1勸人民悔改歸向 神大利烏王第二年八月，耶和華的話臨到易多的孫子、比利家的兒子撒迦利亞先知，說：
1In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
2“耶和華曾對你們的列祖大發烈怒，
2Jehovah was sore displeased with your fathers.
3所以，你要對眾民說：‘萬軍之耶和華這樣說：你們要轉向我（這是萬軍之耶和華的宣告），我就必轉向你們（這是萬軍之耶和華說的）。
3Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Return unto me, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will return unto you, saith Jehovah of hosts.
4不要效法你們的列祖那樣，從前的先知呼喚他們：萬軍之耶和華這樣說，你們要回轉，離開你們的惡道和惡行。他們卻不聽從，也不理會我（這是耶和華的宣告）。
4Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Return ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith Jehovah.
5你們的列祖在哪裡呢？那些先知能永遠活著嗎？
5Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?
6然而我吩咐我的僕人眾先知的話與條例，不是已報應在你們的列祖身上嗎？所以他們就回轉，說：萬軍之耶和華定意按著我們所作所行的對付我們，他已經這樣行了。’”
6But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your fathers? and they turned and said, Like as Jehovah of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
7騎馬者的異象大利烏王第二年十一月（就是細罷特月）二十四日，耶和華的話臨到易多的孫子、比利家的兒子撒迦利亞先知，實情如下：
7Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
8我夜間觀看，看見有一個人騎著紅馬，站在低窪地上的石榴樹中間；在他後面還有些紅色、栗色和白色的馬。
8I saw in the night, and, behold, a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle-trees that were in the bottom; and behind him there were horses, red, sorrel, and white.
9我就問：“我主啊，這些是甚麼？”那與我說話的天使對我說：“我會指示你這些是甚麼。”
9Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will show thee what these are.
10那站在石榴樹中間的人回答：“這些就是耶和華所差遣在遍地巡邏的。”
10And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said, These are they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
11那些騎士回報那站在石榴樹中間的耶和華使者，說：“我們已經在遍地巡邏；看見全地都安定，一片平靜。”
11And they answered the angel of Jehovah that stood among the myrtle-trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
12於是耶和華的使者說：“萬軍之耶和華啊！你不憐憫耶路撒冷和猶大的城鎮，要到幾時呢？這七十年來，你一直惱怒它們。”
12Then the angel of Jehovah answered and said, O Jehovah of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?
13耶和華就用滿有恩慈和安慰的話回答那與我說話的天使。
13And Jehovah answered the angel that talked with me with good words, [even] comfortable words.
14那與我說話的天使對我說：“你要宣告：‘萬軍之耶和華這樣說：我為耶路撒冷和錫安心裡充滿嫉恨。
14So the angel that talked with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
15我向那些安逸的列國大大惱怒，因為我只是稍微惱怒我的子民，他們卻加深他們的禍害。
15And I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
16因此，耶和華這樣說：我要懷著憐憫的心回到耶路撒冷，我的殿必在城中重建（這是萬軍之耶和華的宣告）。繩子必拉在耶路撒冷之上。’
16Therefore thus saith Jehovah: I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies; my house shall be built in it, saith Jehovah of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.
17你要再宣告：‘萬軍之耶和華這樣說：我的城鎮必再昌盛繁榮，耶和華必再憐憫錫安，必再揀選耶路撒冷。’”
17Cry yet again, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: My cities shall yet overflow with prosperity; and Jehovah shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
18四角的異象我又舉目觀看，看見有四個角。
18And I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, four horns.
19於是我問那與我說話的天使：“這些是甚麼？”他對我說：“這些就是把猶大、以色列和耶路撒冷趕散的角。”
19And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
20四工匠的異象耶和華又使我看見四個匠人。
20And Jehovah showed me four smiths.
21於是我說：“這些人來作甚麼？”那天使回答：“他們就是把猶大趕散的角，以致沒有一人可以抬起頭來；但這些匠人要來驚嚇列國，打掉他們的角；這些列國就是曾經舉起他們的角攻擊猶大地，把猶大地的人趕散的。”（本章第18~21節在《馬索拉抄本》為2:1~4）
21Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head; but these are come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations, which lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.