Zechariah 8

وَكَانَ كَلاَمُ رَبِّ الْجُنُودِ قَائِلاً:

Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

«هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: غِرْتُ عَلَى صِهْيَوْنَ غَيْرَةً عَظِيمَةً، وَبِسَخَطٍ عَظِيمٍ غِرْتُ عَلَيْهَا.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ: قَدْ رَجَعْتُ إِلَى صِهْيَوْنَ وَأَسْكُنُ فِي وَسَطِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَتُدْعَى أُورُشَلِيمُ مَدِينَةَ الْحَقِّ، وَجَبَلُ رَبِّ الْجُنُودِ الْجَبَلَ الْمُقَدَّسَ.

Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.

« هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: سَيَجْلِسُ بَعْدُ الشُّيُوخُ وَالشَّيْخَاتُ فِي أَسْوَاقِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْهُمْ عَصَاهُ بِيَدِهِ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ الأَيَّامِ.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

وَتَمْتَلِئُ أَسْوَاقُ الْمَدِينَةِ مِنَ الصِّبْيَانِ وَالْبَنَاتِ لاَعِبِينَ فِي أَسْوَاقِهَا.

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

« هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: هأَنَذَا إِنْ يَكُنْ ذلِكَ عَجِيبًا فِي أَعْيُنِ بَقِيَّةِ هذَا الشَّعْبِ فِي هذِهِ الأَيَّامِ، أَفَيَكُونُ أَيْضًا عَجِيبًا فِي عَيْنَيَّ؟ يَقُولُ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.

« هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: هأَنَذَا أُخَلِّصُ شَعْبِي مِنْ أَرْضِ الْمَشْرِقِ وَمِنْ أَرْضِ مَغْرِبِ الشَّمْسِ.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;

وَآتِي بِهِمْ فَيَسْكُنُونَ فِي وَسَطِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَيَكُونُونَ لِي شَعْبًا،وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَهُمْ إِلهًا بِالْحَقِّ وَالْبِرِّ.

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

«هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: لِتَتَشَدَّدْ أَيْدِيكُمْ أَيُّهَا السَّامِعُونَ فِي هذِهِ الأَيَّامِ هذَا الْكَلاَمَ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَوْمَ أُسِّسَ بَيْتُ رَبِّ الْجُنُودِ لِبِنَاءِ الْهَيْكَلِ.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.

لأَنَّهُ قَبْلَ هذِهِ الأَيَّامِ لَمْ تَكُنْ لِلإِنْسَانِ أُجْرَةٌ وَلاَ لِلْبَهِيمَةِ أُجْرَةٌ، وَلاَ سَلاَمٌ لِمَنْ خَرَجَ أَوْ دَخَلَ مِنْ قِبَلِ الضِّيقِ. وَأَطْلَقْتُ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ، الرَّجُلَ عَلَى قَرِيبِهِ.

For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.

أَمَّا الآنَ فَلاَ أَكُونُ أَنَا لِبَقِيَّةِ هذَا الشَّعْبِ كَمَا فِي الأَيَّامِ الأُولَى، يَقُولُ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ.

But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.

بَلْ زَرْعُ السَّلاَمِ، الْكَرْمُ يُعْطِي ثَمَرَهُ، وَالأَرْضُ تُعْطِي غَلَّتَهَا، وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ تُعْطِي نَدَاهَا، وَأُمَلِّكُ بَقِيَّةَ هذَا الشَّعْبِ هذِهِ كُلَّهَا.

For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

وَيَكُونُ كَمَا أَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ لَعْنَةً بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ يَا بَيْتَ يَهُوذَا وَيَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، كَذلِكَ أُخَلِّصُكُمْ فَتَكُونُونَ بَرَكَةً فَلاَ تَخَافُوا. لِتَتَشَدَّدْ أَيْدِيكُمْ.

And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.

«لأَنَّهُ هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: كَمَا أَنِّي فَكَّرْتُ فِي أَنْ أُسِيءَ إِلَيْكُمْ حِينَ أَغْضَبَنِي آبَاؤُكُمْ، قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ، وَلَمْ أَنْدَمْ.

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:

هكَذَا عُدْتُ وَفَكَّرْتُ فِي هذِهِ الأَيَّامِ فِي أَنْ أُحْسِنَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَبَيْتَِ يَهُوذَا. لاَ تَخَافُوا.

So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.

هذِهِ هِيَ الأُمُورُ الَّتِي تَفْعَلُونَهَا. لِيُكَلِّمْ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ قَرِيبَهُ بِالْحَقِّ. اقْضُوا بِالْحَقِّ وَقَضَاءِ السَّلاَمِ فِي أَبْوَابِكُمْ.

These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

وَلاَ يُفَكِّرَنَّ أَحَدٌ فِي السُّوءِ عَلَى قَرِيبِهِ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ. وَلاَ تُحِبُّوا يَمِينَ الزُّورِ. لأَنَّ هذِهِ جَمِيعَهَا أَكْرَهُهَا، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ».

And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.

وَكَانَ إِلَيَّ كَلاَمُ رَبِّ الْجُنُودِ قَائِلاً:

And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,

«هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: إِنَّ صَوْمَ الشَّهْرِ الرَّابِعِ وَصَوْمَ الْخَامِسِ وَصَوْمَ السَّابعِ وَصَوْمَ الْعَاشِرِ يَكُونُ لِبَيْتِ يَهُوذَا ابْتِهَاجًا وَفَرَحًا وَأَعْيَادًا طَيِّبَةً. فَأَحِبُّوا الْحَقَّ وَالسَّلاَمَ.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.

هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: سَيَأْتِي شُعُوبٌ بَعْدُ، وَسُكَّانُ مُدُنٍ كَثِيرَةٍ.

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

وَسُكَّانُ وَاحِدَةٍ يَسِيرُونَ إِلَى أُخْرَى قَائِلِينَ: لِنَذْهَبْ ذَهَابًا لِنَتَرَضَّى وَجْهَ الرَّبِّ وَنَطْلُبَ رَبَّ الْجُنُودِ. أَنَا أَيْضًا أَذْهَبُ.

And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.

فَتَأْتِي شُعُوبٌ كَثِيرَةٌ وَأُمَمٌ قَوِيَّةٌ لِيَطْلُبُوا رَبَّ الْجُنُودِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَلْيَتَرَضُّوا وَجْهَ الرَّبِّ.

Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

«هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ يُمْسِكُ عَشَرَةُ رِجَال مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَلْسِنَةِ الأُمَمِ بِذَيْلِ رَجُل يَهُودِيٍّ قَائِلِينَ: نَذْهَبُ مَعَكُمْ لأَنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا أَنَّ اللهَ مَعَكُمْ».

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.