زَكَريّا 9

١ 1 وَحْيُ قَضَاءِ الرَّبِّ بِعِقَابِ أَرْضِ حَدْرَاخَ وَدِمَشْقَ، لأَنَّ أَعْيُنَ النَّاسِ وَسَائِرِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ نَحْوَ الرَّبِّ.

A revelation. The LORD’s word is against the land of Hadrach, and will rest upon Damascus— for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward the LORD—

٢ 2 وَكَذَلِكَ قَضَاءِ الرَّبِّ عَلَى حَمَاةَ الْمُتَاخِمَةِ لِدِمَشْقَ، وَعَلَى صُورَ وَصِيدُونَ الْمُتَّصِفَتَيْنِ بِالْحِكْمَةِ:

and Hamath, also, which borders on it, Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.

٣ 3 «قَدْ بَنَتْ صُورُ حِصْناً لِنَفْسِهَا وَادَّخَرَتِ الْفِضَّةَ كَالتُّرَابِ وَالذَّهَبَ كَطِينِ الشَّوَارِعِ.

Tyre built herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver like the dust, and fine gold like the mire of the streets.

٤ 4 وَلَكِنْ هَا الرَّبُّ يُجَرِّدُهَا مِنْ مُمْتَلَكَاتِهَا، وَيَطْرَحُ عِزَّتَهَا إِلَى الْبَحْرِ، وَتَلْتَهِمُهَا النِّيرَانُ.

Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will strike her power in the sea; and she will be devoured with fire.

٥ 5 فَتَشْهَدُ مَدِينَةُ أَشْقَلُونَ هَذَا فَتَفْزَعُ، وَتَتَلَوَّى غَزَّةُ أَلَماً. تَتَوَجَّعُ عَقْرُونُ أَيْضاً لأَنَّ رَجَاءَهَا قَدْ تَبَدَّدَ. يَهْلِكُ مَلِكُ غَزَّةَ وَتُصْبِحُ أَشْقَلُونُ مُوْحِشَةً.

Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; as will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; and the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.

٦ 6 وَيَسْتَوْطِنُ الزَّنِيمُ فِي أَشْدُودَ، وَيَسْتَأْصِلُ الرَّبُّ كِبْرِيَاءَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ.

Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

٧ 7 لَا يَعُودُونَ يَأْكُلُونَ لَحْماً بِدَمِهِ أَوْ طَعَاماً نَجِساً وَيُصْبِحُونَ هُمْ أَيْضاً بَقِيَّةً نَاجِيَةً لِلرَّبِّ، يَصِيرُونَ كَعَشِيرَةٍ فِي سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا، وَتَغْدُو عَقْرُونُ نَظِيرَ الْيَبُوسِيِّينَ.

I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he also will be a remnant for our God; and he will be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

٨ 8 ثُمَّ أُعَسْكِرُ حَوْلَ شَعْبِي لأَحْفَظَهُ مِنْ غَزْوَاتِ الْجُيُوشِ فِي ذِهَابِهَا وَإِيَابِهَا، فَلا يُذِلُّهُمْ مُسْتَعْمِرٌ، لأَنِّي رَأَيْتُ الآنَ بِعَيْنَيَّ مُعَانَاتَهُمْ».

I will encamp around my house against the army, that no one pass through or return; and no oppressor will pass through them any more: for now I have seen with my eyes.

٩ 9 «ابْتَهِجِي جِدّاً يَا ابْنَةَ صِهْيَوْنَ وَاهْتُفِي يَا ابْنَةَ أُورُشَلِيمَ، لأَنَّ هُوَذَا مَلِكُكِ مُقْبِلٌ إِلَيْكِ. هُوَ عَادِلٌ ظَافِرٌ، وَلَكِنَّهُ وَدِيعٌ رَاكِبٌ عَلَى أَتَانٍ، عَلَى جَحْشٍ ابْنِ أَتَانٍ.

Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

١٠ 10 وَأَسْتَأْصِلُ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ الْحَرْبِيَّةَ مِنْ أَفْرَايِمَ، وَالْخَيْلَ مِنْ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَتَبِيدُ أَقْوَاسُ الْقِتَالِ، وَيَشِيعُ السَّلامُ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ، وَيَمْتَدُّ مُلْكُهُ مِنَ الْبَحْرِ إِلَى الْبَحْرِ، وَمِنْ نَهْرِ الْفُرَاتِ إِلَى أَقَاصِي الأَرْضِ.

I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. The battle bow will be cut off; and he will speak peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

١١ 11 أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَبِفَضْلِ دَمِ عَهْدِي مَعَكُمْ أُطْلِقُ أَسْرَاكُمْ مِنَ الْجُبِّ الَّذِي لَا مَاءَ فِيهِ.

As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I have set free your prisoners from the pit in which is no water.

١٢ 12 ارْجِعُوا إِلَى الْحِصْنِ يَا أَسْرَى الرَّجَاءِ، فَأَنَا أُعْلِنُ الْيَوْمَ أَنِّي أُضَاعِفُ لَكُمُ الأَجْرَ لِقَاءَ مَا عَانَيْتُمْ مِنْ وَيْلاتٍ.

Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.

١٣ 13 هَا أَنَا أُوَتِّرُ يَهُوذَا كَقَوْسٍ وَأَجْعَلُ أَفْرَايِمَ كَسَهْمٍ وَأُثِيرُ رِجَالَ صِهْيَوْنَ عَلَى أَبْنَاءِ الْيُونَانِ فَتَكُونِينَ كَسَيْفِ جَبَّارٍ.

For indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me. I have loaded the bow with Ephraim. I will stir up your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

١٤ 14 ثُمَّ يَتَجَلَّى الرَّبُّ، وَيَنْفُذُ سَهْمُهُ كَالْبَرْقِ. يَنْفُخُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ بِالْبُوقِ وَيَقْتَحِمُ فِي زَوَابِعِ الْجَنُوبِ.

The LORD will be seen over them. His arrow will flash like lightning. The Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.

١٥ 15 يَقِيهُمُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ فَلا تَنَالُهُمْ حِجَارَةُ الْمِقْلاعِ، بَلْ تَقْصُرُ عَنْهُمْ وَيَطَأُونَهَا، وَيَشْرَبُونَ مِنْ دِمَاءِ أَعْدَائِهِمْ وَيَصْخَبُونَ كَالسُّكَارَى مِنَ الْخَمْرِ وَيَمْتَلِئُونَ كَمَنَاضِحِ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ وَزَوَايَا الْمَذْبَحِ.

The LORD of Armies will defend them. They will destroy and overcome with sling stones. They will drink, and roar as through wine. They will be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.

١٦ 16 فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ يُخَلِّصُهُمُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُهُمْ لأَنَّهُمْ شَعْبُهُ قَطِيعُهُ، وَيَتَأَلَّقُونَ فِي أَرْضِهِ كَحِجَارَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ مُرَصَّعَةٍ فِي تَاجٍ.

The LORD their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people; for they are like the jewels of a crown, lifted on high over his land.

١٧ 17 فَمَا أَجْمَلَهُمْ وَمَا أَبْهَاهُمْ! الْحِنْطَةُ تَجْعَلُ الْفِتْيَانَ أَكْثَرَ ازْدِهَاراً، وَالْخَمْرَةُ تَجْعَلُ الْفَتَيَاتِ أَكْثَرَ نُضْرَةً».

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.