Zechariah 9

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].

oracle word LORD in/on/with land: country/planet Hadrach and Damascus resting his for to/for LORD eye man and all tribe Israel

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.

and also Hamath to border in/on/with her Tyre and Sidon for be wise much

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.

and to build Tyre siege to/for her and to heap silver: money like/as dust and gold like/as mud outside

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.

behold Lord to possess: take her and to smite in/on/with sea strength her and he/she/it in/on/with fire to eat

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.

to see: see Ashkelon and to fear and Gaza and to twist: writh in pain much and Ekron for be ashamed expectation her and to perish king from Gaza and Ashkelon not to dwell

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

and to dwell bastard in/on/with Ashdod and to cut: eliminate pride Philistine

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].

and to turn aside: remove blood his from lip his and abomination his from between tooth his and to remain also he/she/it to/for God our and to be like/as chief in/on/with Judah and Ekron like/as Jebusite

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.

and to camp to/for house: home my guard from to pass and from to return: repent and not to pass upon them still to oppress for now to see: see in/on/with eye my

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.

to rejoice much daughter Zion to shout daughter Jerusalem behold king your to come (in): come to/for you righteous and to save he/she/it afflicted and to ride upon donkey and upon colt son: child she-ass

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.

and to cut: eliminate chariot from Ephraim and horse from Jerusalem and to cut: eliminate bow battle and to speak: speak peace to/for nation and dominion his from sea till sea and from River till end land: country/planet

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.

also you(f. s.) in/on/with blood covenant your to send: let go prisoner your from pit nothing water in/on/with him

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].

to return: return to/for stronghold prisoner [the] hope also [the] day to tell second to return: rescue to/for you

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.”

for to tread to/for me Judah bow to fill Ephraim and to rouse son: descendant/people your Zion upon son: descendant/people your Greece and to set: put you like/as sword mighty man

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.

and LORD upon them to see: see and to come out: come like/as lightning arrow his and Lord YHWH/God in/on/with trumpet to blow and to go: walk in/on/with tempest south

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.

LORD Hosts to defend upon them and to eat and to subdue stone sling and to drink to roar like wine and to fill like/as bowl like/as corner altar

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.

and to save them LORD God their in/on/with day [the] he/she/it like/as flock people his for stone consecration: crown to shine upon land: soil his

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.

for what? goodness his and what? beauty his grain youth and new wine to bear fruit virgin