< زَكَريّا 9 >
وَحْيُ قَضَاءِ الرَّبِّ بِعِقَابِ أَرْضِ حَدْرَاخَ وَدِمَشْقَ، لأَنَّ أَعْيُنَ النَّاسِ وَسَائِرِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ نَحْوَ الرَّبِّ. | ١ 1 |
[This is another] message [that I received] from Yahweh. [Yahweh said, ] “I watch [MTY] everyone, especially the tribes of Israel; [so] I will [punish the people in] the Hadrach [region] and in Damascus [city] [because of what they did to the people of Israel].
وَكَذَلِكَ قَضَاءِ الرَّبِّ عَلَى حَمَاةَ الْمُتَاخِمَةِ لِدِمَشْقَ، وَعَلَى صُورَ وَصِيدُونَ الْمُتَّصِفَتَيْنِ بِالْحِكْمَةِ: | ٢ 2 |
[I will also punish the people in] nearby Hamath [city]. I will also [punish the people in] Tyre and Sidon [cities], even though they are [considered to be] [IRO] very wise.
«قَدْ بَنَتْ صُورُ حِصْناً لِنَفْسِهَا وَادَّخَرَتِ الْفِضَّةَ كَالتُّرَابِ وَالذَّهَبَ كَطِينِ الشَّوَارِعِ. | ٣ 3 |
[The people in] Tyre built a high wall [around their city]. They piled up [huge amounts of] silver and gold as though they were [piles of] dirt in the streets.
وَلَكِنْ هَا الرَّبُّ يُجَرِّدُهَا مِنْ مُمْتَلَكَاتِهَا، وَيَطْرَحُ عِزَّتَهَا إِلَى الْبَحْرِ، وَتَلْتَهِمُهَا النِّيرَانُ. | ٤ 4 |
But [I], Yahweh, will cause their precious possessions to be taken away and all their ships to be destroyed, and their city will be destroyed by a fire.
فَتَشْهَدُ مَدِينَةُ أَشْقَلُونَ هَذَا فَتَفْزَعُ، وَتَتَلَوَّى غَزَّةُ أَلَماً. تَتَوَجَّعُ عَقْرُونُ أَيْضاً لأَنَّ رَجَاءَهَا قَدْ تَبَدَّدَ. يَهْلِكُ مَلِكُ غَزَّةَ وَتُصْبِحُ أَشْقَلُونُ مُوْحِشَةً. | ٥ 5 |
[The people in Ashkelon city] will see that [happen], and they will become very afraid. [The people in] Gaza [city] will shake because of being terrified, and [the people in Ekron city] will shake too, because they will no longer expect [to prosper]. The king of [the city of] Gaza will be killed, and [the city of] Ashkelon will be deserted.
وَيَسْتَوْطِنُ الزَّنِيمُ فِي أَشْدُودَ، وَيَسْتَأْصِلُ الرَّبُّ كِبْرِيَاءَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ. | ٦ 6 |
Foreigners will occupy Ashdod [city]. I will cause the [people in all those cities of] Philistia to no longer be proud.
لَا يَعُودُونَ يَأْكُلُونَ لَحْماً بِدَمِهِ أَوْ طَعَاماً نَجِساً وَيُصْبِحُونَ هُمْ أَيْضاً بَقِيَّةً نَاجِيَةً لِلرَّبِّ، يَصِيرُونَ كَعَشِيرَةٍ فِي سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا، وَتَغْدُو عَقْرُونُ نَظِيرَ الْيَبُوسِيِّينَ. | ٧ 7 |
I will no longer allow them to eat [MTY] meat that still has blood in it, and I will forbid them to eat [MTY] food that I [MTY] have not allowed them to eat [because it was offered to idols]. [At that time, ] the people [in Philistia] who survive will worship me, and they will become [my people, like] the people of Judah are. The Philistine people of Ekron will also become my people like [SIM] the people of Jebus did [when they were conquered].
ثُمَّ أُعَسْكِرُ حَوْلَ شَعْبِي لأَحْفَظَهُ مِنْ غَزْوَاتِ الْجُيُوشِ فِي ذِهَابِهَا وَإِيَابِهَا، فَلا يُذِلُّهُمْ مُسْتَعْمِرٌ، لأَنِّي رَأَيْتُ الآنَ بِعَيْنَيَّ مُعَانَاتَهُمْ». | ٨ 8 |
I will protect my temple, and I will not allow any [enemy soldiers] to enter it. No [enemies] will harm my people again, because I will be watching [over my people] carefully.
«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. | ٩ 9 |
Rejoice very much, [you people of] Jerusalem [APO, DOU] and shout joyfully, because your king will be coming to you. He is righteous and victorious; [but he will be] gentle, and [he will be] riding on a donkey, on a young female donkey.
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. | ١٠ 10 |
I will get rid of the chariots in the Ephraim [region that are used in battles] and [all] the war horses in Jerusalem. [All] the bows used in wars will be broken. [Your king] will proclaim that he will cause things to go well and peacefully in the nations. He will rule [the area] from the [Mediterranean] Sea to the [Dead] Sea, and from the [Euphrates] River to the most distant places on the earth.
أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَبِفَضْلِ دَمِ عَهْدِي مَعَكُمْ أُطْلِقُ أَسْرَاكُمْ مِنَ الْجُبِّ الَّذِي لَا مَاءَ فِيهِ. | ١١ 11 |
As for you [my people of Jerusalem], because of the blood [of the animals that were sacrificed to make] my agreement with you, I will free your people who were forced to go to other countries where [it was as though they were kept] in a waterless pit.
ارْجِعُوا إِلَى الْحِصْنِ يَا أَسْرَى الرَّجَاءِ، فَأَنَا أُعْلِنُ الْيَوْمَ أَنِّي أُضَاعِفُ لَكُمُ الأَجْرَ لِقَاءَ مَا عَانَيْتُمْ مِنْ وَيْلاتٍ. | ١٢ 12 |
[You people who were] prisoners [in those countries] who [still] confidently expect [God to help you], return to [Judah], where you will be safe. This day I declare that I will give you two blessings for [each of the troubles that you have experienced].
هَا أَنَا أُوَتِّرُ يَهُوذَا كَقَوْسٍ وَأَجْعَلُ أَفْرَايِمَ كَسَهْمٍ وَأُثِيرُ رِجَالَ صِهْيَوْنَ عَلَى أَبْنَاءِ الْيُونَانِ فَتَكُونِينَ كَسَيْفِ جَبَّارٍ. | ١٣ 13 |
I will cause Judah to be like [MET] my bow, and I will cause Israel to be [like] [MET] my arrow. I will enable you young men of Jerusalem to fight against the soldiers of Greece; you will be like [SIM] a warrior’s sword.”
ثُمَّ يَتَجَلَّى الرَّبُّ، وَيَنْفُذُ سَهْمُهُ كَالْبَرْقِ. يَنْفُخُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ بِالْبُوقِ وَيَقْتَحِمُ فِي زَوَابِعِ الْجَنُوبِ. | ١٤ 14 |
[Some day] Yahweh will appear [in the sky] above his people, and the arrows that he shoots will be like [SIM] lightning. Yahweh [our] Lord will blow his trumpet, and he will march [fiercely] like [MET] the storms from the south.
يَقِيهُمُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ فَلا تَنَالُهُمْ حِجَارَةُ الْمِقْلاعِ، بَلْ تَقْصُرُ عَنْهُمْ وَيَطَأُونَهَا، وَيَشْرَبُونَ مِنْ دِمَاءِ أَعْدَائِهِمْ وَيَصْخَبُونَ كَالسُّكَارَى مِنَ الْخَمْرِ وَيَمْتَلِئُونَ كَمَنَاضِحِ الْمُحْرَقَاتِ وَزَوَايَا الْمَذْبَحِ. | ١٥ 15 |
The Commander of the armies of angels will protect [his people]; [the soldiers of Judah] will attack and defeat [their enemies who attack them] using slingshots. [Those soldiers of Judah] will drink and celebrate and shout like [SIM] people who are drunk; they will be as full [of wine] as the bowl that holds [the blood of the animals that are sacrificed] and [which is then] sprinkled on the corners of the altar.
فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ يُخَلِّصُهُمُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُهُمْ لأَنَّهُمْ شَعْبُهُ قَطِيعُهُ، وَيَتَأَلَّقُونَ فِي أَرْضِهِ كَحِجَارَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ مُرَصَّعَةٍ فِي تَاجٍ. | ١٦ 16 |
On that day, Yahweh our God will save his people [like a shepherd saves] his flock [of sheep from danger]. In their land, they will be like [SIM] jewels that sparkle on a crown.
فَمَا أَجْمَلَهُمْ وَمَا أَبْهَاهُمْ! الْحِنْطَةُ تَجْعَلُ الْفِتْيَانَ أَكْثَرَ ازْدِهَاراً، وَالْخَمْرَةُ تَجْعَلُ الْفَتَيَاتِ أَكْثَرَ نُضْرَةً». | ١٧ 17 |
They will be delightful and beautiful. The young men will become strong from [eating] grain, and the young women will [become strong] from [drinking] new wine.