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١ 1 «فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ يَكُونُ يَنْبُوعٌ مَفْتُوحًا لِبَيْتِ دَاوُدَ وَلِسُكَّانِ أُورُشَلِيمَ لِلْخَطِيَّةِ وَلِلْنَجَاسَةِ.

At that time [it will be as though] [MET] there will be a fountain from which water flows continually to cleanse the descendants [MTY] of [King] David and [all] the [other] people in Jerusalem from the guilt of the sins that they have committed, [especially] from becoming unacceptable to me [by worshiping idols].

٢ 2 وَيَكُونُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ، يَقُولُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ، أَنِّي أَقْطَعُ أَسْمَاءَ ٱلْأَصْنَامِ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ فَلَا تُذْكَرُ بَعْدُ، وَأُزِيلُ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءَ أَيْضًا وَٱلرُّوحَ ٱلنَّجِسَ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

The Commander of the armies of angels says, “At that time, I will prevent [people from even mentioning] the names of the idols in their country, and no one will remember them any more. I will also expel from the land all the people who falsely claim that they are prophets [DOU].

٣ 3 وَيَكُونُ إِذَا تَنَبَّأَ أَحَدٌ بَعْدُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ وَأُمَّهُ، وَالِدَيْهِ، يَقُولَانِ لَهُ: لَا تَعِيشُ لِأَنَّكَ تَكَلَّمْتَ بِٱلْكَذِبِ بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ. فَيَطْعَنُهُ أَبُوهُ وَأُمُّهُ، وَالِدَاهُ، عِنْدَمَا يَتَنَبَّأُ.

If someone continues to prophesy [falsely], his parents must say to him, ‘You have told lies saying that Yahweh [MTY] gave those messages to you, so you must be executed.’ [So] if someone prophesies [like that], his own father and mother must stab him [and kill him].

٤ 4 وَيَكُونُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ أَنَّ ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءَ يَخْزَوْنَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ رُؤْيَاهُ إِذَا تَنَبَّأَ، وَلَا يَلْبَسُونَ ثَوْبَ شَعْرٍ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْغِشِّ.

At that time, the false prophets will be ashamed [that they claimed to have received messages from me in] their visions and prophesies [that they told to people]. They will no [longer] deceive people by wearing the clothes [that prophets usually wear], clothes made of [animals’] hair.

٥ 5 بَلْ يَقُولُ: لَسْتُ أَنَا نَبِيًّا. أَنَا إِنْسَانٌ فَالِحُ ٱلْأَرْضِ، لِأَنَّ إِنْسَانًا ٱقْتَنَانِي مِنْ صِبَايَ.

[So] each of them will say, ‘I am not [really] a prophet; I am a farmer, and I have been a farmer on my land ever since I was a boy!’

٦ 6 فَيَقُولُ لَهُ: مَا هَذِهِ ٱلْجُرُوحُ فِي يَدَيْكَ؟ فَيَقُولُ: هِيَ ٱلَّتِي جُرِحْتُ بِهَا فِي بَيْتِ أَحِبَّائِي.

But someone, [seeing the wounds on one of those prophet’s bodies, will suspect that he injured himself during rituals to worship idols, and he] will ask ‘Why are those wounds on your body?’ And he [will lie, saying] ‘I was injured [when I was] at my friend’s house.’”

٧ 7 «اِسْتَيْقِظْ يَا سَيْفُ عَلَى رَاعِيَّ، وَعَلَى رَجُلِ رِفْقَتِي، يَقُولُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ. اِضْرِبِ ٱلرَّاعِيَ فَتَتَشَتَّتَ ٱلْغَنَمُ، وَأَرُدُّ يَدِي عَلَى ٱلصِّغَارِ.

The Commander of the armies of angels says, “[My] sword [APO] must strike [the one who is like] [MET] my shepherd, the man who is (my companion/very (close/dear) to me). When the shepherd is killed, [those who are like] [MET] his sheep will scatter. [And those who are like] [MET] my little sheep will [also] be attacked [IDM].”

٨ 8 وَيَكُونُ فِي كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ، يَقُولُ ٱلرَّبُّ، أَنَّ ثُلْثَيْنِ مِنْهَا يُقْطَعَانِ وَيَمُوتَانِ، وَٱلثُّلْثَ يَبْقَى فِيهَا.

Yahweh [also] says, “Two-thirds [of the people in Judah] will die [DOU]. [Only] one-third [of the people in Judah] will remain alive.

٩ 9 وَأُدْخِلُ ٱلثُّلْثَ فِي ٱلنَّارِ، وَأَمْحَصُهُمْ كَمَحْصِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَأَمْتَحِنُهُمُ ٱمْتِحَانَ ٱلذَّهَبِ. هُوَ يَدْعُو بِٱسْمِي وَأَنَا أُجِيبُهُ. أَقُولُ: هُوَ شَعْبِي، وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهِي».

And I will test the ones that remain alive [by causing them to experience great difficulties, to find out if they will continue to worship me]. I will purify them like [MET] a man purifies gold or silver by putting it into a [very hot] fire. [Then] my people will call to me [MTY] [for help], and I will answer them. I will say [to them], ‘You are my people,’ and they will say, ‘Yahweh is our God.’”