1 Então levantei os olhos novamente e vi quatro carros de guerra que saíam de entre dois montes de bronze. 2 Cavalos vermelhos puxavam o primeiro carro, cavalos pretos puxavam o segundo, 3 cavalos brancos puxavam o terceiro, e cavalos malhados e fortes puxavam o quarto.
4 "O que significam estes cavalos, meu senhor?", perguntei ao anjo que falava comigo.
5 O anjo respondeu: "Eles são os quatro espíritos do céu que estão diante do Senhor de toda a terra. Saem para fazer o trabalho dele. 6 O carro de guerra com cavalos pretos vai para o norte, o carro de guerra com cavalos brancos vai para o oeste e o carro de guerra com cavalos malhados vai para o sul".
7 Os cavalos fortes estavam impacientes para sair e percorrer a terra. Então o Senhor disse: "Vão e percorram a terra!", e eles partiram de imediato.
8 Em seguida, o Senhor me chamou e disse: "Veja, os que foram para o norte deram descanso ao meu Espírito ali na terra do norte".
9 Então recebi outra mensagem do Senhor: 10 "Heldai, Tobias e Jedaías trarão presentes de prata e de ouro dos judeus exilados na Babilônia. Assim que chegarem, vá ao encontro deles na casa de Josias, filho de Sofonias. 11 Aceite os presentes e faça uma coroa usando o ouro e a prata. Depois, coloque-a na cabeça do sumo sacerdote Josué, filho de Jeozadaque. 12 Diga-lhe: ‘Assim diz o Senhor dos Exércitos: Aqui está o homem chamado Renovo. Ele brotará de seu lugar e construirá o templo do Senhor. 13 Sim, ele construirá o templo do Senhor. Então receberá a honra devida e, de seu trono, governará como rei. De seu trono, também servirá como sacerdote, e haverá harmonia perfeita entre as duas funções’.
14 "A coroa será um memorial no templo do Senhor para honrar aqueles que a ofereceram: Heldai, Tobias, Jedaías e Josias, filho de Sofonias".
15 Pessoas virão de terras distantes para reconstruir o templo do Senhor. Quando isso acontecer, vocês saberão que o Senhor dos Exércitos me enviou. Tudo isso acontecerá se vocês obedecerem fielmente às ordens do Senhor, seu Deus.
1 And again I lifted up my eyes, and looked. And, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains, and the mountains were mountains of brass.
2 In the first chariot were red horses, and in the second chariot black horses,
3 and in the third chariot white horses, and in the fourth chariot strong grizzled horses.
4 Then I answered and said to the [heavenly] agent who talked with me, What are these, my lord?
5 And the [heavenly] agent answered and said to me, These are the four winds of heaven, which go forth from standing before LORD of all the earth.
6 [The chariot] in which are the black horses goes forth toward the north country, and the white went forth after them, and the grizzled went forth toward the south country.
7 And the strong ones went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth. And he said, Get you from here. Walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.
8 Then he cried to me, and spoke to me, saying, Behold, those who go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
9 And the word of LORD came to me, saying,
10 Take from those of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah, where they have come from Babylon.
11 Yea, take [from them] silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest.
12 And speak to him, saying, Thus speaks LORD of hosts, saying, Behold, the man whose name is the Branch. And he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of LORD,
13 even he shall build the temple of LORD. And he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne. And he shall be a priest upon his throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
14 And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of LORD.
15 And those who are far off shall come and build in the temple of LORD. And ye shall know that LORD of hosts has sent me to you. And [this] shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of LORD your God.