Zechariah 1

1 [I am] Zechariah, a prophet, the son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo. When Darius [had been the emperor of Persia] for almost two years, during November [of that year], Yahweh gave me this message:

in/on/with month [the] eighth in/on/with year two to/for Darius to be word LORD to(wards) Zechariah son: child Berechiah son: child Iddo [the] prophet to/for to say

2 “I was very angry with your ancestors.

be angry LORD upon father your wrath

3 So tell this to the people: [I, ] the Commander of the armies of angels, say, ‘Return to me, and [if you do that], I will [help] you again.

and to say to(wards) them thus to say LORD Hosts to return: return to(wards) me utterance LORD Hosts and to return: return to(wards) you to say LORD Hosts

4 Do not be like your ancestors. [Other] prophets, who have now died, [continually] proclaimed to your ancestors that they should stop doing the evil things that they were continually doing. But they refused to pay attention to what I said.

not to be like/as father your which to call: call out to(wards) them [the] prophet [the] first: previous to/for to say thus to say LORD Hosts to return: return please from way: conduct your [the] bad: evil (and deed your *Qk) [the] bad: evil and not to hear: hear and not to listen to(wards) me utterance LORD

5 Your ancestors [have died and are now in their graves] [RHQ]. And the prophets did not [RHQ] live forever, [either].

father your where? they(masc.) and [the] prophet to/for forever: enduring to live

6 But I punished [IDM] [the people for disobeying] the commands and the decrees which I commanded my servants the prophets [to tell to the people]. Then they (repented/turned away from their evil behavior) and said, ‘The Commander of the armies of angels has done to us what we deserved for our evil behavior, just like he said that he would do.’”

surely word my and statute: decree my which to command [obj] servant/slave my [the] prophet not to overtake father your and to return: repent and to say like/as as which to plan LORD Hosts to/for to make: do to/for us like/as way: conduct our and like/as deed our so to make: do with us

7 [Three months later], on February 15, Yahweh gave [another] message to me.

in/on/with day twenty and four to/for eleven ten month he/she/it month Shebat in/on/with year two to/for Darius to be word LORD to(wards) Zechariah son: child Berechiah son: child Iddo [the] prophet to/for to say

8 During the night [I had a vision. In the vision] I saw an [angel] who was on a red horse. He was in a narrow valley among some myrtle trees. Behind him were [angels on] red, brown, and white horses.

to see: seer [the] night and behold man to ride upon horse red and he/she/it to stand: stand between [the] myrtle which in/on/with ravine and after him horse red sorrel and white

9 I asked the angel who had been talking to me, “Sir, who are those [angels on the horses]?” He replied, “I will show you who they are.”

and to say what? these lord my and to say to(wards) me [the] messenger: angel [the] to speak: speak in/on/with me I to see: see you what? they(masc.) these

10 Then the [angel] who had been under the myrtle trees explained. [He said, ] “They are the [angels] whom Yahweh sent [to (patrol/see what is happening in)] the [entire] world.”

and to answer [the] man [the] to stand: stand between: among [the] myrtle and to say these which to send: depart LORD to/for to go: walk in/on/with land: country/planet

11 Then those angels reported to the angel who was [there] among the myrtle trees, “We have traveled throughout the world, and we have found out that [the army of the emperor of Persia has conquered nations] throughout the world, [and that] those nations are now (helpless/unable to resist his army).”

and to answer [obj] messenger: angel LORD [the] to stand: stand between: among [the] myrtle and to say to go: walk in/on/with land: country/planet and behold all [the] land: country/planet to dwell and to quiet

12 Then the angel asked, “Commander of the armies of angels, how long will you continue to not be merciful to Jerusalem and the [other] towns in Judah? You have been angry with them for 70 years!”

and to answer messenger: angel LORD and to say LORD Hosts till how you(m. s.) not to have compassion [obj] Jerusalem and [obj] city Judah which be indignant this seventy year

13 [So] Yahweh spoke kindly to the angel who had talked to me, saying things that comforted/encouraged him.

and to answer LORD [obj] [the] messenger: angel [the] to speak: speak in/on/with me word pleasant word comfort

14 Then the angel who had been talking with me said to me, “Proclaim this [to the people of Jerusalem]: The Commander of the armies of angels says that he is very concerned about [the people who live on] Zion [Hill] and [in the other parts of] Jerusalem.

and to say to(wards) me [the] messenger: angel [the] to speak: speak in/on/with me to call: call out to/for to say thus to say LORD Hosts be jealous to/for Jerusalem and to/for Zion jealousy great: large

15 But he is very angry with the nations that are [proud and feel] safe. He was only a little bit angry [with the people of Judah], but [he is very angry with the surrounding nations because] they caused [the people of Judah to experience] complete disaster.

and wrath great: large I be angry upon [the] nation [the] secure which I be angry little and they(masc.) to help to/for distress: harm

16 Therefore, this is what he says: ‘I will again be merciful to [the people of] Jerusalem, and they will rebuild my temple. Men will measure [all the land in] the city [before they start rebuilding the houses].’

to/for so thus to say LORD to return: return to/for Jerusalem in/on/with compassion house: home my to build in/on/with her utterance LORD Hosts (and line *QK) to stretch upon Jerusalem

17 The Commander of the armies of angels [also] said this: ‘Tell the people that [the people in] my towns [in Judah] will soon be very prosperous again, and I will encourage [the people of] Jerusalem, and their city will again be my chosen [city].’”

still to call: call out to/for to say thus to say LORD Hosts still to flow city my from good and to be sorry: comfort LORD still [obj] Zion and to choose still in/on/with Jerusalem

18 Then I looked up, and I saw in front of me four [animal] horns.

and to lift: look [obj] eye my and to see: see and behold four horn

19 I asked the angel who had been speaking to me, “What are those [horns]?” He replied, “Those horns [represent the armies that] forced [the people of] Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah and Israel to go [to other countries].”

and to say to(wards) [the] messenger: angel [the] to speak: speak in/on/with me what? these and to say to(wards) me these [the] horn which to scatter [obj] Judah [obj] Israel and Jerusalem

20 Then Yahweh showed me four (craftsmen/men who make things from metal).

and to see: see me LORD four artificer

21 I asked, “What are those men coming to do?” He replied, “[The armies represented by] those horns caused [the people of] Judah to be scattered, with the result that they suffered greatly. But the craftsmen have come to cause those who attacked [IDM] Judah to be terrified and crushed.”

and to say what? these to come (in): come to/for to make: do and to say to/for to say these [the] horn which to scatter [obj] Judah like/as lip: according man not to lift: kindness head his and to come (in): come these to/for to tremble [obj] them to/for to give thanks [obj] horn [the] nation [the] to lift: fight horn to(wards) land: country/planet Judah to/for to scatter her