耶和华的日子

14 看啊,耶和华的日子快到了,那时你那里的财物必被抢掠、瓜分。 因为我必招聚万国去攻打耶路撒冷。那时,城必失守,房屋必被洗劫,妇女必被玷污。半城的人必被掳去,剩下的人必留在城中,不会被铲除。 那时,耶和华必出来与列国争战,像从前争战的日子一样。 到那天,祂的脚必踏在耶路撒冷东面的橄榄山上,这山必从东至西分成两半,一半向北移,一半向南移,中间形成极大的山谷。 你们要从我的这山谷逃跑,因为山谷必延伸到亚萨。你们必像犹大王乌西雅年间的人躲避大地震一样逃跑。我的上帝耶和华必带着所有的圣者降临。 到那天,将没有光、严寒和冰霜。 那将是奇特的日子,没有昼夜之分,晚上仍然有光,只有上帝知道那日何时来临。

到那天,必有活水从耶路撒冷涌出,一半流向死海,一半流向地中海,冬夏不变。 耶和华必做普世的王。到那天,必唯祂独尊,唯祂的名独尊。 10 从迦巴直到耶路撒冷南边的临门,整个地区都要变为平原。从便雅悯门到旧门,再到角门,从哈楠业楼到王的榨酒池——耶路撒冷必仍然矗立在原处。 11 城内必有人居住,不再遭毁灭的咒诅。耶路撒冷必安享太平。

12 耶和华必降瘟疫给攻打耶路撒冷的列邦,使他们活着的时候皮肉已经腐烂,眼睛在眼眶中腐烂,舌头在口中腐烂。 13 到那天,耶和华必使他们慌乱不堪,彼此揪住,互相殴打。 14 犹大也必在耶路撒冷争战,四围列国的财物——大量的金银和衣服必被收聚起来。 15 同样的瘟疫也必降在马匹、骡子、骆驼、驴和营中的其他牲畜身上。

16 前来攻打耶路撒冷的列国中的幸存者,必每年上来敬拜大君王——万军之耶和华,并且守住棚节。 17 地上万族中若有人不上耶路撒冷敬拜大君王——万军之耶和华,他们必没有雨水。 18 埃及人若不上来敬拜,也必没有雨水,耶和华必使他们和不上来守住棚节的列国一样遭受瘟疫。 19 这将是埃及和不上来守住棚节的列国所得的惩罚。 20 到那天,马铃上也必刻上“献给耶和华”的字样。耶和华殿内的锅必像祭坛前的碗一样圣洁。 21 耶路撒冷和犹大的锅都是万军之耶和华的圣物,来献祭的人都可以用这些锅煮祭肉。到那天,万军之耶和华的殿中必再也没有商人。

耶和華的日子

14 看啊,耶和華的日子快到了,那時你那裡的財物必被搶掠、瓜分。 因為我必招聚萬國去攻打耶路撒冷。那時,城必失守,房屋必被洗劫,婦女必被玷污。半城的人必被擄去,剩下的人必留在城中,不會被剷除。 那時,耶和華必出來與列國爭戰,像從前爭戰的日子一樣。 到那天,祂的腳必踏在耶路撒冷東面的橄欖山上,這山必從東至西分成兩半,一半向北移,一半向南移,中間形成極大的山谷。 你們要從我的這山谷逃跑,因為山谷必延伸到亞薩。你們必像猶大王烏西雅年間的人躲避大地震一樣逃跑。我的上帝耶和華必帶著所有的聖者降臨。 到那天,將沒有光、嚴寒和冰霜。 那將是奇特的日子,沒有晝夜之分,晚上仍然有光,只有上帝知道那日何時來臨。

到那天,必有活水從耶路撒冷湧出,一半流向死海,一半流向地中海,冬夏不變。 耶和華必做普世的王。到那天,必唯祂獨尊,唯祂的名獨尊。 10 從迦巴直到耶路撒冷南邊的臨門,整個地區都要變為平原。從便雅憫門到舊門,再到角門,從哈楠業樓到王的榨酒池——耶路撒冷必仍然矗立在原處。 11 城內必有人居住,不再遭毀滅的咒詛。耶路撒冷必安享太平。

12 耶和華必降瘟疫給攻打耶路撒冷的列邦,使他們活著的時候皮肉已經腐爛,眼睛在眼眶中腐爛,舌頭在口中腐爛。 13 到那天,耶和華必使他們慌亂不堪,彼此揪住,互相毆打。 14 猶大也必在耶路撒冷爭戰,四圍列國的財物——大量的金銀和衣服必被收聚起來。 15 同樣的瘟疫也必降在馬匹、騾子、駱駝、驢和營中的其他牲畜身上。

16 前來攻打耶路撒冷的列國中的倖存者,必每年上來敬拜大君王——萬軍之耶和華,並且守住棚節。 17 地上萬族中若有人不上耶路撒冷敬拜大君王——萬軍之耶和華,他們必沒有雨水。 18 埃及人若不上來敬拜,也必沒有雨水,耶和華必使他們和不上來守住棚節的列國一樣遭受瘟疫。 19 這將是埃及和不上來守住棚節的列國所得的懲罰。 20 到那天,馬鈴上也必刻上「獻給耶和華」的字樣。耶和華殿內的鍋必像祭壇前的碗一樣聖潔。 21 耶路撒冷和猶大的鍋都是萬軍之耶和華的聖物,來獻祭的人都可以用這些鍋煮祭肉。到那天,萬軍之耶和華的殿中必再也沒有商人。

Yahweh Will Battle the Nations

14 Behold, a (A)day is coming for Yahweh when (B)the spoil taken from you will be divided among you. Indeed, I will (C)gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be captured, the (D)houses plundered, the women ravished, and half of the city will go forth in exile, but those left of the people will not be cut off from the city. Then Yahweh will go forth and (E)fight against those nations, as the day when He fights on a day of battle. And in that day His feet will (F)stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be (G)split in its middle from east to west by a very large valley so that half of the mountain will move toward the north and the other half toward the south. And you will flee by the valley of My mountains, for the valley of the mountains will reach to Azel; indeed, you will flee just as you fled before the (H)earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. (I)Then Yahweh, my God, will come, and all the holy ones with [a]Him!

And it will be in that day, that there will be (J)no light; the [b]luminaries will dwindle. And it will be (K)a [c]unique day which is (L)known to Yahweh, neither day nor night, but it will be that at (M)evening time there will be light.

And it will be in that day, (N)that living waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea; it will be in summer as well as in winter.

Yahweh Will Be King over All

And Yahweh will be (O)king over all the earth; in that day Yahweh will be the only (P)one, and His name one.

10 All the land will be changed into a plain from (Q)Geba to (R)Rimmon south of Jerusalem; but [d]Jerusalem will (S)rise and (T)inhabit its site from (U)Benjamin’s Gate as far as the place of the First Gate to the (V)Corner Gate, and from the (W)Tower of Hananel to the king’s wine presses. 11 And [e]people will inhabit it, and there will (X)no longer be anything devoted to destruction, for Jerusalem will (Y)be inhabited in security.

12 Now this will be the plague with which Yahweh will plague all the peoples who have gone to war against Jerusalem; their flesh will (Z)rot while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongue will rot in their mouth. 13 And it will be in that day, that abundant confusion from Yahweh will [f]fall on them; and they will (AA)take hold of one another’s hand, and the hand of one will [g]go up against the hand of another. 14 (AB)And Judah also will fight at Jerusalem; and the (AC)wealth of all the surrounding nations will be gathered, gold and silver and garments in great abundance. 15 And in the same way, (AD)the plague on the horse, the mule, the camel, the donkey, and all the cattle that will be in those camps will be like this plague.

16 Then it will be that any who are left of all the nations that went against Jerusalem will (AE)go up from year to year to worship the King, Yahweh of hosts, and to celebrate the (AF)Feast of Booths. 17 And it will be that whichever of the families of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the (AG)King, Yahweh of hosts, there will be (AH)no rain on them. 18 And if the family of Egypt does not go up or enter, then no rain will fall on them; it will be the (AI)plague with which Yahweh plagues the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths. 19 This will be the [h]punishment of Egypt, and the [i]punishment of all the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths.

20 In that day there will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, “(AJ)Holy to Yahweh.” And the (AK)pots in the house of Yahweh will be like the bowls before the altar. 21 And every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be (AL)holy to Yahweh of hosts; and all who sacrifice will come and take of them and boil in them. And there will no longer be a [j](AM)Canaanite in the house of Yahweh of hosts in that day.

Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 14:5 As in the ancient versions; Heb You
  2. Zechariah 14:6 Lit glorious ones will congeal
  3. Zechariah 14:7 Lit day one, cf. Gen 1:5
  4. Zechariah 14:10 Lit it
  5. Zechariah 14:11 Lit they
  6. Zechariah 14:13 Lit be among
  7. Zechariah 14:13 Lit rise up
  8. Zechariah 14:19 Lit sin
  9. Zechariah 14:19 Lit sin
  10. Zechariah 14:21 Or merchant