Sacharja 12
Hoffnung für Alle
Gott schützt Jerusalem
12 Dies ist die Botschaft des Herrn über Israel:
»So spricht der Herr, der den Himmel ausgespannt hat wie ein Zelt, der die Erde auf ein festes Fundament gegründet und den Geist des Menschen geschaffen hat:
2 Ich mache Jerusalem für die Völker ringsum zu einer Schale voller Wein: Wenn sie daraus trinken, werden sie taumeln wie Betrunkene. Sie wollen Jerusalem erobern, und auch Juda bleibt dabei nicht verschont. 3 Doch an jenem Tag wird Jerusalem für die Feinde wie ein viel zu schwerer Stein sein: Wer ihn hochheben will, wird sich dabei selbst verletzen. Auch wenn sich alle Völker der Erde gegen Jerusalem verbünden, 4 lasse ich an jenem Tag ihre Pferde scheuen und die Reiter wahnsinnig werden. Ja, die Pferde der Feinde schlage ich alle mit Blindheit, aber über den Bewohnern von Juda halte ich meine Augen offen, damit ihnen kein Leid geschieht. Darauf gebe ich, der Herr, mein Wort!
5 Judas führende Männer werden erkennen: ›Die Einwohner von Jerusalem sind stark, denn sie vertrauen dem Herrn, dem allmächtigen Gott.‹ 6 An jenem Tag mache ich Judas Anführer für ihre Feinde zu einer Schale voll glühender Kohlen, die mitten in einem Holzhaufen steht. So wie eine brennende Fackel Stroh in Flammen aufgehen lässt, so werden sie die feindlichen Völker zu allen Seiten vernichten. Jerusalem aber bleibt unversehrt an seinem Ort bestehen.
7 Ich, der Herr, schenke zuerst Judas Truppen den Sieg, denn die Nachkommen von David und die Einwohner Jerusalems sollen keinen Grund haben, sich über ihre Landsleute zu erheben. 8 Doch dann werde ich auch den Menschen in Jerusalem beistehen und sie vor den Feinden beschützen. Selbst der Schwächste von ihnen wird kämpfen wie einst König David, und die Nachkommen von David werden das Volk führen, als wäre Gott selbst an seiner Spitze, ja, so wie der Engel des Herrn, der vor den Israeliten herzog. 9 An jenem Tag sorge ich dafür, dass die Völker vernichtet werden, die gegen Jerusalem angerückt sind.«
Totenklage der Einwohner Jerusalems
10 »Ich werde die Nachkommen von David und die Einwohner Jerusalems mit einem Geist erfüllen, der sie ihre Schuld erkennen lässt, so dass sie mich um Gnade anflehen. Voller Reue werden sie auf mich sehen, den sie durchbohrt haben, und die Totenklage für ihn halten, so wie man um sein einziges Kind trauert. Ja, sie werden bitterlich um ihn weinen, als wäre es ihr erstgeborener Sohn. 11 In Jerusalem wird man so laut klagen wie über Hadad-Rimmon in der Ebene von Megiddo. 12-14 Das ganze Land wird trauern, jede Sippe für sich, Männer und Frauen getrennt: die Sippe David, die Sippe Nathan, die Sippe Levi, die Sippe Schimi und alle übrigen Sippen im Land.«
Zechariah 12
New King James Version
The Coming Deliverance of Judah
12 The [a]burden of the word of the Lord against Israel. Thus says the Lord, (A)who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and (B)forms the spirit of man within him: 2 “Behold, I will make Jerusalem (C)a cup of [b]drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem. 3 (D)And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem (E)a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it. 4 In that day,” says the Lord, (F)“I will strike every horse with confusion, and its rider with madness; I will open My eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness. 5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength in the Lord of hosts, their God.’ 6 In that day I will make the governors of Judah (G)like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; they shall devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place—Jerusalem.
7 “The Lord will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall not become greater than that of Judah. 8 In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them. 9 It shall be in that day that I will seek to (H)destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Mourning for the Pierced One
10 (I)“And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will (J)look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him (K)as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn. 11 In that day there shall be a great (L)mourning in Jerusalem, (M)like the mourning at Hadad Rimmon in the plain of [c]Megiddo. 12 (N)And the land shall mourn, every family by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of (O)Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves; 13 the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei by itself, and their wives by themselves; 14 all the families that remain, every family by itself, and their wives by themselves.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 12:1 oracle, prophecy
- Zechariah 12:2 Lit. reeling
- Zechariah 12:11 Heb. Megiddon
Zechariah 12
English Standard Version
The Lord Will Give Salvation
12 (A)The oracle of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus declares the Lord, (B)who stretched out the heavens and (C)founded the earth and (D)formed the spirit of man within him: 2 “Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem (E)a cup of staggering to (F)all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem (G)will also be against Judah. 3 (H)On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. (I)All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And (J)all the nations of the earth will gather against it. 4 (K)On that day, declares the Lord, (L)I will strike every horse (M)with panic, and its rider (N)with madness. But for the sake of the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, when I strike every horse of the peoples (O)with blindness. 5 Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the Lord of hosts, their God.’
6 (P)“On that day I will make the clans of Judah (Q)like a blazing pot in the midst of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves. And (R)they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while (S)Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem.
7 “And the Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not surpass that of Judah. 8 (T)On that day (U)the Lord will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that (V)the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, (W)like the angel of the Lord, going before them. 9 (X)And on that day (Y)I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Him Whom They Have Pierced
10 “And (Z)I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and (AA)pleas for mercy, so that, (AB)when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, (AC)they shall mourn for him, (AD)as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn. 11 (AE)On that day (AF)the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great (AG)as the mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. 12 The land shall mourn, (AH)each family[a] by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of (AI)Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves; 13 the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of (AJ)the Shimeites by itself, and their wives by themselves; 14 and all the families that are left, each by itself, and their wives by themselves.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 12:12 Or clan; throughout verses 12–14
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