Zechariah 11
King James Version
11 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
2 Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.
3 There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
4 Thus saith the Lord my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter;
5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the Lord; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the Lord: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.
7 And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
8 Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
9 Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.
10 And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the Lord.
12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
13 And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord.
14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
15 And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.
17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
Zechariah 11
English Standard Version
The Flock Doomed to Slaughter
11 Open your doors, (A)O Lebanon,
that the fire may devour your cedars!
2 Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen,
for the glorious trees are ruined!
Wail, (B)oaks of Bashan,
for the thick forest has been felled!
3 The sound of (C)the wail of (D)the shepherds,
for their glory is ruined!
The sound of the roar of (E)the lions,
(F)for the thicket of the Jordan is ruined!
4 Thus said the Lord my God: (G)“Become shepherd of the flock doomed to slaughter. 5 (H)Those who buy them slaughter them and go unpunished, and those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the Lord, (I)I have become rich,’ and their own shepherds have no pity on them. 6 For (J)I will no longer have pity on the inhabitants of this land, declares the Lord. Behold, I will cause each of them to fall into the hand of his neighbor, and each into the hand of his king, and they shall crush the land, and I will deliver none from their hand.”
7 (K)So I became the shepherd of the flock doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep traders. And I took two staffs, one I named (L)Favor, the other I named (M)Union. (N)And I tended the sheep. 8 In one month (O)I destroyed the three shepherds. But I became impatient with them, and they also detested me. 9 So I said, “I will not be your shepherd. (P)What is to die, let it die. What is to be destroyed, let it be destroyed. And let those who are left devour the flesh of one another.” 10 And I took (Q)my staff Favor, and I broke it, annulling the covenant that I had made with all the peoples. 11 So it was annulled on that day, and the sheep traders, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of the Lord. 12 Then I said to them, “If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” And they weighed out as my wages (R)thirty pieces of silver. 13 Then the Lord said to me, “Throw it to the potter”—(S)the lordly price at which I was priced by them. So I took the (T)thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the Lord, to the potter. 14 Then I broke (U)my second staff Union, annulling the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.
15 Then the Lord said to me, “Take once more the equipment of (V)a foolish shepherd. 16 For behold, I am raising up in the land a shepherd (W)who does not care for those being destroyed, or seek the young or heal the maimed or nourish the healthy, but (X)devours the flesh of the fat ones, tearing off even their hoofs.
Sekaryaah 11
Somali Bible
11 Lubnaanay, albaabbadaada fur in dab baabbi'iyo geedahaaga kedarka ah. 2 Geed beroosh ahow, ooya, waayo, geedkii kedarka ahaa waa dhacay, maxaa yeelay, kuwii qurqurxoonaa waa la kharribay. Kuwiinna geedaha alloonka ah oo Baashaan yahow, ooya, waayo, kayntii adkayd waa dhacday. 3 Waxaa yeedhaya codkii baroortii adhijirrada! Waayo, sharaftoodii waa la kharribay! Waxaa yeedhaya codkii cida aaran libaaxyada! Waayo, kibirkii Urdun waa la kharribay.
Laba Adhijir
4 Rabbiga Ilaahayga ahu wuxuu yidhi, Daaji idaha la qalayo. 5 Kuwii hantidooda lahaa way gowracaan, oo isumana ay haystaan inay eed leeyihiin, oo kuwa iyaga soo iibiyaana mid kastaaba wuxuu leeyahay, Mahad waxaa leh Rabbiga, waayo, taajir baan noqday, oo adhijirradooduna uma ay naxaan iyaga. 6 Waayo, Rabbigu wuxuu leeyahay, Anigu mar dambe u sii nixi maayo dadka dalka deggan, laakiinse bal eeg, nin kastaba waxaan ku ridi doonaa gacanta deriskiisa, iyo gacanta boqorkiisa, oo iyana dalkay ku dhufan doonaan, oo gacantooda kama aan samatabbixin doono. 7 Markaasaan daajiyey idaha la qalayo, oo sida xaqiiqada ah waxay ahaayeen idaha ugu miskiinsan. Oo waxaan soo qaatay laba ulood, oo mid waxaan u bixiyey Raallinimo, middii kalena waxaan u bixiyey Xidhiidh, oo idihii waan daajiyey. 8 Oo saddexdii adhijirba isku bil baan baabbi'iyey, waayo, naftaydu way ka daashay, oo weliba naftooduna way iga neceen. 9 Markaasaan idhi, Anigu idin daajin maayo. Kii dhimanayaa ha dhinto, kii halligmayaana ha halligmo, oo intii hadhana mid waluba kan kale hilibkiisa ha cuno. 10 Oo waxaan soo qaatay ushaydii aan Raallinimo u bixiyey, oo waan kala jebiyey, si aan u jebiyo axdigaygii aan dadyowga oo dhan la dhigtay. 11 Oo maalintaasuu jabay, oo sidaasay kuwii idaha u miskiinsanaa oo i dhegaystay u ogaadeen in kaasu yahay Eraygii Rabbiga. 12 Oo waxaan iyagii ku idhi, Hadday idinla wanaagsan tahay, kiradaydii i siiya, haddii kalese iska daaya. Sidaas daraaddeed waxay kiradaydii iigu miisaameen soddon gogo' oo lacag ah. 13 Oo Rabbigu wuxuu igu yidhi, Dheryasameeyaha u tuur qiimihii wanaagsanaa oo ay igu qiimeeyeen. Oo anna waxaan soo qaaday soddonkii gogo' oo lacagta ahaa, kolkaasaan guriga Rabbiga ugu tuuray dheryasameeyaha. 14 Oo haddana waxaan kala jebiyey ushaydii kale oo aan Xidhiidh u bixiyey, inaan kala gooyo walaalnimadii dadka dalka Yahuudah iyo dadka dalka Israa'iil ka dhexaysay.
15 Oo Rabbigu wuxuu igu yidhi, Haddana mar kale waxaad qaadataa adhijir nacas ah alaabtiis. 16 Waayo, bal eeg, waxaan dalka ka dhex kicin doonaa adhijir aan soo booqanayn kuwa ambaday, oo aan doondoonayn kuwa kala firdhay, oo aan bogsiinayn kii jaban, oo aan daajinayn kii feyow, laakiinse isagu wuxuu cuni doonaa hilibka baruurta, oo raafafkoodana wuu kala dildillaacin doonaa. 17 Waxaa iska hoogay adhijirka waxtarlaawaha ah oo adhiga isaga taga! Seef baa ku dhici doonta gacantiisa iyo ishiisa midig. Gacantiisu dhammaanteed way engegi doontaa, oo ishiisa midigna kulligeed way madoobaan doontaa.
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