Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 13

1In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117there shall be a fountainמָק֣וֹרma.KorH4726openedנִפְתָּ֔חnif.TachH6605to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732and to the inhabitantsוּלְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יu.le.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389for sinלְחַטַּ֖אתle.cha.TatH2403and for uncleannessוּלְנִדָּֽה׃u.le.ni.DahH5079.

2And it shall come to pass in that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,saithנְאֻ֣ם׀ne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, thatI will cut offאַכְרִ֞ית'akh.RitH3772the namesשְׁמ֤וֹתshe.MotH8034of the idolsהָֽעֲצַבִּים֙ha.'a.tza.BimH6091out of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and they shall no more be rememberedיִזָּכְר֖וּyi.za.khe.RuH2142:and also I will cause the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and the uncleanהַטֻּמְאָ֖הha.tum.'AhH2932spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307to passאַעֲבִ֥יר'a.'a.VirH5674out of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3And it shall come to pass, thatwhen anyאִישׁ֮'ishH376shall yet prophesyיִנָּבֵ֣אyi.na.Ve'H5012,then his fatherאָבִ֨יו'a.VivH1and his motherוְאִמּ֤וֹve.'i.MoH517that begatיֹֽלְדָיו֙yo.le.DavH3205him shall sayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto him, Thou shalt not liveתִֽחְיֶ֔הtich.YehH2421;for thou speakestדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696liesשֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerH8267in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and his fatherאָבִ֧יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1and his motherוְאִמּ֛וֹve.'i.MoH517that begatיֹלְדָ֖יוyo.le.DavH3205him shall thrustוּדְקָרֻ֜הוּu.de.ka.Ru.huH1856him through when he prophesiethבְּהִנָּבְאֽוֹ׃be.hi.na.ve.'OH5012.

4And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatthe prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030shall be ashamedיֵבֹ֧שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of his visionמֵחֶזְיֹנ֖וֹme.chez.yo.NoH2384,when he hath prophesiedבְּהִנָּֽבְאֹת֑וֹbe.hi.na.ve.'o.ToH5012;neither shall they wearיִלְבְּשׁ֛וּyil.be.ShuH3847a roughשֵׂעָ֖רse.'ArH8181garmentאַדֶּ֥רֶת'a.De.retH155to deceiveכַּחֵֽשׁ׃ka.CheshH3584:

5But he shall sayוְאָמַ֕רve.'a.MarH559, I amno prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030, I aman husbandmanאִישׁ־ עֹבֵ֤ד אֲדָמָה֙'ish- 'o.Ved 'a.da.MahH127 H5647 H376;for manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120taught me to keep cattleהִקְנַ֥נִיhik.Na.niH7069from my youthמִנְּעוּרָֽי׃mi.ne.'u.RaiH5271.

6And oneshall sayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559unto him, What arethese woundsהַמַּכּ֛וֹתha.ma.KotH4347in thine handsיָדֶ֑יךָya.Dei.khaH3027?Then he shall answerוְאָמַ֕רve.'a.MarH559, Thosewith which I was woundedהֻכֵּ֖יתִיhu.Kei.tiH5221inthe houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of my friendsמְאַהֲבָֽי׃ סme.'a.ha.VaiH157.

7Awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,O swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719,against my shepherdרֹעִי֙ro.'IH7462,and against the manגֶּ֣בֶרGe.verH1397that ismy fellowעֲמִיתִ֔י'a.mi.TiH5997,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:smiteהַ֤ךְhakhH5221the shepherdהָֽרֹעֶה֙ha.ro.'EhH7462,and the sheepהַצֹּ֔אןha.TzonH6629shall be scatteredוּתְפוּצֶ֣יןָu.te.fu.Tzei.naH6327:and I will turnוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֥יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725mine handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027upon the little onesהַצֹּעֲרִֽים׃ha.tzo.'a.RimH6819.

8And it shall come to pass, thatin all the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147partsפִּֽי־pi-H6310therein shall be cut offיִכָּרְת֖וּyi.ka.re.TuH3772anddieיִגְוָ֑עוּyig.Va.'uH1478;but the thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall be leftיִוָּ֥תֶרyi.Va.terH3498therein.

9And I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֤יve.he.ve.TiH935the third partהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ha.she.li.ShitH7992through the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and will refineוּצְרַפְתִּים֙u.tze.raf.TimH6884them as silverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701is refinedכִּצְרֹ֣ףkitz.RofH6884,and will tryוּבְחַנְתִּ֖יםu.ve.chan.TimH974them as goldהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091is triedכִּבְחֹ֣ןkiv.ChonH974:they shall callיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121on my nameבִשְׁמִ֗יvish.MiH8034,and I will hearאֶעֱנֶ֣ה'e.'e.NehH6030them: I will sayאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, It ismy peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971:and they shall sayיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ismy Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃ ס'e.lo.HaiH430.

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