Zechariah 1
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אַל־may notתִּהְי֣וּyou beכַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םlike ancestors yourאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomקָרְאֽוּ־they proclaimedאֲלֵיהֶם֩to themהַנְּבִיאִ֨יםthe prophetsהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֜יםthe formerלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingכֹּ֤הthusאָמַר֙he saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֔וֹתof hostsשׁ֤וּבוּturn backנָא֙pleaseמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֣םfrom ways yourהָרָעִ֔יםthe evilוּמַֽעֲלְלֵיכֶ֖םand deeds yourהָֽרָעִ֑יםthe evilוְלֹ֥אand notשָׁמְע֛וּthey listenedוְלֹֽא־and notהִקְשִׁ֥יבוּthey paid attentionאֵלַ֖יto meנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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אַ֣ךְ׀neverthelessדְּבָרַ֣יwords myוְחֻקַּ֗יand statutes myאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichצִוִּ֙יתִי֙I commandedאֶת־obj.עֲבָדַ֣יservants myהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםthe prophetsהֲל֥וֹא¿ notהִשִּׂ֖יגוּdid they overtakeאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֑םancestors yourוַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּand they repentedוַיֹּאמְר֗וּand they saidכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust asזָמַ֜םhe plannedיְהוָ֤הYahwehצְבָאוֹת֙of hostsלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתto doלָ֔נוּto usכִּדְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙according to ways ourוּכְמַ֣עֲלָלֵ֔ינוּand according to deeds ourכֵּ֖ןsoעָשָׂ֥הhe has doneאִתָּֽנוּ׃ סwith us
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בְּיוֹם֩on dayעֶשְׂרִ֨יםtwentyוְאַרְבָּעָ֜הand fourלְעַשְׁתֵּֽי־of one plusעָשָׂ֥רtenחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙monthהוּא־itחֹ֣דֶשׁwas the month ofשְׁבָ֔טShebatבִּשְׁנַ֥תin yearשְׁתַּ֖יִםtwoלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁof Dariusהָיָ֣הit cameדְבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֶל־toזְכַרְיָה֙Zechariahבֶּן־the son ofבֶּ֣רֶכְיָ֔הוּBerekiahבֶּן־the son ofעִדּ֥וֹאIddoהַנָּבִ֖יאthe prophetלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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רָאִ֣יתִי׀I sawהַלַּ֗יְלָהthe nightוְהִנֵּה־and there!אִישׁ֙a manרֹכֵב֙was ridingעַל־onס֣וּסa horseאָדֹ֔םredוְה֣וּאand heעֹמֵ֔דwas standingבֵּ֥יןbetweenהַהֲדַסִּ֖יםthe myrtle treesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבַּמְּצֻלָ֑הwere in the hollowוְאַחֲרָיו֙and were behind himסוּסִ֣יםhorsesאֲדֻמִּ֔יםredשְׂרֻקִּ֖יםsorrelוּלְבָנִֽים׃and white
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וַֽיַּעֲנ֞וּand they answeredאֶת־obj.מַלְאַ֣ךְthe angel ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehהָֽעֹמֵד֙who was standingבֵּ֣יןbetweenהַהֲדַסִּ֔יםthe myrtle treesוַיֹּאמְר֖וּand they saidהִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּwe have gone aboutבָאָ֑רֶץon the earthוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!כָל־allהָאָ֖רֶץthe earthיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתis dwellingוְשֹׁקָֽטֶת׃and is undisturbed
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וַיַּ֣עַןand he answeredמַלְאַךְ־the angel ofיְהוָה֮Yahwehוַיֹּאמַר֒and he saidיְהוָ֣הO Yahwehצְבָא֔וֹתof hostsעַד־untilמָתַ֗יwhen?אַתָּה֙youלֹֽא־notתְרַחֵ֣םwill you have compassion onאֶת־obj.יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemוְאֵ֖תand obj.עָרֵ֣יthe cities ofיְהוּדָ֑הJudahאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichזָעַ֔מְתָּהyou have been indignantזֶ֖הthisשִׁבְעִ֥יםseventyשָׁנָֽה׃years
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לָכֵ֞ןto thereforeכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֗הYahwehשַׁ֤בְתִּיI have returnedלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙to Jerusalemבְּֽרַחֲמִ֔יםwith compassionsבֵּיתִי֙house myיִבָּ֣נֶהit will be rebuiltבָּ֔הּin itנְאֻ֖םthe utterance ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֑וֹתof hostsוְקָ֥וand a measuring-lineיִנָּטֶ֖הit will be stretched outעַל־overיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
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ע֣וֹד׀againקְרָ֣אproclaimלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingכֹּ֤הthusאָמַר֙he saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָא֔וֹתof hostsע֛וֹדagainתְּפוּצֶ֥ינָהthey will overflowעָרַ֖יcities myמִטּ֑וֹבfrom goodוְנִחַ֨םand he will comfortיְהוָ֥הYahwehעוֹד֙againאֶת־obj.צִיּ֔וֹןZionוּבָחַ֥רand he will chooseע֖וֹדagainבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סin Jerusalem
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וָאֹמַ֕רand I saidמָ֛הwhat?אֵ֥לֶּהare theseבָאִ֖יםcomingלַֽעֲשׂ֑וֹתto doוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingאֵ֣לֶּהtheseהַקְּרָנ֞וֹתare the hornsאֲשֶׁר־whichזֵ֣רוּthey scatteredאֶת־obj.יְהוּדָ֗הJudahכְּפִי־according to the mouth ofאִישׁ֙a manלֹא־notנָשָׂ֣אhe lifted upרֹאשׁ֔וֹhead hisוַיָּבֹ֤אוּand they have comeאֵ֙לֶּה֙these craftsmenלְהַחֲרִ֣ידto terrifyאֹתָ֔םobj. themלְיַדּ֞וֹתto throw downאֶת־obj.קַרְנ֣וֹתthe horns ofהַגּוֹיִ֗םthe nationsהַנֹּשְׂאִ֥יםwhich lifted upקֶ֛רֶןa hornאֶל־againstאֶ֥רֶץthe land ofיְהוּדָ֖הJudahלְזָרוֹתָֽהּ׃ סto scatter it
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