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Zechariah 12
Tree of Life Version
Zechariah 12
Tree of Life Version
Jerusalem, a Cup of Reeling
12 The burden of the word of Adonai concerning Israel.
A declaration of Adonai, who stretched out the heavens, laid the foundation of the earth and formed the spirit of man within him: 2 “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling to all the surrounding peoples when they besiege Jerusalem as well as Judah. 3 Moreover, in that day I will make Jerusalem a massive stone for all the people. All who try to lift it will be cut to pieces. Nevertheless, all the nations of the earth will be gathered together against her. 4 In that day”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“I will strike every horse with confusion and its rider with madness. I will keep My eyes on the house of Judah but will blind every horse of the peoples. 5 Then the leaders of Judah will say in their heart, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are my strength through Adonai-Tzva’ot their God.”
6 “In that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a firepot in a woodpile, like a burning torch among sheaves. They will devour on the right and on the left all the surrounding peoples, yet Jerusalem will remain in her place, in Jerusalem. 7 Adonai also will save the tents of Judah first, so that the honor of the house of David and the honor of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not exceed that of Judah. 8 In that day Adonai will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem so that the weakest among them that day will be like David and the house of David will be like God—like the angel of Adonai before them. 9 It will happen in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.
Mourning the Pierced One
10 “Then I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication, when they will look toward Me whom they pierced.[a] They will mourn for him as one mourns for an only son and grieve bitterly for him, as one grieves for a firstborn. 11 In that day there will be a great mourning in Jerusalem, mourning like Hadad-rimmon in the valley of Megiddo. 12 The land will mourn clan by clan. The clan of the house of David by itself and their wives by themselves, the clan of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves, 13 the clan of the house of Levi by itself and their wives by themselves, the clan of the Shimeites by itself and their wives by themselves. 14 Each of the remaining clans will mourn by itself and their wives by themselves.”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 12:10 cf. John 19:34, 37; Rev. 1:7.
Sacharja 12
Schlachter 2000
Sacharja 12
Schlachter 2000
Jerusalem wird zum Laststein für alle Völker; seine Feinde werden vertilgt
12 Dies ist die Last, das Wort des Herrn über Israel: Es spricht der Herr, der den Himmel ausspannt und die Erde gründet und den Geist des Menschen in seinem Inneren bildet:
2 Siehe, ich mache Jerusalem zum Taumelkelch[a] für alle Völker ringsum, und auch über Juda wird es kommen bei der Belagerung Jerusalems.
3 Und es soll geschehen an jenem Tag, dass ich Jerusalem zum Laststein[b] für alle Völker machen werde; alle, die ihn heben wollen, werden sich gewisslich daran wund reißen; und alle Heidenvölker der Erde werden sich gegen es versammeln.
4 An jenem Tag, spricht der Herr, will ich alle Pferde mit Scheu schlagen und ihre Reiter mit Wahnsinn; über das Haus Juda aber will ich meine Augen offen halten, und alle Pferde der Völker will ich mit Blindheit schlagen.
5 Und die Fürsten Judas werden in ihrem Herzen sagen: Meine Stärke sind die Bewohner Jerusalems, durch den Herrn der Heerscharen, ihren Gott!
6 An jenem Tag will ich die Fürsten Judas wie einen glühenden Ofen zwischen Holzstößen machen und wie eine brennende Fackel in einem Garbenhaufen, und sie werden zur Rechten und zur Linken alle Völker ringsum verzehren; Jerusalem aber soll wieder bewohnt werden an seinem [alten] Platz, nämlich in Jerusalem.
7 Und der Herr wird zuerst die Zelte Judas erretten, damit der Stolz des Hauses David und der Stolz der Bewohner Jerusalems sich nicht über Juda erhebt.
8 An jenem Tag wird der Herr die Einwohner Jerusalems beschirmen, sodass an jenem Tag der Schwächste unter ihnen sein wird wie David und das Haus David wie Gott, wie der Engel des Herrn vor ihnen her.
9 Und es wird geschehen an jenem Tag, dass ich danach trachten werde, alle Heidenvölker zu vertilgen, die gegen Jerusalem anrücken.
Das Volk von Jerusalem wird über den trauern, den sie durchstochen haben
10 Aber über das Haus David und über die Einwohner von Jerusalem will ich den Geist der Gnade und des Gebets ausgießen, und sie werden auf mich sehen, den sie durchstochen haben, ja, sie werden um ihn klagen, wie man klagt um den eingeborenen [Sohn], und sie werden bitterlich über ihn Leid tragen, wie man bitterlich Leid trägt über den Erstgeborenen.
11 An jenem Tag wird es eine große Klage geben in Jerusalem, wie die Klage in Hadad-Rimmon war in der Ebene von Megiddo.
12 Und das Land wird klagen, jedes Geschlecht für sich; das Geschlecht des Hauses David für sich und ihre Frauen für sich, das Geschlecht des Hauses Nathan für sich und ihre Frauen für sich;
13 das Geschlecht des Hauses Levi für sich und ihre Frauen für sich, das Geschlecht der Simeiter für sich und ihre Frauen für sich;
14 ebenso alle übrigen Geschlechter, jedes Geschlecht für sich und ihre Frauen für sich.
Footnotes
- (12,2) d.h. zu einem Kelch gefüllt mit Zorngericht, der taumeln macht wie Rauschtrank.
- (12,3) Das mit »Laststein« übersetzte hebräische Wort ma’amasah kommt nur in Sach 12,3 vor. Es bezeichnet einen schweren Stein, den junge Leute im alten Israel hochstemmten, um untereinander die Kräfte zu messen. Wer stark war, brachte ihn auf Hüfthöhe, stärkere bis zur Brust, die Stärksten bis über den Kopf. Doch wenn man ihn nicht mehr halten konnte und losließ, konnte er schwere, unter Umständen tödliche Verletzungen hervorrufen.
Zechariah 12
New International Version
Zechariah 12
New International Version
Jerusalem’s Enemies to Be Destroyed
12 A prophecy:(A) The word of the Lord concerning Israel.
The Lord, who stretches out the heavens,(B) who lays the foundation of the earth,(C) and who forms the human spirit within a person,(D) declares: 2 “I am going to make Jerusalem a cup(E) that sends all the surrounding peoples reeling.(F) Judah(G) will be besieged as well as Jerusalem. 3 On that day, when all the nations(H) of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock(I) for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure(J) themselves. 4 On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness,” declares the Lord. “I will keep a watchful eye over Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations.(K) 5 Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The people of Jerusalem are strong,(L) because the Lord Almighty is their God.’
6 “On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot(M) in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume(N) all the surrounding peoples right and left, but Jerusalem will remain intact(O) in her place.
7 “The Lord will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the honor of the house of David and of Jerusalem’s inhabitants may not be greater than that of Judah.(P) 8 On that day the Lord will shield(Q) those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest(R) among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God,(S) like the angel of the Lord going before(T) them. 9 On that day I will set out to destroy all the nations(U) that attack Jerusalem.(V)
Mourning for the One They Pierced
10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit[a](W) of grace and supplication.(X) They will look on[b] me, the one they have pierced,(Y) and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child,(Z) and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.(AA) 11 On that day the weeping(AB) in Jerusalem will be as great as the weeping of Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.(AC) 12 The land will mourn,(AD) each clan by itself, with their wives by themselves: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives, 13 the clan of the house of Levi and their wives, the clan of Shimei and their wives, 14 and all the rest of the clans and their wives.(AE)
Footnotes
- Zechariah 12:10 Or the Spirit
- Zechariah 12:10 Or to
Zechariah 12
New King James Version
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
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