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Sakarja 8
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Sakarja 8
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Framtida välsignelse över Jerusalem
8 Och Herren Sebaots ord kom till mig. Han sade: 2 (A) Så säger Herren Sebaot:
Jag ivrar för Sion med stor iver,
med stor vrede ivrar jag för henne.
3 (B) Så säger Herren:
Jag ska vända åter till Sion
för att bo mitt i Jerusalem,
och Jerusalem ska kallas
”sanningens stad”
och Herren Sebaots berg
”det heliga berget”.
4 Så säger Herren Sebaot:
Än en gång ska det finnas
gamla män och kvinnor
på Jerusalems gator,
var och en med sin stav i handen
för sin höga ålders skull.
5 Och stadens gator ska vara fulla
av pojkar och flickor
som leker där.
6 (C) Så säger Herren Sebaot:
Även om det verkar
alltför underbart
för dem som är kvar
av detta folk i de dagarna,
skulle det då vara
alltför underbart också för mig?
säger Herren Sebaot.
7 (D) Så säger Herren Sebaot:
Se, jag ska frälsa mitt folk
från landet i öst
och från landet i väst.
8 (E) Jag ska låta dem komma
och bo i Jerusalem,
de ska vara mitt folk
och jag ska vara deras Gud
i sanning och rättfärdighet.
9 (F) Så säger Herren Sebaot:
Fatta mod, ni som i dessa dagar
hör dessa ord från profeterna
som talade när grunden lades
till Herren Sebaots hus,
templet som skulle byggas.
10 (G) Före den tiden
fick varken människor eller djur
lön för sin strävan.
Ingen hade ro för sina fiender,
vare sig han gick ut eller in,
för jag vände alla människor
mot varandra.
11 Men nu är jag inte längre
som i forna dagar
mot dem som är kvar av detta folk,
säger Herren Sebaot,
12 (H) för nu ska det sås i frid.
Vinstocken ska ge sin frukt,
jorden sin gröda
och himlen sin dagg.
Jag ska låta
dem som är kvar av detta folk
få ärva allt detta.
13 Och liksom ni,
både Juda hus och Israels hus,
har varit en förbannelse
bland hednafolken,
så ska ni nu när jag frälst er
bli en välsignelse.
Var inte rädda, fatta mod!
14 Så säger Herren Sebaot: Liksom jag beslöt att sända olycka över er när era fäder väckte min vrede, säger Herren Sebaot, och jag då inte ångrade det, 15 så har jag i denna tid åter beslutat att göra gott mot Jerusalem och Juda hus. Var inte rädda!
16 (I) Men detta är vad ni ska göra:
Tala sanning med varandra,
döm rätta domar i era portar,
domar som ger frid.
17 (J) Tänk inte ut ont mot varandra
i era hjärtan
och ha inte kärlek till falska eder,
för allt sådant hatar jag,
säger Herren.
18 Herren Sebaots ord kom till mig. Han sade: 19 (K) Så säger Herren Sebaot:
Fastedagarna i fjärde, femte,
sjunde och tionde månaden[a]
ska för Juda hus
bli till fröjd och glädje,
till glada högtider.
Och ni ska älska sanning och frid.
Hedningarnas frälsning
20 (L) Så säger Herren Sebaot:
Än en gång ska folk komma hit,
ja, många städers invånare.
21 (M) Och de som bor i en stad
ska gå till en annan och säga:
”Låt oss gå och bönfalla inför Herren
och söka Herren Sebaot.
Jag själv ska också gå.”
22 Ja, många folk
och mäktiga hednafolk
ska komma och söka
Herren Sebaot i Jerusalem,
och de ska åkalla Herren.
23 Så säger Herren Sebaot: På den tiden ska tio män av alla språk och folk ta tag i mantelfållen på en judisk man och säga: ”Låt oss gå med er, för vi har hört att Gud är med er.”
Footnotes
- 8:19 fjärde, femte, sjunde och tionde månaden Den tionde månaden (jan år 588 f Kr) inleddes belägringen av Jerusalem (2 Kung 25:1). Den fjärde månaden år 587 f Kr (juli) flydde kung Sidkia (Jer 52:6), den femte månaden (augusti) föll staden (2 Kung 25:25) och den sjunde månaden (oktober) mördades ståthållaren Gedalja (2 Kung 25:25).
Zechariah 8
King James Version
Zechariah 8
King James Version
8 Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,
2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
3 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.
4 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.
5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.
6 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.
7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;
8 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.
9 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.
10 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.
11 But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the Lord of hosts.
12 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.
13 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.
14 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:
15 So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
16 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:
17 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.
18 And the word of the Lord of hosts came unto me, saying,
19 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.
20 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
21 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.
22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord.
23 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.
Zechariah 8
International Children’s Bible
Zechariah 8
International Children’s Bible
The Lord Will Bless Jerusalem
8 The Lord of heaven’s armies spoke his word to me again. 2 This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: “I have a very strong love for Jerusalem. My strong love for her is like a fire burning in me.”
3 This is what the Lord says: “I will return to Jerusalem. I will live in Jerusalem. Then it will be called the City of Truth. And the mountain of the Lord of heaven’s armies will be called the Holy Mountain.”
4 This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: “Old men and old women will again sit along Jerusalem’s streets. Each will carry a cane because of his age. 5 And the streets will be filled with boys and girls playing.”
6 This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: “Those who are left alive then may think it is too difficult to happen. But it is not too difficult for me,” says the Lord of heaven’s armies. 7 This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: “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 good and loyal God.”
9 This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: “Be strong, you who are hearing these words today. The prophets spoke these words when the foundation was laid for the building of the Temple. 10 Before that time there was no money to hire men or animals. People could not safely 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 alive what I did in the past,” says the Lord of heaven’s armies.
12 “Their seeds will come up. Their grapevines will have fruit. The ground will give good crops. And the sky will send rain. I will give all this to those who are left alive. 13 Judah and Israel, your names have been used as curses. But I will save you. And you will be a blessing. So don’t be afraid. Be strong.”
14 This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: “Your ancestors made me angry. So I planned to punish you. I had no mercy,” says the Lord of heaven’s armies. 15 “But now I am planning to do good to Jerusalem and Judah. So don’t be afraid. 16 But do these things: Tell each other the truth. In the courts judge with truth and complete fairness. 17 Do not make plans to hurt your neighbors. And don’t make false promises. I hate all these things,” says the Lord.
18 The Lord of heaven’s armies spoke his word to me again. 19 This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: “You have special days when you give up eating. These days are in the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months. Those days will become good, joyful, happy feasts in Judah. But you must love truth and peace.”
20 This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: “Many people from many cities will still come to Jerusalem. 21 People from one city will say to those from another city, ‘We are going to pray to the Lord. We want to ask the Lord of heaven’s armies for help. Come and go with us.’ 22 Many people and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem. They will worship the Lord of heaven’s armies. They will pray to the Lord.”
23 This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: “At that time, ten men from different countries with different languages will come. They will take hold of one Jew by his coat. They will say to him, ‘Let us go with you. We have heard that God is with you.’”
Zechariah 8
New International Version
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
- 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.
- 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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