耶路撒冷必蒙拯救

12 以下是耶和华关于以色列的启示。

铺展穹苍、奠立大地的根基、塑造人灵魂的耶和华说: “看啊,我要使耶路撒冷成为令周围万民昏醉的酒杯。耶路撒冷被围困时,犹大也必受困。 到那天,当地上的列国聚集起来攻击耶路撒冷的时候,我要使耶路撒冷成为一块沉重的石头。凡试图举起它的,必伤自己。 到那天,我要使所有的战马惊恐,使马上的骑士癫狂。我必看顾犹大家,使列邦的马匹瞎眼。这是耶和华说的。 那时,犹大的族长必心里说,‘耶路撒冷的居民从他们的上帝——万军之耶和华那里得到了力量。’

“到那天,我必使犹大的族长像木柴中的火盆,像禾捆中的火把,吞噬左右四围的列邦,但耶路撒冷人必仍在原处——耶路撒冷安居。

“耶和华必首先拯救犹大的帐篷,免得大卫家和耶路撒冷居民的荣耀超过犹大。 到那天,耶和华必保护耶路撒冷的居民,使他们当中最软弱的像大卫一样刚强,使大卫家像上帝一样,像耶和华的天使一样带领他们。 到那天,我必毁灭前来攻击耶路撒冷的列国。

10 “我必将施恩和祷告的灵浇灌在大卫家和耶路撒冷的居民身上。他们必仰望我——他们所刺的那位,如丧独子一般为祂哀伤,如丧长子一般为祂痛哭。 11 到那天,耶路撒冷必一片哀声,犹如米吉多平原的哈达临门的哀声。 12 境内家家户户都必哀哭。大卫家的男子在一处,女子在一处;拿单家的男子在一处,女子在一处; 13 利未家的男子在一处,女子在一处;示每家的男子在一处,女子在一处。 14 其余各家也都哀哭,男女分开。

耶和华必保护耶路撒冷

12 以下是耶和华的默示,这是耶和华论到以色列的话(是耶和华的宣告,他铺张诸天,奠定大地的根基,造成人里面的灵):

“看哪!我要使耶路撒冷成为令周围万族喝醉的杯;耶路撒冷被围困的时候,犹大也必受到攻击。 到那日,我要使耶路撒冷对万族来说像一块沉重的石头,举起它的必受重伤;地上的列国必聚集起来攻击耶路撒冷。 到那日(这是耶和华的宣告),我要击打所有的马匹,使牠们惊恐,击打骑马的人,使他们疯狂;我必开眼看顾犹大家,我要击打万族所有的马匹,使牠们瞎眼。 那时,犹大的族长必心里说:‘耶路撒冷的居民,靠万军之耶和华他们的 神得着力量。’

“到那日,我必使犹大的族长好象木柴中的火盆,又好象禾捆中的火把;他们必向左右吞灭周围的万族,但耶路撒冷的人必仍在城中原处安居。

“耶和华必先拯救犹大的帐棚,免得大卫家的荣耀和耶路撒冷居民的荣耀胜过犹大。 到那日,耶和华必保护耶路撒冷的居民;他们中间最软弱的,到那日必好象大卫,大卫家必好象 神,好象行在他们前面的耶和华使者。 到那日,我必歼灭所有前来攻打耶路撒冷的列国。

大哀哭

10 “我必把那恩慈与恳求的灵倾注在大卫家和耶路撒冷居民的身上。他们必仰望我,就是他们所刺的;他们要为他哀哭,好象丧独生子;他们必为他悲痛,好象丧长子。 11 到那日,耶路撒冷必有极大的哀哭,像在米吉多平原的哈达临门的哀哭一样。 12 全地都要哀哭,一家一家独在一处哀哭。大卫家独在一处,他们的妇女也独在一处;拿单家独在一处,他们的妇女也独在一处; 13 利未家独在一处,他们的妇女也独在一处;示每家独在一处,他们的妇女也独在一处; 14 其余的各家都是一家一家独在一处,他们的妇女也独在一处。”

Judah to Be Saved

12 The Word of the Lord about Israel:

The Lord, Who spread out the heavens, who put the earth in its place, and made the spirit of man within him says this about Israel: “I am going to make Jerusalem like a cup that makes all the people around it seem to be drunk. Judah will be shut in by armies as well as Jerusalem. On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the people. All who lift it will be hurt. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered against it. On that day,” says the Lord, “I will put fear in every horse, and make the horsemen crazy. But I will watch over the people of Judah, while I make every horse of the nations blind. Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The people of Jerusalem are strong because of the Lord of All, their God.’ On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like a pot of fire among pieces of wood, like fire among cut grain. They will destroy all the people around them, on the right and on the left. And the people of Jerusalem will again live on their own land in Jerusalem. The Lord will save the tents of Judah first, so that the shining-greatness of the family of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah. On that day the Lord will fight for the people of Jerusalem. The one who is weak among them on that day will be like David. And the family of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord leading them. On that day I will destroy every nation that comes against Jerusalem.

Sorrow in Jerusalem

10 “I will pour out the Spirit of loving-favor and prayer on the family of David and on those who live in Jerusalem. They will look on Him Whose side they cut. They will cry in sorrow for Him, as one cries for an only son. They will cry much over Him, like those who have lost their first-born son. 11 On that day there will be much crying in Jerusalem, like the cries of Hadadrimmon in the plain of Megiddo. 12 The land will be filled with sorrow, each family by itself. The families of David and their wives, and the family of Nathan and their wives, will each be filled with sorrow. 13 The family of Levi and their wives will cry in sorrow, and the family of the Shimeites and their wives, 14 and all the families that are left, and their wives.

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: “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. 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. 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) Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The people of Jerusalem are strong,(L) because the Lord Almighty is their God.’

“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.

“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) 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. 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

  1. Zechariah 12:10 Or the Spirit
  2. Zechariah 12:10 Or to