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OET (OET-RV) and I asked, “What are those people coming to do?”
¶ “Those horns are the nations that scattered Yehudah so that everyone went into hiding,” he answered, “But the blacksmiths have come to terrify the horns—to amputate the horns of the nations that attacked Yehudah, scattering the people.”![]()
OET-LV (ZEC 2:4) [fn] and_I_said what are_these coming to_do and_he/it_said to_say these are_the_horns which they_scattered DOM Yəhūdāh according_to_the_mouth_of a_man not he_lifted_up his/its_head and_they_came these_craftsmen to_terrify DOM_them to_throw_down DOM the_horns_of the_nations which_lifted_ a_horn _up against the_land_of Yəhūdāh to_scatter_it.
_C1.htm#C1V21">2:4 Note: KJB: Zech.1.21![]()
UHB 2:4 וָאֹמַ֕ר מָ֛ה אֵ֥לֶּה בָאִ֖ים לַֽעֲשׂ֑וֹת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לֵאמֹ֗ר אֵ֣לֶּה הַקְּרָנ֞וֹת אֲשֶׁר־זֵ֣רוּ אֶת־יְהוּדָ֗ה כְּפִי־אִישׁ֙ לֹא־נָשָׂ֣א רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ אֵ֨לֶּה֙ לְהַחֲרִ֣יד אֹתָ֔ם לְיַדּ֞וֹת אֶת־קַרְנ֣וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֗ם הַנֹּשְׂאִ֥ים קֶ֛רֶן אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָ֖ה לְזָרוֹתָֽהּ׃ס ‡
(2:4 vāʼomar māh ʼēlleh ⱱāʼim laˊₐsōt vayyoʼmer lēʼmor ʼēlleh haqqərānōt ʼₐsher-zērū ʼet-yəhūdāh kəfī-ʼīsh loʼ-nāsāʼ roʼshō vayyāⱱoʼū ʼēlleh ləhaḩₐrid ʼotām ləyaddōt ʼet-qarnōt haggōyim hannosʼim qeren ʼel-ʼereʦ yəhūdāh ləzārōtāh.§)
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BrLXX (ZEC 2:4) Καὶ εἶπα, τί οὗτοι ἔρχονται ποιῆσαι; καὶ εἶπε ταῦτα τὰ κέρατα τὰ διασκορπίσαντα τὸν Ἰούδα καὶ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ κατέαξαν, καὶ οὐδεὶς αὐτῶν ᾖρε κεφαλήν· καὶ ἐξήλθοσαν οὗτοι τοῦ ὀξῦναι αὐτὰ εἰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν, τὰ τέσσαρα κέρατα, τὰ ἔθνη τὰ ἐπαιρόμενα κέρας ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν Κυρίου, τοῦ διασκορπίσαι αὐτήν.
(Kai eipa, ti houtoi erⱪontai poiaʸsai; kai eipe tauta ta kerata ta diaskorpisanta ton Youda kai ton Israaʸl kateaxan, kai oudeis autōn aʸre kefalaʸn; kai exaʸlthosan houtoi tou oxunai auta eis ⱪeiras autōn, ta tessara kerata, ta ethnaʸ ta epairomena keras epi taʸn gaʸn Kuriou, tou diaskorpisai autaʸn.)
BrTr (ZEC 2:4) And I said, What are these coming to do? And he said, These are the horns that scattered Juda, and they broke Israel in pieces, and none of them lifted up his head: and these are come forth to sharpen them for their hands, even the four horns, the nations that lifted up the horn against the land of the Lord to scatter it.
ULT And I said, “What are these coming to do?” And he said, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, according to the mouth of a man, who has not lifted up his head. And these have come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations, the ones lifting up a horn against the land of Judah to scatter her.”
UST I asked, “What are these craftsmen coming to do?” He replied, “Those horns represent the powerful nations that scattered the people of Judah so badly that no one could resist them. These craftsmen have come to terrify those nations and to crush the military power that those nations used against the people of Judah to scatter them.”
BSB & MSB “What are these coming to do?” I asked.
§ And He replied, “These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head; but the [craftsmen] have come to terrify them [and] throw down these horns of the nations that have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
OEB I said, ‘What are these coming to do?’ He answered, ‘The horns scattered Judah, so that no one dared lift their head. But the smiths have come to terrify them, to crush the horns of the nations which lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter its people.’
WEBBE & WMBB Then I asked, “What are these coming to do?”
¶ He said, “These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man lifted up his head; but these have come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations that lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
NET I asked, “What are these going to do?” He answered, “These horns are the ones that have scattered Judah so that there is no one to be seen. But the blacksmiths have come to terrify Judah’s enemies and cut off the horns of the nations that have thrust themselves against the land of Judah in order to scatter its people.”
LSV And I say, “What [are] these coming to do?” And He speaks, saying, “These [are] the horns that have scattered Judah, so that no one has lifted up his head, and these come to trouble them, to cast down the horns of the nations who are lifting up a horn against the land of Judah—to scatter it.”
FBV “What are these men coming to do?” I asked.
¶ The angel replied, “The four horns—these nations—scattered Judah, humbling the people so that they could not lift up their heads. These craftsmen have to come to terrify these nations, and to destroy them—those who used their power against the land of Judah, scattering the people.”
T4T I asked, “What are those men coming to do?”
¶ He replied, “The armies represented by those horns caused the people of Judah to be scattered, with the result that they suffered greatly. But the craftsmen have come to cause those who attacked [IDM] Judah to be terrified and crushed.”
LEB and I asked, “What are these coming to do?” And he answered, saying, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, ⌊so that no man⌋[fn] lifted up his head; but these have come to frighten them, to strike down the horns of the nations that lifted a horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
1:21 Literally “according to the mouth of a man”
BBE Then I said, What have these come to do? And he said, These are the horns which sent Judah in flight, and kept him from lifting up his head: but these men have come to send fear on them and to put down the nations who are lifting up their horns against the land of Judah to send it in flight.
Moff “What have they come to do?’ I asked. And he replied, “Yon horns routed Judah, till it could not raise its head; but these have come to demolish them, to strike down the horns of the nations who raised their horns to rout the land of Judah.”
JPS (ZEC 2:4) (2-8) and said unto him: 'Run, speak to this young man, saying: 'Jerusalem shall be inhabited without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein.
ASV Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head; but these are come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the nations, which lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.
DRA And I said: What come these to do? and he spoke, saying: These are the horns which have scattered Juda every man apart, and none of them lifted up his head: and these are come to fray them, to cast down the horns of the nations, that have lifted up the horn upon the land of Juda to scatter it.
YLT And I say, 'What [are] these coming in to do?' And He speaketh, saying: 'These [are] the horns that have scattered Judah, so that no one hath lifted up his head, and these come in to trouble them, to cast down the horns of the nations who are lifting up a horn against the land of Judah — to scatter it.'
Drby And I said, What come these to do? And he spoke, saying, Those are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man lifted up his head; but these are come to affright them, to cast out the horns of the nations, which lifted up the horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.
RV Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast down the horns of the nations, which lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.
(Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which scattered Yudah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast down the horns of the nations, which lifted up their horn against the land of Yudah to scatter it.)
SLT And saying, What came these to do? And he will say, saying, These the horns which scattered Judah, so that a man lifted not up his head: and these will come to terrify them, to cast out the horns of the nations lifting up the horn to the land of Judah to scatter it.
Wbstr Then said I, What come these to do? And he spoke, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man lifted up his head: but these are come to terrify them, to cast down the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.
KJB-1769 Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.
(Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Yudah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Yudah to scatter it.)
KJB-1611 Then said I, What come these to doe? And hee spake, saying, These are the hornes which haue scattered Iudah, so that no man did lift vp his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the hornes of the Gentiles, which lift vp their horne ouer the land of Iudah to scatter it.
(Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Yudah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lift up their horn over the land of Yudah to scatter it.)
Bshps Then saide I: what wyll these do? He aunswered & said: These are the hornes which haue scattered Iuda, so that no man durst lyft vp his head: but these are come to fray them away, and to cast out the hornes of the Gentiles which lyft vp their horne ouer the lande of Iuda to scatter it abroade.
(Then said I: what will these do? He answered and said: These are the horns which have scattered Yuda, so that no man durst lift up his head: but these are come to fray them away, and to cast out the horns of the Gentiles which lift up their horn over the land of Yudah to scatter it abroad.)
Gnva Then said I, What come these to doe? And he answered, and said, These are the hornes, which haue scattered Iudah, so that a man durst not lift vp his head: but these are come to fray them, and to cast out the hornes of the Gentiles, which lift vp their horne ouer the land of Iudah, to scatter it.
(Then said I, What come these to do? And he answered, and said, These are the horns, which have scattered Yudah, so that a man durst not lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, and to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lift up their horn over the land of Yudah, to scatter it.)
Cvdl Then sayde I: what wil these do? He answered, & sayde: Those are the hornes, which haue so strowed Iuda abrode, that no man durst lift vp his heade: But these are come to fraye them awaye, and to cast out ye hornes of the Gentiles, which lift vp their horne ouer the londe of Iuda, to scatre it abrode.
(Then said I: what will these do? He answered, and said: Those are the horns, which have so strewed Yudah abroad, that no man durst lift up his heade: But these are come to fraye them away, and to cast out ye/you_all horns of the Gentiles, which lift up their horn over the land of Yuda, to scatter it abroad.)
Wycl And Y seide, What comen these for to do? Which spak, seiynge, These ben the hornes, that wyndewiden Juda bi alle men, and no man of hem reiside his heed; and these camen for to make hem aferd, that thei caste doun the hornes of hethene men, which reisiden horn on the lond of Juda, for to scatere it.
(And I said, What came these for to do? Which spoke, saying, These been the horns, that scattered Yudah by all men, and no man of hem raised his heed; and these came for to make hem afraid, that they cast/threw down the horns of heathen men, which raised horn on the land of Yuda, for to scatter it.)
Luth (ZEC 2:4) Da sprach ich: Was wollen die machen? Er sprach: Die Hörner, die Juda so zerstreuet haben, daß niemand sein Haupt hat mögen aufheben, dieselbigen abzuschrecken, sind diese kommen, daß sie die Hörner der Heiden abstoßen, welche das Horn haben über das Land Juda gehoben, dasselbige zu zerstreuen.
(So spoke I: What want the make? He spoke: The horns, the Yuda so scattered have, that no_one be head has may lift, the_same to_deter/put_off, are this/these coming, that they/she/them the horns the/of_the heathens thrust_away, which the Horn have above the country Yuda elevated, the_same to/for disperse.)
ClVg Et dixi: Quid isti veniunt facere? Qui ait, dicens: Hæc sunt cornua quæ ventilaverunt Judam per singulos viros, et nemo eorum levavit caput suum: et venerunt isti deterrere ea, ut dejiciant cornua gentium, quæ levaverunt cornu super terram Juda ut dispergerent eam.
(And I_said: What these they_come to_do? Who he_said, saying: These are horns which they_fanned Yudas through each_one men, and nobody/no_one their he_lifted the_head his_own: and they_came these to_deter them, as they_may_cast_down horns of_Gentile_nations, which they_lifted horn over the_earth/land Yuda as they_would_disperse her.)
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
אֵ֥לֶּה & אֵ֣לֶּה הַקְּרָנ֞וֹת & וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ אֵ֨לֶּה֙
these & these [are]_the,horns & and=they_came these
The word These is used three times in this verse with two different referents. The first and third these refers to the craftsmen. The second these refers to the horns, that is, the powerful nations. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [are these craftsmen … These horns are the nations … And these craftsmen have come]
Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ אֵ֨לֶּה֙ לְהַחֲרִ֣יד אֹתָ֔ם
and=they_came these to,terrify DOM=them
The term translated as And here indicates that what follows is the result or purpose of what came before. The craftsmen have come in order to terrify the nations that scattered Judah. Use a connector in your language that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [So these have come to terrify them]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
קַרְנ֣וֹת הַגּוֹיִ֗ם
horns_of the=nations
Here, the horns of the nations represents the military power of those nations. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the armies of the nations]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
אֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָ֖ה
earth/land Yehuda
Here, the land of Judah represents the people who live there. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [against the people of Judah]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
כְּפִי
according,to_[the]_mouth_of
The angel is using according to the mouth of as a common expression of the culture to mean “so that.” 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: [to the extent that]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
אִישׁ֙ לֹא־נָשָׂ֣א רֹאשׁ֔וֹ
(a)_man not raise his/its=head
The angel is using has not lifted up his head as a common expression of the culture to mean “no one was able to resist or act with confidence.” 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: [no one was able to resist them] or [no one dared to oppose them]
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
הַנֹּשְׂאִ֥ים קֶ֛רֶן אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָ֖ה
[which]_lifted,up horns to/towards earth/land Yehuda
Here, lifting up a horn represents exercising aggressive military power. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the ones using their military power against the land of Judah]