Zechariah 7
1 When Darius had been the emperor for almost four years, on December 7, Yahweh gave me [another] message.
Katriyèm jou nan nevyèm mwa yo rele mwa Kislev, nan katriyèm lanne rèy wa Dariyis, Seyè a pale ak Zakari.
2 The people of Bethel [city] sent two men, Sharezer and Regem-Melech, along with some other men, [to the temple of Yahweh, the Commander of the armies of angels, ] to request that Yahweh bless them.
Moun lavil Betèl yo te voye Charezè ak Regèm Melèk ansanm ak moun pa yo vin lapriyè nan pye Seyè a.
3 They also asked the priests at Yahweh’s temple and the prophets [this question]: “For many years, during the fifth month [and during the seventh month of each year], we have mourned and (fasted/abstained from eating food). Should we [continue to do that]?”
Yo te voye yo vin mande prèt yo ansanm ak pwofèt k'ap sèvi nan tanp Seyè a keksyon sa a: -Pandan senkyèm mwa a, èske se pou nou toujou pran lapenn pou tanp yo te detwi a? Eske se pou nou toujou fè jèn jan nou te konn fè pandan tout lanne anvan yo?
4 Then the Commander of the armies of angels gave me a message.
Lè sa a, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a pale avè m', li di m' konsa:
5 [He said], “Tell [RHQ] the priests and all the [other] people of Judah that during the past 70 years, when they mourned and fasted during the fifth and seventh months [of each year], it was not really [RHQ] me, [Yahweh], whom they were [honoring].
-Pale ak tout moun ki nan peyi a ansanm ak prèt yo tou. Mande yo pou mwen: Sa fè swasanndizan depi n'ap fè jèn, depi n'ap pran lapenn sou chak senkyèm ak setyèm mwa. Eske se pou mwen nou te fè tou sa?
6 And when they ate and drank, it was really [RHQ] to [benefit] themselves.
Konsa tou, lè nou t'ap manje, lè nou t'ap bwè, èske se pa t' pou pwòp plezi pa nou?
7 That is certainly [RHQ] what I continually told the former prophets to proclaim [to the people], when Jerusalem and the nearby towns were prosperous and filled with people, and people [also] lived in the desert area to the south and in the foothills [to the west].”
Se menm mesaj sa a Seyè a te voye pwofèt tan lontan yo vin di nou. Lè sa a, lavil Jerizalèm te plen moun, zafè yo t'ap mache byen. Te plen moun ap viv nan ti bouk ki toutotou lavil la, nan zòn Negèv la ak nan plenn sou bò solèy kouche a.
8 Yahweh gave another message to me, saying
Seyè a pale ak Zakari, li di l' konsa:
9 “[Tell the people that] this is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: ‘Do what is just/right, and act kindly and mercifully toward each other.
-Mwen te pale ak pèp mwen an, mwen te di yo se pou yo rann jistis san patipri. Se pou yo aji ak bon kè yonn ak lòt, se pou yo gen pitye yonn pou lòt.
10 Do not (oppress/treat cruelly) widows or orphans or foreigners or poor people. Do not even think about doing evil to anyone else.’”
Pa peze vèv yo, ni timoun san papa yo, ni moun lòt nasyon k'ap viv nan mitan nou, ni moun ki nan nesesite. Pa rete ap kalkile nan tèt nou jan pou nou fè lòt moun mal.
11 But the people refused to pay attention [to what Yahweh said]. They turned their backs [to him], and put their hands over their ears in order to not hear [what he said].
Men, yo te derefize koute m'. Yo t'ap fè wondonmon. Yo bouche zòrèy yo pou yo pa tande.
12 They were very stubborn [IDM], and they would not listen to the laws [that God gave to Moses] or the messages that the Commander of the armies of angels told his Spirit to give to the prophets who were now dead. So the Commander of the armies of angels was very angry.
Yo fè kè yo di kou wòch pou yo pa tande lòd ak mesaj mwen menm, Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, mwen te voye ba yo. Se Lespri Seyè a menm ki te mete nan bouch pwofèt tan lontan yo mesaj sa yo. Se konsa Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a te move anpil sou yo.
13 The Commander of the armies of angels says, “When I called/spoke [to the people], they would not listen. So when they called/prayed [to me], I did not listen.
Sa ki rive lè sa a? Menm jan yo pa t' koute l' lè li t'ap pale ak yo a, li menm tou, li pa t' reponn yo lè yo te lapriyè nan pye l'.
14 And I caused them to be scattered among many nations, where they were strangers. [It was as though] [MET] a whirlwind [picked them up and carried them away from their country]. The country/land that they [were forced to] leave was ruined, with the result that no one could [live there or even] travel through it. [It was previously] a delightful land, but they caused it to become (desolate/like a desert).”
Li gaye yo nan mitan yon bann nasyon yo pa t' konnen. Lènmi fin devalize tout peyi a, yo pa kite pesonn ladan l'. Yon bon peyi konsa, yo fè l' tounen yon dezè.
