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Sefanja 1
Svenska Folkbibeln
Sefanja 1
Svenska Folkbibeln
1 Herrens ord kom till Sefanja, son till Kushi, son till Gedalja, son till Amarja, son till Hiskia, när Josia,[a] Amons son, var kung i Juda.
Herrens stora vredesdag
2 Jag skall i grund förgöra allt på jordens yta,
säger Herren.
3 Jag skall förgöra människor och djur,
jag skall förgöra fåglarna under himlen och fiskarna i havet
och de som blir andra till fall,
tillsammans med de ogudaktiga,
ja, jag skall utrota människorna från jordens yta,
säger Herren.
4 Jag skall sträcka ut handen mot Juda
och mot alla dem som bor i Jerusalem.
Jag skall från denna plats utrota vad som finns kvar av Baal,
avgudaprästernas namn tillsammans med prästerna,
5 dem som på taken tillber himlens härskara
och dem som tillber och svär vid Herren
men också svär vid Malkam,[b]
6 dem som har vikit bort från Herren,
och dem som aldrig har sökt Herren
eller frågat efter honom.
7 Var stilla inför Herren, Herren!
Ty Herrens dag är nära.
Herren har tillrett ett slaktoffer,
han har helgat dem han har inbjudit.
8 Och det skall ske på dagen för Herrens slaktoffer
att jag skall straffa furstarna och kungasönerna
och alla som klär sig i utländska kläder.
9 Jag skall på den dagen straffa
alla som hoppar över tröskeln,[c]
dem som fyller sin herres hus
med våld och svek.
10 Och det skall ske på den dagen, säger Herren,
att klagorop skall höras från Fiskarnas port
och jämmer från Nya staden
och ett mäktigt dån från höjderna.
11 Jämra er, ni som bor i Mortelkvarteret,
ty det är förbi med hela skaran av köpmän,
utrotade är alla som handlar med silver.
12 Och det skall ske på den tiden
att jag skall leta igenom Jerusalem med lyktor
och straffa de män som nu lever där i lugn och ro
och säger i sina hjärtan:
"Inte gör Herren något gott
och inte gör han något ont."
13 Och det skall ske att deras ägodelar skall lämnas till plundring
och deras hus läggas öde.
De skall bygga hus men inte få bo i dem,
de skall plantera vingårdar men inte få dricka vinet från dem.
Herrens stora dag
14 Herrens stora dag är nära,
ja, nära, och den kommer med hast.
Hör, det är Herrens dag!
Då ropar hjältarna i ångest.
15 En vredens dag är den dagen,
en dag av ångest och nöd,
en dag av ödeläggelse och förödelse,
en dag av mörker och dimma,
en dag av moln och dis,
16 en dag då ljud av horn och härskri höjs
mot de befästa städerna
och de höga murtornen.
17 Då skall jag ge människorna en sådan ångest
att de går omkring som blinda,
därför att de har syndat mot Herren.
Deras blod skall spridas som stoft
och deras kroppar som orenlighet.
18 Varken deras silver eller deras guld
skall kunna rädda dem
på Herrens vredes dag.
Av hans nitälskans eld skall hela jorden förtäras.
Ty fullständigt och med hast
skall han göra slut på alla dem som bor på jorden.
Footnotes
- Sefanja 1:1 Josia regerade 640-609 f. Kr. (2 Kung 22-23).
- Sefanja 1:5 Malkam Annan översättning: "deras kung".
- Sefanja 1:9 alla som hoppar över tröskeln Se 1 Sam 5:5.
Zephaniah 1
New International Version
Zephaniah 1
New International Version
1 The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah(A) son of Amon(B) king of Judah:
Judgment on the Whole Earth in the Day of the Lord
2 “I will sweep away everything
from the face of the earth,”(C)
declares the Lord.
3 “I will sweep away both man and beast;(D)
I will sweep away the birds in the sky(E)
and the fish in the sea—
and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble.”[a]
“When I destroy all mankind
on the face of the earth,”(F)
declares the Lord,(G)
4 “I will stretch out my hand(H) against Judah
and against all who live in Jerusalem.
I will destroy every remnant of Baal worship in this place,(I)
the very names of the idolatrous priests(J)—
5 those who bow down on the roofs
to worship the starry host,(K)
those who bow down and swear by the Lord
and who also swear by Molek,[b](L)
6 those who turn back from following(M) the Lord
and neither seek(N) the Lord nor inquire(O) of him.”
7 Be silent(P) before the Sovereign Lord,
for the day of the Lord(Q) is near.
The Lord has prepared a sacrifice;(R)
he has consecrated those he has invited.
8 “On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
I will punish(S) the officials
and the king’s sons(T)
and all those clad
in foreign clothes.
9 On that day I will punish
all who avoid stepping on the threshold,[c](U)
who fill the temple of their gods
with violence and deceit.(V)
10 “On that day,(W)”
declares the Lord,
“a cry will go up from the Fish Gate,(X)
wailing(Y) from the New Quarter,
and a loud crash from the hills.
11 Wail,(Z) you who live in the market district[d];
all your merchants will be wiped out,
all who trade with[e] silver will be destroyed.(AA)
12 At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
and punish those who are complacent,(AB)
who are like wine left on its dregs,(AC)
who think, ‘The Lord will do nothing,(AD)
either good or bad.’(AE)
13 Their wealth will be plundered,(AF)
their houses demolished.
Though they build houses,
they will not live in them;
though they plant vineyards,
they will not drink the wine.”(AG)
14 The great day of the Lord(AH) is near(AI)—
near and coming quickly.
The cry on the day of the Lord is bitter;
the Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.
15 That day will be a day of wrath—
a day of distress and anguish,
a day of trouble and ruin,
a day of darkness(AJ) and gloom,
a day of clouds and blackness(AK)—
16 a day of trumpet and battle cry(AL)
against the fortified cities
and against the corner towers.(AM)
17 “I will bring such distress(AN) on all people
that they will grope about like those who are blind,(AO)
because they have sinned against the Lord.
Their blood will be poured out(AP) like dust
and their entrails like dung.(AQ)
18 Neither their silver nor their gold
will be able to save them
on the day of the Lord’s wrath.”(AR)
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
- Zephaniah 1:5 Hebrew Malkam
- Zephaniah 1:9 See 1 Samuel 5:5.
- Zephaniah 1:11 Or the Mortar
- Zephaniah 1:11 Or in
Zephaniah 1
Contemporary English Version
Zephaniah 1
Contemporary English Version
1 (A) I am Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the grandson of Gedaliah, the great-grandson of Amariah, and the great-great-grandson of Hezekiah.[a]
When Josiah son of Amon was king of Judah,[b] the Lord gave me this message.
Judgment on Judah
2 I, the Lord, now promise
to destroy everything
on this earth—
3 people and animals,
birds and fish.
Everyone who is evil
will crash to the ground,[c]
and I will wipe out
the entire human race.
4 I will reach out to punish
Judah and Jerusalem—
nothing will remain
of the god Baal;[d]
nothing will be remembered
of his pagan priests.
5 Not a trace will be found
of those who worship stars
from their rooftops,
or bow down to the god Milcom,[e]
while claiming loyalty
to me, the Lord.
6 Nothing will remain of anyone
who has turned away
and rejected me.
7 Be silent! I am the Lord God,
and the time is near.
I am preparing
to sacrifice my people
and to invite my guests.
8 On that day I will punish
national leaders
and sons of the king,
along with all who follow
foreign customs.[f]
9 I will punish worshipers
of pagan gods[g]
and cruel palace officials
who abuse their power.
10 I, the Lord, promise
that on that day
noisy crying will be heard
from Fish Gate, New Town,
and Upper Hills.
11 Everyone in Lower Hollow[h]
will mourn loudly,
because merchants
and money changers
will be wiped out.
12 I'll search Jerusalem with lamps
and punish those people
who sit there unworried
while thinking,
“The Lord won't do anything,
good or bad.”
13 Their possessions will be taken,
their homes left in ruins.
They won't get to live
in the houses they build,
or drink wine from the grapes
in their own vineyards.
A Terrible Day
14 The great day of the Lord
is coming soon, very soon.
On that terrible day,
fearsome shouts of warriors
will be heard everywhere.
15 It will be a time of anger—
of trouble and torment,
of disaster and destruction,
of darkness and despair,
of storm clouds and shadows,
16 of trumpet calls
and battle cries
against fortified cities
and mighty fortresses.
17 The Lord warns everyone
who has sinned against him,
“I'll strike you blind!
Then your blood and your insides
will gush out like vomit.
18 Not even your silver or gold
can save you on that day
when I, the Lord, am angry.
My anger will flare up
like a furious fire
scorching the earth
and everyone on it.”
Footnotes
- 1.1 Hezekiah: Ruled 716–687 b.c.
- 1.1 Josiah … king of Judah: Ruled 640–609 b.c.
- 1.3 Everyone … ground: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 1.4 Baal: A Canaanite fertility god.
- 1.5 Milcom: An Ammonite fertility god.
- 1.8 follow foreign customs: Hebrew “wear foreign clothes.”
- 1.9 worshipers … gods: The Hebrew text has “all who jump over the threshold,” which was a Philistine religious practice (see 1 Samuel 5.5).
- 1.10,11 Fish Gate, New Town, and Upper Hills … Lower Hollow: Names for different sections of Jerusalem: Fish Gate was probably the main gate on the north side of the city; New Town was a newer section; Upper Hills may have been a suburb north of the city; Lower Hollow was probably on the southern edge of town.
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