Revised Literal Translation

Zechariah 9:9-17

9Rejoiceגִּילִ֨יgi.LiH1523greatlyמְאֹ֜דme.'OdH3966,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726;shoutהָרִ֙יעִי֙ha.Ri.'iH7321,O daughterבַּ֣תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:behold, thy Kingמַלְכֵּךְ֙mal.keKhH4428comethיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935unto thee: he isjustצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662,and having salvationוְנוֹשָׁ֖עve.no.Sha'H3467;lowlyעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041,and ridingוְרֹכֵ֣בve.ro.KhevH7392upon a donkeyחֲמ֔וֹרcha.MorH2543,and upon a coltעַ֖יִר'A.yirH5895the foalבֶּן־ben-H1121of a donkeyאֲתֹנֽוֹת׃'a.to.NotH860.

10And I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּי־ve.hikh.ra.ti-H3772the chariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393from Ephraimמֵאֶפְרַ֗יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669,and the horseוְסוּס֙ve.SusH5483from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and the battleמִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.MahH4421bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָה֙ve.nikh.re.TahH3772:and he shall speakוְדִבֶּ֥רve.di.BerH1696peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965unto the heathenלַגּוֹיִ֑םla.go.YimH1471:and his dominionוּמָשְׁלוֹ֙u.ma.she.LoH4915shall befrom seaמִיָּ֣םmi.YamH3220evento seaיָ֔םYamH3220,and from the riverוּמִנָּהָ֖רu.mi.na.HarH5104evento the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

11As for thee also, by the bloodבְּדַם־be.dam-H1818of thy covenantבְּרִיתֵ֗ךְbe.ri.TekhH1285I have sent forthשִׁלַּ֤חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971thy prisonersאֲסִירַ֙יִךְ֙'a.si.Ra.yikhH615out of the pitמִבּ֔וֹרmi.BorH953wherein isno waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

12Turnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725you to the strong holdלְבִצָּר֔וֹןle.vi.tza.RonH1225,ye prisonersאֲסִירֵ֖י'a.si.ReiH615of hopeהַתִּקְוָ֑הha.tik.VahH8615:even to dayהַיּ֕וֹםhai.YomH3117do I declareמַגִּ֥ידma.GidH5046thatI will renderאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725doubleמִשְׁנֶ֖הmish.NehH4932unto thee;

13When I have bentדָרַ֨כְתִּיda.Rakh.tiH1869Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063for me, filledמִלֵּ֣אתִיmi.Le.tiH4390the bowקֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shetH7198with Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and raised upוְעוֹרַרְתִּ֤יve.'o.rar.TiH5782thy sonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121,O Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,against thy sonsבָּנַ֖יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121,O Greeceיָוָ֑ןya.VanH3120,and madeוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְve.sam.TikhH7760thee as the swordכְּחֶ֥רֶבke.Che.revH2719of a mighty manגִּבּֽוֹר׃gi.BorH1368.

14And Yhwhוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068shall be seenיֵֽרָאֶ֔הye.ra.'EhH7200over them, and his arrowחִצּ֑וֹchi.TzoH2671shall go forthוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318as the lightningכַבָּרָ֖קkha.ba.RakH1300:and the Lordוַֽאדֹנָ֤יva.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִה֙Yah.wehH3069shall blowיִתְקָ֔עyit.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֣רba.sho.FarH7782,and shall goוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980with whirlwindsבְּסַעֲר֥וֹתbe.sa.'a.RotH5591of the southתֵּימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486.

15Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֮tze.va.'OtH6635shall defendיָגֵ֣ןya.GenH1598them; and they shall devourוְאָכְל֗וּve.'a.khe.LuH398,and subdueוְכָֽבְשׁוּ֙ve.kha.ve.ShuH3533with slingקֶ֔לַעKe.la'H7050stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68;and they shall drinkוְשָׁת֥וּve.sha.TuH8354, andmake a noiseהָמ֖וּha.MuH1993as through wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196;and they shall be filledוּמָֽלְאוּ֙u.mal.'UH4390like bowlsכַּמִּזְרָ֔קka.miz.RakH4219, andas the cornersכְּזָוִיּ֖וֹתke.za.vi.YotH2106of the altarמִזְבֵּֽחַ׃miz.Be.achH4196.

16And Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֛ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430shall saveוְֽהוֹשִׁיעָ֞םve.ho.shi.'AmH3467them in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117as the flockכְּצֹ֣אןke.TzonH6629of his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971: for they shall be asthe stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of a crownנֵ֔זֶרNe.zerH5145,lifted up as an ensignמִֽתְנוֹסְס֖וֹתmit.no.SotH5264upon his landאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127.

17For how great ishis goodnessטּוּב֖וֹtu.VoH2898, and how great ishis beautyיָפְי֑וֹya.fe.YoH3308!grainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715shall make the young menבַּֽחוּרִ֔יםba.chu.RimH970cheerfulיְנוֹבֵ֥בye.no.VevH5107,and new wineוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492the maidsבְּתֻלֽוֹת׃be.tu.LotH1330.

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