Zechariah 11
1 [You people of] [APO] Lebanon [should] open your gates, [because you will not be able to stop] fire from burning your cedar [trees]!
Ліва́не, відкрий свої двері, — і огонь пожере́ з твоїх ке́дрів!
2 Your cypress/pine [trees] [APO] should [also] wail because the cedar [trees] have been cut down. Those glorious/great trees have been destroyed. The oak trees in the Bashan [region] should also wail, because the other trees in the forest have been cut down.
Голоси, кипари́се, бо ке́др он упав, пограбо́вані пи́шні! Голосіте, баша́нські дуби́, бо ліс неприступний звалився!
3 And listen to the shepherds crying because the fertile pastures have been ruined. Listen to the lions roar; they roar because the delightful forest [where they live] near the Jordan [River] has been ruined.
Чути голос виття́ пастухів, бо го́рдощі їхні пограбо́вані! Чути рик левчукі́в, бо йорда́нська краса́ попусто́шена.
4 This is what Yahweh my God said [to me]: “[I want you to] become a shepherd for a flock [of sheep that are about] to be slaughtered.
Так говорить Господь, мій Бог: Паси ти отару, яка на зарі́з,
5 The people who are going to buy the sheep will kill the sheep, and they will not be punished. Those who are selling the sheep say, ‘[I] praise Yahweh, [because] I will become rich!’ Even the shepherds do not feel sorry for the sheep.
що ріжуть їх їхні купці — і не винні, а їхні продавці промовляють: Благослове́нний Господь, що я збагаті́в! А їхні пастухи не помилують їх!
6 And similarly, I no longer feel sorry for the people of this country. I am going to allow many of them [HYP] to be captured by other people or by their king. Those who capture them will ruin this country, and I will not rescue any [of the people].”
Бо Я не помилую більше вже ме́шканців цеї землі, промовляє Госпо́дь. І ось передам Я люди́ну, одно́го одно́му до рук, та до рук царя їхнього, — і землю вони потовчу́ть, і Я з їхніх рук не врятую ніко́го!
7 So I became the shepherd of a flock [of sheep that were about] to be slaughtered [for their meat to be sold] to the dealers. [I took good care of the sheep, even the ones that were the weakest sheep. Then] I took two [shepherds’] /walking sticks). I named the one [staff] ‘Kindness’ and the other [staff] ‘Union’. And I took good care of the sheep.
І пас Я отару, яка на зарі́з тим, хто торгує отарою. І взяв Я Собі два киї, і одно́го назвав: „Милість“, а одного назвав: „Зго́да“, і пас Я отару.
8 But the three shepherds [who had been working with me] detested me, and I became impatient with them. Within one month I (dismissed/got rid of) those shepherds.
І знищив Я трьох пастухів за один місяць. І Я втратив терпіння до них, бо душа їхня обри́дила Мене.
9 So I said [to the dealers], “I will no [longer] be the shepherd. I will allow the ones that are dying to die. I will allow the ones that are getting lost to get lost. And I will not prevent those that remain from destroying each other.”
Тому́ Я сказав: Не па́стиму вас! Та вівця́, що має померти, нехай умре, а що має погу́блена бути — хай буде погу́блена, а позосталі хай тіло одна однієї з'їдять!
10 Then I took the staff that I had named ‘Kindness’ and I broke it. [That showed that Yahweh] was annulling/canceling the agreement that he had made with all the people-groups.
І Я взяв Свого кия „Милість“, і його поламав, щоб зламати Свого заповіта, якого Я склав був зо всіма́ наро́дами.
11 So that agreement was ended immediately. And the men who bought and sold sheep who were watching me knew [by seeing what I was doing] that I was giving them a message from Yahweh.
І він зла́маний був того дня, і пізнали покупці́ отари, які на Мене вважають, що це слово Господнє.
12 I told them, “If you think it is what you should do, pay me [for taking care of the sheep]. If you do not think that is what you should do, do not pay me.” So they paid me [only] 30 pieces of silver.
І сказав Я до них: Якщо добре це в ваших оча́х, дайте платню́ Мою, а як ні, перестаньте! І вони Мою платню́ відва́жили — тридцять срібнякі́в.
13 Then Yahweh said to me, “[That is a ridiculously small amount of money that they have paid you]! [So] throw it to the man who makes clay pots!” So I took the silver to the temple of Yahweh, and I threw it in the chest where the offerings/money is kept.
І промовив до мене Господь: Кинь її ганчаре́ві, ту славну ціну́, що вони оціни́ли Мене! І Я взяв оті тридцять срібнякі́в, і те кинув до дому Господнього, до ганчаря́.
14 Then I broke my second staff, [the one that I named] ‘Union’. That [indicated that] Judah and Israel would no longer be united.
І зламав Я Свого кия другого, „Згоду“, щоб зламати брате́рство між Юдою та між Ізраїлем.
15 Then Yahweh said to me, “Take again the things that a foolish shepherd uses,
І промовив до мене Господь: Ще візьми собі знаря́ддя пастуха нерозумного.
16 because I am going to appoint a new king for the people, [one who will not take care of my people. He will be like a foolish shepherd]: [MET] He will not take care of those who are dying, those who are very young, those who have been injured, or those who do not have enough food. Instead, he will [treat them very cruelly, like a shepherd who would] [MET] kill and eat the best sheep and tear off their hoofs.
Бо ось Я настановлю́ па́стиря на землі, — він загу́блених не відві́дає, розпоро́шеного не буде шукати, і зла́маної не вилікує, стоячої не годува́тиме, а м'ясо ситої їстиме, і ра́тиці їхні поламає.
17 But terrible things will happen to that foolish/useless king who abandons the people [MET] over whom he rules. [His enemies] will strike his arm and his right eye with their swords. [The result will be that] he will have no strength in his arm, and his right eye will become completely blind.”
Горе негідному па́стиреві, який покида́є ота́ру! Меч на раме́но його та в його́ праве око: конче всохне раме́но йому, і конче стемні́є його́ праве око!“
