1Ôsmeho mesiaca, druhého roku Dária stalo sa slovo Hospodinovo k Zachariášovi, synovi Berechiáša, syna Iddovho, prorokovi, povediac:
1In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
2Hospodin sa bol veľmi rozhneval na vašich otcov.
2“Yahweh was very displeased with your fathers.
3Ale povieš im: Takto hovorí Hospodin Zástupov: Navráťte sa ku mne, hovorí Hospodin Zástupov, a navrátim sa k vám, hovorí Hospodin Zástupov.
3Therefore tell them: Thus says Yahweh of Armies: ‘Return to me,’ says Yahweh of Armies, ‘and I will return to you,’ says Yahweh of Armies.
4Nebuďte jako vaši otcovia, na ktorých volávali drievni proroci a vraveli: Takto hovorí Hospodin Zástupov: Nože sa navráťte od svojich zlých ciest a od svojich zlých skutkov, ale neposlúchli ani nepozorovali ušami na mňa, hovorí Hospodin.
4Don’t you be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets proclaimed, saying: Thus says Yahweh of Armies, ‘Return now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings;’ but they did not hear, nor listen to me, says Yahweh.
5Vaši otcovia, kde sú? A proroci, či azda budú žiť na veky?
5Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever?
6Ale moje slová a moje ustanovenia, ktoré som prikázal svojim služobníkom prorokom, či nestihly vašich otcov? Takže sa obrátili a riekli: Jako nám zamýšľal učiniť Hospodin Zástupov, podľa našich ciest a podľa našich skutkov, tak učinil s nami.
6But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, didn’t they overtake your fathers? “Then they repented and said, ‘Just as Yahweh of Armies determined to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our practices, so he has dealt with us.’”
7Dvadsiateho a štvrtého dňa, jedenásteho mesiaca (to je mesiac Šebát), druhého roku Dária stalo sa slovo Hospodinovo k Zachariášovi, synovi Berechiáša, syna Iddovho, prorokovi, takto:
7On the twenty-fourth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Shebat, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,
8Videl som vnoci a hľa, nejaký muž sedel na červenom koni a stál medzi myrtami, ktoré sú v doline, a za ním červené kone, strakaté a biele.
8“I had a vision in the night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in a ravine; and behind him there were red, brown, and white horses.
9A povedal som: Čo a kto sú títo, pane? A anjel, ktorý hovoril so mnou, mi riekol: Ja ti ukážem, čo a kto sú títo.
9Then I asked, ‘My lord, what are these?’” The angel who talked with me said to me, “I will show you what these are.”
10A muž, ktorý stál medzi myrtami, odpovedal a riekol: Toto sú tí, ktorých poslal Hospodin pochodiť zem.
10The man who stood among the myrtle trees answered, “They are the ones Yahweh has sent to go back and forth through the earth.”
11A odpovedali anjelovi Hospodinovmu, ktorý stál medzi myrtami, a riekli: Pochodili sme zem, a hľa, celá zem býva a je na pokoji.
11They reported to the angel of Yahweh who stood among the myrtle trees, and said, “We have walked back and forth through the earth, and behold, all the earth is at rest and in peace.”
12Na to odpovedal anjel Hospodinov a riekol: Hospodine Zástupov, až dokedy sa ty nezľutuješ na Jeruzalemom a nad mestami Júdovými, na ktoré si sa hneval toto už sedemdesiat rokov?
12Then the angel of Yahweh replied, “O Yahweh of Armies, how long will you not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which you have had indignation these seventy years?”
13A Hospodin odpovedal anjelovi, ktorý hovoril so mnou, dobré slová, potešiteľné slová.
13Yahweh answered the angel who talked with me with kind and comforting words.
14Vtedy mi odpovedal anjel, ktorý hovoril so mnou: Volaj a povedz: Takto hovorí Hospodin Zástupov: Žiarlim za Jeruzalem a za Sion veľkou žiarlivosťou
14So the angel who talked with me said to me, “Proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of Armies: “I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
15a hnevám sa veľmi na tie národy, ktoré majú taký pokoj, pretože ja som sa hneval len trochu málo, a oni pomáhali k zlému.
15I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, but they added to the calamity.”
16Preto takto hovorí Hospodin: Navrátim sa do Jeruzalema v zľutovaní; môj dom bude vystavený v ňom, hovorí Hospodin Zástupov, a merná šnúra bude roztiahnutá na Jeruzalem.
16Therefore thus says Yahweh: “I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy. My house shall be built in it,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and a line shall be stretched forth over Jerusalem.”’
17Volaj ešte a povedz: Takto hovorí Hospodin Zástupov: Ešte sa rozpŕchnu moje mestá pre hojnosť dobrého, a ešte poteší Hospodin Sion a ešte si vyvolí Jeruzalem.
17“Proclaim further, saying, ‘Thus says Yahweh of Armies: “My cities will again overflow with prosperity, and Yahweh will again comfort Zion, and will again choose Jerusalem.”’”
18Vtedy pozdvihnúc svoje oči videl som a hľa, štyri rohy.
18I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, four horns.
19A povedal som anjelovi, ktorý hovoril so mnou: Čo sú to jaké rohy? A riekol mi: To sú rohy, ktoré rozohnaly Júdu, Izraela a Jeruzalem.
19I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these?” He answered me, “These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
20Potom mi ukázal Hospodin štyroch kováčov.
20Yahweh showed me four craftsmen.
21A povedal som: Čo idú títo robiť? A riekol: Toto sú rohy, ktoré rozohnaly Júdu, takže nikto nepozdvihol svojej hlavy, a títo prišli, aby ich prestrašili, aby srazili rohy národov, ktoré pozdvihly roh proti zemi Júdovej, aby ju rozohnaly.
21Then I asked, “What are these coming to do?” He said, “These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man lifted up his head; but these have 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.”