Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 14

1Behold, the dayיֽוֹם־yom-H3117of Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068comethבָּ֖אba'H935,and thy spoilשְׁלָלֵ֖ךְshe.la.LekhH7998shall be dividedוְחֻלַּ֥קve.chu.LakH2505in the midstבְּקִרְבֵּֽךְ׃be.kir.BekhH7130of thee.

2For I will gatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֨יve.'a.saf.TiH622all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֥ם׀ha.go.YimH1471against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389to battleלַמִּלְחָמָה֒la.mil.cha.MahH4421;and the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892shall be takenוְנִלְכְּדָ֣הve.nil.ke.DahH3920,and the housesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004rifledוְנָשַׁ֙סּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.suH8155,and the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802ravishedתִּשָּׁכַ֑בְנָהti.sha.khab.nahH7693 H7901;and halfחֲצִ֤יcha.TziH2677of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892shall go forthוְיָצָ֞אve.ya.Tza'H3318into captivityבַּגּוֹלָ֔הba.go.LahH1473,and the residueוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall not be cut offיִכָּרֵ֖תyi.ka.RetH3772from the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

3And, behold, Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068go forthוְיָצָ֣אve.ya.Tza'H3318,and fightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898against those nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֣םba.go.YimH1471,as whenכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117he foughtהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וhi.la.cha.MoH3898in the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of battleקְרָֽב׃ke.RavH7128.

4And his feetרַגְלָ֣יוrag.LavH7272shall standוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975in that dayבַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-H3117upon the mountהַ֨רharH2022of Olivesהַזֵּתִ֜יםha.ze.TimH2132, which isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389on the eastמִקֶּדֶם֒mi.ke.DemH6924,and the mountהַ֨רharH2022of Olivesהַזֵּיתִ֤יםha.zei.TimH2132shall cleaveוְנִבְקַע֩ve.niv.Ka'H1234in the midstמֵֽחֶצְיוֹ֙me.chetz.YoH2677thereof toward the eastמִזְרָ֣חָהmiz.Ra.chahH4217and toward the westוָיָ֔מָּהva.Ya.mahH3220, and there shall bea veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419valleyגֵּ֖יאgei'H1516;and halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of the mountainהָהָ֛רha.HarH2022shall removeוּמָ֨שׁu.MashH4185toward the northצָפ֖וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and halfוְחֶצְיוֹ־ve.chetz.yov-H2677of it toward the southנֶֽגְבָּה׃Neg.bahH5045.

5And ye shall fleeוְנַסְתֶּ֣םve.nas.TemH5127tothe valleyגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516of the mountainsהָרַ֗יha.RaiH2022;for the valleyגֵּי־gei-H1516of the mountainsהָרִים֮ha.RimH2022shall reachיַגִּ֣יעַya.Gi.a'H5060unto Azalאָצַל֒'a.TzalH682:yea, ye shall fleeוְנַסְתֶּ֗םve.nas.TemH5127,like as ye fledנַסְתֶּם֙nas.TemH5127from beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the earthquakeהָרַ֔עַשׁha.Ra.'ashH7494in the daysבִּימֵ֖יbi.MeiH3117of Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֣ה'u.zi.YahH5818kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063:And Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430shall comeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935, andall the saintsקְדֹשִׁ֖יםke.do.ShimH6918with thee.

6And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatthe lightא֔וֹר'orH216shall not be clearיְקָר֖וֹתye.ka.RotH3368, nordarkוְקִפָּאֽוֹן׃ve.yik.pe.'unH7087:

7But it shall be oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259dayיוֹם־yom-H3117which shall be knownיִוָּדַ֥עyi.va.Da'H3045to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,not dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,nor nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915: but it shall come to pass, thatat eveningעֶ֖רֶב'E.revH6153timeלְעֵֽת־le.'et-H6256it shall be lightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

8And it shall be in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatlivingחַיִּים֙chai.YimH2416watersמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325shall go outיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389;halfחֶצְיָ֗םchetz.YamH2677of them toward the formerהַקַּדְמוֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,and halfוְחֶצְיָ֖םve.chetz.YamH2677of them toward the hinderהָאַחֲר֑וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220:in summerבַּקַּ֥יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019and in winterוּבָחֹ֖רֶףu.va.Cho.refH2779shall it be.

9And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall be kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over all the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall there be oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and his nameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.

10All the landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be turnedיִסּ֨וֹבyi.SovH5437as a plainכָּעֲרָבָה֙ka.'a.ra.VahH6160from Gebaמִגֶּ֣בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387to Rimmonלְרִמּ֔וֹןle.ri.MonH7417southנֶ֖גֶבNe.gevH5045of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:and it shall be lifted upוְֽרָאֲמָה֩ve.ra.'a.MahH7213,and inhabitedוְיָשְׁבָ֨הve.ya.she.VahH3427in her place, from Benjamin’sבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144gateלְמִשַּׁ֣עַרle.mi.Sha.'arH8179unto the placeמְק֞וֹםme.KomH4725of the firstהָֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179,unto the cornerהַפִּנִּ֔יםha.pi.NimH6434gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179, and fromthe towerוּמִגְדַּ֣לu.mig.DalH4026of Hananeelחֲנַנְאֵ֔לcha.nan.'ElH2606unto the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428winepressesיִקְבֵ֥יyik.VeiH3342.

11And menshall dwellוְיָ֣שְׁבוּve.Ya.she.vuH3427in it, and there shall be no more utter destructionוְחֵ֖רֶםve.Che.remH2764;but Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389shall be safelyלָבֶֽטַח׃la.Ve.tachH983inhabitedוְיָשְׁבָ֥הve.ya.she.VahH3427.

12And this shall be the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֗הha.ma.ge.FahH4046wherewith Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will smiteיִגֹּ֤ףyi.GofH5062all the peopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971that have foughtצָבְא֖וּtza.ve.'UH6633against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;Their fleshבְּשָׂר֗וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shall consume awayהָמֵ֣ק׀ha.MekH4743while they standעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975upon their feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272,and their eyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.NavH5869shall consume awayתִּמַּ֣קְנָהti.Mak.nahH4743in their holesבְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ןve.cho.rei.HenH2356,and their tongueוּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹu.le.sho.NoH3956shall consume awayתִּמַּ֥קti.MakH4743in their mouthבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310.

13And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thata greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227tumultמְהֽוּמַת־me.hu.mat-H4103from Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall be among them; and they shall lay holdוְהֶחֱזִ֗יקוּve.he.che.Zi.kuH2388every oneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376on the handיַ֣דyadH3027of his neighbourרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453,and his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027shall rise upוְעָלְתָ֥הve.'al.TahH5927against the handיַ֥דyadH3027of his neighbourרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.

14And Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063also shall fightתִּלָּחֵ֖םti.la.ChemH3898at Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and the wealthחֵ֨ילcheilH2428of all the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֜םha.go.YimH1471round aboutסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439shall be gathered togetherוְאֻסַּף֩ve.'u.SafH622,goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091,and silverוָכֶ֛סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,and apparelוּבְגָדִ֖יםu.ve.ga.DimH899,in greatמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966abundanceלָרֹ֥בla.RoH7230.

15And so shall be the plagueמַגֵּפַ֣תma.ge.FatH4046of the horseהַסּ֗וּסha.SusH5483,of the muleהַפֶּ֙רֶד֙ha.Pe.redH6505,of the camelהַגָּמָ֣לha.ga.MalH1581,and of the donkeyוְהַחֲמ֔וֹרve.ha.cha.MorH2543,and of all the beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929that shall be in theseהָהֵ֑מָּהha.He.mahH1992tentsבַּמַּחֲנ֣וֹתba.ma.cha.NotH4264,as this plagueכַּמַּגֵּפָ֖הka.ma.ge.FahH4046.

16And it shall come to pass, thatevery one that is leftהַנּוֹתָר֙ha.no.TarH3498of all the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471which cameהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935against Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389shall even go upוְעָל֞וּve.'a.LuH5927fromמִדֵּ֧יmi.DeiH1767yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141to yearבְשָׁנָ֗הve.sha.NahH8141to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹת֙le.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812the Kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428,Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and to keepוְלָחֹ֖גve.la.ChogH2287the feastחַ֥גchagH2282of tabernaclesהַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃ha.su.KotH5521.

17And it shall be, thatwhoso will not come upיַעֲלֶ֜הya.'a.LehH5927of allthe familiesמִשְׁפְּח֤וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776unto Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֔תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812the Kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,even upon them shall be no rainהַגָּֽשֶׁם׃ha.Ga.shemH1653.

18And if the familyמִשְׁפַּ֨חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of Egyptמִצְרַ֧יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714go not upתַעֲלֶ֛הta.'a.LehH5927,and comeבָאָ֖הva.'AhH935not, that have no rain;there shall be the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֗הha.ma.ge.FahH4046,wherewith Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will smiteיִגֹּ֤ףyi.GofH5062the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471that come not upיַֽעֲל֔וּya.'a.LuH5927to keepלָחֹ֖גla.ChogH2287the feastחַ֥גchagH2282of tabernaclesהַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃ha.su.KotH5521.

19This shall be the punishmentחַטַּ֣אתcha.TatH2403of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the punishmentוְחַטַּאת֙ve.cha.taTH2403of all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471that come not upיַֽעֲל֔וּya.'a.LuH5927to keepלָחֹ֖גla.ChogH2287the feastחַ֥גchagH2282of tabernaclesהַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃ha.su.KotH5521.

20In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall there be upon the bellsמְצִלּ֣וֹתme.tzi.LotH4698of the horsesהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483,HOLINESSקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944UNTO YHWHלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;and the potsהַסִּירוֹת֙ha.si.rOtH5518in Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004shall be like the bowlsכַּמִּזְרָקִ֖יםka.miz.ra.KimH4219beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196.

21Yea, every potסִ֨ירsirH5518in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֜םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389and in Judahוּבִֽיהוּדָ֗הu.vi.hu.DahH3063shall be holinessקֹ֚דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:and all they that sacrificeהַזֹּ֣בְחִ֔יםha.Zoe.ChimH2076shall comeוּבָ֙אוּ֙u.Va.'uH935and takeוְלָקְח֥וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947of them, and seetheוּבִשְּׁל֣וּu.vi.she.LuH1310therein: and in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117there shall be no more the Canaaniteכְנַעֲנִ֥יkhe.na.'a.NiH3669in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

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