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].
Brzemię słowa PANA w ziemi Chadraku, a Damaszek będzie jego odpoczynkiem, gdyż PANU przypatrzą się oczy ludzi i wszystkich pokoleń Izraela;
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.
Nawet Chamat będzie miał z nim granicę, [a także] Tyr i Sydon, choć są bardzo mądre.
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.
Tyr bowiem zbudował sobie twierdzę i nagromadził srebra jak prochu, a złota jak błota na ulicach.
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.
Oto PAN go wypędzi i wrzuci w morze jego siłę, on sam zostanie strawiony ogniem.
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.
Ujrzy to Aszkelon i ulęknie się, podobnie Gaza – i pogrąży się w smutku; również Ekron, bo jego nadzieja zawiedzie. I zginie król z Gazy, a Aszkelon nie będzie zamieszkany.
6 Foreigners will occupy Ashdod [city]. I will cause the [people in all those cities of] Philistia to no longer be proud.
I bękart będzie mieszkał w Aszdodzie, a tak zniszczę pychę Filistynów.
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].
Usunę krew każdego z jego ust i obrzydliwości spomiędzy jego zębów. Kto pozostanie, będzie należał do naszego Boga, aby był jak książę w Judzie i Ekron, jak Jebusyta.
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.
I rozłożę obóz dokoła swego domu z powodu wojska i z powodu tych, którzy przechodzą i wracają. I już nie przejdzie przez nich żaden ciemięzca. Teraz bowiem widziały to moje oczy.
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.
Raduj się wielce, córko Syjonu! Wykrzykuj, córko Jerozolimy! Oto twój Król przychodzi do ciebie; sprawiedliwy i Zbawiciel, cichy i siedzący na ośle, na oślątku, źrebięciu oślicy.
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.
Zniszczę bowiem rydwany z Efraima i konie z Jerozolimy, a łuki wojenne będą połamane. I ogłosi pokój narodom, a jego władza będzie [sięgać] od morza aż do morza i od rzeki aż po krańce ziemi.
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.
A co do ciebie, ze względu na krew twego przymierza wypuściłem twoich więźniów z dołu, w którym nie ma wody.
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].
Wróćcie do twierdzy, więźniowie, którzy macie nadzieję. Dziś bowiem ogłaszam, że wynagrodzę w dwójnasób;
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.”
Gdy [jak] łuk naciągnę Judę, a na nim nałożę Efraima; wzbudzę twoich synów, Syjonie, przeciwko twoim synom, Jawanie, i zrobię z ciebie miecz mocarza.
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.
PAN bowiem ukaże się nad nimi i jak błyskawica wyleci jego strzała. Pan BÓG zadmie w trąbę i wyruszy w wichrach południa.
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.
PAN zastępów będzie ochraniać swój lud; pochłoną i przemogą kamienie z procy, będą pić i krzyczeć jak od wina; i napełnią się jak czasza i jak rogi ołtarza.
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.
W tym dniu PAN, ich Bóg, wybawi ich jak trzodę swego ludu. Będą bowiem jak kamienie w koronie, wystawieni jak sztandar w jego ziemi.
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.
Jak wielkie bowiem jest jego błogosławieństwo! Jak wspaniałe jego piękno! Zboże pocieszy młodzieńców, a moszcz – panny.
