُونَ بَرَكَةً فَلَا تَخَافُوا. لِتَتَشَدَّدْ أَيْدِيكُمْ.

And it shall come to pass that, as ye were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and ye shall be a blessing. Fear not. Let your hands be strong.

١٤ 14 «لِأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: كَمَا أَنِّي فَكَّرْتُ فِي أَنْ أُسِيءَ إِلَيْكُمْ حِينَ أَغْضَبَنِي آبَاؤُكُمْ، قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ، وَلَمْ أَنْدَمْ.

For thus says Jehovah of hosts: As I thought to do evil to you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, says Jehovah of hosts, and I did not relent,

١٥ 15 هَكَذَا عُدْتُ وَفَكَّرْتُ فِي هَذِهِ ٱلْأَيَّامِ فِي أَنْ أُحْسِنَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَبَيْتِ يَهُوذَا. لَا تَخَافُوا.

so again I have thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Fear ye not.

١٦ 16 هَذِهِ هِيَ ٱلْأُمُورُ ٱلَّتِي تَفْعَلُونَهَا. لِيُكَلِّمْ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ قَرِيبَهُ بِٱلْحَقِّ. ٱقْضُوا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَقَضَاءِ ٱلسَّلَامِ فِي أَبْوَابِكُمْ.

These are the things that ye shall do: Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates.

١٧ 17 وَلَا يُفَكِّرَنَّ أَحَدٌ فِي ٱلسُّوءِ عَلَى قَرِيبِهِ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ. وَلَا تُحِبُّوا يَمِينَ ٱلزُّورِ. لِأَنَّ هَذِهِ جَمِيعَهَا أَكْرَهُهَا، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ».

And let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath. For all these are things that I hate, says Jehovah.

١٨ 18 وَكَانَ إِلَيَّ كَلَامُ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ قَائِلًا:

And the word of Jehovah of hosts came to me, saying,

١٩ 19 «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: إِنَّ صَوْمَ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلرَّابِعِ وَصَوْمَ ٱلْخَامِسِ وَصَوْمَ ٱلسَّابِعِ وَصَوْمَ ٱلْعَاشِرِ يَكُونُ لِبَيْتِ يَهُوذَا ٱبْتِهَاجًا وَفَرَحًا وَأَعْيَادًا طَيِّبَةً. فَأَحِبُّوا ٱلْحَقَّ وَٱلسَّلَامَ.

Thus says Jehovah 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 Judah, joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace.

٢٠ 20 هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: سَيَأْتِي شُعُوبٌ بَعْدُ، وَسُكَّانُ مُدُنٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.

Thus says Jehovah of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, and the inhabitants of many cities.

٢١ 21 وَسُكَّانُ وَاحِدَةٍ يَسِيرُونَ إِلَى أُخْرَى قَائِلِينَ: لِنَذْهَبْ ذَهَابًا لِنَتَرَضَّى وَجْهَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَنَطْلُبَ رَبَّ ٱلْجُنُودِ. أَنَا أَيْضًا أَذْهَبُ.

And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to entreat the favor of Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of hosts. I will go also.

٢٢ 22 فَتَأْتِي شُعُوبٌ كَثِيرَةٌ وَأُمَمٌ قَوِيَّةٌ لِيَطْلُبُوا رَبَّ ٱلْجُنُودِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَلْيَتَرَضَّوْا وَجْهَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

Yea, many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek Jehovah of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of Jehovah.

٢٣ 23 «هَكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ: فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْأَيَّامِ يُمْسِكُ عَشَرَةُ رِجَالٍ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَلْسِنَةِ ٱلْأُمَمِ يَتَمَسَّكُونَ بِذَيْلِ رَجُلٍ يَهُودِيٍّ قَائِلِينَ: نَذْهَبُ مَعَكُمْ لِأَنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا أَنَّ ٱللهَ مَعَكُمْ».

Thus says Jehovah of hosts: In those days, ten men shall take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they shall take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.