Zechariah · Catholic Public Domain Version
Zechariah 8 Catholic Public Domain Version
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- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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1 And the word of the Lord of hosts came, saying:
1 Y FUÉ [á mí] palabra de Jehová de los ejércitos, diciendo:
2 Thus says the Lord of hosts: I have been zealous for Zion with a great zeal, and with a great indignation have I been zealous for her.
2 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Yo he celado á Sión con grande celo, y con grande ira la celé.
3 Thus says the Lord of hosts: I have been turned back towards Zion, and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And Jerusalem will be called: “The City of Truth,” and “The Mountain of the Lord of Hosts, the Sanctified Mountain.”
3 Así dice Jehová: Yo he restituído á Sión, y moraré en medio de Jerusalem: y Jerusalem se llamará Ciudad de Verdad, y el monte de Jehová de los ejércitos, Monte de Santidad.
4 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Then elderly men and elderly women will dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man will be with his walking stick in his hand, because of the multitude of days.
4 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Aun han de morar viejos y viejas en las plazas de Jerusalem, y cada cual con bordón en su mano por la multitud de los días.
5 And the streets of the city will be filled with toddlers and children, playing in its streets.
5 Y las calles de la ciudad serán llenas de muchachos y muchachas, que jugarán en las calles.
6 Thus says the Lord of hosts: If it seems difficult in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, could it indeed be difficult in my eyes, says the Lord of hosts?
6 Así dice Jehová de los ejércitos: Si esto parecerá dificultoso á los ojos del resto de este pueblo en aquellos días, ¿también será dificultoso delante de mis ojos? dice Jehová de los ejércitos.
7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the land of the East, and from the land of the setting of the sun.
7 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: He aquí, yo salvo mi pueblo de la tierra del oriente, y de la tierra donde se pone el sol;
8 And I will lead them, and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in justice.
8 Y traerélos, y habitarán en medio de Jerusalem; y me serán por pueblo, y yo seré á ellos por Dios con verdad y con justicia.
9 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Let your hands be strengthened, you who, in those days, are listening to these words by the mouth of the prophets, in the day that the house of the Lord of hosts has been founded, so that the temple may be built.
9 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Esfuércense vuestras manos, de vosotros los que oís en estos días estas palabras de la boca de los profetas, desde el día que se echó el cimiento á la casa de Jehová de los ejércitos, para edificar el templo.
10 Indeed, before those days, there was no pay for men, nor was there pay for beasts of burden, and neither was there peace for those entering, nor for those exiting, because of the tribulation. And I had dismissed all men, each one against his neighbor.
10 Porque antes de estos días no ha habido paga de hombre, ni paga de bestia, ni hubo paz alguna para entrante ni para saliente, á causa del enemigo: y yo dejé todos los hombres, cada cual contra su compañero.
11 But now, I will not act towards the remnant of this people according to the former days, says the Lord of hosts.
11 Mas ahora no [lo haré] con el resto de este pueblo como en aquellos días pasados, dice Jehová de los ejércitos.
12 But there will be a seed of peace: the vine will give her fruit, and the earth will give her seedlings, and the heavens will give their dew. And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.
12 Porque [habrá] simiente de paz; la vid dará su fruto, y dará su producto la tierra, y los cielos darán su rocío; y haré que el resto de este pueblo posea todo esto.
13 And this shall be: just as you were a curse among the Gentiles, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid. Let your hands be strengthened.
13 Y será que como fuisteis maldición entre las gentes, oh casa de Judá y casa de Israel, así os salvaré, y seréis bendición. No temáis, mas esfuércense vuestras manos.
14 For thus says the Lord of hosts: Just as I intended to afflict you, when your fathers had provoked me to wrath, says the Lord,
14 Porque así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Como pensé haceros mal cuando vuestros padres me provocaron á ira, dice Jehová de los ejércitos, y no me arrepentí;
15 and I did not show mercy, so have I turned back, thinking in these days to do good to the house of Judah and to Jerusalem. Do not be afraid.
15 Así tornando he pensado de hacer bien á Jerusalem y á la casa de Judá en estos días: no temáis.
16 Therefore, these are the words that you shall do: Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor. With truth and a judgment of peace, judge at your gates.
16 Estas son las cosas que habéis de hacer: Hablad verdad cada cual con su prójimo; juzgad en vuestras puertas verdad y juicio de paz:
17 And let not anyone think up evil against his friend in your hearts. And do not choose to swear falsely. For all these are things that I hate, says the Lord.
17 Y ninguno de vosotros piense mal en su corazón contra su prójimo, ni améis juramento falso: porque todas estas son cosas que aborrezco, dice Jehová.
18 And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying:
18 Y fué á mí palabra de Jehová de los ejércitos, diciendo:
19 Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth will be for the house of Judah in joy and gladness and with bright solemnities. So then, love truth and peace.
19 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: El ayuno del cuarto [mes], y el ayuno del quinto, y el ayuno del séptimo, y el ayuno del décimo, se tornarán á la casa de Judá en gozo y alegría, y en festivas solemnidades. Amad pues verdad y paz.
20 Thus says the Lord of hosts, then the people may arrive and dwell in many cities,
20 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: Aun vendrán pueblos, y moradores de muchas ciudades;
21 and the inhabitants may hurry, one saying to another: “Let us go and entreat the face of the Lord, and let us seek the Lord of hosts. I will go also.”
21 Y vendrán los moradores de la una á la otra, y dirán: Vamos á implorar el favor de Jehová, y á buscar á Jehová de los ejércitos. Yo también iré.
22 And many peoples and strong nations will approach, seeking the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the face of the Lord.
22 Y vendrán muchos pueblos y fuertes naciones á buscar á Jehová de los ejércitos en Jerusalem, y á implorar el favor de Jehová.
23 Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days, then, ten men from every language of the Gentiles will grasp and cling to the hem of one man of Judea, saying: “We will go with you. For we have heard that God is with you.”
23 Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: En aquellos días [acontecerá] que diez hombres de todas las lenguas de las gentes, trabarán de la falda de un Judío, diciendo: Iremos con vosotros, porque hemos oído que Dios está con vosotros.
Cross references (21)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 2 Joel 2:18; Psalm 78:58–59; Zechariah 1:14–16; Nahum 1:2; Isaiah 42:13–14
- 3 Zechariah 1:16; John 1:14; Jeremiah 30:10–11; Jeremiah 33:16; Zechariah 2:10–11
- 4 Isaiah 65:20–22; Job 42:17; Hebrews 12:22; Lamentations 5:11–15; 1 Samuel 2:31
- 5 Jeremiah 31:13; Jeremiah 30:19–20; Zechariah 2:4; Jeremiah 31:27; Jeremiah 33:11
- 6 Jeremiah 32:27; Luke 18:27; Romans 4:20–21; Luke 1:37; Numbers 11:22–23
- 7 Jeremiah 31:8; Isaiah 43:5–6; Isaiah 49:12; Isaiah 27:12–13; Amos 9:14–15
- 8 Ezekiel 36:28; Ezekiel 11:20; Jeremiah 31:33; Jeremiah 4:2; Revelation 21:3
- 9 Isaiah 35:4; 2 Timothy 2:1; 1 Chronicles 22:13; Ezra 5:1–2; Haggai 2:21
- 10 Haggai 1:6–11; Amos 9:4; Isaiah 19:2; Haggai 2:16–18; Amos 3:6
- 11 Isaiah 12:1; Haggai 2:19; Psalm 103:9; Zechariah 8:8–9; Malachi 3:9–11
- 12 Leviticus 26:4–5; Deuteronomy 33:13; Genesis 27:28; Matthew 6:33; Ezekiel 36:30
- 13 Zephaniah 3:20; 1 Corinthians 16:13; Psalm 72:17; Zechariah 8:9; Genesis 12:2–3
- 14 Ezekiel 24:14; Jeremiah 31:28; Jeremiah 4:28; 2 Chronicles 36:16; Isaiah 14:24
- 15 Zechariah 8:13; Micah 7:18–20; Luke 12:32; Micah 4:10–13; Jeremiah 32:42
- 16 Ephesians 4:25; Zechariah 7:9; Psalm 15:2; Luke 3:8–14; Deuteronomy 10:12–13
- 17 Proverbs 6:16–19; Proverbs 3:29; Psalm 10:3; Habakkuk 1:13; Micah 2:1–3
- 19 Zechariah 8:16; Jeremiah 39:2; Zechariah 7:3; Zechariah 7:5; 2 Kings 25:25
- 20 Isaiah 2:2–3; Zechariah 2:11; Micah 4:1–2; Isaiah 60:3–12; Jeremiah 16:19
- 21 Zechariah 7:2; Psalm 146:1–2; Hosea 6:3; Psalm 122:1–9; Psalm 103:22
- 22 Zechariah 8:21; Isaiah 25:7; Revelation 21:24; Revelation 15:4; Isaiah 60:3–22
- 23 Isaiah 55:5; 1 Corinthians 14:25; Isaiah 60:3; Isaiah 45:14; Ruth 1:16–17
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