زَكَريّا 9

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

[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].

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

[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.

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

[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.

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

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.

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

[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.

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

Foreigners will occupy Ashdod [city]. I will cause the [people in all those cities of] Philistia to no longer be proud.

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 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].

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

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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

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.

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

[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].

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

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.”

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

[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.

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 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.

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

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.

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

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.