Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 11

1Openפְּתַ֥חpe.TachH6605thy doorsדְּלָתֶ֑יךָde.la.Tei.khaH1817,O Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844,that the fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784may devourוְתֹאכַ֥לve.to.KhalH398thy cedarsבַּאֲרָזֶֽיךָ׃ba.'a.ra.Zei.khaH730.

2Howlהֵילֵ֤לhei.LelH3213,fir treeבְּרוֹשׁ֙be.ro.VoshH1265;for the cedarאֶ֔רֶז'E.rezH730is fallenנָ֣פַלNa.falH5307;because the mightyאַדִּרִ֖ים'a.di.RimH117are spoiledשֻׁדָּ֑דוּshu.Da.duH7703:howlהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙hei.Li.luH3213,O ye oaksאַלּוֹנֵ֣י'a.lo.NeiH437of Bashanבָשָׁ֔ןva.ShanH1316;for the forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of the vintageH1219 H1208is come downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381.

3There isa voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of the howlingיִֽלְלַ֣תyi.LatH3215of the shepherdsהָרֹעִ֔יםha.ro.'ImH7462;for their gloryאַדַּרְתָּ֑ם'a.dar.TamH155is spoiledשֻׁדְּדָ֖הshu.de.DahH7703:a voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963of the roaringשַׁאֲגַ֣תsha.'a.GatH7581of young lionsכְּפִירִ֔יםke.fi.RimH3715;for the prideגְּא֥וֹןge.'onH1347of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ סhai.yar.DenH3383is spoiledשֻׁדַּ֖דshu.DadH7703.

4Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430;Feedרְעֵ֖הre.'EhH7462the flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629of the slaughterהַהֲרֵגָֽה׃ha.ha.re.GahH2028;

5Whose possessorsקֹנֵיהֶ֤ןko.nei.HenH7069slayיַֽהֲרְגֻן֙ya.har.GunH2026them, and hold themselves not guiltyיֶאְשָׁ֔מוּye'.Sha.muH816:and they that sellוּמֹכְרֵיהֶ֣ןu.mo.khe.rei.HenH4376them sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;for I am richוַאעְשִׁ֑רva'.ShirH6238:and their own shepherdsוְרֹ֣עֵיהֶ֔םve.Ro.'ei.HemH7462pityיַחְמ֖וֹלyach.MolH2550them not.

6For I will no more pityאֶחְמ֥וֹל'ech.MolH2550the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:but, lo, I will deliverמַמְצִ֣יאmam.Tzi'H4672the menהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120every oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376into his neighbour’sרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027,and into the handוּבְיַ֣דu.ve.YadH3027of his kingמַלְכּ֔וֹmal.KoH4428:and they shall smiteוְכִתְּתוּ֙ve.khi.te.TuH3807the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and out of their handמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027I will not deliverאַצִּ֖יל'a.TzilH5337them.

7And I will feedוָֽאֶרְעֶה֙va.'er.'EhH7462the flockצֹ֣אןtzonH6629of slaughterהַֽהֲרֵגָ֔הha.ha.re.GahH2028, evenyouלָכֵ֖ןla.KhenH3651,O poorעֲנִיֵּ֣י'a.ni.YeiH6041of the flockהַצֹּ֑אןha.TzonH6629.And I tookוָאֶקַּֽח־va.'e.kach-H3947unto me twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147stavesמַקְל֗וֹתmak.LotH4731;the oneלְאַחַ֞דle.'a.ChadH259I calledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121Graceנֹ֙עַם֙no.'amH5278,and the otherוּלְאַחַד֙u.le.'a.ChadH259I calledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121UnionH2254;and I fedוָאֶרְעֶ֖הva.'er.'EhH7462the flockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

8Threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462also I cut offוָאַכְחִ֛דva.'akh.ChidH3582in oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259monthבְּיֶ֣רַחbe.Ye.rachH3391;and my soulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315lothedוַתִּקְצַ֤רva.tik.TzarH7114them, and their soulנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315also abhorredבָּחֲלָ֥הba.cha.LahH973me.

9Then saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559I, I will not feedאֶרְעֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7462you: that that diethהַמֵּתָ֣הha.me.TahH4191,let it dieתָמ֗וּתta.MutH4191;and that that is to be cut offוְהַנִּכְחֶ֙דֶת֙ve.han.nikh.Che.detH3582,let it be cut offתִּכָּחֵ֔דti.ka.ChedH3582;and let the restוְהַ֨נִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתve.Ha.nish.'a.RotH7604eatתֹּאכַ֕לְנָהto.Khal.nahH398every oneאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of anotherרְעוּתָֽהּ׃re.'u.TahH7468.

10And I tookוָאֶקַּ֤חva.'e.KachH3947my staffמַקְלִי֙mak.LiH4731, evenGraceנֹ֔עַםNo.'amH5278,and cut it asunderוָאֶגְדַּ֖עva.'eg.Da'H1438,that I might breakלְהָפֵיר֙le.ha.FeirH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285which I had madeכָּרַ֖תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with all the peopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

11And it was brokenוַתֻּפַ֖רva.tu.FarH6565in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:and so the poorעֲנִיֵּ֤י'a.ni.YeiH6041of the flockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629that waitedהַשֹּׁמְרִ֣יםha.sho.me.RimH8104upon me knewוַיֵּדְע֨וּvai.ye.de.'UH3045that it wasthe wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

12And I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto them, If ye thinkבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֛םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869goodH2896,giveהָב֥וּha.VuH3051memy priceשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939;and if not, forbearחֲדָ֑לוּcha.Da.luH2308.So they weighedוַיִּשְׁקְל֥וּvai.yish.ke.LuH8254for my priceשְׂכָרִ֖יse.kha.RiH7939thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970piecesof silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

13And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Castהַשְׁלִיכֵ֙הוּ֙hash.li.Khe.huH7993it unto the potterהַיּוֹצֵ֔רhai.yo.TzerH3335:a goodlyאֶ֣דֶר'E.derH145priceהַיְקָ֔רhay.KarH3366that I was prised atיָקַ֖רְתִּיya.Kar.tiH3365of them. And I tookוָֽאֶקְחָה֙va.'ek.ChahH3947the thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970piecesof silverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,and castוָאַשְׁלִ֥יךְva.'ash.LikhH7993them to the potterהַיּוֹצֵֽר׃hai.yo.TzerH3335in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

14Then I cut asunderוָֽאֶגְדַּע֙va.'eg.Da'H1438mine otherהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145staffמַקְלִ֣יmak.LiH4731, evenUnionH2254,that I might breakלְהָפֵר֙le.ha.FerH6565the brotherhoodהָֽאַחֲוָ֔הha.'a.cha.VahH264between Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Takeקַח־kach-H3947unto thee yet the instrumentsכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627of a foolishאֱוִלִֽי׃'e.vi.LiH196shepherdרֹעֶ֥הro.'EhH7462.

16For, lo, I will raise upמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965a shepherdרֹעֶ֜הro.'EhH7462in the landבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776, whichshall not visitיִפְקֹד֙yif.KodH6485those that be cut offהַנִּכְחָד֤וֹתha.nikh.cha.DotH3582,neither shall seekיְבַקֵּ֔שׁye.va.KeshH1245the young oneהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5289,nor healיְרַפֵּ֑אye.ra.Pe'H7495that that is brokenוְהַנִּשְׁבֶּ֖רֶתve.ha.nish.Be.retH7665,nor feedיְכַלְכֵּ֔לye.khal.KelH3557that that standethהַנִּצָּבָה֙ha.ni.tza.VahH5324still: but he shall eatיֹאכַ֔לyo.KhalH398the fleshוּבְשַׂ֤רu.ve.SarH1320of the fatהַבְּרִיאָה֙ha.be.ri.'AhH1277,and tearיְפָרֵֽק׃ סye.fa.RekH6561their clawsוּפַרְסֵיהֶ֖ןu.far.sei.HenH6541in piecesH6561.

17Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to the vainהָֽאֱלִיל֙ha.'e.LilH457shepherdH7473that leavethעֹזְבִ֣י'o.ze.ViH5800the flockהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629!the swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719shall beupon his armזְרוֹע֖וֹze.ro.'OH2220,and upon his rightיְמִינ֑וֹye.mi.NoH3225eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869:his armזְרֹעוֹ֙ze.ro.'OH2220shall be cleanיָב֣וֹשׁya.Vo.oshH3001dried upתִּיבָ֔שׁti.VashH3001,and his rightיְמִינ֖וֹye.mi.NoH3225eyeוְעֵ֥יןve.'EinH5869shall be utterlyכָּהֹ֥הka.HohH3543darkenedתִכְהֶֽה׃ סtikh.HehH3543.

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