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| [1]And the word of the Lord of oostis was maad to me, |
[1]Again the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, |
| [2]and seide, The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Y hatide Sion with greet feruour, and with greet indignacioun Y hatide it. |
[2]Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great wrath. |
| [3]The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Y am turned ayen to Sion, and Y schal dwelle in the myddil of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem schal be clepid a citee of treuthe, and hil of the Lord schal be clepid an hil halewid. |
[3]Thus saith the Lord, I will return unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth, and the mountain of the Lord of hosts, the holy mountain. |
| [4]The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Yit elde men and elde wymmen schulen dwelle in the stretis of Jerusalem, and the staf of man in his hond, for the multitude of yeeris. |
[4]Thus saith the Lord of hosts, There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. |
| [5]And the stretis of the cite schulen be fillid with `yonge children and maidens, pleiynge in the stretis `of it. |
[5]And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls, playing in the streets thereof. |
| [6]The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Though it schal be seyn hard bifor the iyen of relifs of this puple in tho daies, whether bifor myn iyen it schal be hard, seith the Lord of oostis? |
[6]Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Though it be impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it therefore be impossible in my sight, saith the Lord of hosts? |
| [7]The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Lo! Y schal saue my puple fro the lond of the eest, and fro lond of goynge doun of the sunne; |
[7]Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will deliver my people from the east country, and from the west country. |
| [8]and Y schal brynge hem, and thei schulen dwelle in the myddil of Jerusalem; and thei schulen be to me in to a puple, and Y schal be to hem in to God, and in treuthe, and in riytwisnesse. |
[8]And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and they shall be my people, and I will be their God in truth, and in righteousness. |
| [9]The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Be youre hondis coumfortid, whiche heren in these daies these wordis bi the mouth of profetis, in the dai in which the hous of the Lord of oostis is foundid, that the temple schulde be bildid. |
[9]Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day, that the foundation of the house of the Lord of hosts was laid, that the temple might be builded. |
| [10]Sotheli bifore tho daies hire of men was not, nether hire of werk beestis was, nether to man entrynge and goynge out was pees for tribulacioun; and Y lefte alle men, ech ayens his neiybore. |
[10]For before these days there was no hire for man nor any hire for beast, neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men, everyone against his neighbor. |
| [11]But now not after the formere daies Y schal do to relifs of this puple, seith the Lord of oostis, |
[11]But now, I will not entreat the residue of this people as afore time, saith the Lord of hosts. |
| [12]but seed of pees schal be; vyneyerd schal yyue his fruyt, and erthe schal yyue his buriownyng, and heuenes schulen yyue her dew; and Y schal make the relifs of this puple for to welde alle these thingis. |
[12]For the seed shall be prosperous: the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew, and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. |
| [13]And it schal be, as the hous of Juda and hous of Israel weren cursyng in hethene men, so Y schal saue you, and ye schulen be blessyng. Nyle ye drede, be youre hondis coumfortid; |
[13]And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel, so will I deliver you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong. |
| [14]for the Lord of oostis seith these thingis, As Y thouyte for to turmente you, whanne youre fadris hadden terrid me to wraththe, |
[14]For thus saith the Lord of hosts, As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me unto wrath, saith the Lord of hosts, and repented not, |
| [15]seith the Lord, and Y hadde not merci, so Y conuertid thouyte in these daies for to do wel to the hous of Juda and Jerusalem; nyle ye drede. |
[15]So again have I determined in these days to do well unto Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah: fear ye not. |
| [16]Therfor these ben the wordis whiche ye schulen do; speke ye treuthe, ech man with his neiybore; deme ye treuthe and dom of pees in youre yatis; |
[16]These are the things that ye shall do. Speak ye every man the truth unto his neighbor: execute judgment truly and uprightly in your gates, |
| [17]and thenke ye not in youre hertis, ony man yuel ayens his frend, and loue ye not a fals ooth; for alle thes thingis it ben, whiche Y hate, seith the Lord. |
[17]And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath: for all these are the things that I hate, saith the Lord. |
| [18]And the word of the Lord of oostis was maad to me, |
[18]And the word of the Lord of hosts came unto me, saying, |
| [19]and seide, The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Fastyng of the fourthe monethe, `and fastyng of the fyuethe, and fastyng of the seuenthe, and fasting of the tenthe, schal be to the hous of Juda in to ioie and gladnes, and in to solempnitees ful cleer; loue ye oneli treuthe and pees. |
[19]Thus saith the Lord of hosts, The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and prosperous high feasts: therefore love the truth and peace. |
| [20]The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Puplis schulen come on ech side, and dwelle in many citees; |
[20]Thus saith the Lord of hosts, That there shall yet come people, and the inhabitants of great cities. |
| [21]and the dwelleris schulen go, oon to an other, and seie, Go we, and biseche the face of the Lord, and seke we the Lord of oostis; also I shal go. |
[21]And they that dwell in one city, shall go to another, saying, Up, let us go and pray before the Lord, and seek the Lord of hosts: I will go also. |
| [22]And many puplis schulen come, and strong folkis, for to seke the Lord of oostis in Jerusalem, and for to biseche the face of the Lord. |
[22]Yea, great people and mighty nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord. |
| [23]The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, In tho daies, in whiche ten men of alle langagis of hethene men schulen catche, and thei schulen catche the hemme of a man Jew, and seye, We schulen go with you; for we han herd, that God is with you. |
[23]Thus saith the Lord of hosts, In those days shall ten men take hold out of all languages of the nations, even take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, and say, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. |