Targum Jonathan on the Prophets Zechariah · chapter 13

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1. 1

   בְּעִדָנָא הַהִיא יְהֵי אוּלְפַן אוֹרַיְתָא גְלֵי כְּמַבּוּעַ דְמַיִין לְבֵית דָוִד וּלְיָתְבֵי יְרוּשְׁלֵם וְאֶשְׁבּוֹק לְחוֹבֵיהוֹן כְּמָא דִמְדַכָּן בְּמֵי אַדְיוּתָא וּבִקְטָם תּוֹרָתָא דְחַטָאתָא:

   “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.

2. 2

   וִיהֵי בְעִדָנָא הַהִיא אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת אֱשֵׁיצֵי יַת שׁוּם טַעֲוַת עַמְמַיָא מִן אַרְעָא וְלָא יְהֵי דָכְרָן מִשׁוּמְהוֹן עוֹד וְאַף יַת נְבִיֵי שִׁקְרָא וְיַת רוּחַ מְסַאֲבָא אֲבַטֵיל מִן אַרְעָא:

   And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.

3. 3

   וִיהֵי אֲרֵי אִתְנַבֵּי גְבַר עוֹד וְיֵימְרוּן לֵיהּ אֲבוּהִי וְאִמֵיהּ יַלְדוֹהִי לָא תִתְקַיֵם אֲרֵי שִׁקְרָא אִתְנַבֵּיתָא בִּשְׁמָא דַייָ וְיֶחְדוּן בֵּיהּ אֲבוּהִי וְאִמֵיהּ יַלְדוֹהִי בְּאִתְנַבָּיוּתֵיהּ:

   And if anyone still prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will say to him, ‘You shall not remain alive, because you have spoken falsely in the name of the LORD.’ When he prophesies, his father and mother who bore him will pierce him through.

4. 4

   וִיהֵי בְּעִדָנָא הַהִיא יִבְהֲתוּן נְבִיֵי שִׁקְרָא גְבַר מִנְבוּאֲתֵהּ בְּאִתְנַבָּיוּתֵיהּ וְלָא יִתְנַבּוּן עוֹד שְׁקַר בְּדִיל לְאַלְפָא כַּדִיבִין:

   And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.

5. 5

   וְיֵימַר לָא נְבִיָא אֲנָא גְבַר פָּלַח בְּאַרְעָא אֲנָא אֲרֵי אֱנָשָׁא אַקְנִיַנִי מִזְעוּרִי:

   He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’

6. 6

   וְיֵימַר לֵיהּ מָה מְחָתָא הָאִלֵין דַאֲתָאָה עֲלָנָא הֲלָא בְּעוֹבָדֵי יְדָךְ וְיֵימַר יָאוּת לָקֵינָא בְּחוֹבִין דְרַחֲמָנָא:

   If someone asks him, ‘What are these wounds on your chest?’ he will answer, ‘These are the wounds I received in the house of my friends.’

7. 7

   חַרְבָּא אִתְגְלָא עַל מַלְכָּא דְבָבֶל וְעַל שִׁלְטוֹנָא חַבְרֵיהּ דִכְוָתֵיהּ דְדָמֵיהּ לֵיהּ אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת קְטוֹל יַת מַלְכָּא דְבָבֶל וְיִתְבַּדְרוּן שִׁלְטוֹנַיָא וַאֲתִיב יַת מְחַת גְבוּרְתִּי עַל תִּנְיָנַיָא:

   Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.

8. 8

   וִיהֵי בְּכָל אַרְעָא אֲמַר יְיָ תְּרֵין חוּלְקִין דְבָהּ יִשְׁתֵּיצוּן יְסוּפוּן (וּתְלִיתָאָה) יִשְׁתָּאֵר בָּהּ:

   And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it.

9. 9

   וְאָעֵיל יַת תִּלְתָּא בְּעָקָא בְּכוּר דְאָשָׁא וְאַצְרוֹפִינוּן כְּמָא דְצָרְפִין יַת כַּסְפָּא וְאֶבְחֲרִינוּן כְּמָא דְבָחֲרִין יַת דַהֲבָה הוּא יְצַלֵי בִשְׁמִי וַאֲנָא אֲקַבֵּיל צְלוֹתֵיהּ אֲמָרֵית עַמִי הוּא וְהוּא יֵימַר יְיָ אֱלֹהָי:

   This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”