3.2 KiB
the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me, saying,
This idiom is used to introduce a special message from God. See how you translated this in Zechariah 7:4. AT: "Yahweh of hosts gave me a message. He said," or "Yahweh of hosts spoke this message to me, saying," (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
came to me
Here "me" refers to Zechariah.
The fasts of the fourth month, the fifth month, the seventh month, and the tenth month
"The fasts of months 4, 5, 7, and 10" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal)
The fasts of the fourth month
The assumed knowledge is that the Jews mourned during a part of the fourth month of the Hebrew calendar because this is when the Babylonians broke through the walls of Jerusalem. The fourth month is during the last part of June and the first part of July on Western calendars. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths)
the fifth month
The assumed knowledge is that the Jewish people fasted during a part of the fifth month of the Hebrew calendar because this is when the Babylonians destroyed the temple in Jerusalem. The fifth month is during the last part of July and the first part of August on Western calendars. See how you translated this in Zechariah 7:3. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths)
the seventh month
The assumed knowledge is that the Jews mourned during a part of the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar because in this month the remaining Jews in Jerusalem fled to Egypt after the murder of Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon appointed as governor over Judah. The seventh month is during the last part of September and the first part of October on Western calendars. See how you translated this in Zechariah 7:5. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths)
the tenth month
The assumed knowledge is that the Jews mourned during a part of the tenth month of the Hebrew calendar because this is when the Babylonians began their siege against Jerusalem. The tenth month is during the last part of December and the first part of January on Western calendars. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit and rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths)
times of joy, gladness, and happy festivals
The abstract nouns "joy" and "gladness" can be translated using adjectives. AT: "joyful and glad times, with happy festivals" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)
the house of Judah
The word "house" is a metonym for the family that lives in the house. In this case it refers to the people in the kingdom of Judah, which included the descendants of Judah and Benjamin. AT: "the people of Judah" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
love truth and peace
The abstract nouns "truth" and "peace" can be translated using adjectives. AT: "love what is truthful and peaceful" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)