Zephaniah 3
Names of God Bible
Jerusalem Will Be Destroyed
3 How horrible it will be for that rebellious
and corrupt place, the city of violence.
2 It obeys no one.
It does not accept correction.
It does not trust Yahweh.
It does not draw close to its Elohim.
3 Its officials are like roaring lions.
Its judges are like wolves in the evening.
They leave nothing to gnaw on for the morning.
4 Its prophets are reckless and unfaithful.
Its priests contaminate what is holy.
They violate the teachings.
5 The righteous Yahweh is in that city.
He does no wrong.
He brings his judgment to light every morning.
He does not fail.
But those who are perverted are shameless.
6 “I will cut off the nations.
Their towers will be destroyed.
I will demolish their streets.
No one will walk through them.
Their cities will be completely destroyed.
Not a single person will be left.
No one will be living there.
7 I said to my people,
‘You will fear me.
You will accept correction!’
Then their homeland would not be wiped out
even though I have punished them.
Still, they continued to be corrupt in everything they did.”
8 Yahweh declares, “Just wait!
One day I will stand up as a witness.
I have decided to gather nations,
to bring kingdoms together,
and to pour my rage, my burning anger, on them.
The whole land will be consumed by my fiery fury.
Israel Will Turn Away from Sin
9 “Then I will give all people pure lips
to worship Yahweh
and to serve him with one purpose.
10 From beyond the rivers of Sudan
my worshipers, my scattered people, will bring my offering.
11 On that day you will no longer be ashamed
of all your rebellious acts against me.
Then I will remove your arrogance
and never again will you act proud on my holy mountain.
12 So with you I will leave a faithful few, a humble and poor people.
They will seek refuge in the name of Yahweh.
13 The faithful few in Israel will not do wrong, tell lies,
or use their tongues to deceive others.
They will graze their sheep and lie down,
and there will be no one to terrify them.”
Israel’s Joyful Song
14 Sing happily, people of Zion!
Shout loudly, Israel!
Celebrate and rejoice with all your heart, people of Jerusalem.
15 Yahweh has reversed the judgments against you.
He has forced out your enemies.
The Melek of Israel, Yahweh, is with you.
You will never fear disaster again.
16 On that day Jerusalem will be told,
“Do not be afraid, Zion!
Do not lose courage!”
17 Yahweh your Elohim is with you.
He is a hero who saves you.
He happily rejoices over you,
renews you with his love,
and celebrates over you with shouts of joy.
Israel Will Return Home
18 “I will gather those among you who are troubled because of the festivals.
They bear a burden of disgrace.
19 At that time
I will deal with all who have overpowered you.
I will rescue those who are lame.
I will gather those who have been scattered.
I will make them praised and famous in all the world,
though they had been ashamed.
20 At that time I will bring you home.
Yes, at that time I will gather you together.
I will make you famous and praised among all the people of the earth
when I restore your fortunes right before your eyes,” says Yahweh.
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。
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