A reading from the Book of Zechariah to Moses
the Prophet, may his blessings be with us all. Amen.
(8:7-19)
"Thus says the Lord of hosts: 'Behold, I
will save My people from the land of the east And from the land of the west;
I will bring them back, And they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem.
They shall be My people And I will be their God, In truth and
righteousness.' "Thus says the Lord of hosts: 'Let your hands be strong, You
who have been hearing in these days These words by the mouth of the
prophets, Who spoke in the day the foundation was laid For the house of the
Lord of hosts, That the temple might be built.
For before these days There were no wages for man nor any hire for beast;
There was no peace from the enemy for whoever went out or came in; For I set
all men, everyone, against his neighbor. 'But now I will not treat the
remnant of this people as in the former days,' says the Lord of hosts. 'For
the seed shall be prosperous, The vine shall give its fruit,
The ground shall give her increase, And the heavens shall give their dew-- I
will cause the remnant of this people To possess all these. And it shall
come to pass That just as you were a curse among the nations, O house of
Judah and house of Israel, So I will save you, and you shall be a blessing.
Do not fear, Let your hands be strong.'
"For thus says the Lord of hosts: 'Just as I determined to punish you When
your fathers provoked Me to wrath,' Says the Lord of hosts, 'And I would not
relent, So again in these days I am determined to do good To Jerusalem and
to the house of Judah. Do not fear. These are the things you shall do: Speak
each man the truth to his neighbor;
Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace; Let none of you
think evil in your heart against your neighbor; And do not love a false
oath. For all these are things that I hate,' Says the Lord." Then the word
of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying,
"Thus says the Lord of hosts: 'The fast of the fourth month, The fast of the
fifth, The fast of the seventh, And the fast of the tenth, Shall be joy and
gladness and cheerful feasts For the house of Judah. Therefore love truth
and peace.'
Glory be to the Holy Trinity, our God forever and ever. Amen. |
من سفر ذكريا النبي بركته تكون مع جميعنا أمين.
« هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: هأَنَذَا
أُخَلِّصُ شَعْبِي مِنْ أَرْضِ الْمَشْرِقِ وَمِنْ أَرْضِ مَغْرِبِ الشَّمْسِ.
وَآتِي بِهِمْ فَيَسْكُنُونَ فِي وَسَطِ أُورُشَلِيمَ،
وَيَكُونُونَ لِي شَعْبًا،وَأَنَا أَكُونُ لَهُمْ إِلهًا بِالْحَقِّ
وَالْبِرِّ. «هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: لِتَتَشَدَّدْ أَيْدِيكُمْ
أَيُّهَا السَّامِعُونَ فِي هذِهِ الأَيَّامِ هذَا الْكَلاَمَ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِ
الأَنْبِيَاءِ الَّذِي كَانَ يَوْمَ أُسِّسَ بَيْتُ رَبِّ الْجُنُودِ لِبِنَاءِ
الْهَيْكَلِ.
لأَنَّهُ قَبْلَ هذِهِ الأَيَّامِ لَمْ تَكُنْ لِلإِنْسَانِ أُجْرَةٌ وَلاَ
لِلْبَهِيمَةِ أُجْرَةٌ، وَلاَ سَلاَمٌ لِمَنْ خَرَجَ أَوْ دَخَلَ مِنْ قِبَلِ
الضِّيقِ. وَأَطْلَقْتُ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ، الرَّجُلَ عَلَى قَرِيبِهِ. أَمَّا
الآنَ فَلاَ أَكُونُ أَنَا لِبَقِيَّةِ هذَا الشَّعْبِ كَمَا فِي الأَيَّامِ
الأُولَى، يَقُولُ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ. بَلْ زَرْعُ السَّلاَمِ، الْكَرْمُ
يُعْطِي ثَمَرَهُ،
وَالأَرْضُ تُعْطِي غَلَّتَهَا، وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ تُعْطِي نَدَاهَا، وَأُمَلِّكُ
بَقِيَّةَ هذَا الشَّعْبِ هذِهِ كُلَّهَا. وَيَكُونُ كَمَا أَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ
لَعْنَةً بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ يَا بَيْتَ يَهُوذَا وَيَا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ،
كَذلِكَ أُخَلِّصُكُمْ فَتَكُونُونَ بَرَكَةً فَلاَ تَخَافُوا. لِتَتَشَدَّدْ
أَيْدِيكُمْ.
«لأَنَّهُ هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: كَمَا أَنِّي فَكَّرْتُ فِي أَنْ
أُسِيءَ إِلَيْكُمْ حِينَ أَغْضَبَنِي آبَاؤُكُمْ، قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ،
وَلَمْ أَنْدَمْ. هكَذَا عُدْتُ وَفَكَّرْتُ فِي هذِهِ الأَيَّامِ فِي أَنْ
أُحْسِنَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ وَبَيْتَِ يَهُوذَا. لاَ تَخَافُوا. هذِهِ هِيَ
الأُمُورُ الَّتِي تَفْعَلُونَهَا. لِيُكَلِّمْ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ قَرِيبَهُ
بِالْحَقِّ.
اقْضُوا بِالْحَقِّ وَقَضَاءِ السَّلاَمِ فِي أَبْوَابِكُمْ. وَلاَ
يُفَكِّرَنَّ أَحَدٌ فِي السُّوءِ عَلَى قَرِيبِهِ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ. وَلاَ
تُحِبُّوا يَمِينَ الزُّورِ. لأَنَّ هذِهِ جَمِيعَهَا أَكْرَهُهَا، يَقُولُ
الرَّبُّ». وَكَانَ إِلَيَّ كَلاَمُ رَبِّ الْجُنُودِ قَائِلاً:
«هكَذَا قَالَ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ: إِنَّ صَوْمَ الشَّهْرِ الرَّابِعِ وَصَوْمَ
الْخَامِسِ وَصَوْمَ السَّابعِ وَصَوْمَ الْعَاشِرِ يَكُونُ لِبَيْتِ يَهُوذَا
ابْتِهَاجًا وَفَرَحًا وَأَعْيَادًا طَيِّبَةً. فَأَحِبُّوا الْحَقَّ
وَالسَّلاَمَ.
مجداً للثالوث الأقدس إلهنا إلي الأبد. |
