Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 1:1-6

1In the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֔יha.she.mi.NiH8066monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320,in the secondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of Dariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,came the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068unto Zechariahזְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahH2148,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Berechiahבֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הbe.rekh.YahH1296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Iddoעִדּ֥וֹi.DoH5714the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath been soreקָֽצֶף׃Ka.tzefH7110displeasedקָצַ֧ףka.TzafH7107with your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

3Therefore sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559thou unto them, Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye unto me, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and I will turnוְאָשׁ֣וּבve.'a.ShuvH7725unto you, saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

4Be ye not as your fathersכַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םkha.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,unto whom the formerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֨יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030have criedקָרְאֽוּ־ka.re.'u-H7121,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;Turnשׁ֤וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye now from your evilהָרָעִ֔יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870, and fromyour evilהָֽרָעִ֑יםha.ra.'ImH7451doingsוּמַֽעֲלְלֵיכֶ֖םu.ma.'a.li.lei.khemH4611:but they did not hearשָׁמְע֛וּsha.me.'UH8085,nor hearkenהִקְשִׁ֥יבוּhik.Shi.vuH7181unto me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, where arethey? and the prophetsוְהַ֨נְּבִאִ֔יםve.Ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,do they liveיִֽחְיֽוּ׃Yich.YuH2421for everהַלְעוֹלָ֖םhal.'o.LamH5769?

6But my wordsדְּבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697and my statutesוְחֻקַּ֗יve.chu.KaiH2706,which I commandedצִוִּ֙יתִי֙tzi.Vi.tiH6680my servantsעֲבָדַ֣י'a.va.DaiH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,did they not take holdהִשִּׂ֖יגוּhi.Si.guH5381of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1?and they returnedוַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Like as Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635thoughtזָמַ֜םza.MamH2161to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto us, according to our waysכִּדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙kid.ra.Khei.nuH1870,and according to our doingsוּכְמַ֣עֲלָלֵ֔ינוּu.khe.Ma.'a.la.Lei.nuH4611,so hath he dealtעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213with us.

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