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
- 8:12 Grundtextens innebörd är osäker.
- 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.
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
Zechariah 8
English Standard Version
The Coming Peace and Prosperity of Zion
8 And the word of the Lord of hosts came, saying, 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath. 3 Thus says the Lord: (B)I have returned to Zion and (C)will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, (D)and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, (E)and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain. 4 Thus says the Lord of hosts: (F)Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of great age. 5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets. 6 Thus says the Lord of hosts: (G)If it is marvelous in the sight of the remnant of this people in those days, (H)should it also be marvelous in my sight, declares the Lord of hosts? 7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, (I)I will save my people (J)from the east country and from the west country, 8 and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. (K)And they shall be my people, and I will be their God, (L)in faithfulness and in righteousness.”
9 Thus says the Lord of hosts: (M)“Let your hands be strong, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of (N)the prophets who were present on (O)the day that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. 10 For before those days (P)there was no wage for man or any wage for beast, neither was there any safety from the foe for him who went out or came in, for I set every man against his neighbor. 11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares the Lord of hosts. 12 (Q)For there shall be a sowing of peace. The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its produce, (R)and the heavens shall give their dew. (S)And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. 13 And as (T)you have been a byword of cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, (U)so will I save you, and (V)you shall be a blessing. (W)Fear not, but (X)let your hands be strong.”
14 For thus says the Lord of hosts: (Y)“As I purposed to bring disaster to you when your fathers provoked me to wrath, and I did not relent, says the Lord of hosts, 15 so again have I purposed in these days to bring good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; (Z)fear not. 16 These are the things that you shall do: (AA)Speak the truth to one another; (AB)render in your gates judgments (AC)that are true and make for peace; 17 (AD)do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and (AE)love no false oath, for all these things I hate, declares the Lord.”
18 And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, 19 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the (AF)fourth month and the fast of the (AG)fifth and the fast of the (AH)seventh and the fast of the (AI)tenth shall be to the house of Judah (AJ)seasons of joy and gladness and cheerful feasts. Therefore love (AK)truth and peace.
20 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities. 21 The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, (AL)‘Let us go at once (AM)to entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.’ 22 (AN)Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and (AO)to entreat the favor of the Lord. 23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days (AP)ten men (AQ)from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for (AR)we have heard that God is with you.’”
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