¹In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:

¹Daarjavese teisel aastal, kaheksandas kuus, tuli Issanda sõna prohvet Sakarjale, Iddo poja Berekja pojale; ta ütles:

²`Jehovah was wroth against your fathers — wrath!

²'Issand oli väga vihane teie vanemate peale.

³And thou hast said unto them, Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, turn back unto Me, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And I turn back unto you, said Jehovah of Hosts.

³Seepärast ütle neile: Nõnda ütleb vägede Issand: Pöörduge minu juurde, ütleb vägede Issand, siis ma pöördun teie juurde, ütleb vägede Issand!

⁴Ye shall not be as your fathers, To whom the former prophets called, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Turn back I pray you, From your evil ways and from your evil doings, And they did not hearken, Nor attend to Me — an affirmation of Jehovah.

⁴Ärge olge oma vanemate sarnased, kellele endised prohvetid hüüdsid, öeldes: Nõnda ütleb vägede Issand: Pöörduge ometi oma kurjadelt teedelt ja oma kurjadest tegudest! Aga nad ei kuulanud ega pannud mind tähele, ütleb Issand.

⁵Your fathers — where [are] they? And the prophets — to the age do they live?

⁵Teie vanemad - kus nad on? Ja prohvetid - kas nad elavad igavesti?

⁶Only, My words, and My statutes, That I commanded My servants the prophets, Have they not overtaken your fathers, And they turn back and say: As Jehovah of Hosts designed to do to us, According to our ways, and according to our doings, So He hath done to us?`

⁶Aga minu sõnad ja seadused, mis ma andsin oma sulastele prohvetitele, eks need tabanud teie vanemaid, nii et nad pöördusid ja ütlesid: Nõnda nagu vägede Issand nõuks võttis meiega talitada meie eluviiside ja tegude järgi, nõnda ta meiega talitas.'

⁷On the twenty and fourth day of the eleventh month, (it [is] the month of Sebat,) in the second year of Darius, hath a word of Jehovah been unto Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, the prophet, saying:

⁷Kahekümne neljandal päeval, üheteistkümnendas kuus, see on sebatikuus, Daarjavese teisel aastal, tuli Issanda sõna prohvet Sakarjale, Iddo poja Berekja pojale; ta ütles:

⁸I have seen by night, and lo, one riding on a red horse, and he is standing between the myrtles that [are] in the shade, and behind him [are] horses, red, bay, and white.

⁸'Mul oli öösel nägemus, vaata, üks mees ratsutas punase hobuse seljas. Siis ta seisatas sügavikus olevate mürdipuude keskel ja tema järel tulid punased, võigud ja valged hobused.

⁹And I say, `What [are] these, my lord?` And the messenger who is speaking with me saith unto me, `I — I do shew thee what these [are].`

⁹Siis ma küsisin: 'Kes need on, Issand?' Ja ingel, kes minuga rääkis, vastas mulle: 'Ma näitan sulle, kes need on.'

¹⁰And the one who is standing between the myrtles doth answer and say, `These [are] they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk up and down in the land.`

¹⁰Ja mees, kes seisis mürdipuude keskel, kostis ning ütles: 'Nemad on need, keda Issand on läkitanud maad läbi käima.'

¹¹And they answer the messenger of Jehovah who is standing between the myrtles, and say, `We have walked up and down in the land, and lo, all the land is sitting still, and at rest.`

¹¹Ja nad vastasid Issanda inglile, kes seisis mürdipuude keskel, ning ütlesid: 'Me oleme maa läbi käinud, ja vaata, kogu maa elab rahus.'

¹²And the messenger of Jehovah answereth and saith, `Jehovah of Hosts! till when dost Thou not pity Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, that Thou hast abhorred these seventy years?`

¹²Siis kostis Issanda ingel ja ütles: 'Vägede Issand! Kui kaua sa keelad halastust Jeruusalemmale ja Juuda linnadele, kelle pärast sa oled olnud pahane need seitsekümmend aastat?'

¹³And Jehovah answereth the messenger, who is speaking with me, good words, comfortable words.

¹³Aga Issand vastas inglile, kes minuga rääkis, heade, trööstivate sõnadega.

¹⁴And the messenger who is speaking with me, saith unto me, `Call, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: I have been zealous for Jerusalem, and for Zion [with] great zeal.

¹⁴Ja ingel, kes minuga rääkis, ütles mulle: 'Hüüa ja ütle: Nõnda ütleb vägede Issand: Mu püha viha Jeruusalemma ja Siioni pärast on suur.

¹⁵And [with] great wrath I am wroth against the nations who are at ease, For I was a little wroth, and they assisted — for evil.

¹⁵Ma olen väga vihastanud muretute paganate peale, kes, kui ma olin vähem vihane, aitasid õnnetusele kaasa.

¹⁶Therefore, thus said Jehovah: I have turned to Jerusalem with mercies, My house is built in it, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And a line is stretched over Jerusalem.

¹⁶Seepärast ütleb Issand nõnda: Ma pöördun halastusega tagasi Jeruusalemma juurde. Minu koda tuleb seal üles ehitada, ütleb vägede Issand, ja mõõdunöör veetagu pinguli Jeruusalemma üle!

¹⁷Again call, saying: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Again do my cities overflow from good, And Jehovah hath again comforted Zion, And He hath fixed again on Jerusalem.`

¹⁷Hüüa veel ja ütle: Nõnda ütleb vägede Issand: Minu linnad voolavad taas jõukusest üle ja Issand trööstib taas Siionit ning valib taas Jeruusalemma!'

¹⁸And I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, four horns.

¹⁹And I say unto the messenger who is speaking with me, `What [are] these?` And he saith unto me, `These [are] the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.`

²⁰And Jehovah doth shew me four artizans.

²¹And I say, `What [are] these coming in to do?` And He speaketh, saying: `These [are] the horns that have scattered Judah, so that no one hath lifted up his head, and these come in to trouble them, to cast down the horns of the nations who are lifting up a horn against the land of Judah — to scatter it.`