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Sakaria 8
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)

En ny tid för Jerusalem och Juda

8 På nytt kom ett budskap från Herren till mig:

2 Herren, härskarornas Gud, säger: Jag är bekymrad, ja, jag är irriterad över vad alla Jerusalems fiender har gjort.

3 Nu ska jag återvända till mitt land, och jag ska själv bo i Jerusalem, och den ska kallas Den trogna staden, Det heliga berget och Herrens, härskarornas Guds, berg.

4 Herren, härskarornas Gud, förklarar att Jerusalem ska ha fred och ro så länge att män och kvinnor än en gång ska kunna bli så gamla att de måste använda käpp när de tar sig fram,

5 och överallt på torgen ska man se flickor och pojkar leka.

6 Herren säger: Även om det låter alltför underbart för er som bara är en liten rest som återstår, så är det enkelt för mig.

7 Var övertygad om att jag ska rädda mitt folk från öster och väster, vart de än har blivit utspridda.

8 Jag ska föra dem tillbaka hem, så att de kan få leva i trygghet i Jerusalem. De ska vara mitt folk och jag ska vara deras rättfärdige Gud, och jag ska förlåta dem deras synder!

9 Herren, härskarornas Gud, säger: Tappa inte modet! Fortsätt ert arbete och gör det klart. Ni har lyssnat länge nog! Alltsedan ni började arbetet med grunden till templet har profeterna talat till er om de välsignelser som väntar er när arbetet är färdigt.

10 Innan ni började fanns det inget arbete, ingen lön, ingen trygghet. Om ni lämnade staden fanns det ingen garanti för att ni skulle kunna komma tillbaka, för brottsligheten var stor och utbredd.

11 Men allt är annorlunda nu, säger Herren, härskarornas Gud.

12 Jag låter er få leva i fred. Era skördar ska bli goda. Vingårdarna ska digna av druvor, marken ska vara bördig och det ska komma rikligt med regn. Alla dessa välsignelser ska mitt folk som bor kvar i landet få del av.

13 'Du ska bli lika fattig som Juda

14-15 Om ni gör det, ska jag välsigna er. Jag tänker inte ändra mig. Jag straffade era förfäder som jag hade lovat när de gjorde mig upprörd, men jag tänker inte ändra mitt beslut att välsigna er.

16 Så här ska ni göra: Tala sanning och var ärliga. Se till att era domstolar dömer rättvist! Håll fred med varandra!

17 Gör inte varandra illa och svär inte falskt. Jag hatar allt sådant! säger Herren.

18 Här är ett annat budskap som kom till mig från Herren, härskarornas Gud:

19 Den fasta och sorgetid som ni brukar hålla i den femte, sjunde och nionde månaden ska i stället bli högtider och glädjefester. Ni ska älska sanning och frid.

20-21 Folk ska komma från hela världen till Jerusalem från många olika städer för att få vara med vid dessa högtider. Man ska uppmuntra vänner och bekanta i andra städer och säga: 'Ska vi fara till Jerusalem för att be Herren välsigna oss och vara barmhärtig mot oss? Jag ska resa dit! Följ med du också!'

22 Ja, många människor, också från stora och mäktiga länder, ska komma till Jerusalem för att be Herren, härskarornas Gud, om välsignelse och hjälp.

23 Då ska tio män från lika många nationer ta tag i en judes rockärm och säga: 'Kan inte du bli min vän, för jag vet att Gud är med dig.'

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Sakarja 8
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)

En ny tid för Jerusalem och Juda

8 På nytt kom härskarornas Herres ord:

2 Så säger härskarornas Herre: ”Min lidelse för Sion är stor, jag ivrar för henne i stark vrede.”

3 Så säger Herren: ”Jag återvänder till Sion, och jag vill bo mitt i Jerusalem. Jerusalem ska kallas Den trogna staden, och Herrens berg Det heliga berget.”

4 Så säger härskarornas Herre: ”Än en gång ska gamla män och kvinnor sitta vid Jerusalems gator, var och en med käpp i handen, för så gamla är de. 5 Stadens gator ska fyllas av pojkar och flickor som leker där.”

6 Så säger härskarornas Herre: ”Även om det låter alltför otroligt för dem som är kvar av folket i denna tid, så är det väl inte otroligt för mig?” säger härskarornas Herre.

7 Så säger härskarornas Herre: ”Jag ska rädda mitt folk från länderna i öster och väster. 8 Jag ska föra dem tillbaka och låta dem bo i Jerusalem. De ska vara mitt folk, och jag ska vara deras Gud i trohet och rättfärdighet.”

9 Så säger härskarornas Herre: ”Handla med kraft, ni som i denna tid hör vad de profeter talat som var där när grunden till Herrens hus blev lagd, templet som skulle byggas upp. 10 Före den tiden fick varken människor eller djur någon lön, och ingen kunde komma eller gå tryggt för sina ovänner. Jag lät människorna drabba samman, alla mot varandra. 11 Men mot dem som är kvar av mitt folk är jag inte längre som jag var i det förgångna, säger härskarornas Herre.

12 Säden växer väl,[a] vinstocken ger sin frukt, jorden sin skörd och himlen sin dagg. Jag ska låta dem som är kvar av folket ärva allt detta. 13 Liksom ni har varit en förbannelse bland folken, Juda och Israel, så ska jag rädda er, och ni får bli till välsignelse. Var inte rädda! Handla med kraft!”

14 Så säger härskarornas Herre: ”Liksom jag planerade det onda över er, säger härskarornas Herre, och inte visade någon barmhärtighet när era förfäder provocerade min vrede, 15 så har jag nu gjort en plan för att göra gott mot Jerusalem och judéerna. Var inte rädda! 16 Så här ska ni göra: Tala sanning med varandra. Döm rättvist och fredligt i era portar. 17 Lägg inga onda planer mot varandra, och svär inte falska eder. Jag hatar allt sådant, säger Herren.”

18 Härskarornas Herres ord kom till mig:

19 Så säger härskarornas Herre: ”Fastan i den fjärde, femte, sjunde och tionde månaden[b] ska för Juda bli till glädje och jubel, till lyckliga högtider. Ni ska älska sanning och frid.”

20 Så säger härskarornas Herre: ”Folk ska komma, invånare från många städer. 21 Invånarna i en stad ska gå till en annan och säga: ’Låt oss gå och vädja till Herrens välvilja, uppsöka härskarornas Herre. Jag ska också gå dit.’ 22 Många folk och mäktiga nationer ska komma och söka härskarornas Herre i Jerusalem och vädja till Herrens välvilja.”

23 Så säger härskarornas Herre: ”På den tiden ska tio män från alla språk och folk ta tag i en judes mantelflik och säga: ’Låt oss få följa med er, för vi har hört att Gud är med er.’ ”

Footnotes

  1. 8:12 Grundtextens innebörd är osäker.
  2. 8:19 Fjärde… månaden, se 2 Kung 25:3f., liksom den femte år 586 f.Kr, och sjunde (se not till 7:3 och 7:5) år 581 (?) f.Kr. I fråga om tionde månaden åsyftas året 588 f.Kr., se 2 Kung 25:1.
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Zechariah 8
World English Bible

8 The word of Yahweh of Armies came to me. 2 Yahweh of Armies says: “I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.”

3 Yahweh says: “I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the middle of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called ‘The City of Truth;’ and the mountain of Yahweh of Armies, ‘The Holy Mountain.’”

4 Yahweh of Armies says: “Old men and old women will again dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand because of their old age. 5 The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”

6 Yahweh of Armies says: “If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my eyes?” says Yahweh of Armies.

7 Yahweh of Armies says: “Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country. 8 I will bring them, and they will dwell within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.”

9 Yahweh of Armies says: “Let your hands be strong, you who hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who were in the day that the foundation of the house of Yahweh of Armies was laid, even the temple, that it might be built. 10 For before those days there was no wages for man nor any wages for an animal, neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men everyone against his neighbor. 11 But now I will not be to the remnant of this people as in the former days,” says Yahweh of Armies. 12 “For the seed of peace and the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will give its increase, and the heavens will give their dew. I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things. 13 It shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don’t be afraid. Let your hands be strong.”

14 For Yahweh of Armies says: “As I thought to do evil to you when your fathers provoked me to wrath,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I didn’t repent, 15 so again I have thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Don’t be afraid. 16 These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates, 17 and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath; for all these are things that I hate,” says Yahweh.

18 The word of Yahweh of Armies came to me. 19 Yahweh of Armies says: “The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months shall be for the house of Judah joy, gladness, and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace.”

20 Yahweh of Armies says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come. 21 The inhabitants of one will go to another, saying, ‘Let’s go speedily to entreat the favor of Yahweh, and to seek Yahweh of Armies. I will go also.’ 22 Yes, many peoples and strong nations will come to seek Yahweh of Armies in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of Yahweh.” 23 Yahweh of Armies says: “In those days, ten men out of all the languages of the nations will take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, ‘We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”

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Zechariah 8
Expanded Bible

The Lord Will Bless Jerusalem

8 ·A message from [L The word of] the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] came to me, saying, 2 This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says: “I ·have a very strong love [am jealous/zealous/passionate] for ·Jerusalem [L Zion; 2:7]. My strong love [jealousy; zeal; passion] for her ·is like a fire burning in me [or will mean wrath for her enemies].”

3 This is what the Lord says: “I will return to Jerusalem and ·live in [dwell in the midst of] it. Then it will be called the City of ·Truth [or Faithfulness], and the mountain of the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] will be called the Holy Mountain [C Zion, the location of the Temple].”

4 This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says: “Old men and old women will again sit along Jerusalem’s streets, each carrying a cane because of age [C long life due to peace and security]. 5 And the streets will be filled with boys and girls playing.”

6 This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says: “·Those who are left alive then [The remnant] may think it is too ·difficult [marvelous] to happen, but ·it is not [L is it…?] too ·difficult [marvelous] for me,” says the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts]. 7 This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says: “[L Look; T Behold] I will save my people from countries in the east and west. 8 I will bring them back, and they will live in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their ·loyal [faithful; true] and ·good [righteous] God.”

9 This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says: “·Work hard [L Let your hands be strong], you who are hearing these words today. The prophets spoke these words when the foundation was laid for the house of the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts], for the building of the Temple. 10 Before that time there was no money to hire people or animals. People could not ·safely [peacefully] come and go because of the enemies; I had turned everyone against his neighbor. 11 But I will not do to ·these people who are left [this remnant of the people] what I did in the past,” says the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts].

12 “They will plant their seeds in peace, their grapevines will have fruit, the ground will give good crops, and the sky will send ·rain [dew]. I will give ·all this [this as an inheritance/possession] to the ·people who are left alive [remnant of this people]. 13 Judah and Israel, your names have been ·used as curses in [or viewed as accursed by] other nations. But I will save you, and you will become a blessing. So don’t be afraid; ·work hard [L let your hands be strong].”

14 This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says: “When your ·ancestors [fathers] made me angry, I planned to ·punish [bring disaster on] you. I did not ·change my mind [relent],” says the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts]. 15 “But ·now [L in these days] I am planning to do good to Jerusalem and Judah. So don’t be afraid. 16 These are the things you should do: Tell each other the truth. In ·the courts [L your gates; C court was held at the city gate] judge with truth and ·complete fairness [sound justice; judgments of peace]. 17 Do not ·make plans to hurt [L plan/plot evil in your hearts against] your neighbors, and don’t love false ·promises [oaths]. I hate all these things,” says the Lord.

18 ·A message from [L The word of the] Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] came to me again. 19 This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says: “The ·special days when you fast in [fasts of] the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months will become good, joyful, happy feasts ·in [L for the house of] Judah. ·But you must [So; Therefore] love truth and peace.”

20 This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says: “·Many people from [L Inhabitants of] many cities will still come to Jerusalem. 21 ·People [The inhabitants] from one city will go and say to those from another city, ‘·We are going [Let us go] to ·pray to [entreat] the Lord and to ·ask for help from [or worship; L seek] the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts]. ·Come and go with us [L I, even I (am going)].’ 22 Many people and powerful nations will come to worship the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] in Jerusalem and to ·pray for help from [or worship; L seek] the Lord.”

23 This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says: “At that time, ten men from ·different countries [L all languages of the nations] will come and take hold of a ·Judean [Jew] by his coat. They will say to him, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”

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Zechariah 8
New International Version

The Lord Promises to Bless Jerusalem

8 The word of the Lord Almighty came to me.

2 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “I am very jealous(A) for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her.”

3 This is what the Lord says: “I will return(B) to Zion(C) and dwell in Jerusalem.(D) Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City,(E) and the mountain(F) of the Lord Almighty will be called the Holy Mountain.(G)”

4 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem,(H) each of them with cane in hand because of their age. 5 The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.(I)”

6 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “It may seem marvelous to the remnant of this people at that time,(J) but will it seem marvelous to me?(K)” declares the Lord Almighty.

7 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will save my people from the countries of the east and the west.(L) 8 I will bring them back(M) to live(N) in Jerusalem; they will be my people,(O) and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.(P)”

9 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Now hear these words, ‘Let your hands be strong(Q) so that the temple may be built.’ This is also what the prophets(R) said who were present when the foundation(S) was laid for the house of the Lord Almighty. 10 Before that time there were no wages(T) for people or hire for animals. No one could go about their business safely(U) because of their enemies, since I had turned everyone against their neighbor. 11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as I did in the past,”(V) declares the Lord Almighty.

12 “The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit,(W) the ground will produce its crops,(X) and the heavens will drop their dew.(Y) I will give all these things as an inheritance(Z) to the remnant of this people.(AA) 13 Just as you, Judah and Israel, have been a curse[a](AB) among the nations, so I will save(AC) you, and you will be a blessing.[b](AD) Do not be afraid,(AE) but let your hands be strong.(AF)”

14 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Just as I had determined to bring disaster(AG) on you and showed no pity when your ancestors angered me,” says the Lord Almighty, 15 “so now I have determined to do good(AH) again to Jerusalem and Judah.(AI) Do not be afraid. 16 These are the things you are to do: Speak the truth(AJ) to each other, and render true and sound judgment(AK) in your courts;(AL) 17 do not plot evil(AM) against each other, and do not love to swear falsely.(AN) I hate all this,” declares the Lord.

18 The word of the Lord Almighty came to me.

19 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “The fasts of the fourth,(AO) fifth,(AP) seventh(AQ) and tenth(AR) months will become joyful(AS) and glad occasions and happy festivals for Judah. Therefore love truth(AT) and peace.”

20 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come, 21 and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, ‘Let us go at once to entreat(AU) the Lord and seek(AV) the Lord Almighty. I myself am going.’ 22 And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him.”(AW)

23 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’”(AX)

Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 8:13 That is, your name has been used in cursing (see Jer. 29:22); or, you have been regarded as under a curse.
  2. Zechariah 8:13 Or and your name will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or and you will be seen as blessed
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