Zechariah 9
1 [This is another] message [that I received] from Yahweh. [Yahweh said, ] “I watch [MTY] everyone, especially the tribes of Israel; [so] I will [punish the people in] the Hadrach [region] and in Damascus [city] [because of what they did to the people of Israel].
Ennustus, Herran sana, Hadrakin maata vastaan, ja Damaskoon se laskeutuu. Sillä Herran silmä katsoo ihmisiä, kaikkia Israelin sukukuntia
2 [I will also punish the people in] nearby Hamath [city]. I will also [punish the people in] Tyre and Sidon [cities], even though they are [considered to be] [IRO] very wise.
ja myös Hamatia, joka on sen kanssa rajatusten, sekä Tyyroa ja Siidonia, sillä ne ovat sangen viisaat.
3 [The people in] Tyre built a high wall [around their city]. They piled up [huge amounts of] silver and gold as though they were [piles of] dirt in the streets.
Tyyro on rakentanut itsellensä linnoituksia ja kasannut kokoon hopeata kuin tomua ja kultaa kuin katujen lokaa.
4 But [I], Yahweh, will cause their precious possessions to be taken away and all their ships to be destroyed, and their city will be destroyed by a fire.
Katso, Herra köyhdyttää sen ja syöksee mereen sen voiman, ja se itse poltetaan tulella.
5 [The people in Ashkelon city] will see that [happen], and they will become very afraid. [The people in] Gaza [city] will shake because of being terrified, and [the people in Ekron city] will shake too, because they will no longer expect [to prosper]. The king of [the city of] Gaza will be killed, and [the city of] Ashkelon will be deserted.
Sen näkee Askelon ja peljästyy, ja Gassa, ja vapisee kovin, ja Ekron, sillä sen toivo joutuu häpeään. Ja Gassasta hukkuu kuningas, eikä Askelonissa enää asuta.
6 Foreigners will occupy Ashdod [city]. I will cause the [people in all those cities of] Philistia to no longer be proud.
Asdodissa asuu sekasikiöitä, ja minä hävitän filistealaisten ylpeyden.
7 I will no longer allow them to eat [MTY] meat that still has blood in it, and I will forbid them to eat [MTY] food that I [MTY] have not allowed them to eat [because it was offered to idols]. [At that time, ] the people [in Philistia] who survive will worship me, and they will become [my people, like] the people of Judah are. The Philistine people of Ekron will also become my people like [SIM] the people of Jebus did [when they were conquered].
Mutta minä poistan veret hänen suustansa ja heidän iljetyksensä hänen hampaittensa välistä, ja hänestäkin jää jäännös meidän Jumalallemme; hän on oleva niinkuin sukuruhtinas Juudassa, ja Ekron on oleva niinkuin jebusilainen.
8 I will protect my temple, and I will not allow any [enemy soldiers] to enter it. No [enemies] will harm my people again, because I will be watching [over my people] carefully.
Minä teen leirini temppelini suojaksi sotajoukoilta, jotka tulevat ja menevät, eikä tule käskijä enää heidän kimppuunsa, sillä nyt olen minä sen omin silmin nähnyt.
9 Rejoice very much, [you people of] Jerusalem [APO, DOU] and shout joyfully, because your king will be coming to you. He is righteous and victorious; [but he will be] gentle, and [he will be] riding on a donkey, on a young female donkey.
Iloitse suuresti, tytär Siion, riemuitse, tytär Jerusalem, sillä sinun kuninkaasi tulee sinulle! Vanhurskas ja auttaja hän on, on nöyrä ja ratsastaa aasilla, aasintamman varsalla.
10 I will get rid of the chariots in the Ephraim [region that are used in battles] and [all] the war horses in Jerusalem. [All] the bows used in wars will be broken. [Your king] will proclaim that he will cause things to go well and peacefully in the nations. He will rule [the area] from the [Mediterranean] Sea to the [Dead] Sea, and from the [Euphrates] River to the most distant places on the earth.
Ja minä hävitän vaunut Efraimista ja hevoset Jerusalemista. Sodan jousi hävitetään, ja hän julistaa rauhan kansoille. Ja hänen hallituksensa ulottuu merestä mereen, Eufrat-virrasta hamaan maan ääriin.
11 As for you [my people of Jerusalem], because of the blood [of the animals that were sacrificed to make] my agreement with you, I will free your people who were forced to go to other countries where [it was as though they were kept] in a waterless pit.
Ja myös sinun vankisi minä sinun liittosi veren tähden päästän pois vedettömästä kuopasta.
12 [You people who were] prisoners [in those countries] who [still] confidently expect [God to help you], return to [Judah], where you will be safe. This day I declare that I will give you two blessings for [each of the troubles that you have experienced].
Tulkaa takaisin varustukseen, te vangit, joilla on toivo; myös tänä päivänä minä julistan: kaksin verroin minä sinulle korvaan.
13 I will cause Judah to be like [MET] my bow, and I will cause Israel to be [like] [MET] my arrow. I will enable you young men of Jerusalem to fight against the soldiers of Greece; you will be like [SIM] a warrior’s sword.”
Sillä minä jännitän Juudan jousekseni, panen siihen nuoleksi Efraimin ja nostan sinun poikasi, Siion, sinun poikiasi vastaan, Jaavan, ja teen sinut sankarin miekan kaltaiseksi.
14 [Some day] Yahweh will appear [in the sky] above his people, and the arrows that he shoots will be like [SIM] lightning. Yahweh [our] Lord will blow his trumpet, and he will march [fiercely] like [MET] the storms from the south.
Herra on näkyvä heidän yllänsä, ja hänen nuolensa lähtee kuin salama. Herra, Herra puhaltaa pasunaan ja kulkee etelän myrskytuulissa.
15 The Commander of the armies of angels will protect [his people]; [the soldiers of Judah] will attack and defeat [their enemies who attack them] using slingshots. [Those soldiers of Judah] will drink and celebrate and shout like [SIM] people who are drunk; they will be as full [of wine] as the bowl that holds [the blood of the animals that are sacrificed] and [which is then] sprinkled on the corners of the altar.
Herra Sebaot on suojaava heitä, ja he syövät, ja he tallaavat linkokiviä, he juovat ja pauhaavat niinkuin viinistä ja ovat täynnä, niinkuin uhrimaljat, niinkuin alttarin kulmat.
16 On that day, Yahweh our God will save his people [like a shepherd saves] his flock [of sheep from danger]. In their land, they will be like [SIM] jewels that sparkle on a crown.
Ja Herra, heidän Jumalansa, on sinä päivänä auttava heitä, kansaansa, joka on kuin hänen lammaslaumansa; sillä he ovat kruunuun kiinnitettyjä kiviä, jotka kohoavat yli hänen maansa.
17 They will be delightful and beautiful. The young men will become strong from [eating] grain, and the young women will [become strong] from [drinking] new wine.
Sillä kuinka suuri onkaan oleva heidän onnensa, heidän ihanuutensa: vilja saa kasvamaan nuorukaiset ja rypälemehu neitsyet!
