1 I n the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah the prophet, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo saying,

فِي الشَّهْرِ الثّامِنِ مِنَ السَّنَةِ الثّانِيَةِ لِحُكمِ دارْيُوسَ، مَلِكِ فارِسَ، أتَتْ رِسالَةٌ مِنَ اللهِ إلَى زَكَرِيّا بْنِ بَرَخِيَّا بْنِ عِدُّو النَّبِيِّ. تَقُولُ الرِّسالَةُ:

2 “ The Lord was very angry with your fathers.

غَضِبَ اللهُ جِدّاً عَلَى آبائِكُمْ.

3 T herefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “ Return to Me,” declares the Lord of hosts, “that I may return to you,” says the Lord of hosts.

وَلِذا عَلَيكَ أنْ تَقُولَ لَهُمْ: ‹هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ: «ارجِعُوا إلَيَّ، يَقُولُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ، فَأرجِعَ إلَيكُمْ، يَقُولُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ.»

4 “ Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “ Return now from your evil ways and from your evil deeds.”’ But they did not listen or give heed to Me,” declares the Lord.

«لا تَكُونُوا كَآبائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ قالَ لَهُمُ الأنبِياءُ قَدِيماً: ‹يَقُولُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ ارجِعُوا عَنْ مُمارَساتِكُمُ الشِّرِّيرَةِ وَأعمالِكُمُ الشِّرِّيرَةِ.› وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَسْتَمِعُوا وَلَمْ يُصْغُوا إلَيَّ،» يَقُولُ اللهُ.

5 “ Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?

«أينَ آباؤكُمُ الآنَ؟ وَهَلْ يَحيا الأنبِياءُ إلَى الأبَدِ؟

6 B ut did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? Then they repented and said, ‘ As the Lord of hosts purposed to do to us in accordance with our ways and our deeds, so He has dealt with us.’”’” Patrol of the Earth

كَلامِي وَفَرائِضْي الَّتِي أمَرْتُ خُدّامِي الأنبِياءَ بِإعلانِها، ألَمْ تَكُنْ قَدْ وَصَلَتْ آباءَكُمْ؟ لَكِنَّهُمْ رَجِعُوا إلِيَّ وَقالُوا: ‹لَقَدْ صَنَعَ اللهُ القَدِيرُ بِنا بِحَسَبِ كَلامِهِ، فَعاقَبَنا عَلَى أعْمالِنا وَسُلُوكِنا.›» الخُيولُ الأربَعة

7 O n 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 prophet, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, as follows:

فِي اليَوْمِ الرّابِعِ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الحادِي عَشَرَ – أي شَهْرِ شُباطَ – فِي السَّنَةِ الثّانِيَةِ مِنْ حُكْمِ دارْيُوسَ، أتَتْ رِسالَةٌ مِنَ اللهِ إلَى زَكَرِيّا بْنِ بَرَخِيَّا بْنِ عِدُّو النَّبِيِّ كَما يَلِي:

8 I saw at night, and behold, a man was riding on a red horse, and he was standing among the myrtle trees which were in the ravine, with red, sorrel and white horses behind him.

رَأيْتُ فِي رُؤى اللَّيلِ فارِساً يَرْكَبُ فَرَساً أحمَرَ، وَيَقِفُ وَسَطَ شَجَرِ الآسِ فِي الوَادِي. وَرايْتُ خَلْفَهُ ثَلاثَةَ فُرْسانٍ عَلَى ثَلاثَةِ أفراسٍ: أحمَرَ وَأشقَرَ وَأبيضَ.

9 T hen I said, “My lord, what are these?” And the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “I will show you what these are.”

فَقُلْتُ: «مَنْ هَؤلاءِ يا سَيِّدِي؟» فَقالَ لِي المَلاكُ الَّذِي كانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ مَعِي: «سَأُرِيكَ مَنْ هَؤلاءِ.»

10 A nd the man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered and said, “These are those whom the Lord has sent to patrol the earth.”

حِينَئِذٍ قالَ الواقِفُ بَينَ شَجَرِ الآسِ: «هَؤُلاءِ هُمُ الَّذِينَ أرسَلَهُمُ اللهُ لِلتَّجَوُّلِ فِي الأرْضِ.»

11 S o they answered the angel of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees and said, “We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth is peaceful and quiet.”

ثُمَّ قالُوا هُمْ لِمَلاكِ اللهِ الواقِفِ وَسَطَ الآسِ: «كُنّا نَتَجَوَّلُ في الأرْضِ، وَإذا الأرْضُ كُلُّها تَحيا فِي هُدُوءٍ وَسَلامٍ.»

12 T hen the angel of the Lord said, “O Lord of hosts, how long will You have no compassion for Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been indignant these seventy years?”

فَقالَ مَلاكُ اللهِ: «أيُّها الإلَهُ القَدِيرُ، إلَى مَتَى لا تَرْحَمُ مَدينَةَ القُدْسِ وَمُدُنَ يَهُوذا الَّتِي غَضِبْتَ عَلَيها مُدَّةَ السَّبْعِينَ سَنَةً الأخِيرَةَ؟»

13 T he Lord answered the angel who was speaking with me with gracious words, comforting words.

فَكَلَّمَ اللهُ المَلاكَ الَّذِي كانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ مَعِي، وَقالَ لَهُ كَلاماً طَيِّباً وَمُعَزِّياً.

14 S o the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “ Proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and Zion.

ثُمَّ طَلَبَ مِنِّي المَلاكُ الَّذِي كانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ مَعِي أنْ أُعلِنَ ما يَلِي: هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ: «غِرْتُ عَلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ وَصِهْيَوْنَ كَثِيراً.

15 B ut I am very angry with the nations who are at ease; for while I was only a little angry, they furthered the disaster.”

غَضِبْتُ جِدّاً عَلَى الأُمَمِ المُسْتَرِيحَةِ المُطمَئِنَّةِ. غَضِبْتُ قَلِيلاً عَلَى شَعبِي، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ جَعَلُوا مُعاناةَ شَعبِي أشَدَّ.»

16 T herefore thus says the Lord, “I will return to Jerusalem with compassion; My house will be built in it,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and a measuring line will be stretched over Jerusalem.”’

لِذَلِكَ، هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «رَجِعْتُ إلَى القُدْسِ بِالرَّحْمَةِ. سَيُعادُ بِناءُ بَيتِي فِيها،» يَقُولُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ. «سَيُمَدُّ خَيْطُ البِناءِ عَلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ لِتَحدِيدِ أسْوارِها.»

17 A gain, proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “My cities will again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord will again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.”’”

وَقالَ المَلاكُ أيضاً: «هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ: ‹سَتَفِيضُ مُدُنِي بِالخَيْرِ ثانِيَةً، وَسَيُعَزِّي اللهُ صِهْيَوْنَ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ، وَمَرَّةً أُخْرَى سَيَدعُو مَدينَةَ القُدْسِ مَدِينَتَهُ الخاصَّةَ.›» القُرُونُ الأربَعَةُ وَالصُّنّاعُ الأربَعَة

18 T hen I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there were four horns.

ثُمَّ رَفَعْتُ عَينَيَّ وَرَأيتُ أربَعَةَ قُرُونٍ.

19 S o I said to the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he answered me, “These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel and Jerusalem.”

فَقُلْتُ لِلمَلاكِ الَّذِي كانَ يَتَكَلَّمُ مَعِي: «ما هَذِهِ القُرُونُ؟» فَقالَ لِي: «هَذِهِ هِيَ القُرُونُ الَّتِي شَتَّتَتْ يَهُوذا وَإسْرائِيلَ وَالقُدْسَ.»

20 T hen the Lord showed me four craftsmen.

ثُمَّ أرانِي اللهُ أربَعَةَ صُنّاعٍ.

21 I said, “What are these coming to do?” And he said, “These are the horns which have scattered Judah so that no man lifts up his head; but these craftsmen have come to terrify them, to throw down the horns of the nations who have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah in order to scatter it.”

فَقُلْتُ: «ما العَمَلُ الَّذِي أتَى لِأجلِهِ هَؤُلاءِ الصُّنّاعُ؟» فَقالَ لِي: «القُرُونُ هِيَ الأُمَمُ الَّتِي شَتَّتَتْ يَهُوذا كَي لا يَتَمَكَّنَ أحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ أنْ يَرْفَعَ رَأْسَهُ. وَقَدْ أتَى هَؤُلاءِ الصُّنّاعُ لِيُرْعِبُوا وَيَطرُدُوا قُرُونَ الأُمَمِ الَّتِي رَفَعَتْ ذاتَها عَلَى أرْضِ إسْرائِيلَ لِكَي تُشَتِّتَ شَعبَها.»