Zechariah 7 — Novel English Bible

1 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) BaShanahath (in year) Arabai (four) LaDarayawash (Darius) HaMalak (the king) YaHayah (came to pass) Dabar (word / matter) Yahawah () Al (to) Zakarayah (Zechariah) BaArabaih (came in fourth) LaChadash (month month), HaThashayaiy (day of the ninth) BaKasalaw (in Chislev).

2 WaYaShalach (And Bethel sent) Sharaatzar (Sharezer) Ragam-Malak (Regem Melech), WaAyanashayaw (and his their men entreat favor), WaRagam (and Regem) Malak (Molech) WaAyanashayaw (and his people) LaChalahawath (afflict - plural) Ath-Panayam (the entirety of face/presence/surface) Yahawah (),

3 LaAmar (To speak) Al-HaKahanayam (to the priests) AsharaLaBayath (who/that house) Yahawah () Tzabaawath (armies), WaAl-HaNabayaayam (and to the prophets), LaAmar (saying), “HaABakah (I weep) BaChadash (in month), HaChamayashay (the fifth) HaNazar (concecrate / dedicate) KaAshar (as myself), Ishahayathay (make) Zah (this / that / these) KaMah (as what / why / how) Shanahayam (years)?”

4 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) Dabar (word / matter) Yahawah () Tzabaawath (armies) Alay (came me), LaAmar (saying),

5 “Amar (Said) Al-Kal (to every) Im (nation / people) HaAratz (the land), WaAl-HaKahanayam (and to the priests), LaAmar (saying), Kay (surely) ‘Tzawamatham (you fasted) WaSapawad (and mourned) BaChamayashay (in fifth) WaBaShabayaiy (and in seventh) WaZah (and this / that / these) Shabaiyam (seventy) Shanah (year), HaTzawam (did) Tzawamathay (fast me), Anay (really)?

6 WaKayaThaAkalaw (And surely you eat), WaKayaThaShathahaw (and surely you drink), HaLawaa (NOT) Athaham (you) HaAkalayam (who eat - plural) WaAthaham (and yourselves), HaShathahayam (who drink - plural)?

7 HaLawaa (NOT) Ath-HaDabarayam (the entirety of the words) AsharaYaQaraa (who/that proclaimed) Yahawah () BaYad (in hand) HaNabayaayam (the prophets), HaRaashawanayam (the former - plural) BaHayahawath (in came to pass - plural) Yarawashalam (Jerusalem) Yashabath (inhabit/dwell) WaShalawah (and prosperity), WaIyarayah (and its cities) Sabayabathayah (her around), WaHaNagab (and the south) WaHaShapalah (and the 𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤄) Yashab (lowland inhabit/dwell)?’”

8 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) Dabar (word / matter came) Yahawah () Al (to) Zakarayah (Zechariah), LaAmar (saying),

9 “Kah (𐤊𐤄) YaAmar (spoken), Yahawah () Tzabaawath (Thus armies) LaAmar (saying), Mashapat (judgement), Amath (truth) ‘Shapataw (you execute) WaChasad (and show kindness) WaRachamayam (and compassion - plural) Ishahaw (make) Ayash (man) Ath-Achayaw (entirety his brother).

10 WaAlamanah (And widow), WaYathawam (and fatherless), Gar (sojourner / stranger / foreigner), WaInay (and poor) Al (not) ThaIshaqaw (you oppress); WaRaith (and evil) Ayash (man) Achayaw (against his brother) Al (not) ThaChashabaw (you let none of devise) BaLababakam (in your heart).’

11 WaYaMaanaw (And refused) LaHaQashayab ([causing] listen), WaYaNathanaw (and turned) Kathap (backs), Sararath (𐤎𐤓𐤓) WaAzanayam (and their ears), HaKabayadaw ([causing] stopped) MaShamawai (from hear).

12 WaLabam (And their hearts) Shawamaw (Yes they made) Shamayar (hard flint), MaShamawai (from hear) Ath-HaThawarah (the entirety of the law), WaAth-HaDabarayam (and the entirety of the words) AsharaYaShalach (who/that sent) Yahawah () Tzabaawath (armies) BaRawachaw (by his Spirit) BaYad (in hand) HaNabayaayam (the prophets) HaRaashawanayam (the former - plural). WaYaHayah (and came to pass) Qatzap (wrath) Gadawal (very great/important/mighty) MaAth (from entirety) Yahawah () Tzabaawath (came armies).

13 WaYaHayah (And came to pass) KaAshar-YaQaraa (as who/that come pass he called), WaLaa (And not) Shamaiw (they refused to listen), Kan (for sure) YaQaraaw (call), WaLaa (And not) AShamai (I listen),” YaAmar (said) Yahawah () Tzabaawath (armies);

14 “WaASairam (And I scatter them whirlwind) IlaKal (over every) HaGawayam (the nations) AsharaLaa (who/that NOT) Yadaiwam (they known them). WaHaAratz (and the land) NaShamahah (desolate) Acharayam (after them), MaIbar (from passed through) WaMaShawab (and from returned): WaYaShawayamaw (and made) Aratz (Earth/land) Chamadah (pleasant) LaShamah (desolate).”