Zechariah 12
1 [This is] a message from Yahweh concerning Israel. Yahweh is the one who stretched out the sky, who created the earth, and who (gave life to humans/caused humans to be alive). This is what he says:
Ty entañe nitsarae’ Iehovà am’ Israele: Hoe t’Iehovà namelatse o likerañeo, naho nampijadoñe o mananta’ ty tane toio vaho mitsene ty arofo’ ondaty ama’e ao:
2 “I will soon cause Jerusalem to be [like] [MET] a cup full [of very strong alcoholic drink], and the people of other nations who drink it will stagger around. And they will come and attack Jerusalem and [the other towns in] Judah.
Inao, te hanoeko fitovim-pivembèñañe t’Ierosalaime naho o mañohok’ aze iabio, vaho hampitraofe’ iareo ama’ Ierosalaime t’Iehodà, naho harikatohe’ iareo.
3 At that time, [the armies of] all the nations will gather to attack Jerusalem, but I will cause [the leaders of] Judah to be [like] [SIM] a very heavy rock, and all who [try to] lift it will be badly injured.
Ie amy andro zay, le hanoeko vato fijinie’ ze kila ondaty t’Ierosalaime; ho fonga fere-boboke ze mivave aze; vaho hene hitontoñe hiatreatre aze ze fifehea’ ty tane toy.
4 At that time I will cause every [one of their enemies’] horses to panic, and their riders to become crazy. I [IDM] will protect the people of Judah, but I will cause all their enemies’ horses to become blind.
Amy andro zay, hoe t’Iehovà le ho paoheko ho tangòke o soavalao, naho ho seretse i mpiningi’ey; hanoka-maso amy anjomba’ Iehoday iraho vaho ho lafaeko ho goa iaby ze soavala’ondaty.
5 Then the leaders of Judah will say to themselves, ‘The people in Jerusalem are strong because the Commander of the armies of angels is their God.’
Le hitsakore añ’arofo ao o mpifehe’ Iehodao hanao ty hoe: Haozarako o mpimone’ Ierosalaime añam’ Iehovà’ i Màroy, Andrianañahare’ iareo.
6 At that time I will enable the leaders of Judah to be like [SIM] a pan containing hot coals [that is put] in a woodpile [to set it on fire], or like [SIM] a burning torch [that is put] in a [field of] ripe grain [to set it on fire]. The leaders of Judah [and their army] will destroy the people of the surrounding nations in all directions. But [the people of] Jerusalem will remain safe.
Hanoeko sadròn’ afo añivon-katae ao o mpiaolo’ Iehodao, naho hoe failon’ afo añivom-pitoboroñan’ ampemba ao; ie hamorototo ondaty iaby mañohokeo mb’ ankavana naho havia; fe ho fimoneñañe an-toe’e eo indraike t’Ierosalaime, Eka e Ierosalaime ao.
7 And [I], Yahweh, will protect the tents of [the soldiers in other places in] Judah before [I rescue the people of Jerusalem], in order that the leaders of Jerusalem [DOU] will not be honored more than [the people in other places in] Judah [are honored].
Ho rombahe’ Iehovà heike o kiboho’ Iehodao, soa tsy hitoabotse ambone’ Iehodà ty enge’ i anjomba’ i Davidey9 naho ty enge’ o mpimone’ Ierosalaimeo.
8 At that time, I will protect [MET] the people of Jerusalem. When that happens, even the weakest people in Jerusalem will be [strong] like [King] David [was]. And the descendants [MTY] of David will [rule the people] like I [would], as though an angel sent from [me], Yahweh, was their leader.
Harova’ Iehovà amy andro zay o mpimone’ Ierosalaimeo le ho hambañe amy Davide ty mikoletra am’ iereo amy andro zay; vaho hanahak’ an’ Andrianañahare ty anjomba’ i Davide, hambañ’ amy anjeli’ Iehovà aolo’ iareoy.
9 At that time, I will prepare to destroy all the nations that attack Jerusalem.”
Ie amy andro zay, ho paiako harotsake ze hene fifeheañe maname Ierosalaime.
10 “I, [Yahweh, ] will cause the descendants [MTY] of [King] David to act very kindly and mercifully. They will look at me, [the one] who has been stabbed, and they will cry bitterly, like people cry for a firstborn son [who has died] [DOU].
Le hakofòko amy anjomba’ i Davidey naho amo mpimone’ Ierosalaimeo ty arofom-patarihañe naho fisolohoañe; le hisamb’ ahy iereo, i trinofa’ iareoy vaho hirovetse, manahake t’ie fangololoiham-bako-tokañe, ho afero am’ iareo manahake t’ie nitañoloñoloña’e.
11 At that time, many people in Jerusalem will be crying bitterly, like people cried [when King Josiah was killed in the battle] at Hadad-Rimmon on the Megiddo Plain.
Ie amy andro zay, le ho fandalàm-bey ty e Ierosalaime ao, manahake ty firoveta’ i Hadadrimone am-bavatane’ i Megidone eo.
12 Many people in Judah will cry, each family by themselves: the male descendants of David by themselves, and their wives by themselves, the male descendants of [David’s son] Nathan by themselves, and their wives by themselves,
Handala i taney, le songa hivike ze hene fifokoañe; hivike ty anjomba’ i Davide naho hivike o rakemba’ eo; hivike ty anjomba’ i Natane naho hivike o rakemba’eo;
13 the male descendants [MTY] of Levi by themselves, and their wives by themselves, the male descendants of [Levi’s grandson] Shimei by themselves, and their wives by themselves,
hivike ty anjomba’ i Levý naho hivike o rakemba’ eo; hivike o nte-Simeio naho hivikeo rakemba’eo;
14 and all the other members [of the kings’ clans and the priests’ clans] by themselves, and their wives by themselves.”
sambe hivike ze hene fifokoa sehanga’e naho hivike ka o tañanjomba’eo.
