In the eighthבַּ הַשְּׁמִינִיmonth,חֹדֶשׁin the secondבִּ שְׁתַּיִםyearשְׁנַתof Darius,לְדָרְיָוֶשׁthe wordדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameהָיָהtoאֶלZechariahזְכַרְיָהsonבֶּןof Berechiah,בֶּרֶכְיָהsonבֶּןof Iddo,עִדּוֹthe prophet,הַנָּבִיאsaying,לֵאמֹר
“YHWHיְהוָהwas angryקָצַףwithעַלyour fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶםwith anger.קָצֶף
And you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּto them,אֲלֵהֶם‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot:צְבָאוֹתReturnשׁוּבוּto me,אֵלַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתand I will returnוְאָשׁוּבto you,אֲלֵיכֶםsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot.צְבָאוֹת
Do notאַלbeתִּהְיוּlike your fathers,כַאֲבֹתֵיכֶםto whomאֲשֶׁר אֲלֵיהֶםthe formerהָרִאשֹׁנִיםprophetsהַנְּבִיאִיםcalled out,קָרְאוּsaying,לֵאמֹרThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot:צְבָאוֹתTurn back,שׁוּבוּplease,נָאfrom your evilמִ הָרָעִיםwaysדַּרְכֵיכֶםand from your evilוּ הָרָעִיםdeeds;מַעֲלְלֵיכֶםbut they did notוְלֹאlisten,שָׁמְעוּand did notוְלֹאpay attentionהִקְשִׁיבוּto me,אֵלַיdeclaresנְאֻםYHWH.יְהוָה
Your fathers,אֲבוֹתֵיכֶםwhereאַיֵּהare they?הֵםAnd the prophets,וְהַנְּבִאִיםwill they liveהַ יִחְיוּforever?לְעוֹלָם
Butאַךְmy wordsדְּבָרַיand my statutesוְחֻקַּיthatאֲשֶׁרI commandedצִוִּיתִיmy servantsעֲבָדַיthe prophets,הַנְּבִיאִיםdid they notהֲלוֹאovertakeהִשִּׂיגוּyour fathers?אֲבֹתֵיכֶםAnd they turned backוַיָּשׁוּבוּand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“AsכַּאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתpurposedזָמַםto doלַעֲשׂוֹתto usלָנוּaccording to our waysכִּדְרָכֵינוּand according to our deeds,וּכְמַעֲלָלֵינוּsoכֵּןhe has doneעָשָׂהwith us.”’”אִתָּנוּ
On the twenty-בְּ עֶשְׂרִיםfourthוְאַרְבָּעָהdayיוֹםof the eleventhלְעַשְׁתֵּי עָשָׂרmonth,חֹדֶשׁwhich isהוּאthe monthחֹדֶשׁof Shebat,שְׁבָטin the secondבִּ שְׁתַּיִםyearשְׁנַתof Darius,לְדָרְיָוֶשׁthe wordדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהcameהָיָהtoאֶלZechariahזְכַרְיָהsonבֶּןof Berechiah,בֶּרֶכְיָהוּsonבֶּןof Iddo,עִדּוֹאthe prophet,הַנָּבִיאsaying,לֵאמֹר
I sawרָאִיתִיin the night,הַלַּיְלָהand look,וְהִנֵּהa manאִישׁridingרֹכֵבonעַלa redאָדֹםhorse,סוּסand heוְהוּאwas standingעֹמֵדamongבֵּיןthe myrtlesהַהֲדַסִּיםthatאֲשֶׁרwere in the hollow;בַּמְּצֻלָהand behind himוְאַחֲרָיוwere horses,סוּסִיםred,אֲדֻמִּיםsorrel,שְׂרֻקִּיםand white.וּלְבָנִים
And I said,וָאֹמַר“Whatמָהare these,אֵלֶּהmy lord?”אֲדֹנִיAnd the angelוַ הַמַּלְאָךְwho talkedהַדֹּבֵרwith meבִּיsaidיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Iאֲנִיwill show youאַרְאֶךָּwhatמָהtheseאֵלֶּהare.”הֵמָּה
And the manוַ הָאִישׁwho was standingהָעֹמֵדamongבֵּיןthe myrtlesהַהַדַסִּיםansweredיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Theseאֵלֶּהare those whomאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhas sentשָׁלַחto go aboutלְהִתְהַלֵּךְthrough the earth.”בָּאָרֶץ
And they answeredוַיַּעֲנוּthe angelמַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהwho was standingהָעֹמֵדamongבֵּיןthe myrtlesהַהֲדַסִּיםand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“We have gone aboutהִתְהַלַּכְנוּthrough the earth,בָאָרֶץand look,וְהִנֵּהallכָלthe earthהָאָרֶץis at restיֹשֶׁבֶתand quiet.”וְשֹׁקָטֶת
And the angelוַ מַלְאַךְof YHWHיְהוָהansweredיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמַר“YHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתhow longעַד מָתַיwill youאַתָּהnotלֹאhave mercyתְרַחֵםon Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםand onוְthe citiesעָרֵיof Judah,יְהוּדָהagainst whichאֲשֶׁרyou have been indignantזָעַמְתָּהtheseזֶהseventyשִׁבְעִיםyears?”שָׁנָה
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהansweredיַּעַןthe angelהַמַּלְאָךְwho talkedהַדֹּבֵרwith meבִּיwith goodטוֹבִיםwords,דְּבָרִיםwordsדְּבָרִיםof comfort.נִחֻמִים
And the angelוַ הַמַּלְאָךְwho talkedהַדֹּבֵרwith meבִּיsaidיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Call out,קְרָאsaying,לֵאמֹר‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot:צְבָאוֹתI have been jealousקִנֵּאתִיfor Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַםand for Zionוּלְצִיּוֹןwith greatגְדוֹלָהjealousy.קִנְאָה
And with greatוְ גָּדוֹלangerקֶצֶףIאֲנִיam angryקֹצֵףwithעַלthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםthat are at ease;הַשַּׁאֲנַנִּיםforאֲשֶׁרIאֲנִיwas angryקָצַפְתִּיonly a little,מְּעָטbut theyוְהֵמָּהhelpedעָזְרוּtoward evil.לְרָעָה
Therefore,לָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהI have returnedשַׁבְתִּיto Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַםwith mercy;בְּרַחֲמִיםmy houseבֵּיתִיwill be builtיִבָּנֶהin it,בָּהּdeclaresנְאֻםYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתand the lineוְקָוwill be stretched outיִנָּטֶהoverעַלJerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָם
Call outקְרָאagain,עוֹדsaying,לֵאמֹרThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWHיְהוָהTsevaot:צְבָאוֹתMy citiesעָרַיwill againעוֹדoverflowתְּפוּצֶינָהwith good,מִטּוֹבand YHWHוְ יְהוָהwill againעוֹדcomfortנִחַםZion,צִיּוֹןand will againוּ עוֹדchooseבָחַרJerusalem.’”בִּירוּשָׁלִָם
And I lifted upוָאֶשָּׂאmy eyesעֵינַיand saw,וָאֵרֶאand look,וְהִנֵּהfourאַרְבַּעhorns.קְרָנוֹת
And I saidוָאֹמַרtoאֶלthe angelהַמַּלְאָךְwho talkedהַדֹּבֵרwith me,בִּי“Whatמָהare these?”אֵלֶּהAnd he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Theseאֵלֶּהare the hornsהַקְּרָנוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרscatteredזֵרוּJudah,יְהוּדָהIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand Jerusalem.”וִירוּשָׁלָם
And YHWHוַ יְהוָהshowed meיַּרְאֵנִיfourאַרְבָּעָהcraftsmen.חָרָשִׁים
And I said,וָאֹמַר“Whatמָהare theseאֵלֶּהcomingבָאִיםto do?”לַעֲשׂוֹתAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶרsaying,לֵאמֹר“Theseאֵלֶּהare the hornsהַקְּרָנוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרscatteredזֵרוּJudah,יְהוּדָהso thatכְּפִיno oneאִישׁ לֹאlifted upנָשָׂאhis head;רֹאשׁוֹand theseוַ אֵלֶּהhave comeיָּבֹאוּto terrifyלְהַחֲרִידthem,אֹתָםto throw downלְיַדּוֹתthe hornsקַרְנוֹתof the nationsהַגּוֹיִםwho lift upהַנֹּשְׂאִיםa hornקֶרֶןagainstאֶלthe landאֶרֶץof Judahיְהוּדָהto scatter it.”לְזָרוֹתָהּ