The time is coming when people will say to Jerusalem,“ Zion, don’t be afraid. Don’t give up.

当那日，必有话向耶路撒冷说：“不要惧怕！锡安哪；不要手软！

当那日，必有话对耶路撒冷说：“不要惧怕！锡安哪，不要手软！

当那日，必有话对耶路撒冷说：“不要惧怕！锡安哪，不要手软！

到那天，耶路撒冷必听到这样的话：“锡安啊，不要害怕！不要双手发软！

到了那日，必有人对耶路撒冷说：“锡安哪！不要惧怕；你的手不要下垂。

當那日，必有話向耶路撒冷說：不要懼怕！錫安哪；不要手軟！

當那日，必有話對耶路撒冷說：「不要懼怕！錫安哪，不要手軟！

當那日，必有話對耶路撒冷說：「不要懼怕！錫安哪，不要手軟！

到那天，耶路撒冷必聽到這樣的話：「錫安啊，不要害怕！不要雙手發軟！

到了那日，必有人對耶路撒冷說：“錫安哪！不要懼怕；你的手不要下垂。

當那日、必有話向耶路撒冷說：『錫安哪，不要懼怕！你的手不要軟下去！

是日人必謂耶路撒冷曰、毋懼、錫安乎、爾手毋弱、

當斯時也、人告郇邑、耶路撒冷人曰、勿畏葸、毋喪膽、

當是時人必告耶路撒冷曰、勿畏懼、告郇曰、勿膽怯、勿膽怯原文作爾手勿疲

On that day they will say to Jerusalem,“ Do not fear, Zion; do not let your hands hang limp.

On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:“ Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak.

On that day the announcement to Jerusalem will be,“ Cheer up, Zion! Don’t be afraid!

On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:“ Do not fear; Zion, do not let your hands grow weak.

On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:“ Do not be afraid, Zion; Do not let your hands fall limp.

In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:“ Do not fear; Zion, let not your hands be weak.

In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.

On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:“ Do not fear; Zion, do not let your hands grow weak.

In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not:[ and to] Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.

On that day they will say to Jerusalem,“ Don’t be afraid, Zion! Your hands must not be paralyzed from panic!

In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem,“ Don’t be afraid, Zion. Don’t let your hands be weak.”

So put your hands to work. Strengthen your legs for the journey.

Strengthen the hands of those who are weak. Help those whose knees give way.Say to those whose hearts are afraid,“ Be strong and do not fear. Your God will come. He will pay your enemies back. He will come to save you.”

“ People of Jacob, do not be afraid. You are my servant. Israel, do not be terrified. I will bring you safely out of a place far away. I will bring your children back from the land where they were taken. Your people will have peace and security again. And no one will make them afraid.People of Jacob, do not be afraid. You are my servant. I am with you,” announces the Lord.“ I will completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you. But I will not completely destroy you. I will correct you. But I will be fair. I will not let you go without any punishment.”

I am the Lord your God. I take hold of your right hand. I say to you,‘ Do not be afraid. I will help you.’Family of Jacob, you are as weak as a worm. But do not be afraid. People of Israel, there are only a few of you. But do not be afraid. I myself will help you,” announces the Lord. He is the one who sets his people free. He is the Holy One of Israel.

You have been faithful and have put up with a lot of trouble because of me. You have not given up.

Zion, you are bringing good news to your people. Go up on a high mountain and announce it. Jerusalem, you are bringing good news to them. Shout the message loudly. Shout it out loud. Don’t be afraid. Say to the towns of Judah,“ Your God is coming!”

I made you. I formed you when you were born as a nation. I will help you. So listen to what I am saying. Family of Jacob, do not be afraid. You are my servant. People of Israel, I have chosen you.

Family of Jacob, the Lord created you. People of Israel, he formed you. He says,“ Do not be afraid. I will set you free. I will send for you by name. You belong to me.You will pass through deep waters. But I will be with you. You will pass through the rivers. But their waters will not sweep over you. You will walk through fire. But you will not be burned. The flames will not harm you.

So do not be afraid. I am with you. Do not be terrified. I am your God. I will make you strong and help you. I will hold you safe in my hands. I always do what is right.

“ Do not be afraid. You will not be put to shame anymore. Do not be afraid of being dishonored. People will no longer make fun of you. You will forget the time when you suffered as slaves in Egypt. You will no longer remember the shame of being a widow in Babylon.

But be strong, Zerubbabel,’ announces the Lord.‘ Be strong, Joshua. Be strong, all of you people in the land,’ announces the Lord.‘ Start rebuilding. I am with you,’ announces the Lord who rules over all.‘ That is what I promised you when you came out of Egypt. My Spirit continues to be with you. So do not be afraid.’ ”

So because of God’s mercy, we have work to do. He has given it to us. And we don’t give up.

But now I plan to do good things to Jerusalem and Judah again. So do not be afraid.

He made it through these attacks by sinners. So think about him. Then you won’t get tired. You won’t lose hope.You struggle against sin. But you have not yet fought to the point of spilling your blood.Have you completely forgotten this word of hope? It speaks to you as a father to his children. It says,“ My son, think of the Lord’s training as important. Do not lose hope when he corrects you.

Let us not become tired of doing good. At the right time we will gather a crop if we don’t give up.

Look, you taught many people. You made weak hands strong.

So here is what I’m asking you to do. Don’t lose hope because I am suffering for you. It will lead to the time when God will give you his glory.

The next day the large crowd that had come for the feast heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem.