Zechariah 1

Turn to the Lord

1 # Ezra 4.24—5.1; 6.14. I am the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah and the grandson of Iddo.

In the eighth month of the second year that Darius was king of Persia,#1.1 eighth month … second year … king of Persia: Bul, the eighth month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-October to mid-November; the second year of the rule of Darius was 520 b.c. the Lord told me to say:

2-3Israel, I, the Lord All-Powerful, was very angry with your ancestors. But if you people will return to me, I will turn and help you. 4Don't be stubborn like your ancestors. They were warned by the earlier prophets#1.4 the earlier prophets: Those who preached before the fall of Jerusalem in either 587 or 586 b.c. to give up their evil and turn back to me, but they paid no attention.

5Where are your ancestors now? Not even prophets live forever. 6But my warnings and my words spoken by the prophets caught up with your ancestors. So they turned back to me and said, “Lord All-Powerful, you have punished us for our sins, just as you had planned.”

First Vision: Horses and Riders

7-8 # Rev 6.4; Rev 6.2. On the twenty-fourth day of Shebat,#1.7,8 Shebat: The eleventh month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-January to mid-February. which was the eleventh month of that same year,#1.7,8 that same year: See verse 1 and the note there. the Lord spoke to me in a vision during the night: In a valley among myrtle trees,#1.7,8 myrtle trees: Evergreen shrubs, which in ancient times were symbols of fertility and renewal. I saw someone on a red horse, with riders on red, brown, and white horses behind him. 9An angel was there to explain things to me, and I asked, “Sir, who are these riders?”

“I'll tell you,” the angel answered.

10At once, the man standing among the myrtle trees said, “These are the ones the Lord has sent to find out what's happening on earth.”

11Then the riders spoke to the Lord's angel, who was standing among the myrtle trees, and they said, “We have gone everywhere and have discovered that the whole world is at peace.”

12At this, the angel said, “Lord All-Powerful, for 70 years you have been angry with Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. When are you ever going to have mercy on them?”

13The Lord's answer was kind and comforting. 14So the angel told me to announce:

I, the Lord All-Powerful, am very protective of Jerusalem. 15For a while I was angry at the nations, but now I am furious, because they have made things worse for Jerusalem and are not the least bit concerned. 16And so, I will have pity on Jerusalem. The city will be completely rebuilt, and my temple will stand again. 17I also promise that my towns will prosper—Jerusalem will once again be my chosen city, and I will comfort the people of Zion.

Second Vision: Animal Horns

18Next, I saw four animal horns.#1.18 animal horns: Horns, especially those of a bull, were symbols of power in ancient times. The number “four” would signal completeness, one representing each of the four directions. 19-21The angel who was sent to explain was there, and so I asked, “What do these mean?”

His answer was, “These horns are the nations that scattered the people of Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem, and took away their freedom.”

Then the Lord showed me four blacksmiths, and I asked, “What are they going to do?”

He replied, “They are going to terrify and crush those horns.”

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Zacarias 1

Panawagan na Manumbalik sa Diyos

1Ang#Ez. 4:24–5:1; 6:14. aklat na ito ay naglalaman ng pahayag ni Yahweh sa pamamagitan ni Propeta Zacarias, anak ni Berequias at apo ni Propeta Iddo. Noong ikawalong buwan, ng ikalawang taon ng paghahari ni Haring Dario ng Persia, nangusap si Yahweh sa kanya. 2Ipinasabi niya sa mga taga-Juda, “Labis akong napoot sa inyong mga ninuno. 3Kaya't sabihin mo sa kanilang ipinapasabi ni Yahweh na Makapangyarihan sa lahat, ‘Manumbalik kayo sa akin at kakalingain ko kayo. 4Huwag kayong tumulad sa inyong mga ninuno. Hindi sila nanumbalik sa akin, hindi nila tinalikuran ang kanilang kasamaan sa kabila ng aking mga panawagan sa pamamagitan ng mga propeta. 5Nasaan sila ngayon? At ang mga propeta, nanatili ba silang buháy? 6Ngunit natupad ang lahat ng sinabi ko sa pamamagitan ng mga propeta. Kaya naman sila'y nagsisi at sinabi nilang ginawa ko nga ang aking sinabi tungkol sa kanila na katumbas ng kanilang kasamaan.’”

Ang Pangitain tungkol sa mga Kabayo

7Noong ikadalawampu't apat na araw ng ikalabing isang buwan ng ikalawang taon ng pamamahala ni Haring Dario, nagpahayag si Yahweh kay Propeta Zacarias. Ganito ang salaysay ni Zacarias tungkol sa pangyayari, 8“Kagabi,#Pah. 6:4; Pah. 6:2. nagkaroon ako ng pangitain. May nakita akong isang lalaking nakasakay sa kabayong pula. At siya'y huminto sa kalagitnaan ng mga punong mirto sa isang libis. Sa likuran niya ay may mga nakasakay rin sa kabayong pula, sa kabayong puti at sa kabayong batik-batik. 9Kaya't itinanong ko sa anghel ni Yahweh na nasa tabi ng mirto kung ano ang kahulugan niyon.”

Ang sagot niya, “Halika't ipapaliwanag ko sa iyo. 10Ang mga ito ay isinugo ni Yahweh upang magmanman sa buong daigdig.”

11Sinabi ng mga tinutukoy ng anghel ni Yahweh, “Natingnan na po namin ang kalagayan ng buong daigdig; payapa po ang lahat.”

12Nang magkagayon, sinabi ng anghel, “Yahweh na Makapangyarihan sa lahat, hanggang kailan mo pa pahihirapan ang Jerusalem at ang mga lunsod ng Juda? Pitumpung taon na po silang nagtitiis.”

13May sinabi si Yahweh sa anghel na kausap ko, mga salitang nakakaaliw at makapagpapalakas ng loob. 14Pagkatapos, sinabi naman sa akin ng anghel, “Ito ang ipinapasabi ni Yahweh: Labis ang aking pagmamalasakit sa Jerusalem at sa Zion. 15At malaki ang galit ko sa mga bansang palalo pagkat labis na ang pahirap nilang ginawa. 16Kukupkupin kong muli ang Jerusalem at ang aking templo ay muling itatayo. Ibabalik ang dating sukat at kaayusan nito. 17Muling sasagana ang aking mga lunsod. Ang Zion ay muli kong papatnubayan at hihirangin ang Jerusalem.”

Ang Pangitain tungkol sa mga Sungay at sa Panday

18Ako'y tumingin at may nakita akong apat na sungay. 19Tinanong ko ang anghel na kausap ko, “Ano ang kahulugan nito?”

Ang sagot niya sa akin, “Iyan ang mga sungay na nagpakalat sa Juda, Israel at Jerusalem.”

20Pagkatapos, apat na panday ang ipinakita ni Yahweh sa akin. 21Itinanong ko, “Ano ang gagawin nila?” Sumagot siya, “Ang Juda ay lubusang winasak ng mga sungay na nakita mo, anupa't walang makalaban sa kanila. Ipinadala ko ang mga panday na ito upang siyang humarap sa apat na sungay; babaliin nila ang lahat ng sungay na ginamit laban sa Juda.”

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