Zechariah 1
King James Version
1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
2 The Lord hath been sore displeased with your fathers.
3 Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.
4 Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord.
5 Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?
6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
7 Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.
9 Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.
10 And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the Lord hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
11 And they answered the angel of the Lord that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
12 Then the angel of the Lord answered and said, O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?
13 And the Lord answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.
14 So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
15 And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the Lord of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.
17 Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the Lord shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
18 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
19 And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
20 And the Lord shewed me four carpenters.
21 Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.
Zacarias 1
Ang Biblia, 2001
Nanawagan ang Panginoon sa Kanyang Bayan
1 Nang(A) ikawalong buwan, nang ikalawang taon ni Dario, dumating ang salita ng Panginoon kay Zacarias na anak ni Berequias, na anak ni Iddo, ang propeta, na sinasabi,
2 “Ang Panginoon ay galit na galit sa inyong mga ninuno.
3 Kaya't sabihin mo sa kanila, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo: Manumbalik kayo sa akin, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, at ako'y manunumbalik sa inyo, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo.
4 Huwag kayong maging gaya ng inyong mga ninuno, na sa kanila'y sinabi ng mga unang propeta, ‘Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, Manumbalik kayo mula sa inyong masasamang lakad, at sa inyong masasamang gawa.’ Ngunit hindi nila ako pinakinggan o pinansin man, sabi ng Panginoon.
5 Ang inyong mga ninuno, nasaan sila? At ang mga propeta, nabubuhay ba sila magpakailanman?
6 Ngunit ang aking mga salita at mga tuntunin na aking iniutos sa aking mga lingkod na mga propeta, hindi ba inabutan ng mga ito ang inyong mga ninuno? Kaya't sila'y nagsisi at nagsabi, ‘Kung paano ang inisip na gawin sa amin ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, ayon sa aming mga lakad, at ayon sa aming mga gawa, gayon ang ginawa niya sa amin.’”
Ang mga Kabayo sa Pangitain ni Zacarias
7 Nang ikadalawampu't apat na araw nang ikalabing-isang buwan, na buwan ng Sebat, nang ikalawang taon ni Dario, dumating ang salita ng Panginoon kay Zacarias, na anak ni Berequias, na anak ni Iddo, na propeta, na sinasabi:
8 “Nakita(B) ko noong gabi at narito, isang lalaking nakasakay sa isang pulang kabayo! Siya'y nakatayo sa gitna ng mga puno ng mirto na nasa lambak. Sa likuran niya'y may mga kabayong pula, hubero at puti.
9 Nang magkagayo'y aking sinabi, ‘O panginoon ko, ano ang mga ito?’ At ang anghel na nakipag-usap sa akin ay nagsabi sa akin, ‘Aking ipapakita sa iyo kung anu-ano ang mga ito.’
10 Ang lalaking nakatayo sa gitna ng mga puno ng mirto ay sumagot, ‘Ang mga iyon ang mga sinugo ng Panginoon upang manmanan ang lupa.’
11 Sila'y sumagot sa anghel ng Panginoon na nakatayo sa gitna ng mga puno ng mirto, ‘Nalibot na namin ang lupa, at narito, ang buong lupa ay mapayapa at tahimik.’
12 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ng anghel ng Panginoon, ‘O Panginoon ng mga hukbo, hanggang kailan ka mawawalan ng habag sa Jerusalem at sa mga lunsod ng Juda, na sa kanila'y nagalit ka nitong pitumpung taon?’
13 Ang Panginoon ay sumagot ng malumanay at nakaaaliw na mga salita sa anghel na nakipag-usap sa akin.
14 Kaya't sinabi sa akin ng anghel na nakipag-usap sa akin, ‘Sumigaw ka, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo: Ako'y lubos na naninibugho para sa Jerusalem at sa Zion.
15 Ako'y galit na galit sa mga bansang tiwasay, sapagkat habang kakaunti pa ang aking galit, kanilang ipinagpatuloy ang pagwasak.
16 Kaya't ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Ako'y bumalik sa Jerusalem na may pagkahabag. Ang aking bahay ay matatayo roon, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, at ang pising panukat ay iuunat sa ibabaw ng Jerusalem.
17 Muli kang sumigaw, na iyong sabihin, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo: ‘Ang aking mga lunsod ay muling aapawan ng kasaganaan, at muling aaliwin ng Panginoon ang Zion, at muling pipiliin ang Jerusalem.’”
Ang Pangitain tungkol sa mga Sungay at mga Panday
18 Aking itinaas ang aking paningin at aking nakita, at narito, apat na sungay!
19 Aking sinabi sa anghel na nakipag-usap sa akin, “Ano ang mga ito?” At siya'y sumagot sa akin, “Ito ang mga sungay na nagpakalat sa Juda, Israel, at sa Jerusalem.”
20 Ipinakita sa akin ng Panginoon ang apat na panday.
21 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ko, “Ano ang ipinaritong gawin ng mga ito?” Siya'y sumagot, “Ito ang mga sungay na nagpakalat sa Juda, na walang lalaki na nagtaas ng kanyang ulo at ang mga ito'y dumating upang takutin sila, upang ibagsak ang mga sungay ng mga bansa na nagtaas ng kanilang mga sungay laban sa lupain ng Juda upang ito'y pangalatin.”
Zechariah 1
New King James Version
A Call to Repentance(A)
1 In the eighth month (B)of the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came (C)to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of (D)Iddo the prophet, saying, 2 “The Lord has been very angry with your fathers. 3 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Return (E)to Me,” says the Lord of hosts, “and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. 4 “Do not be like your fathers, (F)to whom the former prophets preached, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: (G)“Turn now from your evil ways and your evil deeds.” ’ But they did not hear nor heed Me,” says the Lord.
5 “Your fathers, where are they?
And the prophets, do they live forever?
6 Yet surely (H)My words and My statutes,
Which I commanded My servants the prophets,
Did they not overtake your fathers?
“So they returned and said:
(I)‘Just as the Lord of hosts determined to do to us,
According to our ways and according to our deeds,
So He has dealt with us.’ ” ’ ”
Vision of the Horses
7 On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet: 8 I saw by night, and behold, (J)a man riding on a red horse, and it stood among the myrtle trees in the hollow; and behind him were (K)horses: red, sorrel, and white. 9 Then I said, (L)“My lord, what are these?” So the angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what they are.”
10 And the man who stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, (M)“These are the ones whom the Lord has sent to walk to and fro throughout the earth.”
11 (N)So they answered the Angel of the Lord, who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, “We have walked to and fro throughout the earth, and behold, all the earth is [a]resting quietly.”
The Lord Will Comfort Zion
12 Then the Angel of the Lord answered and said, “O Lord of hosts, (O)how long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which You were angry (P)these seventy years?”
13 And the Lord answered the angel who talked to me, with (Q)good and comforting words. 14 So the angel who spoke with me said to me, [b]“Proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“I am (R)zealous[c] for Jerusalem
And for Zion with great [d]zeal.
15 I am exceedingly angry with the nations at ease;
For (S)I was a little angry,
And they helped—but with evil intent.”
16 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord:
(T)“I am returning to Jerusalem with mercy;
My (U)house (V)shall be built in it,” says the Lord of hosts,
“And (W)a surveyor’s line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.” ’
17 “Again proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts:
“My cities shall again [e]spread out through prosperity;
(X)The Lord will again comfort Zion,
And (Y)will again choose Jerusalem.” ’ ”
Vision of the Horns
18 Then I raised my eyes and looked, and there were four (Z)horns. 19 And I said to the angel who talked with me, “What are these?”
So he answered me, (AA)“These are the [f]horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
20 Then the Lord showed me four craftsmen. 21 And I said, “What are these coming to do?”
So he said, “These are the (AB)horns that scattered Judah, so that no one could lift up his head; but [g]the craftsmen are coming to terrify them, to cast out the horns of the nations that (AC)lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 1:11 Lit. sitting and quiet
- Zechariah 1:14 Lit. Cry out
- Zechariah 1:14 Or jealous
- Zechariah 1:14 Or jealousy
- Zechariah 1:17 Or overflow with good
- Zechariah 1:19 Kingdoms or powers
- Zechariah 1:21 Lit. these
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
