Zechariah 9
1 The prophecy of the word of the Lord concerning the land of Chadrach, and Damascus his resting-place; for unto the Lord [will look] the eye of men, and [that of] all the tribes of Israel;
Yehowa ƒe nya tsi tsitre ɖe Hadraknyigba ŋu, eye ava Damasko hã dzi, elabena Yehowa ƒe ŋku le amewo kple Israel ƒe toawo katã ŋu.
2 And also concerning Chamath that is bordering thereon, Tyre, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
Ava Hamat si ƒo xlãe la hã dzi, eye ava Tiro kple Sidon hã dzi togbɔ be wodze aye ale gbegbe hã.
3 And though Tyre have built herself a strong-hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets:
Tiro tu mɔ sesẽ na eɖokui, eli kɔ klosalo abe ʋuʋudedi ene, eye nenema ke sika bɔ abe ke si le mɔdodo dzi ene.
4 Behold, the Lord will drive her out, and he will strike down her power into the sea; and she herself shall be devoured with fire.
Ke Yehowa axɔ kesinɔnuwo le esi, akaka eƒe tɔdziʋuwo kple wo me nɔlawo ƒe ŋusẽ, eye dzo ava fiae ƒioƒioƒio.
5 Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gazzah also, and tremble greatly: and 'Ekron, for her trust will be made ashamed: and the king shall vanish from Gazzah, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
Askelon akpɔe, eye vɔvɔ̃ aɖoe. Gaza aŋe kple vevesese. Nenema kee nye Ekron hã, elabena eƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ abu ɖee. Woawu Gaza fia, eye Askelon azu aƒedo.
6 And aliens shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Amedzrowo ava xɔ Asdod, eye maɖe Filistitɔwo ƒe dada la ɖa.
7 And I will remove their bloody [-sacrifices] out of their mouth, and their abominations from between their teeth; and their land also shall be left for our God, and it shall be as a prince's [dwelling] in Judah, and 'Ekron shall be like Jebusi.
Maɖe ʋu ɖa le woƒe nuwo me kple nuɖuɖu si wotsri na wo la le woƒe aɖutame. Ame siwo susɔ la anye míaƒe Mawu la tɔ, woazu kplɔlawo le Yuda, eye Ekron anɔ abe Yebusitɔwo ene.
8 And I will encamp about my house against armies, against those that pass to and fro, and there shall not pass over them any more an oppressor; for now do I look [on them] with my eyes.
Ke maʋli nye gbedoxɔ la ta tso adzohawo ƒe asi me. Ŋutasẽla magaɖu nye amewo dzi akpɔ gbeɖe o, elabena azɔ mele wo ŋu dzɔm.
9 Be greatly glad, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! behold, thy King will come unto thee, righteous and victorious is he, lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of a she-ass.
Dzi nadzɔ wò, O Zion vinyɔnu! Do ɣli, wò Yerusalem vinyɔnu, kpɔ ɖa, wò fia gbɔna gbɔwò. Enye dzɔdzɔetɔ, eye wòhe ɖeɖe vɛ, ebɔbɔ eɖokui, eye wòle tedzi dom, si nye tedzivi si nye tedzinɔ ƒe vi.
10 And I will cut off chariots from Ephraim, and horses from Jerusalem, and there shall be cut off the battle-bow, and he shall speak peace unto the nations; and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth.
Axɔ tasiaɖamwo le Efraim si kple aʋawɔsɔwo le Yerusalem si, eye wòaŋe woƒe aʋawɔdatiwo. Aɖe gbeƒã ŋutifafa na dukɔwo, eƒe fiaɖuƒe akeke tso ƒuta ayi ƒuta, tso tɔsisi la nu ayi anyigba ƒe seƒewo ke.
11 As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant, do I send forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein there is no water.
Ɖe nu si mebla kpli wò, tre enu kple ʋu ta la, maɖe wò tso ku me, be màgaku ɖe do globo ƒuƒui la me o.
12 Return you to the strong-hold, ye hopeful prisoners: even today do I declare, that I will recompense twofold [good] unto thee.
Mitrɔ yi ɖe miaƒe mɔ sesẽwo me, O, mi gamenɔla siwo si mɔkpɔkpɔ le. Ke azɔ la, mele gbeƒã ɖem na mi be magbugbɔ aɖo nu siwo miebu la teƒe na mi zi eve.
13 For I do bend Judah for me, grasp Ephraim [as] a bow; and I will stir up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Javan, and I will render thee as the sword of a mighty man.
Mabɔ Yuda abe ale si mebɔa nye da ene, eye matsɔ Efraim awɔ datii ayɔ eme fũu. O Zion, manyɔ viwò ŋutsuwo, ɖe Griktɔwo ŋu, eye mawɔ wò abe aʋawɔla ƒe yi ene.
14 And the Lord will appear over them, and then will go forth like the lightning his arrow: and the Lord Eternal will blow on the cornet, and he will go along in the tempests of the south.
Yehowa ava do ɖe wo dzi kpoyi, eye eƒe aŋutrɔwo anɔ bibim abe dzikedzo ene. Aƒetɔ Yehowa aku kpẽ azɔ le anyigbeme ƒe ahomwo me,
15 The Lord of hosts will be a shield over them; and they shall devour [the prey], and subdue the sling-stones; and they shall drink, make a noise as one [drunken with] wine; and they shall be filled like the offering-bowls, like the corners of the altar.
eye Yehowa, Dziƒoʋakɔwo ƒe Mawu la atsɔ akpoxɔnu atsyɔ wo dzi. Woagblẽ nu, eye woatsɔ kpe ade aŋetu me atsɔ aɖu wo dzii. Woano woawo ŋutɔ ƒe ʋu abe wain ene, wòayɔ woƒe ƒodo fũu abe agba ene, eye wòaƒo wo bekee abe ale si wokɔa wain ɖe vɔsamlekpui ƒe dzogoewo dzi ene.
16 And the Lord their God will save them on that day as the flock of his people; for [like] the stones of a crown, will they elevate themselves over his land.
Yehowa, woƒe Mawu la aɖe wo gbe ma gbe abe ame siwo nye eƒe alẽhawo ene. Woaklẽ le eƒe anyigba la dzi abe adzagba le fiakuku ŋu ene.
17 For how great will be [that generation's] happiness, and how great its beauty! corn shall make the young men sing joyfully, and new wine the virgins.
Aleke woahanyo eye woahadze anii! Bli ana ɖekakpuiawo natsi nyuie, eye wain yeye ana ɖetugbiawo hã natsi nyuie.
