ZachaYahu (Zachariah) — 1
A Call to Return to YAHUAH
1 During the second year of King Darius’s reign, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH gave this message to the Nabym Zakaryahu son of Barakyahu and grandson of Iddu:
2 “I 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, was very angry with your ancestors.
3 Therefore, say to the people, ‘This is what 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar: Return to me, and I will return to you, says 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Tsaba'ut.’
4 Do not be like your ancestors who would not listen or pay attention when the earlier Nabyms said to them, ‘This is what 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Tsaba'ut Dabar: Turn from your evil ways, and stop all your evil practices.’
5 “Where are your ancestors now? They and the Nabyms are long dead.
6 But everything I Dabar through my servants the Nabyms happened to your ancestors, just as I Dabar. As a result, they repented and said, ‘We have received what we deserved from 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Tsaba'ut, for 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH has done what He Dabar that He would do.’”
A Man among the Myrtle Trees
7 Three months later, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH sent another message to the Nabym Zakaryahu son of Barakyahu and grandson of Iddu.
8 In a vision during the night, I saw a man sitting on a red horse that was standing among some myrtle trees in a small valley. Behind him were riders on red, brown, and white horses.
9 I asked the Malak who was talking with me, “My master, what do these horses mean? “I will show you,” the Malak replied.
10 The rider standing among the myrtle trees then explained, “They are the ones 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH has sent out to patrol the Arath.”
11 Then the other riders reported to the Malak of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have been patrolling the Arath, and the whole Arath is at Shalum.”
12 Upon hearing this, the Malak of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH prayed this prayer: “O 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Tsaba'ut, for seventy years now you have been angry with Yahushalam and the towns of Yahudah, How long until you again show mercy to them?”
13 And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar kind and comforting Dabar to the Malak who talked with me.
14 Then the Malak said to me, “Shout this message for all to hear: ‘This is what 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Tsaba'ut Dabar: My love for Yahushalam and Mount Ziun is passionate and strong.
15 But I am very angry with the other nations that are now enjoying Shalum and security. I was only a little angry with my people, but the nations inflicted harm on them far beyond my intentions.
16 “‘Therefore, this is what 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar: I have returned to show mercy to Yahushalam. My Temple will be rebuilt, says 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Tsaba'ut, and measurements will be taken for the reconstruction of Yahushalam.’
17 “Say this also: ‘This is what 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Tsaba'ut Dabar: The towns of Yashar'AL will again overflow with prosperity, and 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH will again comfort Ziun and choose Yahushalam as his own.’”
Four Horns and Four Blacksmiths
18 Then I looked up and saw four animal horns.
19 “What are these?” I asked the Malak who was talking with me, and he replied, “These horns represent the nations that scattered Yahudah, Yashar'AL and Yahushalam.”
20 Then 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH showed me four blacksmiths.
21 “What are these men coming to do?” I asked, the Malak replied, “These four horns, these nations scattered and humbled Yahudah, now these blacksmiths have come to terrify those nations and throw them down and destroy them.”