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8 1And the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying,The LORD promises to restore Jerusalem. Zch.8.1-23וַיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהוָה צְבָאֹות לֵאמֹר׃
2"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.  כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֹות קִנֵּאתִי לְצִיֹּון קִנְאָה גְדֹולָה וְחֵמָה גְדֹולָה קִנֵּאתִי לָהּ׃
3Thus says Yahweh: I will return to Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of Yahweh of hosts, the holy mountain.  כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה שַׁבְתִּי אֶל־צִיֹּון וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְּתֹוךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָם וְנִקְרְאָה יְרוּשָׁלִַם עִיר־הָאֱמֶת וְהַר־יְהוָה צְבָאֹות הַר הַקֹּדֶשׁ׃ ס
4Thus says Yahweh of hosts: Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand for very age.  כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֹות עֹד יֵשְׁבוּ זְקֵנִים וּזְקֵנֹות בִּרְחֹבֹות יְרוּשָׁלִָם וְאִישׁ מִשְׁעַנְתֹּו בְּיָדֹו מֵרֹב יָמִים׃
5And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in its streets. וּרְחֹבֹות הָעִיר יִמָּלְאוּ יְלָדִים וִילָדֹות מְשַׂחֲקִים בִּרְחֹבֹתֶיהָ׃ ס
6Thus says Yahweh of hosts: If it is marvelous in the sight of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvelous in my sight, says Yahweh of hosts?  כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֹות כִּי יִפָּלֵא בְּעֵינֵי שְׁאֵרִית הָעָם הַזֶּה בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם גַּם־בְּעֵינַי יִפָּלֵא נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאֹות׃ ף
7Thus says Yahweh of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country;  כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֹות הִנְנִי מֹושִׁיעַ אֶת־עַמִּי מֵאֶרֶץ מִזְרָח וּמֵאֶרֶץ מְבֹוא הַשָּׁמֶשׁ׃
8and I will bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be my people and I will be their God, in faithfulness and in righteousness."  וְהֵבֵאתִי אֹתָם וְשָׁכְנוּ בְּתֹוךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָם וְהָיוּ־לִי לְעָם וַאֲנִי אֶהְיֶה לָהֶם לֵאלֹהִים בֶּאֱמֶת וּבִצְדָקָה׃ ס
9Thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Let your hands be strong, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of the prophets, since the day that the foundation of the house of Yahweh of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built.  כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֹות תֶּחֱזַקְנָה יְדֵיכֶם הַשֹּׁמְעִים בַּיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה אֵת הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה מִפִּי הַנְּבִיאִים אֲשֶׁר בְּיֹום יֻסַּד בֵּית־יְהוָה צְבָאֹות הַהֵיכָל לְהִבָּנֹות׃
10For before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for beast, neither was there any safety from the foe for him who went out or came in; for I set every man against his fellow.  כִּי לִפְנֵי הַיָּמִים הָהֵם שְׂכַר הָאָדָם לֹא נִהְיָה וּשְׂכַר הַבְּהֵמָה אֵינֶנָּה וְלַיֹּוצֵא וְלַבָּא אֵין־שָׁלֹום מִן־הַצָּר וַאֲשַׁלַּח אֶת־כָּל־הָאָדָם אִישׁ בְּרֵעֵהוּ׃
11But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, says Yahweh of hosts. וְעַתָּה לֹא כַיָּמִים הָרִאשֹׁנִים אֲנִי לִשְׁאֵרִית הָעָם הַזֶּה נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאֹות׃
12For there shall be a sowing of peace; the vine shall yield its fruit, and the ground shall give its increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.  כִּי־זֶרַע הַשָּׁלֹום הַגֶּפֶן תִּתֵּן פִּרְיָהּ וְהָאָרֶץ תִּתֵּן אֶת־יְבוּלָהּ וְהַשָּׁמַיִם יִתְּנוּ טַלָּם וְהִנְחַלְתִּי אֶת־שְׁאֵרִית הָעָם הַזֶּה אֶת־כָּל־אֵלֶּה׃
13And as you have been a byword of cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you and you shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong."  וְהָיָה כַּאֲשֶׁר הֱיִיתֶם קְלָלָה בַּגֹּויִם בֵּית יְהוּדָה וּבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל כֵּן אֹושִׁיעַ אֶתְכֶם וִהְיִיתֶם בְּרָכָה אַל־תִּירָאוּ תֶּחֱזַקְנָה יְדֵיכֶם׃ ס
14For thus says Yahweh of hosts: "As I purposed to do evil to you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, and I did not relent, says Yahweh of hosts,  כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֹות כַּאֲשֶׁר זָמַמְתִּי לְהָרַע לָכֶם בְּהַקְצִיף אֲבֹתֵיכֶם אֹתִי אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֹות וְלֹא נִחָמְתִּי׃
15so again have I purposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; fear not.  כֵּן שַׁבְתִּי זָמַמְתִּי בַּיָּמִים הָאֵלֶּה לְהֵיטִיב אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְאֶת־בֵּית יְהוּדָה אַל־תִּירָאוּ׃
16These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another, render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace,  אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשׂוּ דַּבְּרוּ אֱמֶת אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ אֱמֶת וּמִשְׁפַּט שָׁלֹום שִׁפְטוּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶם׃
17do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, and love no false oath, for all these things I hate, says Yahweh." וְאִישׁ אֶת־רָעַת רֵעֵהוּ אַל־תַּחְשְׁבוּ בִּלְבַבְכֶם וּשְׁבֻעַת שֶׁקֶר אַל־תֶּאֱהָבוּ כִּי אֶת־כָּל־אֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר שָׂנֵאתִי נְאֻם־יְהוָה׃ ס
18And the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying, וַיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהוָה צְבָאֹות אֵלַי לֵאמֹר׃
19"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah seasons of joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love truth and peace.  כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֹות צֹום הָרְבִיעִי וְצֹום הַחֲמִישִׁי וְצֹום הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְצֹום הָעֲשִׂירִי יִהְיֶה לְבֵית־יְהוּדָה לְשָׂשֹׂון וּלְשִׂמְחָה וּלְמֹעֲדִים טֹובִים וְהָאֱמֶת וְהַשָּׁלֹום אֱהָבוּ׃ ף
20"Thus says Yahweh of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities;  כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֹות עֹד אֲשֶׁר יָבֹאוּ עַמִּים וְיֹשְׁבֵי עָרִים רַבֹּות׃
21the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, 'Let us go at once to entreat the favour of Yahweh, and to seek Yahweh of hosts; I am going.'  וְהָלְכוּ יֹשְׁבֵי אַחַת אֶל־אַחַת לֵאמֹר נֵלְכָה הָלֹוךְ לְחַלֹּות אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה וּלְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־יְהוָה צְבָאֹות אֵלְכָה גַּם־אָנִי׃
22Many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek Yahweh of hosts in Jerusalem, and to entreat the favour of Yahweh. וּבָאוּ עַמִּים רַבִּים וְגֹויִם עֲצוּמִים לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־יְהוָה צְבָאֹות בִּירוּשָׁלִָם וּלְחַלֹּות אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה׃ ס
23Thus says Yahweh of hosts: In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, 'Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.' "  כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֹות בַּיָּמִים הָהֵמָּה אֲשֶׁר יַחֲזִיקוּ עֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים מִכֹּל לְשֹׁנֹות הַגֹּויִם וְהֶחֱזִיקוּ בִּכְנַף אִישׁ יְהוּדִי לֵאמֹר נֵלְכָה עִםָּכֶם כִּי שָׁמַעְנוּ אֱלֹהִים עִםָּכֶם׃ ס

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