8:1 万军之耶和华的话临到我说，

Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

 

8:2 万军之耶和华如此说，我为锡安心里极其火热。我为她火热，向她的仇敌发烈怒。

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

 

8:3 耶和华如此说，我现在回到锡安，要住在耶路撒冷中。耶路撒冷必称为诚实的城，万军之耶和华的山必称为圣山。

Thus saith the LORD; I am returned 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.

 

8:4 万军之耶和华如此说，将来必有年老的男女，坐在耶路撒冷街上。因为年纪老迈就手拿拐杖。

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.

 

8:5 城中街上必满有男孩女孩玩耍。

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

 

8:6 万军之耶和华如此说，到那日，这事在馀剩的民眼中看为希奇，在我眼中也看为希奇吗。这是万军之耶和华说的。

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.

 

8:7 万军之耶和华如此说，我要从东方从西方救回我的民。

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;

 

8:8 我要领他们来，使他们住在耶路撒冷中。他们要作我的子民，我要作他们的神，都凭诚实和公义。

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.

 

8:9 万军之耶和华如此说，当建造万军之耶和华的殿，立根基之日的先知所说的话，现在你们听见，应当手里强壮。

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 built.

 

8:10 那日以先，人得不着雇价，牲畜也是如此。且因敌人的缘故，出入之人，不得平安。乃因我使众人互相攻击。

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 every one against his neighbour.

 

8:11 但如今，我待这馀剩的民必不像从前。这是万军之耶和华说的。

But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.

 

8:12 因为他们必平安撒种。葡萄树必结果子，地土必有出产，天也必降甘露。我要使这馀剩的民，享受这一切的福。

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.

 

8:13 犹大家和以色列家阿，你们从前在列国中，怎样成为可咒诅的，照样，我要拯救你们，使人称你们为有福的（或作使你们叫人得福）。你们不要惧怕，手要强壮。

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 save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.

 

8:14 万军之耶和华如此说，你们列祖惹我发怒的时候，我怎样定意降祸，并不后悔。

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not:

 

8:15 现在我照样定意施恩与耶路撒冷和犹大家，你们不要惧怕。

So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.

 

8:16 你们所当行的是这样，各人与邻舍说话诚实，在城门口按至理判断，使人和睦。

These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

 

8:17 谁都不可心里谋害邻舍，也不可喜爱起假誓。因为这些事都为我所恨恶。这是耶和华说的。

And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.

 

8:18 万军之耶和华的话临到我说，

And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,

 

8:19 万军之耶和华如此说，四月ⅱ五月禁食的日子，七月ⅱ十月禁食的日子，必变为犹大家欢喜快乐的日子，和欢乐的节期。所以你们要喜爱诚实与和平。

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 cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.

 

8:20 万军之耶和华如此说，将来必有列国的人，和多城的居民来到。

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

 

8:21 这城的居民必到那城，说，我们要快去恳求耶和华的恩，寻求万军之耶和华。我也要去。

And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also.

 

8:22 必有列邦的人，和强国的民，来到耶路撒冷，寻求万军之耶和华。恳求耶和华的恩。

Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

 

8:23 万军之耶和华如此说，在那些日子，必有十个人从列国诸族（原文作方言）中出来，拉住一个犹大人的衣襟，说，我们要与你们同去，因为我们听见神与你们同在了。

Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.