New American Standard Bible 1995

Zechariah 1:7-15

7On the twenty-fourthעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֜ה'es.Rim ve.'ar.ba.'AhH6242 H702dayבְּיוֹם֩be.yOmH3117of the eleventhלְעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עָשָׂ֥רle.'ash.tei- 'a.SarH6249 H6240monthחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320,whichהוּא־hu'-H1931is the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Shebatשְׁבָ֔טshe.VatH7627,in the secondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of Dariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961to Zechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Berechiahבֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הוּbe.rekh.Ya.huH1296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Iddoעִדּ֥וֹאi.Do'H5714,as followsלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

8I sawרָאִ֣יתִי׀ra.'I.tiH7200at nightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376was ridingרֹכֵב֙ro.KhevH7392on aredאָדֹ֔ם'a.DomH122horseס֣וּסsusH5483,and he was standingעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975amongבֵּ֥יןbeinH996themyrtleהַהֲדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.SimH1918treesH1918whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in the ravineבַּמְּצֻלָ֑הba.me.tzu.LahH4699,with redאֲדֻמִּ֔ים'a.du.MimH122,sorrelשְׂרֻקִּ֖יםse.ru.KimH8320andwhiteוּלְבָנִֽים׃u.le.va.NimH3836horsesסוּסִ֣יםsu.SimH5483behindוְאַחֲרָיו֙ve.'a.cha.RavH310him.

9Then I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, “Mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113,whatמָה־mah-H4100are theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428?” And theangelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “I will showאַרְאֶ֖ךָּ'ar.'E.kaH7200you whatמָה־mah-H4100theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428are.”

10And the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376who was standingהָעֹמֵ֥דha.'o.MedH5975amongבֵּין־bein-H996the myrtleהַהַדַסִּ֖יםha.ha.da.SimH1918treesH1918answeredוַיַּ֗עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are those whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971topatrolלְהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְle.hit.ha.LekhH1980the earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.”

11So they answeredוַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068who wasstandingהָֽעֹמֵד֙ha.'o.MedH5975amongבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the myrtleהַהֲדַסִּ֔יםha.ha.da.SimH1918treesH1918and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We havepatrolledהִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּhit.ha.Lakh.nuH1980the earthבָאָ֑רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,allכָל־khol-H3605the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776ispeacefulיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427and quietוְשֹׁקָֽטֶת׃ve.sho.Ka.tetH8252.”

12Then the angelמַלְאַךְ־mal.'akh-H4397of the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,howH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970will YouhaveH7355noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808compassionתְרַחֵ֣םte.ra.ChemH7355for Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,with whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834You have beenH2194indignantזָעַ֔מְתָּהza.'Am.tahH2194theseזֶ֖הzehH2088seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141?”

13The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030theangelהַמַּלְאָ֛ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֥רha.do.VerH1696with me withgraciousטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896wordsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697,comfortingנִחֻמִֽים׃ni.chu.MimH5150wordsדְּבָרִ֖יםde.va.RimH1697.

14So the angelהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397who was speakingהַדֹּבֵ֣רha.do.VerH1696with me saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Proclaimקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “I amexceedinglyגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419jealousקִנֵּ֧אתִיki.Ne.tiH7065for Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and Zionוּלְצִיּ֖וֹןu.le.tzi.YonH6726.

15But I am veryוְקֶ֤צֶף גָּדוֹל֙ve.Ke.tzef ga.dOlH1419 H7110angryקֹצֵ֔ףko.TzefH7107with the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471who areat easeהַשַּֽׁאֲנַנִּ֑יםha.sha.'a.na.NimH7600;for while I was only a littleמְּעָ֔טme.'AtH4592angryקָצַ֣פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107, theyfurtheredעָזְר֥וּ'a.ze.RuH5826the disasterH7463.”

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