زَكَريّا 8

١ 1 وَأَوْحَى الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ إِلَيَّ بِهَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ:

The word of YHWH of hosts came to me.

٢ 2 «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ: إِنِّي أَغَارُ عَلَى صِهْيَوْنَ غَيْرَةً عَظِيمَةً مُفْعَمَةً بِغَضَبٍ شَدِيدٍ عَلَى أَعْدَائِهَا.

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

٣ 3 لِهَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ: هَا أَنَا عَائِدٌ إِلَى صِهْيَوْنَ لأُقِيمَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَتُدْعَى آنَئِذٍ مَدِينَةَ الْحَقِّ، كَمَا يُدْعَى جَبَلُ الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ الْجَبَلَ الْمُقَدَّسَ.

Thus says YHWH: "I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called 'The City of Truth;' and the mountain of YHWH of hosts, 'The Holy Mountain.'"

٤ 4 وَيَعُودُ الشُّيُوخُ مِنْ رِجَالٍ وَنِسَاءٍ، مِمَّنْ يَتَّكِئُونَ عَلَى عِصِيِّهِمْ لِفَرْطِ كِبَرِ أَعْمَارِهِمْ، فَيَجْلِسُونَ فِي شَوَارِعِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Thus says YHWH of hosts: "Old men and old women will again dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

٥ 5 وَتَكْتَظُّ طُرُقَاتُهَا بِالأَوْلادِ وَالْبَنَاتِ اللّاعِبِينَ فِيهَا.

The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets."

٦ 6 فَإِنْ كَانَ هَذَا الأَمْرُ عَجِيباً فِي أَعْيُنِ الْبَقِيَّةِ النَّاجِيَةِ مِنْ هَذَا الشَّعْبِ، أَيَكُونُ عَجِيباً فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ؟

Thus says YHWH 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 YHWH of hosts.

٧ 7 هَا أَنَا أُنْقِذُ شَعْبِي الْمَنْفِيَّ فِي أَرْضِ الْمَشْرِقِ أَوْ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ.

Thus says YHWH of hosts: "Look, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;

٨ 8 وَأَرُدُّهُمْ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيَسْكُنُوا فِيهَا، وَيَكُونُونَ لِي شَعْباً وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَهُمْ إِلَهاً بِالْحَقِّ وَالْعَدْلِ.

and I will bring them, and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness."

٩ 9 وَلْتَتَشَدَّدْ أَيْدِيكُمْ أَنْتُمْ يَا مَنْ تَسْمَعُونَ هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَاتِ الَّتِي نَطَقَ بِها الأَنْبِيَاءُ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا حَاضِرِينَ عِنْدَ إِرْسَاءِ أَسَاسِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ لإِعَادَةِ بِنَائِهِ،

Thus says YHWH of hosts: "Let your hands be strong, you 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 YHWH of hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.

١٠ 10 فَإِنَّهُ قَبْلَ تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ لَمْ تُدْفَعْ أُجْرَةٌ لِرَجُلٍ أَوْ بَهِيمَةٍ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ هُنَاكَ مَنْ يَأْمَنُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِ فِي ذِهَابِهِ وَإِيَابِهِ، لأَنَّنِي أَثَرْتُ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ ضِدَّ صَاحِبِهِ.

For before those days there was no wages for man, nor any wages for an animal; neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men everyone against his neighbor.

١١ 11 أَمَّا الآنَ فَلَنْ أَتَعَامَلَ مَعَ بَقِيَّةِ شَعْبِي النَّاجِيَةِ كَمَا تَعَامَلْتُ مَعَهُ فِي الأَيَّامِ الْغَابِرَةِ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ.

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

١٢ 12 بَلْ يَزْرَعُونَ فِي سَلامٍ، فَتُعْطِي الْكُرُومُ ثَمَرَهَا وَالأَرْضُ غَلّاتِهَا، وَتَجُودُ السَّمَاءُ بِأَمْطَارِهَا، وَأُوَرِّثُ بَقِيَّةَ هَذَا الشَّعْبِ النَّاجِيَةَ كُلَّ هَذِهِ.

"For the seed of peace and the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will give its increase, and the heavens will give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.

١٣ 13 وَكَمَا كُنْتُمْ لَعْنَةً بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ يَا أَبْنَاءَ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ، فَإِنَّنِي أُخَلِّصُكُمْ فَتُصْبِحُونَ بَرَكَةً. لَا تَجْزَعُوا، بَلْ تَشَجَّعُوا.

It shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Do not be afraid. Let your hands be strong."

١٤ 14 لأَنَّهُ هَكَذَا يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ، كَمَا وَطَّدْتُ الْعَزْمَ أَنْ أُعَاقِبَكُمْ بِالشَّرِّ عِنْدَمَا أَثَارَ آبَاؤُكُمْ سَخَطِي، وَلَمْ أَرْجِعْ عَنْ عَزْمِي، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ،

For thus says YHWH of hosts: "As I thought to do evil to you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath," says YHWH of hosts, "and I did not repent;

١٥ 15 فَإِنِّي عُدْتُ أَيْضاً فَقَضَيْتُ فِي هَذِهِ الأَيَّامِ أَنْ أُحْسِنَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَإِلَى شَعْبِ يَهُوذَا. فَلا تَجْزَعُوا.

so again have I thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Do not be afraid.

١٦ 16 وَهَذَا مَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تَفْعَلُوهُ: لَا تَكْذِبُوا بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ، وَاحْكُمُوا فِي سَاحَاتِ قَضَائِكُمْ بِالْعَدْلِ وَأَحْكَامِ السَّلامِ.

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

١٧ 17 لَا يُضْمِرْ أَحَدُكُمْ شَرّاً فِي قَلْبِهِ لِقَرِيبِهِ، وَلا تَحْلِفُوا يَمِينَ زُورٍ، فَإِنَّ هَذِهِ جَمِيعَهَا مَقَتُّهَا، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ».

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 YHWH.

١٨ 18 ثُمَّ أَوْحَى الرَّبُّ إِلَيَّ بِكَلِمَتِهِ قَائِلاً:

The word of YHWH of hosts came to me.

١٩ 19 «هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ: إِنَّ أَصْوَامَكُمُ فِي الشُّهُورِ الرَّابِعِ وَالْخَامِسِ وَالسَّابِعِ وَالْعَاشِرِ سَتَكُونُ مَوَاسِمَ ابْتِهَاجٍ وَفَرَحٍ وَأَعْيَادٍ سَعِيدَةٍ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِها شَعْبُ يَهُوذَا، لِهَذَا أَحِبُّوا الْحَقَّ وَالسَّلامَ.

Thus says YHWH of hosts: "The fasts of the fourth fifth, seventh, and tenth months shall be for the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace."

٢٠ 20 وَسَتَأْتِي شُعُوبٌ أَيْضاً وَأَفْوَاجٌ مِنْ سُكَّانِ مُدُنٍ كَثِيرَةٍ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Thus says YHWH of hosts: "Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come;

٢١ 21 وَيَمْضِي أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ الْوَاحِدَةِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ الأُخْرَى قَائِلِينَ: هَيَّا نَذْهَبْ عَلَى الْفَوْرِ لِنَطْلُبَ رِضَى وَجْهِ الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ وَنَلْتَمِسَ بَرَكَتَهُ، لأَنَّنَا عَلَى أَيِّ حَالٍ مُنْطَلِقُونَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ.

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

٢٢ 22 فَتَتَوَافَدُ أُمَمٌ كَثِيرَةٌ وَشُعُوبٌ قَوِيَّةٌ لِيَلْتَمِسُوا وَجْهَ الرَّبِّ الْقَدِيرِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَلِيَحْظَوْا بِرِضَاهُ.

Yes, many peoples and strong nations will come to seek YHWH of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favor of YHWH."

٢٣ 23 فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ يَتَشَبَّثُ عَشَرَةُ رِجَالٍ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الأُمَمِ بِثَوْبِ رَجُلٍ يَهُودِيٍّ قَائِلِينَ: دَعْنَا نَذْهَبُ مَعَكُمْ، لأَنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ مَعَكُمْ».

Thus says YHWH of hosts: "In those days, ten men will take hold, out of all the languages of the nations, they will 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.'"