Zec 1 | ABEn | STEP | In the eighth month, [ 2 year 1 of the second] unto Darius, came to pass the word of the lord to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

‏ Zechariah 1

CHAPTER 1 The Word to Zechariah

1 In the eighth month, [²year ¹of the second] unto Darius, came to pass the word of the lord to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo the prophet, saying, 2 The lord was provoked to anger by your fathers -- [²anger ¹a great]. 3 And you shall say to them, Thus says the lord of the forces, Turn to me, says the lord of the forces! and I shall be turned towards you, says the lord of the forces. 4 And do not become as your fathers! ones whom [³accused ⁴them ¹the ²prophets], the ones beforehand saying, Thus says the lord of the forces, Turn from [³ways ¹your ²wicked], and from [³practices ¹your ²wicked]! And they did not listen, and did not take heed to listen to me, says the lord. 5 Your fathers, where are they and the prophets, Shall [²into ³the ⁴eon ¹they live]? 6 Furthermore [²my words ³and ⁴my laws ¹do you receive], as many as I give charge by my spirit to my servants the prophets, the ones overtaking your fathers? And they answered and said, As [⁴deployed ¹the lord ²of the ³forces] to do to us according to our ways, and according to our practices, so he did to us.

Vision of the Four Horses

7 On the fourth and twentieth day in the eleventh month, this is the month Shebat, in the second year unto Darius, came to pass the word of the lord to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo the prophet, saying, 8 I saw the night, and behold, a man having mounted [²horse ¹a reddish], and this one stood in the midst of the [²mountains ¹shady]; and behind him [²horses ¹reddish], and white, and spotted. 9 And I said, What are these, O lord? And [³said ⁴to ⁵me ¹the ²angel], the one speaking to me, I will show to you what these are. 10 And [³answered ¹the ²man], the one standing in the midst of the mountains, and he said to me, These are whom the lord sent out to travel about the earth. 11 And they answered to the angel of the lord standing in the midst the mountains, and they said, We have traveled about the earth, and behold, all the earth is inhabited and tranquil. 12 And [⁴answered ¹the ²angel ³of the lord] and said, O lord of the forces, until when shall you in no way show mercy on Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, in which you were enraged over this seventieth year? 13 And the lord responded to the angel, the one speaking with me [²sayings ¹with good], [²words ¹and comforting]. 14 And [⁶said ⁷to ⁸me ¹the ²angel ³speaking ⁴with ⁵me], Shout aloud! saying, Thus says the lord almighty; I am jealous for Jerusalem, and for Zion [²zeal ¹with great]. 15 And [⁴anger ³with great ¹I ²am provoked] by the nations, the ones joining in making an attack; because I indeed was provoked to anger a little, but they joined in making an attack for evils. 16 On account of this, thus says the lord, I will turn towards Jerusalem for compassion; and my house shall be rebuilt in it, says the lord of the forces, and a measure shall be stretched out upon Jerusalem. 17 Shout aloud again! saying, Thus says the lord of the of the forces; Yet shall [²be dispersed ¹cities] for good things, and the lord shall show mercy still on Zion, and shall select still Jerusalem.

Vision of the Four Horns

18 And I lifted my eyes, and I looked, and behold, four horns. 19 And I said to the angel, the one speaking with me, What are these, O lord? And he said to me, These are the horns, the ones scattering Judah, and Israel, and Jerusalem. 20 And [²showed ³to me ¹the lord] four fabricators. 21 And I said, What are these come to do? And he said to me, saying, These are the horns, the ones having scattered Judah, and they broke Israel, and not one of them lifted his head. And these are come forth to sharpen them in their hands -- the four horns [²nations ¹are] lifting up their horn against the land of the lord to scatter it.