1 An oracle. The dabar (word / matter) of Yahawah () is against the aratz (Earth/land) of Chadarak (Hadrach), and will manawachah (rest) upon Damashaq (Damascus); for the iyan (eye) of adam (man) and of all the shabatay (tribes) of Yashar-Al (Israel) is toward Yahawah ();
2 And Chamath (Hamath), also, which gabal (borders) on it; Tzar (Tyre) and Tzayadawan (Sidon), because they are very chakam (wise).
3 Tzar (Tyre) banah (build) herself a stronghold, and tzabar (heaped) up kasap (silver) like the ipar (dust), and fine charawatz (gold) like the tayat (mire) of the chawatzawath (streets).
4 Behold, the Adanay () will yarash (dispossess) her, and he will nakah (strike) her chayal (wealth / substance / capability / valor) in the yam (sea/waters); and she will be akal (eat) with ash (fire).
5 Ashaqalawan (Ashkelon) will raah (see / saw) it, and yaraa (fear / be afraid); Izah (Gaza) also, and will writhe in agony; as will Iqarawan (Ekron), for her mabat (expectation) will be disappointed; and the malak (king) will abad (destroy / perish) from Izah (Gaza), and Ashaqalawan (Ashkelon) will not be yashab (inhabit/dwell).
6 Foreigners will yashab (inhabit/dwell) in Ashadawad (Ashdod), and I will karath (cut) off the gaawan (pride) of the Palashathay (Philistines).
7 I will sawar (take) away his dam (blood) out of his pah (mouth), and his shaqawatz (abominations) from between his shan (teeth); and he also will be a shaar (remnant) for our Alahayam (); and he will be as a chieftain in Yahawadah (Judah), and Iqarawan (Ekron) as a Yabawasay (Jebusite).
8 I will chanah (encamp) around my bayath (house) against the matzabah (army), that none ibar (pass over/through) through or shawab (turn); and no nagash (oppressor) will ibar (pass over/through) through them any more: for now I raah (see / saw) seen with my iyan (eye).
9 Gayal (rejoice) maad (greatly), banath (daughter) of Tzayawan (Zion)! Rawai (shout), banath (daughter) of Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem)! Behold, your malak (king) bawaa (bring) to you! He is tzadayaq (righteous), and having yashai (salvation); inay (lowly), and rakab (riding) on a donkey, even on a iyar (colt), the ban (son) of a donkey.
10 I will karath (cut) off the rakab (chariot) from Aparayam (Ephraim), and the sawas (horse) from Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem); and the malachamah (battle) qashath (bow) will be karath (cut) off; and he will dabar (word / matter) shalawam (peace / safety) to the gawayam (heathen): and his mashal (dominion) will be from yam (sea/waters) to yam (sea/waters), and from the nahar (river) to the apasay (ends) of the aratz (Earth/land).
11 As for you also, because of the dam (blood) of your barayath (covenant), I have shalach (send) free your asayar (prisoners) from the bawar (pit) in which is no mayam (Waters).
12 Shawab (turn) to the batzarawan (stronghold), you asayaray (prisoners) of thaqawah (hope)! Even today I nagad (declare) that I will shawab (turn) mashanah (double) to you.
13 For indeed I bend Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah) as a qashath (bow) for me. I malaa (have) filled the qashath (bow) with Aparayam (Ephraim); and I will iwar (rouse / awaken) up your ban (son), Tzayawan (Zion), against your ban (son), Yawan (Greece), and will shawam (place / establish / appoint) you like the charab (sword) of a gabawar (mighty) man.
14 Yahawah () will be raah (see) over them; and his chatz (arrow) will yatzaa (go out / come out) flash like baraq (lightning); and the Adanay () Yahawah () will thaqai (blow / sound alarm) the shawapar (Shofar / Ram's horn), and will halak (move) with sairawath (whirlwinds) of the thayaman (south).
15 Yahawah () of tzabaawath (armies) will ganan (defend) them; and they will akal (eat) and overcome with qalai (sling) abanay (stones); and they will shathah (drinks), and hamah (great uproar) as through yayan (wine); and they will be malaa (filled) like mazaraq (bowls), like the zawayawath (corners) of the mazabach (altar).
16 Yahawah () their Alahayam () will yashai (salvation) them in that yawam (day) as the tzaan (flock) of his im (nation / people); for they are like the jewels of a nazar (crown / consecrate), nasas (lifted) on high over his adamah (land).
17 For how great is his goodness, and how great is his yapay (beauty)! Grain will make the bachawar (young) men flourish, and new thayarawash (wine) the bathalawath (virgins).