| | King James | Ostervald | American std |
| 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; | La quatrième année du roi Darius, la parole de l'Éternel fut adressée à Zacharie, le quatrième jour du neuvième mois, du mois de Kisleu; | And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah in the fourth [day] of the ninth month, even in Chislev. |
| 2 | When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD, | Lorsqu'on eut envoyé à la maison de Dieu Sharetser et Réguem-Mélec, et ses gens, pour supplier l'Éternel, | Now [they of] Beth-el had sent Sharezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to entreat the favor of Jehovah, |
| 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? | Et pour parler aux sacrificateurs de la maison de l'Éternel des armées, et aux prophètes, en ces mots: Dois-je pleurer au cinquième mois, et faire abstinence, comme je l'ai fait pendant tant d'années? | [and] to speak unto the priests of the house of Jehovah 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, | Et la parole de l'Éternel des armées me fut adressée en ces mots: | Then came the word of Jehovah 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? | Parle à tout le peuple du pays et aux sacrificateurs, et dis-leur: Quand vous avez jeûné en vous lamentant, au cinquième et au septième mois, et cela depuis soixante et dix ans, est-ce bien pour moi, pour moi, que vous avez jeûné? | Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh [month], even these 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? | Et quand vous mangez et que vous buvez, n'est-ce pas vous qui mangez et vous qui buvez? | And when ye eat, and when ye drink, do 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? | Ne sont-ce pas les paroles que faisait entendre l'Éternel par les premiers prophètes, lorsque Jérusalem était habitée et tranquille, elle et ses villes autour d'elle, et que le midi et la plaine étaient habités? | [Should ye] not [hear] the words which Jehovah cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, and the South and the lowland were inhabited? |
| 8 | And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying, | Puis la parole de l'Éternel fut adressée à Zacharie, en ces mots: | And the word of Jehovah 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: | Ainsi avait dit l'Éternel des armées: Rendez la justice avec vérité, exercez la miséricorde et la compassion, chacun envers son frère; | Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion 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. | N'opprimez pas la veuve et l'orphelin, l'étranger et le pauvre, et ne méditez pas dans vos coeurs le mal l'un contre l'autre. | and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise 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. | Mais ils n'ont pas voulu écouter; ils ont tiré l'épaule en arrière; ils ont appesanti leurs oreilles pour ne pas entendre; | But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might 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. | Ils ont rendu leur coeur dur comme un diamant, pour ne pas entendre la loi et les paroles que l'Éternel des armées leur adressait par son Esprit, par les premiers prophètes; et il y eut une grande indignation de la part de l' Éternel des armées. | Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from Jehovah 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: | Et comme ils n'ont pas écouté lorsqu'il a crié, de même quand ils ont crié je n'ai point écouté, a dit l'Éternel des armées. | And it is come to pass that, as he cried, and they would not hear, so they shall cry, and I will not hear, said Jehovah 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. | Je les ai chassés par la tempête vers toutes les nations qu'ils ne connaissaient point, et derrière eux le pays est resté désert, sans allants ni venants, et du pays de délices ils ont fait une désolation. | but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate. |
