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西番雅书 3
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
西番雅书 3
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
指摘耶路撒冷的罪
3 這叛逆、污穢、欺壓人的城有禍了！
2 她不聽話，
也不受管教；
她不倚靠耶和華，
也不親近她的 神。
3 城中的領袖都是咆哮的獅子，
城中的審判官是夜間的豺狼，
甚麼都不留到早晨。
4 城中的先知都是輕浮詭詐的人；
城中的祭司褻瀆聖物，
違犯律法。
5 耶和華在城中是公義的，
決不行不義的事；
他每日早晨都顯明公正，
永不止息。
不公義的人卻不知廉恥。
6 我耶和華已經剪除列國，
他們的城樓被毀；
我已經使他們的街道荒涼，
以致杳無人跡；
他們的城市荒廢，以致無人存留，無人居住。
7 我說：“她定要敬畏我，
接受管教。”
這樣，她的住所
必不會照著我原定對她的懲罰被剪除。
可是他們殷勤行惡，
敗壞了自己一切所作的。
耶路撒冷必蒙拯救
8 耶和華說：“因此，你們要等候我，
等候我起來指證（按照《馬索拉文本》，“指證”作“擄掠”；現參照《七十士譯本》翻譯）的日子，
我已經決定集合萬邦，
召聚列國，
把我的盛怒，
就是我的一切烈怒，都傾倒在他們身上；
因為全地都必被我的妒火吞滅。
9 那時我要使萬民有潔淨的嘴唇，
他們全都可以呼求耶和華的名，
同心合意事奉耶和華。
10 敬拜我的人，就是我所分散的人，
必從古實河外而來，
給我獻上禮物。
11 到了那日，
你必不因你背叛我所作的一切感到羞愧，
因為那時我必從你中間
除掉那些自高自大的人。
在我的聖山上，
你必不再高傲。
12 但我要在你中間
留下謙虛卑微的人；
他們必投靠耶和華的名。
13 以色列的餘民必不再行不義，
也必不說謊；
他們的口裡也沒有詭詐的舌頭。
他們吃喝躺臥，
沒有人驚嚇他們。”
歡樂之歌
14 錫安的居民（“居民”原文作“女子”）哪！你們要高歌。
以色列啊！你們要歡呼。
耶路撒冷的居民哪！你們要滿心歡喜快樂。
15 耶和華已經除去你們的刑罰，
趕走你們的仇敵。
以色列的王，耶和華在你們中間，
你們必不再懼怕災禍。
16 到了那日，
必有人對耶路撒冷說：
“錫安哪！不要懼怕；
你的手不要下垂。
17 耶和華你的 神在你中間，
他是施行拯救的大能者，
必因你歡欣快樂，
必默然愛你，
而且必因你喜樂歡唱。”
18 “那些屬你，為了切慕大會而憂愁的人，
他們擔當了羞辱；
我必招聚他們。
19 看哪！那時我必對付一切苦待你的人；
我必拯救那些瘸腿的，
聚集那些被趕散的；
在全地受羞辱的，
我必使他們得稱讚，有名聲。
20 那時我必把你們領回，
那時我必把你們齊集；
我使你們被擄的人歸回的時候，
必在你們眼前，
叫你們在地上的萬民中得稱讚，
有名聲。”
這是耶和華說的。
Zephaniah 3
New International Version
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
Zephaniah 3
New King James Version
Zephaniah 3
New King James Version
The Wickedness of Jerusalem
3 Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted,
To the oppressing city!
2 She has not obeyed His voice,
She has not received correction;
She has not trusted in the Lord,
She has not drawn near to her God.
3 (A)Her princes in her midst are roaring lions;
Her judges are (B)evening wolves
That leave not a bone till morning.
4 Her (C)prophets are insolent, treacherous people;
Her priests have [a]polluted the sanctuary,
They have done (D)violence to the law.
5 The Lord is righteous in her midst,
He will do no unrighteousness.
[b]Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He never fails,
But (E)the unjust knows no shame.
6 “I have cut off nations,
Their fortresses are devastated;
I have made their streets desolate,
With none passing by.
Their cities are destroyed;
There is no one, no inhabitant.
7 (F)I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me,
You will receive instruction’—
So that her dwelling would not be cut off,
Despite everything for which I punished her.
But [c]they rose early and (G)corrupted all their deeds.
A Faithful Remnant(H)
8 “Therefore (I)wait for Me,” says the Lord,
“Until the day I rise up [d]for plunder;
My determination is to (J)gather the nations
To My assembly of kingdoms,
To pour on them My indignation,
All My fierce anger;
All the earth (K)shall be devoured
With the fire of My jealousy.
9 “For then I will restore to the peoples (L)a pure [e]language,
That they all may call on the name of the Lord,
To serve Him with one accord.
10 (M)From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia
My worshipers,
The daughter of My dispersed ones,
Shall bring My offering.
11 In that day you shall not be shamed for any of your deeds
In which you transgress against Me;
For then I will take away from your midst
Those who (N)rejoice in your pride,
And you shall no longer be haughty
In My holy mountain.
12 I will leave in your midst
(O)A meek and humble people,
And they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
13 (P)The remnant of Israel (Q)shall do no unrighteousness
(R)And speak no lies,
Nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;
For (S)they shall feed their flocks and lie down,
And no one shall make them afraid.”
Joy in God’s Faithfulness
14 (T)Sing, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your judgments,
He has cast out your enemy.
(U)The King of Israel, the Lord, (V)is in your midst;
You shall [f]see disaster no more.
16 In that day (W)it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear;
Zion, (X)let not your hands be weak.
17 The Lord your God (Y)in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
(Z)He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”
18 “I will gather those who (AA)sorrow over the appointed assembly,
Who are among you,
To whom its reproach is a burden.
19 Behold, at that time
I will deal with all who afflict you;
I will save the (AB)lame,
And gather those who were driven out;
I will appoint them for praise and fame
In every land where they were put to shame.
20 At that time (AC)I will bring you back,
Even at the time I gather you;
For I will give you [g]fame and praise
Among all the peoples of the earth,
When I return your captives before your eyes,”
Says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:4 Or profaned
- Zephaniah 3:5 Lit. Morning by morning
- Zephaniah 3:7 They were eager
- Zephaniah 3:8 LXX, Syr. for witness; Tg. for the day of My revelation for judgment; Vg. for the day of My resurrection that is to come
- Zephaniah 3:9 Lit. lip
- Zephaniah 3:15 So with Heb. mss., LXX, Bg.; MT, Vg. fear
- Zephaniah 3:20 Lit. a name
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