Zacarías 8
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Oráculos mesiánicos
8 El Señor del universo me dirigió esta palabra:
2 Así dice el Señor del universo:
estoy profundamente enamorado de Sión
y siento por ella una ardiente pasión.
3 Así dice el Señor:
Volveré de nuevo a Sión
y habitaré en medio de Jerusalén.
Jerusalén será llamada “ciudad fiel”,
y se llamará “monte santo”
al monte del Señor del universo.
4 Así dice el Señor del universo:
Ancianos y ancianas se sentarán
en las plazas de Jerusalén,
cada uno con un bastón en la mano,
debido a su avanzada edad.
5 Muchachos y muchachas
abarrotarán jugando
las plazas de la ciudad.
6 Así dice el Señor del universo:
Aunque al resto del pueblo
esto le parezca prodigioso en aquellos días,
no será prodigioso para mí
—oráculo del Señor del universo—.
7 Pues así dice el Señor del universo:
Voy a liberar a mi pueblo
del país donde sale el sol
y del país donde se pone:
8 los traeré y habitarán Jerusalén;
ellos serán mi pueblo
y yo seré su Dios, fiel y salvador.
9 Así dice el Señor del universo:
— Cobren ánimo los que oyen las palabras que los profetas pronuncian estos días en que se echan los cimientos del Templo del Señor del universo. 10 Porque antes de estos días, ni personas ni animales percibían jornal; nadie podía moverse con seguridad, pues yo había enfrentado a unos contra otros. 11 Pero ahora no me portaré como antes con el resto de este pueblo —oráculo del Señor del universo—. 12 Ahora sembraré todo de paz: la vid dará su fruto, los cielos dejarán caer su rocío y la tierra producirá su cosecha; todo esto daré en posesión al resto de este pueblo. 13 Y así como antes fueron objeto de maldición entre las naciones, pueblo de Judá y de Israel, así ahora los salvaré y los convertiré en bendición. ¡Cobren, pues, ánimo y no teman!
14 Así dice el Señor del universo:
— Lo mismo que castigué y no tuve compasión de los antepasados de ustedes cuando provocaron mi cólera —dice el Señor del universo—, 15 así ahora, cambiando de parecer, he decidido favorecer a Jerusalén y a Judá. Así que no teman. 16 Basta con que hagan lo siguiente: sean sinceros los unos con los otros, juzguen con equidad en su tribunales y construyan la paz; 17 no maquinen la maldad unos contra otros en su interior, ni se acostumbren a jurar en falso. Todas estas cosas me son aborrecibles —oráculo del Señor—.
18 El Señor del universo me dirigió su palabra en estos términos:
19 — Así dice el Señor del universo: Los ayunos del cuarto, quinto, séptimo y décimo mes se convertirán para Judá en días de alegría y regocijo y en festivas solemnidades, siempre que amen la verdad y la paz. 20 Porque así dice el Señor del universo: Afluirán todavía pueblos y gentes de ciudades populosas. 21 Y los habitantes de una ciudad irán a decir a los de la otra: “Vamos a implorar el perdón y la protección del Señor del universo. ¡Yo también voy!”. 22 Y serán innumerables los pueblos y naciones poderosas que vendrán a Jerusalén para buscar la protección del Señor del universo e implorar su perdón.
23 Así dice el Señor del universo:
— Sucederá en aquellos días que diez hombres procedentes de distintas naciones y lenguas asirán a un judío por la orla del manto y le dirán: “Queremos unirnos a ustedes porque hemos oído que Dios está con ustedes”
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
New King James Version
Jerusalem, Holy City of the Future
8 Again the word of the Lord of hosts came, saying, 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
3 “Thus says the Lord:
(B)‘I will return to Zion,
And (C)dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem (D)shall be called the City of Truth,
(E)The Mountain of the Lord of hosts,
(F)The Holy Mountain.’
4 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
(G)‘Old men and old women shall again sit
In the streets of Jerusalem,
Each one with his staff in his hand
Because of [d]great age.
5 The streets of the city
Shall be (H)full of boys and girls
Playing in its streets.’
6 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
‘If it is [e]marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days,
(I)Will it also be marvelous in My eyes?’
Says the Lord of hosts.
7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
‘Behold, (J)I will save My people from the land of the [f]east
And from the land of the [g]west;
8 I will (K)bring them back,
And they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.
(L)They shall be My people
And I will be their God,
(M)In truth and righteousness.’
9 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
(N)‘Let your hands be strong,
You who have been hearing in these days
These words by the mouth of (O)the prophets,
Who spoke in (P)the day the foundation was laid
For the house of the Lord of hosts,
That the temple might be built.
10 For before these days
There were no (Q)wages for man nor any hire for beast;
There was no peace from the enemy for whoever went out or came in;
For I set all men, everyone, against his neighbor.
11 (R)But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,’ says the Lord of hosts.
12 ‘For(S) the [h]seed shall be prosperous,
The vine shall give its fruit,
(T)The ground shall give her increase,
And (U)the heavens shall give their dew—
I will cause the remnant of this people
To possess all these.
13 And it shall come to pass
That just as you were (V)a curse among the nations,
O house of Judah and house of Israel,
So I will save you, and (W)you shall be a blessing.
Do not fear,
Let your hands be strong.’
14 “For thus says the Lord of hosts:
(X)‘Just as I determined to [i]punish you
When your fathers provoked Me to wrath,’
Says the Lord of hosts,
(Y)‘And I would not relent,
15 So again in these days
I am determined to do good
To Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
Do not fear.
16 These are the things you shall (Z)do:
(AA)Speak each man the truth to his neighbor;
Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;
17 (AB)Let none of you think evil in [j]your heart against your neighbor;
And do not love a false oath.
For all these are things that I hate,’
Says the Lord.”
18 Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, 19 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
(AC)‘The fast of the fourth month,
(AD)The fast of the fifth,
(AE)The fast of the seventh,
(AF)And the fast of the tenth,
Shall be (AG)joy and gladness and cheerful feasts
For the house of Judah.
(AH)Therefore love truth and peace.’
20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:
‘Peoples shall yet come,
Inhabitants of many cities;
21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying,
(AI)“Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord,
And seek the Lord of hosts.
I myself will go also.”
22 Yes, (AJ)many peoples and strong nations
Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,
And to pray before the Lord.’
23 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men (AK)from every language of the nations shall (AL)grasp the [k]sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard (AM)that God is with you.” ’ ”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 8:2 Or jealous
- Zechariah 8:2 Or jealousy
- Zechariah 8:2 Lit. heat or rage
- Zechariah 8:4 Lit. many days
- Zechariah 8:6 Or wonderful
- Zechariah 8:7 Lit. rising sun
- Zechariah 8:7 Lit. setting sun
- Zechariah 8:12 Lit. seed of peace
- Zechariah 8:14 Lit. bring calamity to you
- Zechariah 8:17 Lit. his
- Zechariah 8:23 Lit. wing, corner of a garment
La Palabra, (versión hispanoamericana) © 2010 Texto y Edición, Sociedad Bíblica de España
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
