耶和华呼唤子民归向他
大流士王第二年八月，耶和华的话临到易多的孙子，比利家的儿子撒迦利亚先知，说：
In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
2“耶和华曾向你们祖先大发烈怒。The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.
3你要对以色列人说，万军之耶和华如此说：你们要转向我，这是万军之耶和华说的，我就转向你们，这是万军之耶和华说的。Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.
4不要效法你们的祖先。从前的先知呼叫他们说：‘万军之耶和华如此说，当回转离开你们的恶道恶行。’他们却不听，也不顺从我。这是耶和华说的。Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.
5你们的祖先在哪里呢？那些先知能永远存活吗？Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?
6然而我的言语和律例，就是我所吩咐我仆人众先知的，岂不临到你们的祖先吗？他们就回转，说：万军之耶和华定意按我们的所作所为对待我们，他也已经照样行了。”But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
马的异象
7大流士第二年十一月，就是细罢特月二十四日，耶和华的话临到易多的孙子，比利家的儿子撒迦利亚先知，说：Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,
8“我夜间观看，看哪，有一人骑着红马，站在洼地的番石榴树中间。在他身后有红色、褐色和白色的马。”I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.
9我说：“主啊，这是什么意思？”与我说话的天使说：“我要指示你这是什么意思。”Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be.
10那站在番石榴树中间的人回答说：“这是奉耶和华差遣，在遍地巡逻的。”And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.
11他们对站在番石榴树中间耶和华的使者说：“我们在遍地巡逻，看哪，全地都安息平静。”And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest.
12于是，耶和华的使者说：“万军之耶和华啊，你恼恨耶路撒冷和犹大的城镇已经七十年了，你不施怜悯要到几时呢？”Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?
13耶和华就用美善的话和安慰的话回答那与我说话的天使。And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.
14与我说话的天使对我说：“你要宣告，万军之耶和华如此说：我为耶路撒冷而妒忌，为锡安大大妒忌。So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.
15我非常恼怒那享安逸的列国，因我从前稍微恼怒，他们就越发加害。And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.
16所以耶和华如此说：现在我回到耶路撒冷，仍要施怜悯，我的殿要重建在其中，准绳必拉在耶路撒冷之上。这是万军之耶和华说的。Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem.
17你要再宣告，万军之耶和华如此说：我的城镇要再度繁荣发达。耶和华必再安慰锡安，拣选耶路撒冷。”Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.
角的异象
18我举目观看，看哪，有四只角。Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.
19我问那与我说话的天使：“这是什么意思？”他对我说：“这是击散犹大、以色列和耶路撒冷的角。”And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
20耶和华又把四个匠人指给我看。And the LORD shewed me four carpenters.
21我问：“这些人来做什么呢？”他说：“那是击散犹大的角，使人不敢抬头；但这些匠人前来威吓列国，打掉列国的角，因为他们举起角来击散犹大地。”Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.