I have two emails asking for the translation of Zechariah 14:1-21. I have sense sent
them the translation but for any further requests here is the text.
This is a literal word-for-word translation from Hebrew of Zechariah 14:1-21.
Because it is literal (and without punctuation) it may not seem to make a lot of
sense in English (to some people). Our earlier manuscripts do not have chapter or verse numbers but
for simplicity I have included them to compare with other translations.
In HaShem,
Rabbi Yisrael ben David
Zechariah 14
1 Behold day come of YHWH and shall divide your spoil in your midst
2 And I will gather all the goyim toward/against Jerusalem to battle and be captured the city and plunder the houses and the women ravish and half the city in exile and remaining the people not shall cut off with the city
3 And go YHWH and battle in goyim those like day battle
4 And stand his feet in day on mountain of the olives [al-har ha'seitim/Mt of Olives] {The Hebrew manuscripts of the Nesarim do not contain the latter part of verse 4 nor verses 7-8; manuscripts dated after the 10th century contain these verses within the margin}
9 And be YHWH king over all the earth in day that there be YHWH one and His Name one
10 Turn all the earth/land like/as plain with/of Geva to Rimon south Jerusalem and rise and inhabit in her place from gate to Benyamin place of gate the first [ha'rishon] place gate corner and with/of/from tower Hanineil place/to wine presses the king
11 And inhabit [the land] and close not be again but inhabit Jerusalem of/with safety
12 And this will be the plague that which will strike YHWH all the peoples who fight/fought against Jerusalem he destroy his flesh while he stand on his feet and his eyes destroy in sockets and his tongue destroy in mouth
13 And be in day that will/shall be striking [the word "striking" in this context means "running everywhere", "panic", "extreme fright"] YHWH great in them and they grab his hand his neighbour and raise his hand against hand (of) his neighbour
14 Furthermore Judah shall battle in Jerusalem and gather treasure all the goyim round about gold and silver and garments to great very
15 And will/shall plague the horse the mule the camel and the ass and all the cattle which be in camps those like plague this
16 And be all who remain with all the goyim that [did] come against Jerusalem and go from year to year to worship toward king YHWH Yeshua of hosts to obseve feast of the sukkot and will/shall in day this birth saviour be/take place
17 And be who not go up from families of the earth to Jerusalem to worship toward king YHWH Yeshua of hosts and not on them be the rain
18 And if family of Misraim not go up and not come in and not on them the rain the plague which strike YHWH the goyim who not do to keep the feast of the sukkoth
19 This will/shall be sin Misraim and sin of all goyim who not do to keep the feast of the sukkoth
20 In day that shall be on bells the horses holy to YHWH and be the pots in house YHWH as the platters/bowls of face(ing) the altar
21 And be every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah holy to YHWH of hosts and come all who sacrifice and take them and boil in them and not be trade again in house of YHWH of hosts in day that
