Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 12

1The burdenמַשָּׂ֥אma.Sa'H4853of the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,which stretchethנֹטֶ֤הno.TehH5186forth the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,and layeth the foundationוְיֹסֵ֣דve.yo.SedH3245of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,and formethוְיֹצֵ֥רve.yo.TzerH3335the spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120withinבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ פbe.kir.BoH7130him.

2Behold, I will makeשָׂ֣םsamH7760Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֧םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a cupסַף־saf-H5592of tremblingרַ֛עַלRa.'alH7478unto all the peopleהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,when they shall be in the siegeבַמָּצ֖וֹרva.ma.TzorH4692both against Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063andagainst Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3And in that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117will I makeאָשִׂ֨ים'a.SimH7760Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a burdensomeמַֽעֲמָסָה֙ma.'a.ma.SahH4614stoneאֶ֤בֶן'E.venH68for all peopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971:all that burdenעֹמְסֶ֖יהָ'o.me.Sei.haH6006themselves with it shall be cut in piecesH8295,though all the peopleגּוֹיֵ֥יgo.YeiH1471of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776be gathered togetherוְנֶאֶסְפ֣וּve.ne.'es.FuH622against it.

4In that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I will smiteאַכֶּ֤ה'a.KehH5221every horseסוּס֙susH5483with astonishmentבַּתִּמָּה֔וֹןba.ti.ma.HonH8541,and his riderוְרֹכְב֖וֹve.ro.khe.VoH7392with madnessבַּשִּׁגָּע֑וֹןba.shi.ga.'onH7697:and I will openאֶפְקַ֣ח'ef.KachH6491mine eyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869upon the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and will smiteאַכֶּ֖ה'a.KehH5221every horseס֣וּסsusH5483of the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971with blindnessבַּֽעִוָּרֽוֹן׃Ba.'i.va.RonH5788.

5And the governorsאַלֻּפֵ֥י'a.lu.FeiH441of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063shall sayוְאָֽמְר֛וּve.'a.me.RuH559in their heartבְּלִבָּ֑םbe.li.BamH3820,The inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389shall bemy strengthאַמְצָ֥ה'am.TzahH556in Yhwhבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

6In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117will I makeאָשִׂים֩'a.SimH7760the governorsאַלֻּפֵ֨י'a.lu.FeiH441of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063like an hearthכְּֽכִיּ֧וֹרke.khi.YorH3595of fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784among the woodבְּעֵצִ֗יםbe.'e.TzimH6086,and like a torchוּכְלַפִּ֥ידu.khe.la.PidH3940of fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784in a sheafבְּעָמִ֔ירbe.'a.MirH5995;and they shall devourוְאָ֨כְל֜וּve.'A.khe.LuH398all the peopleהָעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439,on the right handיָמִ֧יןya.MinH3225and on the leftשְׂמֹ֛אולse.MolH8040:and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֥םye.ru.sha.LimH3389shall be inhabitedוְיָשְׁבָ֨הve.ya.she.VahH3427again in her own place, evenin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

7Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068also shall saveוְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַve.ho.Shi.a'H3467the tentsאָהֳלֵ֥י'o.ho.LeiH168of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063firstבָּרִֽאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223,that the gloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732and the gloryוְתִפְאֶ֛רֶתve.tif.'E.retH8597of the inhabitantsיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389do not magnifyתִגְדַּ֜לtig.DalH1431themselvesagainst Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068defendיָגֵ֤ןya.GenH1598the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;and he that is feebleהַנִּכְשָׁ֥לha.nikh.ShalH3782among them at that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shall be as Davidכְּדָוִ֑ידke.da.VidH1732;and the houseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732shall beas Godכֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםke.lo.HimH430,as the angelכְּמַלְאַ֥ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

9And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatI will seekאֲבַקֵּ֗שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245to destroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֙le.hash.MidH8045all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471that comeהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10And I will pourוְשָׁפַכְתִּי֩ve.sha.fakh.TiH8210upon the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732,and upon the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,the spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of graceחֵן֙chenH2580and of supplicationsוְתַ֣חֲנוּנִ֔יםve.Ta.cha.nu.NimH8469:and they shall lookוְהִבִּ֥יטוּve.hi.Bi.tuH5027upon me whom they have piercedדָּקָ֑רוּda.Ka.ruH1856,and they shall mournכְּמִסְפֵּד֙ke.mis.PedH4553for him, as one mournethוְסָפְד֣וּve.sa.fe.DuH5594for hisonlyהַיָּחִ֔ידhai.ya.ChidH3173son,and shall be in bitternessוְהָמֵ֥רve.ha.MerH4843for him, as one that is in bitternessכְּהָמֵ֥רke.ha.MerH4843for hisfirstbornהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ha.be.KhorH1060.

11In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall there be a greatיִגְדַּ֤לyig.DalH1431mourningהַמִּסְפֵּד֙ha.mis.PedH4553in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,as the mourningכְּמִסְפַּ֥דke.mis.PadH4553of HadadrimmonH1910in the valleyבְּבִקְעַ֥תbe.vik.'AtH1237of Megiddonמְגִדּֽוֹן׃me.gi.DonH4023.

12And the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall mournוְסָפְדָ֣הve.sa.fe.DahH5594,everyמִשְׁפָּח֥וֹתmish.pa.ChotH4940familyמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹתmish.pa.ChotH4940apartH905;the familyמִשְׁפַּ֨חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732apart, and their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֣םu.ne.shei.HemH802apart; the familyמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Nathanנָתָן֙na.TanH5416apart, and their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.HemH802apart;

13The familyמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Leviלֵוִי֙le.ViH3878apart, and their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.HemH802apart; the familyמִשְׁפַּ֤חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of Shimeiהַשִּׁמְעִי֙ha.shim.'IH8097apart, and their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.HemH802apart;

14All the familiesH4940that remainהַנִּשְׁאָר֔וֹתha.nish.'a.RotH7604,every familyH4940apart, and their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.HemH802apart.

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