西番雅书 3
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
耶路撒冷的败坏
3 这叛逆、污秽、充满压迫的城有祸了!
2 她不听命令,不受管教;
不倚靠耶和华,
不亲近她的上帝。
3 她的首领是咆哮的狮子,
她的审判官是夜间的豺狼,
不留一点猎物到天明。
4 她的先知是狂妄诡诈之徒,
她的祭司亵渎圣殿,违背律法。
5 但城中的耶和华是公义的,
祂绝不做不义之事。
祂每天早晨伸张正义,从不间断。
然而,不义之人却不知羞耻。
6 “我已消灭列国,
摧毁他们的城楼,
使他们的街道荒废,没有路人;
他们的城邑沦为废墟,杳无人迹,没有居民。
7 我以为这城一定会敬畏我,接受管教,
这样我就不必照所定的毁灭她。
然而,他们却更加热衷于犯罪作恶。
8 “因此,等着我吧,
等着我指控的那一天吧。
我已决定召集列国列邦,
向他们倾倒我的烈怒,
我的怒火必吞噬天下。
这是耶和华说的。
耶和华的拯救
9 “那时,我必洁净万民的口,
以便他们可以求告我的名,
同心合意地事奉我。
10 那些敬拜我的,
就是我那些分散的子民必从古实河对岸带着供物来献给我。
11 到那天,你必不再因背叛我而感到羞愧,
因为那时我必除掉你那里狂妄自大的人,
你在我的圣山上必不再高傲。
12 我必把谦卑贫苦的人留在你那里,
他们必投靠在我耶和华的名下。
13 以色列的余民必不再作恶,
撒谎或出诡诈之言。
他们吃喝躺卧,无人惊扰。”
欢乐之歌
14 锡安城[a]啊,歌唱吧!
以色列啊,欢呼吧!
耶路撒冷城啊,尽情地欢喜快乐吧!
15 耶和华已经撤销对你的刑罚,
赶走你的仇敌,
以色列的王耶和华与你同在,
你必不再惧怕灾祸。
16 到那天,耶路撒冷必听到这样的话:
“锡安啊,不要害怕!不要双手发软!
17 你的上帝耶和华与你同在,
祂是大能的拯救者,
祂必因你而欢喜快乐,欢然歌唱,
用祂的爱安慰你。”
18 “我必招聚你那里因不能守节期而忧愁的人,
使你不再蒙受羞辱。
19 看啊,那时我必惩罚所有欺压你的人,
拯救瘸腿的,召回分散的,
使他们的羞辱化为尊荣,声名远播。
20 那时,我必招聚你们,带你们回到故土。
你们回到故土后,
我必使你们在天下万民中声名远播,得到尊荣。”
这是耶和华说的。
Footnotes
- 3:14 “城”希伯来文是“女子”,可能是对锡安的昵称。
西番雅書 3
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
耶路撒冷的敗壞
3 這叛逆、污穢、充滿壓迫的城有禍了!
2 她不聽命令,不受管教;
不倚靠耶和華,
不親近她的上帝。
3 她的首領是咆哮的獅子,
她的審判官是夜間的豺狼,
不留一點獵物到天明。
4 她的先知是狂妄詭詐之徒,
她的祭司褻瀆聖殿,違背律法。
5 但城中的耶和華是公義的,
祂絕不做不義之事。
祂每天早晨伸張正義,從不間斷。
然而,不義之人卻不知羞恥。
6 「我已消滅列國,
摧毀他們的城樓,
使他們的街道荒廢,沒有路人;
他們的城邑淪為廢墟,杳無人跡,沒有居民。
7 我以為這城一定會敬畏我,接受管教,
這樣我就不必照所定的毀滅她。
然而,他們卻更加熱衷於犯罪作惡。
8 「因此,等著我吧,
等著我指控的那一天吧。
我已決定召集列國列邦,
向他們傾倒我的烈怒,
我的怒火必吞噬天下。
這是耶和華說的。
耶和華的拯救
9 「那時,我必潔淨萬民的口,
以便他們可以求告我的名,
同心合意地事奉我。
10 那些敬拜我的,
就是我那些分散的子民必從古實河對岸帶著供物來獻給我。
11 到那天,你必不再因背叛我而感到羞愧,
因為那時我必除掉你那裡狂妄自大的人,
你在我的聖山上必不再高傲。
12 我必把謙卑貧苦的人留在你那裡,
他們必投靠在我耶和華的名下。
13 以色列的餘民必不再作惡,
撒謊或出詭詐之言。
他們吃喝躺臥,無人驚擾。」
歡樂之歌
14 錫安城[a]啊,歌唱吧!
以色列啊,歡呼吧!
耶路撒冷城啊,盡情地歡喜快樂吧!
15 耶和華已經撤銷對你的刑罰,
趕走你的仇敵,
以色列的王耶和華與你同在,
你必不再懼怕災禍。
16 到那天,耶路撒冷必聽到這樣的話:
「錫安啊,不要害怕!不要雙手發軟!
17 你的上帝耶和華與你同在,
祂是大能的拯救者,
祂必因你而歡喜快樂,歡然歌唱,
用祂的愛安慰你。」
18 「我必招聚你那裡因不能守節期而憂愁的人,
使你不再蒙受羞辱。
19 看啊,那時我必懲罰所有欺壓你的人,
拯救瘸腿的,召回分散的,
使他們的羞辱化為尊榮,聲名遠播。
20 那時,我必招聚你們,帶你們回到故土。
你們回到故土後,
我必使你們在天下萬民中聲名遠播,得到尊榮。」
這是耶和華說的。
Footnotes
- 3·14 「城」希伯來文是「女子」,可能是對錫安的暱稱。
Zephaniah 3
New International Version
Jerusalem
3 Woe to the city of oppressors,(A)
rebellious(B) and defiled!(C)
2 She obeys(D) no one,
she accepts no correction.(E)
She does not trust(F) in the Lord,
she does not draw near(G) to her God.
3 Her officials within her
are roaring lions;(H)
her rulers are evening wolves,(I)
who leave nothing for the morning.(J)
4 Her prophets are unprincipled;
they are treacherous people.(K)
Her priests profane the sanctuary
and do violence to the law.(L)
5 The Lord within her is righteous;(M)
he does no wrong.(N)
Morning by morning(O) he dispenses his justice,
and every new day he does not fail,(P)
yet the unrighteous know no shame.(Q)
Jerusalem Remains Unrepentant
6 “I have destroyed nations;
their strongholds are demolished.
I have left their streets deserted,
with no one passing through.
Their cities are laid waste;(R)
they are deserted and empty.
7 Of Jerusalem I thought,
‘Surely you will fear me
and accept correction!’(S)
Then her place of refuge[a] would not be destroyed,
nor all my punishments come upon[b] her.
But they were still eager
to act corruptly(T) in all they did.
8 Therefore wait(U) for me,”
declares the Lord,
“for the day I will stand up to testify.[c]
I have decided to assemble(V) the nations,(W)
to gather the kingdoms
and to pour out my wrath(X) on them—
all my fierce anger.(Y)
The whole world will be consumed(Z)
by the fire of my jealous anger.
Restoration of Israel’s Remnant
9 “Then I will purify the lips of the peoples,
that all of them may call(AA) on the name of the Lord(AB)
and serve(AC) him shoulder to shoulder.
10 From beyond the rivers of Cush[d](AD)
my worshipers, my scattered people,
will bring me offerings.(AE)
11 On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame(AF)
for all the wrongs you have done to me,(AG)
because I will remove from you
your arrogant boasters.(AH)
Never again will you be haughty
on my holy hill.(AI)
12 But I will leave within you
the meek(AJ) and humble.
The remnant of Israel
will trust(AK) in the name of the Lord.
13 They(AL) will do no wrong;(AM)
they will tell no lies.(AN)
A deceitful tongue
will not be found in their mouths.(AO)
They will eat and lie down(AP)
and no one will make them afraid.(AQ)”
14 Sing, Daughter Zion;(AR)
shout aloud,(AS) Israel!
Be glad and rejoice(AT) with all your heart,
Daughter Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your punishment,
he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;(AU)
never again will you fear(AV) any harm.(AW)
16 On that day
they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
do not let your hands hang limp.(AX)
17 The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.(AY)
He will take great delight(AZ) in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(BA)
but will rejoice over you with singing.”(BB)
18 “I will remove from you
all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals,
which is a burden and reproach for you.
19 At that time I will deal
with all who oppressed(BC) you.
I will rescue the lame;
I will gather the exiles.(BD)
I will give them praise(BE) and honor
in every land where they have suffered shame.
20 At that time I will gather you;
at that time I will bring(BF) you home.
I will give you honor(BG) and praise(BH)
among all the peoples of the earth
when I restore your fortunes[e](BI)
before your very eyes,”
says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:7 Or her sanctuary
- Zephaniah 3:7 Or all those I appointed over
- Zephaniah 3:8 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew will rise up to plunder
- Zephaniah 3:10 That is, the upper Nile region
- Zephaniah 3:20 Or I bring back your captives
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