ZEC 12:8 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἔσται ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ὑπερασπιεῖ Κύριος ὑπὲρ τῶν κατοικούντων Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ ἔσται ὁ ἀσθενῶν ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ὡς Δαυὶδ, ὁ δὲ οἶκος Δαυὶδ ὡς οἶκος Θεοῦ, ὡς ἄγγελος Κυρίου ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν.
(Kai estai en taʸ haʸmera ekeinaʸ huperaspiei Kurios huper tōn katoikountōn Hierousalaʸm, kai estai ho asthenōn en autois en ekeinaʸ taʸ haʸmera hōs Dawid, ho de oikos Dawid hōs oikos Theou, hōs angelos Kuriou enōpion autōn.)

BrTr And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and the weak one among them in that day shall be as David, and the house of David as the house of God, as the angel of the Lord before them.

ULT On that day Yahweh will defend on behalf of the inhabitant of Jerusalem, and the stumbler among them on that day will be like David, and the house of David like God, like the angel of Yahweh to their face.

UST On that day Yahweh will protect the people who live in Jerusalem. Then even the weakest person among them will fight as powerfully as King David, the great warrior, once did. God will give the descendants of King David such great power that as they lead the people, it will seem as though Yahweh’s own angel is going ahead of them.

BSB / MSB On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel[fn] of the LORD going before them.

12:8 Or Angel

OEB ⇔ In that day the Lord will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
⇔ and the feeblest among them will in that day be like David,
⇔ and the house of David like God, like the messenger of the Lord before them.

WEBBE / WMBB In that day the LORD will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He who is feeble amongst them at that day will be like David, and David’s house will be like God, like the LORD’s angel before them.

NET On that day the Lord himself will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like mighty David, and the dynasty of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord before them.

LSV In that day YHWH covers over the inhabitant of Jerusalem,
And the stumbling among them has been in that day as David,
And the house of David as God—As the Messenger of YHWH—before them.

FBV On that day the Lord will place a shield around the people of Jerusalem so that even the clumsiest of them will be as skilled a warrior as David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord who leads them.

T4T At that time, I will protect [MET] the people of Jerusalem. When that happens, even the weakest people in Jerusalem will be strong like King David was. And the descendants [MTY] of David will rule the people like I would, as though an angel sent from me, Yahweh, was their leader.

LEB On that day Yahweh will put a shield around the inhabitants[fn] of Jerusalem, and the one who stumbles among them on that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of Yahweh, _⌊before them_⌋.[fn]

12:8 Hebrew “inhabitant”

12:8 Literally “to the face of them”

BBE In that day the Lord will be a cover over the people of Jerusalem; and he who is feeble among them in that day will be as strong as David, and the family of David will be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them.

Moff On that day shall the Eternal protect the dwellers in Jerusalem; even the lame among them on that day shall be like David himself, and David’s house shall be like God himself, like the angel of the Eternal who is their leader.

JPS In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that stumbleth among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as a godlike being, as the angel of the LORD before them.

ASV In that day shall Jehovah defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of Jehovah before them.

DRA In that day shall the Lord protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and he that hath offended among them in that day shall be as David: and the house of David, as that of God, as an angel of the Lord in their sight.

YLT In that day cover over doth Jehovah the inhabitant of Jerusalem, And the stumbling among them hath been in that day as David, And the house of David as God — As a messenger of Jehovah — before them.

Drby In that day will Jehovah defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that stumbleth among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David as [fn]God, as the Angel of Jehovah before them.

12.8 Elohim

RV In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
(In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Yerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.)

SLT In that day Jehovah shall protect about the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he being weak among them in that day was as David; and the house of David as God, as the messenger of Jehovah before them.

Wbstr In that day will the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.

KJB-1769 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.[fn]
(In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Yerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.)

12.8 feeble: or, abject: Heb. fallen

KJB-1611 [fn]In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Ierusalem, and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as Dauid; and the house of Dauid shall be as God, as the Angel of the LORD before them.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

12:8 Or, abiect. Hebr. fallen.

Bshps In that day shall the Lorde defende the citezins of Hierusalem, so that the weakest then among them shalbe as Dauid: and the house of Dauid shalbe as gods house, and as the angel of the Lorde before them.
(In that day shall the Lord defend the citizens of Yerusalem, so that the weakest then among them shall be as David: and the house of David shall be as gods house, and as the angel of the Lord before them.)

Gnva In that day shall the Lord defende the inhabitants of Ierusalem, and he that is feeble among them, in that day shall be as Dauid: and the house of Dauid shall be as Gods house, and as the Angel of the Lord before them.
(In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Yerusalem, and he that is feeble among them, in that day shall be as David: and the house of David shall be as Gods house, and as the Angel of the Lord before them.)

Cvdl In that daye shall the LORDE defende the citesyns of Ierusalem: so that the weakest then amonge them shalbe as Dauid: and the house of Dauid shalbe like as Gods house, and as the angell off the LORDE before them.
(In that day shall the LORD defend the citizens of Yerusalem: so that the weakest then among them shall be as David: and the house of David shall be like as Gods house, and as the angel off the LORD before them.)

Wycl In that dai the Lord schal defende the dwelleris of Jerusalem; and he that schal offende of hem, schal be in that dai as Dauid, and the hous of Dauid schal be as of God, as the aungel of the Lord in the siyt of hym.
(In that day the Lord shall defend the dwellers of Yerusalem; and he that shall offend of hem, shall be in that day as David, and the house of David shall be as of God, as the angel of the Lord in the sight of him.)

Luth Zu der Zeit wird der HErr beschirmen die Bürger zu Jerusalem; und wird geschehen, daß, welcher schwach sein wird unter ihnen zu der Zeit, wird sein wie David; und das Haus David wird sein wie Gottes Haus, wie des HErr’s Engel vor ihnen.
(To/For the/of_the time/period becomes the/of_the LORD protect the citizens to/for Yerusalem; and becomes happen, that, which weak be becomes under to_them to/for the/of_the time/period, becomes be as/like David; and the house David becomes be as/like God’s house, as/like the LORD’s angel before/in_front_of to_them.)

ClVg In die illa proteget Dominus habitatores Jerusalem: et erit qui offenderit ex eis in die illa quasi David, et domus David quasi Dei, sicut angelus Domini in conspectu eorum.]
(In day that proteget Master the_inhabitants Yerusalem: and will_be who/which offended from to_them in/into/on day that as_if David, and home David as_if of_God, like messenger/angel Master in/into/on in_sight their.])

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הַ⁠נִּכְשָׁ֥ל בָּ⁠הֶ֛ם

the_[one,who]_stumbles (is)_in=them

Here Zechariah is speaking of a weak or feeble person as if he were a stumbler. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and the weakest one among them]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

הַ⁠נִּכְשָׁ֥ל

(Some words not found in UHB: in_the=day (the)=that shield YHWH behind inhabitants_of Yerushalayim and=it_was the_[one,who]_stumbles (is)_in=them in_the=day (the)=that like,David and,the_house_of Dāvid like=ʼElohīm like,the_angel_of YHWH before,,them )

Zechariah is using the adjective stumbler as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [the one who stumbles]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

וְ⁠הָיָ֞ה & כְּ⁠דָוִ֑יד וּ⁠בֵ֤ית דָּוִיד֙ כֵּֽ⁠אלֹהִ֔ים

and=it_was & like,David and,the_house_of Dāvid like=ʼElohīm

Zechariah says will be like David, and the house of David like God as an extreme statement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [will be strong like David was, and the house of David will seem as powerful as God]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וּ⁠בֵ֤ית דָּוִיד֙ כֵּֽ⁠אלֹהִ֔ים כְּ⁠מַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה

and,the_house_of Dāvid like=ʼElohīm like,the_angel_of YHWH

The point of this comparison is that just as God and the angel of Yahweh are powerful, so the house of David will be powerful as they lead the people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [and the house of David will be as powerful as God is, as powerful as the angel of Yahweh]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

כְּ⁠מַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה לִ⁠פְנֵי⁠הֶֽם

like,the_angel_of YHWH before,,them

Here, their face represents their presence, so the phrase means going ahead of the people to lead them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [like having the angel of Yahweh fighting in front of them]

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