1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; 2 When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD, 3 And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years?
4 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying, 5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month , even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? 6 And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves , and drink for yourselves ? 7 Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain?
8 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying, 9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: 10 And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. 11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. 12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. 13 Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts: 14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
7–BOB
Yuzaki tutilgan roʻza hukm qilinadi
1 Shoh Doro hukmronligining toʻrtinchi yili toʻqqizinchi oyi — Xislav oyining toʻrtinchi kunida Egamiz Oʻz soʻzini Zakariyoga ayon qildi. 2 Bundan oldin Baytil aholisi Egamizdan iltifot soʻrash uchun Sarizar, Raxemmalek va ularning odamlarini Maʼbadga yuborib, shunday degan edi:
3 — Borib, Sarvari Olamning uyida boʻlgan ruhoniy va paygʻambarlardan soʻranglar: “Biz ancha yillardan beri Egamizning uyi vayron qilingan oyda qaygʻurib, roʻza tutib kelamiz. Shunday qilishda davom etaveraylikmi?”
4 Sarvari Olam Zakariyoga ayon qilgan soʻzida shunday dedi:
5 — Bu yurtdagi barcha odamlarga va ruhoniylarga ayt: “Ha, sizlar mana shu oʻtgan yetmish yil davomida beshinchi va yettinchi oylarda roʻza tutib, qaygʻurdingizlar. Ammo buni Men uchun emas, oʻzingiz uchun qilgan edingizlar! 6 Qorningizni toʻydirish uchun yeb–ichganingizday, oʻz manfaatingiz uchun roʻza tutib qaygʻurgansizlar. 7 Men, Egangiz, oʻtgan paygʻambarlar orqali aynan shu haqda sizlarni ogohlantirganman–ku! Oʻsha paytlarda Quddus va uning atrofidagi qishloqlar odamga toʻla edi. U yerda farovonlik hukm surar edi. Nagav choʻli va Yahudo qir etaklarida ham odamlar yashardilar.”
Surgunning sababi itoatsizlikdir
8 Egamiz Zakariyoga quyidagi soʻzlarni ayon qildi:
9 — Men, Sarvari Olam, shunday degan edim: “Adolatli hukm qilinglar. Bir–biringizga mehribon boʻlinglar, rahm–shafqat qilinglar. 10 Bevalarga, yetimlarga, musofirlarga, kambagʻallarga zulm qilmanglar. Bir–biringizga qarshi yovuz rejalar tuzmanglar.” 11 Ammo xalqim quloq solishdan bosh tortdi. Oʻjarlik qilib, eshitmaslik uchun quloqlarini berkitdi. 12 Men, Sarvari Olam, Oʻz Ruhim bilan paygʻambarlar orqali soʻzlarimni ayon qilganman. Ammo xalqim yuragini tosh qilib, qonun va oʻgitlarga quloq solmadi. Shuning uchun Men juda qattiq gʻazablandim.
13 “Men chaqirganimda ular eshitmagandilar, ular chaqirganda Men ham eshitmadim, — deydi Sarvari Olam. 14 — Men ularni oʻzlari tanimagan, bilmagan xalqlar orasiga sochib tashladim . Shunday qilib, ularning yurti vayron boʻldi. Na u yerga birov boradi, na u yerdan birov keladi. Oʻsha ajoyib yurt vayron boʻldi.”
