Chapter 1

[] En tw ogdow mhni, tw deuterw etei tou Dareiou, egeine logoV Kuriou proV Zacarian, ton uion tou Baraciou uiou tou Iddw, ton profhthn, legwn,

O KurioV wrgisqh megalwV epi touV pateraV saV.

Dia touto eipe proV autouV, Outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× Epistreyate proV eme, legei o KurioV twn dunamewn, kai qelw epistreyei proV esaV, legei o KurioV twn dunamewn.

Mh ginesqe wV oi patereV saV, proV touV opoiouV oi proteroi profhtai ekraxan legonteV, Outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn. Epistreyate twra apo twn odwn umwn twn ponhrwn kai twn praxewn umwn twn ponhrwn× kai den uphkousan kai den edwkan prosochn eiV eme, legei KurioV.

Oi patereV saV pou einai, kai oi profhtai mhpwV qelousi zhsei eiV ton aiwna;

All' oi logoi mou kai ta diatagmata mou, ta opoia prosetaxa eiV touV doulouV mou touV profhtaV, den efqasan eiV touV pateraV saV; kai autoi estrafhsan kai eipon, KaqwV o KurioV twn dunamewn ebouleuqh na kamh eiV hmaV, kata taV odouV hmwn kai kata taV praxeiV hmwn, outwV ekamen eiV hmaV.

[] En th eikosth tetarth hmera tou endekatou mhnoV, ostiV einai o mhn Sabat, en tw deuterw etei tou Dareiou, egeine logoV Kuriou proV Zacarian ton uion tou Baraciou uiou tou Iddw ton profhthn, legwn,

Eidon thn nukta kai idou, anqrwpoV ippeuwn ef' ippou kokkinou kai outoV istato metaxu twn mursinwn, aitineV hsan en koilwmati× kai opisqen autou, ippoi kokkinoi, poikiloi kai leukoi.

Kai eipa, Kurie mou, ti einai outoi; Kai eipe proV eme o aggeloV o lalwn met' emou, Egw qelw soi deixei ti einai tauta.

Kai o anqrwpoV o istamenoV metaxu twn mursinwn apekriqh kai eipen, Outoi einai ekeinoi, touV opoiouV o KurioV exapesteile na periodeuswsi thn ghn.

Kai apekriqhsan proV ton aggelon tou Kuriou ton istamenon metaxu twn mursinwn kai eipon, HmeiV periwdeusamen thn ghn kai idou, pasa h gh kaqhtai kai hsucazei.

Kai o aggeloV tou Kuriou apekriqh kai eipe, Kurie twn dunamewn, ewV pote den qeleiV splagcnisqh su thn Ierousalhm kai taV poleiV tou Iouda kata twn opoiwn hganakthsaV ta ebdomhkonta tauta eth;

Kai o KurioV apekriqh proV ton aggelon ton lalounta met' emou logouV kalouV logouV parhgorhtikouV.

Kai eipe proV eme o aggeloV o lalwn met' emou, Fwnhson, legwn, Outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× Eimai zhlotupoV dia thn Ierousalhm kai dia thn Siwn en zhlotupia megalh×

kai eimai sfodra wrgismenoV kata twn eqnwn twn amerimnountwn× dioti enw egw wrgisqhn oligon, auta epebohqhsan to kakon.

Dia touto outw legei KurioV× Egw epestreya eiV thn Ierousalhm en oiktirmoiV× o oikoV mou qelei anoikodomhqh en auth, legei o KurioV twn dunamewn, kai scoinion qelei ektanqh epi thn Ierousalhm.

Fwnhson eti legwn, Outw legei o KurioV twn dunamewn× Ai poleiV mou oti qelousi plhmmurhsei apo agaqwn kai o KurioV qelei parhgorhsei eti thn Siwn kai qelei eklexei palin thn Ierousalhm.

[] Kai uywsa touV ofqalmouV mou kai eidon kai idou, tessara kerata×

kai eipa proV ton aggelon ton lalounta met' emou, Ti einai tauta; O de apekriqh proV eme, Tauta einai ta kerata, ta opoia dieskorpisan ton Ioudan, ton Israhl kai thn Ierousalhm.

Kai o KurioV edeixen eiV eme tessaraV tektonaV×

kai eipa, Ti ercontai outoi na kamwsi; Kai apekriqh legwn, tauta einai ta kerata ta opoia dieskorpisan ton Ioudan, wste oudeiV eshkwse thn kefalhn autou× kai outoi hlqon dia na fobiswsin auta, dia na ektinaxwsi ta kerata twn eqnwn, ta opoia eshkwsan to keraV enantion thV ghV tou Iouda dia na diaskorpiswsin authn.