1 “When that time comes,” says the Lord Almighty, “a fountain will be opened to purify the descendants of David and the people of Jerusalem from their sin and idolatry. 2 At that time I will remove the names of the idols from the land, and no one will remember them any more. I will get rid of anyone who claims to be a prophet and will take away the desire to worship idols. 3 Then if anyone still insists on prophesying, his own father and mother will tell him that he must be put to death, because he claimed to speak the Lord's word, but spoke lies instead. When he prophesies, his own father and mother will stab him to death. 4 When that time comes, no prophet will be proud of his visions or act like a prophet or wear a prophet's coarse garment in order to deceive people. 5 Instead, he will say, ‘I am not a prophet. I am a farmer—I have farmed the land all my life.’ 6 Then if someone asks him, ‘What are those wounds on your chest?’ he will answer, ‘I got them at a friend's house.’”
The Command to Kill God's Shepherd
7 The Lord Almighty says, “Wake up, sword, and attack the shepherd who works for me! Kill him, and the sheep will be scattered. I will attack my people 8 and throughout the land two-thirds of the people will die. 9 And I will test the third that survives and will purify them as silver is purified by fire. I will test them as gold is tested. Then they will pray to me, and I will answer them. I will tell them that they are my people, and they will confess that I am their God.”
1 Todien Dāvida namam un Jeruzālemes iemītniekiem atvērsies avots – lai šķīstītos no grēkiem un aptraipījuma.
Elkdievība un viltus pravieši tiks iznīcināti
2 “Todien būs tā,” saka Pulku Kungs, “es iznīdēšu šajā zemē elku dievu vārdus, ka tos vairs nepieminēs, un arī to praviešus ne, un es aizvākšu no šīs zemes nešķīstības garu! 3 Ja tad vēl kāds pravietos, tad lai viņa tēvs un māte saka: tev nepalikt dzīvam, jo Kunga vārdā tu runā melus! – ja tas pravieto, lai to nodur paša tēvs un māte, kas to dzemdējuši! 4 Todien pravieši paliks kaunā ar saviem redzējumiem – kas pravieto, tas vairs nevilks mugurā spalvainas drānas, lai krāptos! 5 Tad taisnosies: es neesmu pravietis! Es, vīrs, kas strādā zemi, jau kopš jaunības es te vienam cilvēkam piederu! 6 Un, ja kāds tam teiks: kas tās tev par rētām uz muguras? – tas sacīs: tās rētas es dabūju mājās no saviem draugiem!
Gans tiks nogalināts un avis izklīdīs
7 Zoben, mosties pret manu ganu,
pret to vīru, kas man ir tuvs! –
saka Pulku Kungs.
Sit ganu, lai izklīst avis!
Es vērsīšu savu roku
arī pret sīkajiem blēžiem!
8 Visā zemē,
saka Kungs,
divas trešdaļas iznīdēs, izkaus,
tik viena trešdaļa paliks pāri!
9 Šo trešdaļu es caur uguni vedīšu,
šķīstīšu, kā sudrabu šķīsta,
pārbaudīšu viņus, kā zeltu pārbauda, –
tad tie piesauks manu vārdu –
un es tiem atbildēšu,
es teikšu: jūs esat mana tauta, –
un tie teiks: Kungs ir mūsu Dievs!”
