¹Et factum est verbum Domini exercituum,And the word of the Lord of hosts came,dicens:saying:

¹Et factum est verbum Domini exercituum,And the word of the Lord of hosts came,dicens:saying:

²Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts:Zelatus sum Sion zelo magno,I have been zealous for Zion with a great zeal,et indignatione magna zelatus sum eam.and with a great indignation have I been zealous for her.

²Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts:Zelatus sum Sion zelo magno,I have been zealous for Zion with a great zeal,et indignatione magna zelatus sum eam.and with a great indignation have I been zealous for her.

³Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Reversus sum ad Sion,Thus says the Lord of hosts: I have been turned back towards Zion,et habitabo in medio Jerusalem:and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.et vocabitur Jerusalem civitas veritatis,And Jerusalem will be called: “The City of Truth,”et mons Domini exercituum mons sanctificatus.and “The Mountain of the Lord of Hosts, the Sanctified Mountain.”

³Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Reversus sum ad Sion,Thus says the Lord of hosts: I have been turned back towards Zion,et habitabo in medio Jerusalem:and I will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.et vocabitur Jerusalem civitas veritatis,And Jerusalem will be called: “The City of Truth,”et mons Domini exercituum mons sanctificatus.and “The Mountain of the Lord of Hosts, the Sanctified Mountain.”

⁴Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts:Adhuc habitabunt senesThen elderly men and elderly women will dwell in the streets of Jerusalem,et anus in plateis Jerusalem,and every man will be with his walking stick in his hand,et viri baculus in manu ejus præ multitudine dierum.because of the multitude of days.

⁴Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts:Adhuc habitabunt senesThen elderly men and elderly women will dwell in the streets of Jerusalem,et anus in plateis Jerusalem,and every man will be with his walking stick in his hand,et viri baculus in manu ejus præ multitudine dierum.because of the multitude of days.

⁵Et plateæ civitatis complebuntur infantibus et puellis,And the streets of the city will be filled with toddlers and children,ludentibus in plateis ejus.playing in its streets.

⁵Et plateæ civitatis complebuntur infantibus et puellis,And the streets of the city will be filled with toddlers and children,ludentibus in plateis ejus.playing in its streets.

⁶Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts:Si videbitur difficile in oculis reliquiarum populi hujus in diebus illis,If it seems difficult in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days,numquid in oculis meis difficile erit?could it indeed be difficult in my eyes,dicit Dominus exercituum.says the Lord of hosts?

⁶Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts:Si videbitur difficile in oculis reliquiarum populi hujus in diebus illis,If it seems difficult in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days,numquid in oculis meis difficile erit?could it indeed be difficult in my eyes,dicit Dominus exercituum.says the Lord of hosts?

⁷Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold,Ecce ego salvabo populum meum de terra orientis et de terra occasus solis.I will save my people from the land of the East, and from the land of the setting of the sun.

⁷Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold,Ecce ego salvabo populum meum de terra orientis et de terra occasus solis.I will save my people from the land of the East, and from the land of the setting of the sun.

⁸Et adducam eos,And I will lead them,et habitabunt in medio Jerusalem:and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.et erunt mihi in populum,And they will be my people,et ego ero eis in Deum,and I will be their God,in veritate et in justitia.in truth and in justice.

⁸Et adducam eos,And I will lead them,et habitabunt in medio Jerusalem:and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.et erunt mihi in populum,And they will be my people,et ego ero eis in Deum,and I will be their God,in veritate et in justitia.in truth and in justice.

⁹Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts:Confortentur manus vestræ,Let your hands be strengthened,qui auditis in his diebus sermones istos per os prophetarum,you who, in those days, are listening to these words by the mouth of the prophets,in die qua fundata est domus Domini exercituum,in the day that the house of the Lord of hosts has been founded,ut templum ædificaretur.so that the temple may be built.

⁹Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts:Confortentur manus vestræ,Let your hands be strengthened,qui auditis in his diebus sermones istos per os prophetarum,you who, in those days, are listening to these words by the mouth of the prophets,in die qua fundata est domus Domini exercituum,in the day that the house of the Lord of hosts has been founded,ut templum ædificaretur.so that the temple may be built.

¹⁰Siquidem ante dies illos merces hominum non erat,Indeed, before those days, there was no pay for men,nec merces jumentorum erat:nor was there pay for beasts of burden,neque introëunti, neque exeunti erat pax præ tribulatione:and neither was there peace for those entering, nor for those exiting,et dimisi omnes homines,because of the tribulation.unumquemque contra proximum suum.And I had dismissed all men, each one against his neighbor.

¹⁰Siquidem ante dies illos merces hominum non erat,Indeed, before those days, there was no pay for men,nec merces jumentorum erat:nor was there pay for beasts of burden,neque introëunti, neque exeunti erat pax præ tribulatione:and neither was there peace for those entering, nor for those exiting,et dimisi omnes homines,because of the tribulation.unumquemque contra proximum suum.And I had dismissed all men, each one against his neighbor.

¹¹Nunc autem non juxta dies priores ego faciam reliquiis populi hujus,But now, I will not act towards the remnant of this people according to the former days,dicit Dominus exercituum,says the Lord of hosts.

¹¹Nunc autem non juxta dies priores ego faciam reliquiis populi hujus,But now, I will not act towards the remnant of this people according to the former days,dicit Dominus exercituum,says the Lord of hosts.

¹²sed semen pacis erit:But there will be a seed of peace:vinea dabit fructum suum,the vine will give her fruit,et terra dabit germen suum,and the earth will give her seedlings,et cæli dabunt rorem suum:and the heavens will give their dew.et possidere faciam reliquias populi hujus universa hæc.And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

¹²sed semen pacis erit:But there will be a seed of peace:vinea dabit fructum suum,the vine will give her fruit,et terra dabit germen suum,and the earth will give her seedlings,et cæli dabunt rorem suum:and the heavens will give their dew.et possidere faciam reliquias populi hujus universa hæc.And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.

¹³Et erit:And this shall be:sicut eratis maledictio in gentibus,just as you were a curse among the Gentiles,domus Juda et domus Israël,O house of Judah and house of Israel,sic salvabo vos,so will I save you,et eritis benedictio.and you will be a blessing.Nolite timere;Do not be afraid.confortentur manus vestræ.Let your hands be strengthened.

¹³Et erit:And this shall be:sicut eratis maledictio in gentibus,just as you were a curse among the Gentiles,domus Juda et domus Israël,O house of Judah and house of Israel,sic salvabo vos,so will I save you,et eritis benedictio.and you will be a blessing.Nolite timere;Do not be afraid.confortentur manus vestræ.Let your hands be strengthened.

¹⁴Quia hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:For thus says the Lord of hosts:Sicut cogitavi ut affligerem vos,Just as I intended to afflict you,cum ad iracundiam provocassent patres vestri me,when your fathers had provoked me to wrath,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,

¹⁴Quia hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:For thus says the Lord of hosts:Sicut cogitavi ut affligerem vos,Just as I intended to afflict you,cum ad iracundiam provocassent patres vestri me,when your fathers had provoked me to wrath,dicit Dominus,says the Lord,

¹⁵et non sum misertus:and I did not show mercy,sic conversus cogitavi,so have I turned back,in diebus istis,thinking in these days to do good to the house of Judahut benefaciam domui Juda et Jerusalem.and to Jerusalem.Nolite timere.Do not be afraid.

¹⁵et non sum misertus:and I did not show mercy,sic conversus cogitavi,so have I turned back,in diebus istis,thinking in these days to do good to the house of Judahut benefaciam domui Juda et Jerusalem.and to Jerusalem.Nolite timere.Do not be afraid.

¹⁶Hæc sunt ergo verba quæ facietis:Therefore, these are the words that you shall do:loquimini veritatem unusquisque cum proximo suo:Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor.veritatem et judicium pacis judicate in portis vestris.With truth and a judgment of peace, judge at your gates.

¹⁶Hæc sunt ergo verba quæ facietis:Therefore, these are the words that you shall do:loquimini veritatem unusquisque cum proximo suo:Speak the truth, each one to his neighbor.veritatem et judicium pacis judicate in portis vestris.With truth and a judgment of peace, judge at your gates.

¹⁷Et unusquisque malum contra amicum suum ne cogitetis in cordibus vestris,And let not anyone think up evil against his friend in your hearts.et juramentum mendax ne diligatis:And do not choose to swear falsely.omnia enim hæc sunt quæ odi,For all these are things that I hate,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

¹⁷Et unusquisque malum contra amicum suum ne cogitetis in cordibus vestris,And let not anyone think up evil against his friend in your hearts.et juramentum mendax ne diligatis:And do not choose to swear falsely.omnia enim hæc sunt quæ odi,For all these are things that I hate,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

¹⁸Et factum est verbum Domini exercituum ad me,And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me,dicens:saying:

¹⁸Et factum est verbum Domini exercituum ad me,And the word of the Lord of hosts came to me,dicens:saying:

¹⁹Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Jejunium quarti,Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth,et jejunium quinti,and the fast of the fifth,et jejunium septimi,and the fast of the seventh,et jejunium decimi erit domui Juda in gaudium et lætitiam et in solemnitates præclaras.and the fast of the tenth will be for the house of Judah in joy and gladness and with bright solemnities.Veritatem tantum et pacem diligite.So then, love truth and peace.

¹⁹Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Jejunium quarti,Thus says the Lord of hosts: The fast of the fourth,et jejunium quinti,and the fast of the fifth,et jejunium septimi,and the fast of the seventh,et jejunium decimi erit domui Juda in gaudium et lætitiam et in solemnitates præclaras.and the fast of the tenth will be for the house of Judah in joy and gladness and with bright solemnities.Veritatem tantum et pacem diligite.So then, love truth and peace.

²⁰Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum,Thus says the Lord of hosts,usquequo veniant populi et habitent in civitatibus multis:then the people may arrive and dwell in many cities,

²⁰Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum,Thus says the Lord of hosts,usquequo veniant populi et habitent in civitatibus multis:then the people may arrive and dwell in many cities,

²¹et vadant habitatores,and the inhabitants may hurry,unus ad alterum,one saying to another:dicentes: Eamus, et deprecemur faciem Domini,“Let us go and entreat the face of the Lord,et quæramus Dominum exercituum:and let us seek the Lord of hosts.vadam etiam ego.I will go also.”

²¹et vadant habitatores,and the inhabitants may hurry,unus ad alterum,one saying to another:dicentes: Eamus, et deprecemur faciem Domini,“Let us go and entreat the face of the Lord,et quæramus Dominum exercituum:and let us seek the Lord of hosts.vadam etiam ego.I will go also.”

²²Et venient populi multi,And many peopleset gentes robustæ,and strong nations will approach,ad quærendum Dominum exercituum in Jerusalem,seeking the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,et deprecandam faciem Domini.and to entreat the face of the Lord.

²²Et venient populi multi,And many peopleset gentes robustæ,and strong nations will approach,ad quærendum Dominum exercituum in Jerusalem,seeking the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,et deprecandam faciem Domini.and to entreat the face of the Lord.

²³Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts:In diebus illis,In those days,in quibus apprehendent decem homines ex omnibus linguis gentium,then,et apprehendent fimbriam viri Judæi,ten men from every language of the Gentiles will grasp and cling to the hem of one man of Judea,dicentes:saying:Ibimus vobiscum:“We will go with you.audivimus enim quoniam Deus vobiscum est.For we have heard that God is with you.”

²³Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum:Thus says the Lord of hosts:In diebus illis,In those days,in quibus apprehendent decem homines ex omnibus linguis gentium,then,et apprehendent fimbriam viri Judæi,ten men from every language of the Gentiles will grasp and cling to the hem of one man of Judea,dicentes:saying:Ibimus vobiscum:“We will go with you.audivimus enim quoniam Deus vobiscum est.For we have heard that God is with you.”