ZEC 14:1 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἰδοὺ ἡμέραι ἔρχονται Κυρίου, καὶ διαμερισθήσονται τὰ σκῦλά σου ἐν σοί·
(Idou haʸmerai erⱪontai Kuriou, kai diameristhaʸsontai ta skula sou en soi;)

BrTr Behold, the days of the Lord come, and thy spoils shall be divided in thee.

ULT Behold, a day is coming for Yahweh, and your spoil will be divided in your midst.

UST Pay attention! Yahweh has appointed a time when enemies will plunder the city of Jerusalem, deciding who will take what valuables while they are still in the city where you have to watch them.

BSB Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB A day is coming for the Lord, when your plundered possessions will be divided while you watch.

CSB Look, a day belonging to the LORD is coming when the plunder taken from you will be divided in your presence.

NLT Watch, for the day of the LORD is coming when your possessions will be plundered right in front of you!

NIV A day of the LORD is coming, Jerusalem, when your possessions will be plundered and divided up within your very walls.

CEV The LORD will have his day. And when it comes, everything that was ever taken from Jerusalem will be returned and divided among its people.

ESV Behold, a day is coming for the LORD, when the spoil taken from you will be divided in your midst.

NASB Behold, a day is coming for the LORD when the spoil taken from you will be divided among you.

LSB Behold, a day is coming for Yahweh when the spoil taken from you will be divided among you.

WEBBE Behold, a day of the LORD comes, when your plunder will be divided within you.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG The Day Is Coming (1-2) Note well: God’s Judgment Day is on the way:
  “Plunder will be piled high and handed out.
I’m bringing all the godless nations
  to war against Jerusalem—
Houses plundered,
  women raped,
Half the city taken into exile,
  the other half left behind.”

NET A day of the Lord is about to come when your possessions will be divided as plunder in your midst.

LSV Behold, a day has come to YHWH,
And your spoil has been divided in your midst.

FBV Watch out! For the day of the Lord is coming when what has been plundered from you will be divided up right in front of you.

T4T Listen! It will soon be the time when Yahweh will judge everyone. At that time, the possessions that were taken from you people of Jerusalem by your enemies will be returned to you, and will be divided among you.

LEB Look! A day is coming for Yahweh, when your plunder will be divided in your midst.

NRSV See, a day is coming for the LORD, when the plunder taken from you will be divided in your midst.

NKJV Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, And your spoil will be divided in your midst.

NAB A day is coming for the d LORD d* when the spoils taken from you will be divided in your midst.

BBE See, a day of the Lord is coming when they will make division of your goods taken by force before your eyes.

Moff “Now comes a day for the Eternal, when men shall share your spoil in your very midst;

JPS Behold, a day of the LORD cometh, when thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

ASV Behold, a day of Jehovah cometh, when thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

DRA Behold the days of the Lord shall come, and thy spoils shall be divided in the midst of thee.

YLT Lo, a day hath come to Jehovah, And divided hath been thy spoil in thy midst.

Drby Behold, the day cometh for Jehovah, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

RV Behold, a day of the LORD cometh, when thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
(Behold, a day of the LORD cometh/comes, when thy/your spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee/you.)

SLT Behold, the day to Jehovah coming, and thy spoil was divided in the midst of thee.

Wbstr Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.

KJB-1769 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
(Behold, the day of the LORD cometh/comes, and thy/your spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee/you.)

KJB-1611 ¶ Beholde, the day of the LORD commeth, and thy spoile shall be diuided in the midst of thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Beholde, the day of the Lorde commeth, and thy spoyle shalbe deuided in the middest of thee.
(Behold, the day of the Lord cometh/comes, and thy/your spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee/you.)

Gnva Beholde, the day of the Lord commeth, and thy spoyle shall be deuided in the middes of thee.
(Behold, the day of the Lord cometh/comes, and thy/your spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee/you.)

Cvdl Beholde, the daye of the LORDE cometh, that thou shalt be spoyled and robbed:
(Behold, the day of the LORD cometh/comes, that thou/you shalt/shall be spoiled and robbed:)

Wycl Lo! daies comen, seith the Lord, and thi spuylis schulen be departid in the myddil of thee.
(Lo! days coming, saith/says the Lord, and thy/your spoils should be departed in the middle of thee/you.)

Luth Siehe, es kommt dem HErr’s die Zeit, daß man deinen Raub austeilen wird in dir.
(See/Look, it comes to_him LORD’s the time/period, that man your(s) plunder distribute becomes in you/to_you(sg).)

ClVg Ecce venient dies Domini, et dividentur spolia tua in medio tui.
(Behold they_will_come days Master, and will_be_divided spoils your in/into/on in_the_middle yours(sg).)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִנֵּ֥ה

see/lo/see!

Zechariah is using the term Behold to focus the attention of his listeners on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Listen carefully]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יֽוֹם־בָּ֖א לַֽ⁠יהוָ֑ה

day he/it_came to/for=YHWH

Zechariah is using a day is coming for Yahweh as a common expression of the culture to mean “the time is coming when Yahweh will act to judge his enemies and rescue his people.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the time of Yahweh’s judgment is near]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

וְ⁠חֻלַּ֥ק שְׁלָלֵ֖⁠ךְ בְּ⁠קִרְבֵּֽ⁠ךְ

and,it_will_be_divided plunder_of,your in,midst_of,your

Zechariah is speaking to the city of Jerusalem, which he knows cannot hear him. He is doing this to communicate to the people listening to him that he feels very strongly about what will happen to the city. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate these words as if he were speaking directly to the people about Jerusalem. Alternate translation: [and the spoil taken from Jerusalem will be divided within that city]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

שְׁלָלֵ֖⁠ךְ בְּ⁠קִרְבֵּֽ⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! day he/it_came to/for=YHWH and,it_will_be_divided plunder_of,your in,midst_of,your )

The pronoun your refers to Jerusalem which (see verse 2) represents the people in Jerusalem. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠חֻלַּ֥ק שְׁלָלֵ֖⁠ךְ בְּ⁠קִרְבֵּֽ⁠ךְ

and,it_will_be_divided plunder_of,your in,midst_of,your

The expression will be divided is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and your enemies will divide your spoil in your midst]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

בְּ⁠קִרְבֵּֽ⁠ךְ

in,midst_of,your

The word your is singular here because Zechariah is addressing the city of Jerusalem, so use the singular form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

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