The burdenמַשָּׂאof the wordדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהagainstבְּthe landאֶרֶץof Hadrach,חַדְרָךְand Damascusוְדַמֶּשֶׂקis its resting place;מְנֻחָתוֹforכִּיto YHWHלַיהוָהis turned the eyeעֵיןof human beingsאָדָםand of allוְכֹלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
And alsoוְגַםHamath,חֲמָתwhich bordersתִּגְבָּלon it;בָּהּTyreצֹרand Sidon,וְצִידוֹןthoughכִּיshe is veryמְאֹדwise.חָכְמָה
And Tyreוַ צֹרbuiltתִּבֶןa bulwarkמָצוֹרfor herself,לָהּand heaped upוַתִּצְבָּרsilverכֶּסֶףlike dust,כֶּעָפָרand goldוְחָרוּץlike the mudכְּטִיטof the streets.חוּצוֹת
Look,הִנֵּהAdonaiאֲדֹנָיwill dispossess her,יוֹרִשֶׁנָּהand strikeוְהִכָּהher powerחֵילָהּin the sea,בַיָּםand sheוְהִיאwill be consumedתֵּאָכֵלby fire.בָּאֵשׁ
Ashkelonאַשְׁקְלוֹןwill see itתֵּרֶאand fear,וְתִירָאand Gaza,וְעַזָּהand will writheוְתָחִילgreatly,מְאֹדand Ekron,וְעֶקְרוֹןforכִּיher expectationמֶבָּטָהּhas been put to shame;הֹבִישׁand the kingוְ מֶלֶךְwill perishאָבַדfrom Gaza,מֵעַזָּהand Ashkelonוְאַשְׁקְלוֹןwill notלֹאbe inhabited.תֵשֵׁב
And a mamzerוְ מַמְזֵרwill dwellיָשַׁבin Ashdod,בְּאַשְׁדּוֹדand I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּיthe prideגְּאוֹןof the Philistines.פְּלִשְׁתִּים
And I will removeוַהֲסִרֹתִיhis bloodדָמָיוfrom his mouth,מִפִּיוand his detestable thingsוְשִׁקֻּצָיוfrom betweenמִבֵּיןhis teeth;שִׁנָּיוand he tooוְ גַּם הוּאwill be leftנִשְׁאַרfor our Elohim,לֵאלֹהֵינוּand he will beוְהָיָהlike a chieftainכְּאַלֻּףin Judah,בִּיהוּדָהand Ekronוְעֶקְרוֹןlike the Jebusite.כִּיבוּסִי
And I will encampוְחָנִיתִיat my houseלְבֵיתִיas a garrison,מִצָּבָהagainst the one who passes throughמֵעֹבֵרand the one who returns;וּמִשָּׁבand noוְלֹאoppressorנֹגֵשׂwill passיַעֲבֹרover themעֲלֵיהֶםagain,עוֹדforכִּיnowעַתָּהI have seenרָאִיתִיwith my eyes.בְעֵינָי
Rejoiceגִּילִיgreatly,מְאֹדdaughterבַּתof Zion;צִיּוֹןshout,הָרִיעִיdaughterבַּתof Jerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִַםLook,הִנֵּהyour kingמַלְכֵּךְcomesיָבוֹאto you;לָךְrighteousצַדִּיקand savedוְנוֹשָׁעis he,הוּאafflictedעָנִיand ridingוְרֹכֵבonעַלa donkey,חֲמוֹרand onוְעַלa colt,עַיִרthe sonבֶּןof donkeys.אֲתֹנוֹת
And I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּיthe chariotרֶכֶבfrom Ephraimמֵאֶפְרַיִםand the horseוְסוּסfrom Jerusalem,מִירוּשָׁלִַםand the bowוְ קֶשֶׁתof warמִלְחָמָהwill be cut off;נִכְרְתָהand he will speakוְדִבֶּרpeaceשָׁלוֹםto the nations,לַגּוֹיִםand his dominionוּמָשְׁלוֹwill be from seaמִיָּםtoעַדsea,יָםand from the Riverוּמִנָּהָרtoעַדthe endsאַפְסֵיof the earth.אָרֶץ
As for you also,גַּם אַתְּbecause of the bloodבְּדַםof your covenant,בְּרִיתֵךְI have set freeשִׁלַּחְתִּיyour prisonersאֲסִירַיִךְfrom the cisternמִבּוֹרin which there is noאֵין בּוֹwater.מַיִם
Returnשׁוּבוּto the stronghold,לְבִצָּרוֹןprisonersאֲסִירֵיof hope;הַתִּקְוָהevenגַּםtodayהַיּוֹםI declareמַגִּידthat doubleמִשְׁנֶהI will restoreאָשִׁיבto you.לָךְ
ForכִּיI have bentדָרַכְתִּיJudahיְהוּדָהfor myselfלִיas a bow,קֶשֶׁתI have filled itמִלֵּאתִיwith Ephraim;אֶפְרַיִםand I will rouseוְעוֹרַרְתִּיyour sons,בָנַיִךְZion,צִיּוֹןagainstעַלyour sons,בָּנַיִךְGreece,יָוָןand I will make youוְשַׂמְתִּיךְlike the swordכְּחֶרֶבof a mighty man.גִּבּוֹר
And YHWHוַיהוָהwill appearיֵרָאֶהover them,עֲלֵיהֶםand his arrowחִצּוֹwill go outוְיָצָאlike the lightning;כַבָּרָקand AdonaiוַאדֹנָיYHWHיְהֹוִהwill blowיִתְקָעthe horn,בַּשּׁוֹפָרand will goוְהָלַךְin the whirlwindsבְּסַעֲרוֹתof the south.תֵּימָן
YHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתwill shieldיָגֵןthem,עֲלֵיהֶםand they will devourוְאָכְלוּand tread downוְכָבְשׁוּthe stonesאַבְנֵיof the sling;קֶלַעand they will drink,וְשָׁתוּroarהָמוּas withכְּמוֹwine,יָיִןand be filledוּמָלְאוּlike the bowl,כַּמִּזְרָקlike the cornersכְּזָוִיּוֹתof the altar.מִזְבֵּחַ
And YHWHיְהוָהtheir Elohimאֱלֹהֵיהֶםwill saveוְהוֹשִׁיעָthemםon that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאas the flockכְּצֹאןof his people;עַמּוֹforכִּיthey will be the stonesאַבְנֵיof a diadem,נֵזֶרsparklingמִתְנוֹסְסוֹתoverעַלhis land.אַדְמָתוֹ
Forכִּיhow greatמַהis his goodness,טּוּבוֹand how greatוּמַהhis beauty!יָפְיוֹGrainדָּגָןwill make the young men flourish,בַּחוּרִיםand new wineוְתִירוֹשׁwill make flourishיְנוֹבֵבthe virgins.בְּתֻלוֹת