Zechariah 8

1 LEUM GOD Kulana El tuh sang kas in sulkakinyuk se inge nu sel Zechariah:

And the word of the Lord of hosts came, saying:

2 “Nga arulana ke kasru acn Jerusalem ke sripen lungse yohk luk nu sin mwet we, sie lungse su pwanang nga kasrkusrak sin mwet lokoalok lal.

Thus says the Lord of hosts: I have been zealous for Zion with a great zeal, and with a great indignation have I been zealous for her.

3 Nga ac foloko nu Jerusalem, siti mutal sik, ac muta we. Ac fah eteyuk acn we mu sie siti su inse pwayena nu sik, ac eol sin LEUM GOD Kulana ac fah pangpang eol mutal.

Thus says the Lord of hosts: I have been turned back towards Zion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And Jerusalem will be called: “The City of Truth,” and “The Mountain of the Lord of Hosts, the Sanctified Mountain.”

4 Mukul matu ac mutan matu, su arulana matu pwanang elos orekmakin sikal, elos ac fah sifil tukeni muta ke acn in tukeni in siti uh.

Thus says the Lord of hosts: Then elderly men and elderly women will dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man will be with his walking stick in his hand, because of the multitude of days.

5 Ac inkanek uh fah sifilpa sessesla ke tulik mukul ac tulik mutan ma srisrital.

And the streets of the city will be filled with toddlers and children, playing in its streets.

6 “Ma se inge ac nunkeyuk mu upa sin mwet lula in mutunfacl se inge, tusruktu ac tia upa sik.

Thus says the Lord of hosts: If it seems difficult in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, could it indeed be difficult in my eyes, says the Lord of hosts?

7 Nga fah molela mwet luk liki facl ma elos utukla sruoh we,

Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the land of the East, and from the land of the setting of the sun.

8 ac folokunulosme liki acn kutulap ac roto elos in tuh muta in Jerusalem. Elos fah mwet luk, ac nga fah God lalos, ac nga fah leum faclos ke suwohs ac pwaye.

And I will lead 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 justice.

9 “Kowos in pulaik na, tuh inge kowos sifil pacna lohng kas su mwet palu elos tuh kaskaskin ke pacl se ma tuh oakwuk pwelung nu ke sifil musaiyuk Tempul luk.

Thus says the Lord of hosts: Let your hands be strengthened, you who, in those days, are listening to these words by the mouth of the prophets, in the day that the house of the Lord of hosts has been founded, so that the temple may be built.

10 Meet liki pacl sac, wangin sunun mani in sang moli mwet orekma ku kosro in orekma, ac wangin mwet moul in misla ke sripen mwet sulallal. Nga tuh furokla mwet uh in alein nu sin sie sin sie.

Indeed, before those days, there was no pay for men, nor was there pay for beasts of burden, and neither was there peace for those entering, nor for those exiting, because of the tribulation. And I had dismissed all men, each one against his neighbor.

11 Tusruktu ingela nga ac oru in sie na liki meet ah nu sin mwet in mutunfacl se inge su painmoulla.

But now, I will not act towards the remnant of this people according to the former days, says the Lord of hosts.

12 Elos ac fah yukwiya sacn sunalos in misla. Ima grape lalos ac fah isus fahko, fohkon acn uh ac fah sranom, na ac fah yohk af. Nga fah sang mwe insewowo inge nukewa nu sin mwet in mutunfacl sik su ac painmoulla.

But there will be a seed of peace: the vine will give her fruit, and the earth will give her seedlings, and the heavens will give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

13 Mwet Judah ac mwet Israel! In pacl meet ah mwet in mutunfacl saya uh ac selngai sie sin sie ac fahk, ‘Lela kain ongoiya ma tuh putati nu fin mwet Judah ac mwet Israel in putati nu fowos!’ Tusruktu nga fah molikowosla, na mwet in mutunfacl saya uh ac fah fahk nu sin sie sin sie, ‘Lela kowos in insewowo oana mwet Judah ac mwet Israel!” Ouinge kowos in pulaik ac tiana sangeng.”

And this shall be: just as you were a curse among the Gentiles, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid. Let your hands be strengthened.

14 LEUM GOD Kulana El fahk, “Ke mwet matu lowos meet ah tuh oru nga kasrkusrakak ah, nga lumahla mwe ongoiya nu selos, ac tiana ekulla nunak luk, a nga orala na ma nga akoo nu selos uh.

For thus says the Lord of hosts: Just as I intended to afflict you, when your fathers had provoked me to wrath, says the Lord,

15 Tusruktu inge, nga lumahla tari nga in akinsewowoye mwet Jerusalem ac mwet Judah. Ke ma inge, nimet kowos sangeng.

and I did not show mercy, so have I turned back, thinking in these days to do good to the house of Judah and to Jerusalem. Do not be afraid.

16 Pa inge ma kowos enenu in oru: Kaskas in pwaye nu sin sie sin sie. In pacl in nununku, kowos oru nununku lowos an in suwohs ac pwaye, tuh in oasr misla.

Therefore, these are the words that you shall do: Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor. With truth and a judgment of peace, judge at your gates.

17 Nimet oru kutena kain oakwuk ma ac kunausla sie sin sie. Ac nimet orek loh kikiap ye fulahk. Nga srunga kikiap, sesuwos, ac kutena ma ac kunausla moul lun mwet.”

And let not anyone think up evil against his friend in your hearts. And do not choose to swear falsely. For all these are things that I hate, says the Lord.

18 LEUM GOD Kulana El sang kas in sulkakinyuk inge nu sel Zechariah:

And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:

19 “Lalo ma orek ke malem akakosr, aklimekosr, akitkosr, ac aksingoul uh, ingela ac fah pangpang kufwa in engan ac insewowo nu sin mwet Judah. Kowos fah lungse ma pwaye ac ma misla.”

Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth will be for the house of Judah in joy and gladness and with bright solemnities. So then, love truth and peace.

20 LEUM GOD Kulana El fahk, “Pacl se ac fah tuku ke mwet in siti puspis ac fah tuku nu Jerusalem.

Thus says the Lord of hosts, then the people may arrive and dwell in many cities,

21 Elos su tuku liki sie siti ac fah fahk nu selos su tuku liki sie pacna siti, ‘Kut ac som alu nu sin LEUM GOD Kulana, ac pre Elan akinsewowoye kut. Fahsru wi kut!”

and the inhabitants may hurry, one saying to another: “Let us go and entreat the face of the Lord, and let us seek the Lord of hosts. I will go also.”

22 Mwet puspis, oayapa mutunfacl ku puspis, ac fah tuku nu Jerusalem in alu nu sin LEUM GOD Kulana, ac pre ac siyuk ke mwe akinsewowo lal.

And many peoples and strong nations will approach, seeking the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the face of the Lord.

23 In len ingo, mwet saya singoul ac fah tuku nu yurin sie mwet Jew ac fahk, ‘Kut ke wi kom, mweyen kut lohng lah God El wi kowos, mwet Jew.’”

Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days, then, ten men from every language of the Gentiles will grasp and cling to the hem of one man of Judea, saying: “We will go with you. For we have heard that God is with you.”