Zaccaria 9
1 IL carico della parola del Signore contro al paese di Hadrac, e [contro a] Damasco, luogo del suo riposo: Perciocchè al Signore [si volge] l'occhio degli uomini, e di tutte le tribù d'Israele.
[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].
2 Ed egli porrà eziandio i termini ad Hamat, [e] a Tiro, ed a Sidon; benchè [quelle città] sieno grandemente savie;
[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.
3 e che Tiro si sia edificata una fortezza, ed abbia ammassato dell'argento, a guisa del fango delle strade.
[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.
4 Ecco, il Signore la scaccerà, e percoterà i suoi ripari, e li getterà nel mare, ed ella sarà consumata col fuoco.
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.
5 Aschelon [lo] vedrà, e temerà; Gaza anch'ella, e sentirà gran doglia; come anche Ecron; perciocchè quella a cui ella riguardava sarà confusa; e il re perirà di Gaza, ed Aschelon non sarà [più] abitata.
[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.
6 E de' bastardi abiteranno in Asdod, ed io distruggerò l'alterezza dei Filistei.
Foreigners will occupy Ashdod [city]. I will cause the [people in all those cities of] Philistia to no longer be proud.
7 E torrò il lor sangue dalla lor bocca, e le loro abbominazioni d'infra i lor denti; e ciò che sarà rimasto [apparterrà] anch'esso all'Iddio nostro, e sarà come un capo in Giuda; ma Ecron [sarà] come il Gebuseo.
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].
8 Ed io mi accamperò intorno alla mia Casa, [per difenderla] da esercito, da chi va e viene; e l'oppressore non passerà più a loro; perciocchè ora io [l]'ho riguardata con gli occhi miei.
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.
9 Festeggia grandemente, o figliuola di Sion; giubila, figliuola di Gerusalemme. Ecco, il tuo Re, giusto, e Salvatore, umile, e montato sopra un asino, anzi sopra un puledro d'infra le asine, verrà a te.
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.
10 Ed io sterminerò di Efraim i carri, e di Gerusalemme i cavalli; e gli archi di guerra saran distrutti; e [quel Re] parlerà di pace alle nazioni; e la sua signoria [sarà] da un mare all'altro, e dal Fiume fino agli estremi termini della terra.
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.
11 Quant'è a te, ancora, [o Sion], per lo sangue del tuo patto, io ho messi in libertà i tuoi prigioni fuor della fossa, ove non [era] acqua alcuna.
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.
12 Ritornate alla fortezza, o prigioni di speranza; ancor oggi ti annunzio che io ti renderò [de' beni] al doppio.
[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].
13 Perciocchè io mi ho teso Giuda, [come] un arco; io ho impugnato Efraim a piena mano, ed ho destati i tuoi figliuoli, o Sion, contro a' tuoi figliuoli, o Iavan; e ti ho renduta simile alla spada di un [uomo] prode.
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.”
14 E il Signore apparirà di sopra a loro, e le sue saette saranno tratte, a guisa di folgori; e il Signore Iddio sonerà con la tromba, e camminerà co' turbini dell'Austro.
[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.
15 Il Signor degli eserciti sarà lor protettore; ed essi mangeranno, e ribatteranno le pietre delle frombole; e berranno, [e] romoreggeranno, come [per] lo vino; e saran ripieni, come il bacino, come i canti dell'altare.
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.
16 E il Signore Iddio loro li salverà in quel giorno, come la greggia del suo popolo; perciocchè pietre coronate saran rizzate per insegne sopra la sua terra.
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.
17 Perciocchè quanta [sarà] la sua bontà? e quanta la sua bellezza? il frumento farà crescere e fiorire i giovani, e il mosto le fanciulle.
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.
