< Zechariah 8 >

1 And the word of the Lord of oostis was maad to me,
萬軍之耶和華的話臨到我說:
2 and seide, The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Y hatide Sion with greet feruour, and with greet indignacioun Y hatide it.
「萬軍之耶和華如此說:我為錫安心裏極其火熱,我為她火熱,向她的仇敵發烈怒。
3 The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Y am turned ayen to Sion, and Y schal dwelle in the myddil of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem schal be clepid a citee of treuthe, and hil of the Lord schal be clepid an hil halewid.
耶和華如此說:我現在回到錫安,要住在耶路撒冷中。耶路撒冷必稱為誠實的城,萬軍之耶和華的山必稱為聖山。
4 The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Yit elde men and elde wymmen schulen dwelle in the stretis of Jerusalem, and the staf of man in his hond, for the multitude of yeeris.
萬軍之耶和華如此說:將來必有年老的男女坐在耶路撒冷街上,因為年紀老邁就手拿柺杖。
5 And the stretis of the cite schulen be fillid with `yonge children and maidens, pleiynge in the stretis `of it.
城中街上必滿有男孩女孩玩耍。
6 The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Though it schal be seyn hard bifor the iyen of relifs of this puple in tho daies, whether bifor myn iyen it schal be hard, seith the Lord of oostis?
萬軍之耶和華如此說:到那日,這事在餘剩的民眼中看為希奇,在我眼中也看為希奇嗎?這是萬軍之耶和華說的。
7 The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Lo! Y schal saue my puple fro the lond of the eest, and fro lond of goynge doun of the sunne;
萬軍之耶和華如此說:我要從東方從西方救回我的民。
8 and Y schal brynge hem, and thei schulen dwelle in the myddil of Jerusalem; and thei schulen be to me in to a puple, and Y schal be to hem in to God, and in treuthe, and in riytwisnesse.
我要領他們來,使他們住在耶路撒冷中。他們要作我的子民,我要作他們的上帝,都憑誠實和公義。」
9 The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Be youre hondis coumfortid, whiche heren in these daies these wordis bi the mouth of profetis, in the dai in which the hous of the Lord of oostis is foundid, that the temple schulde be bildid.
萬軍之耶和華如此說:「當建造萬軍之耶和華的殿,立根基之日的先知所說的話,現在你們聽見,應當手裏強壯。
10 Sotheli bifore tho daies hire of men was not, nether hire of werk beestis was, nether to man entrynge and goynge out was pees for tribulacioun; and Y lefte alle men, ech ayens his neiybore.
那日以先,人得不着雇價,牲畜也是如此;且因敵人的緣故,出入之人不得平安,乃因我使眾人互相攻擊。
11 But now not after the formere daies Y schal do to relifs of this puple, seith the Lord of oostis,
但如今,我待這餘剩的民必不像從前。這是萬軍之耶和華說的。
12 but seed of pees schal be; vyneyerd schal yyue his fruyt, and erthe schal yyue his buriownyng, and heuenes schulen yyue her dew; and Y schal make the relifs of this puple for to welde alle these thingis.
因為他們必平安撒種,葡萄樹必結果子,地土必有出產,天也必降甘露。我要使這餘剩的民享受這一切的福。
13 And it schal be, as the hous of Juda and hous of Israel weren cursyng in hethene men, so Y schal saue you, and ye schulen be blessyng. Nyle ye drede, be youre hondis coumfortid;
猶大家和以色列家啊,你們從前在列國中怎樣成為可咒詛的;照樣,我要拯救你們,使人稱你們為有福的。你們不要懼怕,手要強壯。」
14 for the Lord of oostis seith these thingis, As Y thouyte for to turmente you, whanne youre fadris hadden terrid me to wraththe,
萬軍之耶和華如此說:「你們列祖惹我發怒的時候,我怎樣定意降禍,並不後悔。
15 seith the Lord, and Y hadde not merci, so Y conuertid thouyte in these daies for to do wel to the hous of Juda and Jerusalem; nyle ye drede.
現在我照樣定意施恩與耶路撒冷和猶大家,你們不要懼怕。
16 Therfor these ben the wordis whiche ye schulen do; speke ye treuthe, ech man with his neiybore; deme ye treuthe and dom of pees in youre yatis;
你們所當行的是這樣:各人與鄰舍說話誠實,在城門口按至理判斷,使人和睦。
17 and thenke ye not in youre hertis, ony man yuel ayens his frend, and loue ye not a fals ooth; for alle thes thingis it ben, whiche Y hate, seith the Lord.
誰都不可心裏謀害鄰舍,也不可喜愛起假誓,因為這些事都為我所恨惡。這是耶和華說的。」
18 And the word of the Lord of oostis was maad to me,
萬軍之耶和華的話臨到我說:
19 and seide, The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Fastyng of the fourthe monethe, `and fastyng of the fyuethe, and fastyng of the seuenthe, and fasting of the tenthe, schal be to the hous of Juda in to ioie and gladnes, and in to solempnitees ful cleer; loue ye oneli treuthe and pees.
「萬軍之耶和華如此說:四月、五月禁食的日子,七月、十月禁食的日子,必變為猶大家歡喜快樂的日子和歡樂的節期;所以你們要喜愛誠實與和平。」
20 The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Puplis schulen come on ech side, and dwelle in many citees;
萬軍之耶和華如此說:「將來必有列國的人和多城的居民來到。
21 and the dwelleris schulen go, oon to an other, and seie, Go we, and biseche the face of the Lord, and seke we the Lord of oostis; also I shal go.
這城的居民必到那城,說:『我們要快去懇求耶和華的恩,尋求萬軍之耶和華;我也要去。』
22 And many puplis schulen come, and strong folkis, for to seke the Lord of oostis in Jerusalem, and for to biseche the face of the Lord.
必有列邦的人和強國的民來到耶路撒冷尋求萬軍之耶和華,懇求耶和華的恩。
23 The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, In tho daies, in whiche ten men of alle langagis of hethene men schulen catche, and thei schulen catche the hemme of a man Jew, and seye, We schulen go with you; for we han herd, that God is with you.
萬軍之耶和華如此說:在那些日子,必有十個人從列國諸族中出來,拉住一個猶大人的衣襟,說:『我們要與你們同去,因為我們聽見上帝與你們同在了。』」

< Zechariah 8 >