Fragment 1
1 [… “A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob,] to [the mighty God.” …] 2 [… the remnant of] Israel; this […] 3 […] the chiefs of his men of valor, and … […] 4 […] the appointed times of the priests, for it [is …]
Fragments 2-4
1 […] … the sons of […] 2 […] which he said, “If [your people Israel] were [like the sand of the sea,] 3 [a remnant would return among them. Destruction is] decreed, overflowing with righteousness […]” 4 […] … and many will perish […] 5 […] … […] the staff [… in] the land, in truth … […] 6 […] Therefore thus says [the Lord, the LORD of hosts, “Do not be afraid, my people,] 7 [you who live in] Zion, [of Assyria; he strikes you] with the rod [and raises his staff against you in the way of Egypt.] 8 [For in a very] little [while the indignation will be spent, and my anger will turn to their destruction.]” And will rouse [against him] 9 [the LORD of hosts a whip, as when he struck Midian at the rock of] Oreb, and his staff [will be over the sea,] 10 [and he will raise it in the way of Egypt. And on that day] his burden will depart [from your shoulder.]
Fragments 5-6
1 […] … … […] 2 […] when they return from the wilderness of the peoples […] 3 […] the prince of the congregation, and afterwards he will depart from them […] 4 […] 5 […] “He has come to Aiath, he has passed [through Migron;] at Michmash 6 [he leaves his baggage. They have crossed] the pass; Geba is a lodging for them. [Ramah] trembles; [Gibeah] 7 [of Saul has fled. Cry out with] your voice, daughter of Gallim! Give heed, [Laishah! Poor Anathoth!] 8 [Madmenah] has fled; the inhabitants of Gebim have sought refuge. Still [today he will halt at Nob;] 9 [he will shake] his fist at the mount of daughter Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.” […] 10 […] the word for the end of days, to come … […] 11 […] trembles when he goes up from the valley of Acco to fight against … […] 12 […] … and there is none like him, and in all the cities of the … […] 13 […] and as far as the border of Jerusalem […]
Fragment 7
1 […] the broken of heart […] 2 […] lowly … […]
Fragments 8-10
1 [… “And the lofty in] stature [are hewn down,] 2 [and the high will be brought low, and he will cut down] the thickets [of the forest] with iron, and Lebanon by a mighty one 3 [will fall.” Its interpretation concerns] the Kittim, who will crush the house of Israel, and the poor 4 […] all the nations, and the warriors will be dismayed, and [their heart] will melt […] 5 […] “The lofty in stature are hewn down”: they are the warriors of [the Kittim …] 6 [… And that which he] said, “And the thickets of the forest will be cut down with iron”: [they are …] 7 […] … for the war of the Kittim. “And Lebanon [by a mighty one] 8 [will fall”: its interpretation concerns] the Kittim, who will be given into the hand of his great one […] 9 […] … when he flees from before … […] … […] 10 […] 11 [“And a shoot will come out from the stump of] Jesse, and a branch from his roots [will bear fruit. And there will rest] upon him [the spirit] 12 [of the LORD, the spirit of wisdom] and understanding, the spirit of counsel [and might,] the spirit of knowledge 13 [and of the fear of the LORD. And his delight will be in the fear of] the LORD. [And not] by the sight of [his eyes] 14 [will he judge, and not by the hearing of his ears will he decide.] And he will judge [the poor with righteousness, and decide] 15 [with equity for the humble of the land. And he will strike the land with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will put] 16 [the wicked to death. And righteousness will be the belt of] his loins, [and faithfulness the belt of his waist.” …] 17 [Its interpretation concerns the Branch of] David who will arise at the end [of days …] 18 […] his enemies, and God will sustain him with [the spirit of] might […] 19 […] throne of glory, a [holy] crown, and embroidered garments […] 20 […] … in his hand, and over all the [nations] he will rule, and Magog […] 21 [all] the peoples his sword will judge. And that which he said, “Not […] 22 […] and not by the hearing of his ears will he decide”: its interpretation is that […] 23 […] and as they teach him, so will he judge, and at their word […] 24 […] with him. One of the priests of renown will go out, and in his hand garments of […]
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