Zechariah · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Zechariah 8 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Και έγεινε λόγος του Κυρίου των δυνάμεων, λέγων,
1 The word of Yahweh of Armies came to me.
2 Ούτω λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων· είμαι ζηλότυπος διά την Σιών εν ζηλοτυπία μεγάλη και είμαι ζηλότυπος δι' αυτήν εν οργή μεγάλη.
2 Yahweh of Armies says: “I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.”
3 Ούτω λέγει Κύριος· Επέστρεψα εις την Σιών και θέλω κατοικήσει εν μέσω της Ιερουσαλήμ· και η Ιερουσαλήμ θέλει ονομασθή πόλις αληθείας, και το όρος του Κυρίου των δυνάμεων όρος άγιον.
3 Yahweh says: “I have returned to Zion, and will dwell in the middle of Jerusalem. Jerusalem shall be called ‘The City of Truth;’ and the mountain of Yahweh of Armies, ‘The Holy Mountain.’”
4 Ούτω λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων· Έτι θέλουσι καθήσει πρεσβύτεροι και πρεσβύτεραι εν ταις πλατείαις της Ιερουσαλήμ, και έκαστος με την ράβδον αυτού εν τη χειρί αυτού από του πλήθους των ημερών.
4 Yahweh of Armies says: “Old men and old women will again dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand because of their old age.
5 Και αι πλατείαι της πόλεως θέλουσιν είσθαι πλήρεις παιδίων και κορασίων παιζόντων εν ταις πλατείαις αυτής.
5 The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”
6 Ούτω λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων· Εάν φανή θαυμαστόν εις τους οφθαλμούς του υπολοίπου του λαού τούτου εν ταις ημέραις εκείναις, μήπως θέλει φανή θαυμαστόν και εις τους οφθαλμούς μου; λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων.
6 Yahweh of Armies says: “If it is marvelous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, should it also be marvelous in my eyes?” says Yahweh of Armies.
7 Ούτω λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων· Ιδού, εγώ θέλω σώσει τον λαόν μου από της γης της ανατολής και από της γης της δύσεως του ηλίου,
7 Yahweh of Armies says: “Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country.
8 και θέλω φέρει αυτούς και θέλουσι κατοικήσει εν μέσω της Ιερουσαλήμ· και θέλουσιν είσθαι λαός μου και εγώ θέλω είσθαι Θεός αυτών εν αληθεία και δικαιοσύνη.
8 I will bring them, and they will dwell within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.”
9 Ούτω λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων· Ενισχύσατε τας χείρας σας, σεις οι ακούοντες εν ταις ημέραις ταύταις τους λόγους τούτους διά στόματος των προφητών, οίτινες ήσαν εν τη ημέρα καθ' ην εθεμελιώθη ο οίκος του Κυρίου των δυνάμεων, διά να οικοδομηθή ο ναός.
9 Yahweh of Armies says: “Let your hands be strong, you who hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets who were in the day that the foundation of the house of Yahweh of Armies was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.
10 Διότι προ των ημερών εκείνων δεν ήτο μισθός διά τον άνθρωπον ουδέ μισθός διά το κτήνος ουδέ ειρήνη εις τον εξερχόμενον ή εισερχόμενον εξ αιτίας της θλίψεως, διότι εξαπέστειλα πάντας τους ανθρώπους έκαστον κατά του πλησίον αυτού.
10 For before those days there was no wages for man nor any wages for an animal, neither was there any peace to him who went out or came in, because of the adversary. For I set all men everyone against his neighbor.
11 Αλλά τώρα, εγώ δεν θέλω φέρεσθαι προς το υπόλοιπον του λαού τούτου καθώς εν ταις αρχαίαις ημέραις, λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων.
11 But now I will not be to the remnant of this people as in the former days,” says Yahweh of Armies.
12 Διότι ο σπόρος θέλει είσθαι της ειρήνης· η άμπελος θέλει δώσει τον καρπόν αυτής και η γη θέλει δώσει τα γεννήματα αυτής και οι ουρανοί θέλουσι δώσει την δρόσον αυτών, και θέλω κληροδοτήσει εις το υπόλοιπον του λαού τούτου πάντα ταύτα.
12 “For the seed of peace and the vine will yield its fruit, and the ground will give its increase, and the heavens will give their dew. I will cause the remnant of this people to inherit all these things.
13 Και καθώς ήσθε κατάρα μεταξύ των εθνών, οίκος Ιούδα και οίκος Ισραήλ, ούτω θέλω σας διασώσει και θέλετε είσθαι ευλογία· μη φοβείσθε· ας ενισχύωνται αι χείρές σας.
13 It shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don’t be afraid. Let your hands be strong.”
14 Διότι ούτω λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων· Καθ' ον τρόπον εστοχάσθην να σας τιμωρήσω, ότε οι πατέρες σας με παρώργισαν, λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων, και δεν μετενόησα,
14 For Yahweh of Armies says: “As I thought to do evil to you when your fathers provoked me to wrath,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I didn’t repent,
15 ούτω πάλιν εβουλεύθην εν ταις ημέραις ταύταις να αγαθοποιήσω την Ιερουσαλήμ και τον οίκον του Ιούδα· μη φοβείσθε.
15 so again I have thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Don’t be afraid.
16 Ούτοι είναι οι λόγοι, τους οποίους θέλετε κάμει· λαλείτε έκαστος την αλήθειαν προς τον πλησίον αυτού· αλήθειαν και κρίσιν ειρήνης κρίνετε εν ταις πύλαις σας.
16 These are the things that you shall do: speak every man the truth with his neighbor. Execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates,
17 Και μη βουλεύεσθε κακόν εν ταις καρδίαις σας έκαστος κατά του πλησίον αυτού και όρκον ψευδή μη αγαπάτε· διότι πάντα ταύτα είναι εκείνα, τα οποία μισώ, λέγει Κύριος.
17 and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath; for all these are things that I hate,” says Yahweh.
18 Και έγεινε λόγος του Κυρίου των δυνάμεων προς εμέ, λέγων,
18 The word of Yahweh of Armies came to me.
19 Ούτω λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων· Η νηστεία του τετάρτου μηνός και η νηστεία του πέμπτου και η νηστεία του εβδόμου και η νηστεία του δεκάτου θέλουσιν είσθαι εις τον οίκον Ιούδα εν χαρά και εν ευφροσύνη και εν ευθύμοις εορταίς· όθεν αγαπάτε την αλήθειαν και την ειρήνην.
19 Yahweh of Armies says: “The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months shall be for the house of Judah joy, gladness, and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace.”
20 Ούτω λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων· Έτι θέλουσιν ελθεί λαοί και οι κατοικούντες πόλεις πολλάς·
20 Yahweh of Armies says: “Many peoples and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come.
21 και οι κάτοικοι της μιας θέλουσιν υπάγει εις την άλλην, λέγοντες, Ας υπάγωμεν σπεύδοντες διά να εξιλεώσωμεν το πρόσωπον του Κυρίου και να εκζητήσωμεν τον Κύριον των δυνάμεων· θέλω υπάγει και εγώ.
21 The inhabitants of one will go to another, saying, ‘Let’s go speedily to entreat the favor of Yahweh, and to seek Yahweh of Armies. I will go also.’
22 Και λαοί πολλοί και έθνη ισχυρά θέλουσιν ελθεί διά να εκζητήσωσι τον Κύριον των δυνάμεων εν Ιερουσαλήμ και να εξιλεώσωσι το πρόσωπον του Κυρίου.
22 Yes, many peoples and strong nations will come to seek Yahweh of Armies in Jerusalem and to entreat the favor of Yahweh.”
23 Ούτω λέγει ο Κύριος των δυνάμεων· Εν ταις ημέραις εκείναις δέκα άνδρες εκ πασών των γλωσσών των εθνών θέλουσι πιάσει σφιγκτά, ναι, θέλουσι πιάσει σφιγκτά το κράσπεδον ενός Ιουδαίου, λέγοντες· θέλομεν υπάγει με σάς· διότι ηκούσαμεν ότι ο Θεός είναι με σας.
23 Yahweh of Armies says: “In those days, ten men out of all the languages of the nations will take hold of the skirt of him who is a Jew, saying, ‘We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
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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