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| [1]And in the fourth yere of king Darius, the word of the lorde came vnto Zacharia in the fourth [day] of the ninth moneth, which is called Casleu |
[1]And in the fourth year of king Darius, the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu, |
| [2]What time as Sarasar & Rogommelech, and the men that were with them, sent vnto the house of God for to pray before the Lorde |
[2]For they had sent unto the house of God Sharezer, and Regem-melech and their men to pray before the Lord, |
| [3]And that they shoulde speake vnto the priestes which were in the house of the Lorde of hoastes, and to the prophetes, saying: should I wepe in the fifth moneth, & abstayne as I haue done nowe certaine yeres |
[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, and separate myself as I have done these so many years? |
| [4]Then came the worde of the Lorde of hoastes vnto me, saying |
[4]Then came the word of the Lord of hosts unto me, saying, |
| [5]Speake vnto al the people of the land, and to the priestes, & say: When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth & seuenth moneth now this threescore & ten yeres, did ye fast vnto me |
[5]Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, and say, When ye fasted, and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even the seventy years, did ye fast unto me? Do I approve it? |
| [6]When ye did eate also & drincke, did ye not eate & drincke for your owne selues |
[6]And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did ye not eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? |
| [7]Are not these the wordes which the Lord spake by his prophetes aforetime, when Hierusalem was yet inhabited & wealthy, she and the cities round about her, whe there dwelt men both toward the south and in the playne countreys |
[7]Should ye not hear the words, which the Lord hath cried by the ministry of the former prophets when Jerusalem was inhabited, and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when the south and the plain was inhabited? |
| [8]And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Zachari, saying |
[8]And the word of the Lord came unto Zechariah, saying, |
| [9]Thus saith the Lord of hoastes: Execute true iudgement, shew mercie & louing kindnes euery man to his brother |
[9]Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassion, every man to his brother, |
| [10]Do the wydow, the fatherlesse, the straungers and poore no wrong, and let no man imagine euil against his brother in his heart |
[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]Neuerthelesse, they would not take heede, but turned their backes, & stopped their eares that they should not heare |
[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 heartes as an Adamant stone, lest they should heare the law and wordes which the Lorde of hoastes sent in his holy spirite by the prophetes aforetime: Wherfore the lord of hoastes was very wroth at them |
[12]Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts sent in his spirit by the ministry of the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hosts. |
| [13]And thus is it come to passe, that like as he cryed, and they would not heare: euen so they cryed, & I would not heare saith the Lord God of hoastes |
[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 scattred them among al the nations whom they knew not: Thus the land was made so desolate after them, that there trauayled no man in it neither to nor fro: for that plesaunt lande was vtterly layd waste |
[14]But I scattered them 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 waste. |