Књига пророка Софоније 3
New Serbian Translation
Јерусалим
3 Јао поганом и оскрнављеном граду силеџији!
2 Он не слуша глас
и не прихвата прекор Господњи.
Не поуздаје се у Бога свога
и не прилази му.
3 Усред њега главари његови
су лавови што ричу,
судије су му ноћни вуци
што до јутра све кости оглођу.
4 Његови пророци су бахати,
људи издајници.
Свештеници његови светињу скрнаве
и Закон крше.
5 Праведан је Господ усред њега!
Он не чини неправду.
Свако јутро своју правду даје
и кад сване он се не повлачи.
Али злотвор ни тад за срамоту не зна.
Јерусалим се не каје
6 „Затро сам народе
и срушио им куле.
Улице сам им опустошио
да ни пролазника нема.
Градове им зарушио
и никога нема,
нема становника.
7 А рекох:
’Свакако ћеш ме се уплашити,
прихватићеш прекор.’
Тада му се неће порушити пребивалиште
свим оним што сам наумио за њега.
Ипак, упорно су грешили
свим делима својим.
8 Зато ме чекајте
– говори Господ –
до дана када ћу се дићи због плена.
Јер је моја одлука да окупим народе,
да саберем царства
и на њих излијем своју јарост
и сав пламен гнева свога.
Тако ће у ватри ревности моје
сва земља бити прогутана.
Обнова остатка Израиља
9 Тада ћу да дам народима чиста уста
да сваки од њих призива име Господње
и раме уз раме му служе.
10 С друге стране, од река кушанских,
донеће ми житне жртве моји молиоци,
ћерка мојих расејаних.
11 Нећеш се стидети тога дана свих својих поступака
којима си се бунио против мене.
Тада ћу уклонити од тебе оне охоле,
твоје поносите,
па се више нећеш бахатити
на мојој светој гори.
12 У теби ћу оставити
народ кротак и сиромашан,
и они ће уточиште наћи
у имену Господњем.
13 Остатак Израиља неће чинити неправду
и лажи неће говорити.
Неће им у устима бити језик обмане
него ће се напасати и почиваће.
Неће бити никог да их плаши.“
14 Кличи, ћерко сионска!
Подвикуј, Израиљу!
Радуј се и величај од свег срца,
о, ћерко јерусалимска!
15 Уклонио је Господ пресуду против тебе,
помео је душмане твоје.
Цар Израиља – Господ је у средини твојој!
Од зла се ти више не плаши.
16 Тог дана ће се рећи Јерусалиму:
„О, Сионе, не плаши се!
Нека ти руке не клону!
17 Господ, Бог твој је усред тебе,
ратник што ти победу даје.
Радоваће се силно због тебе,
утишаће те љубављу својом.
Клицаће због тебе радосним повиком.“
18 „Ојађене, одстрањене од празника
ја ћу да окупим.
Били су далеко од тебе,
обремењени срамотом.
19 Ево, окрећем се свим твојим тлачитељима у време ово.
Спашћу хроме и сабраћу протеране.
Даћу част и име осрамоћенима
што су били по целој земљи.
20 Довешћу вас у оно време,
у то време ја ћу вас сабрати.
Јер ја ћу вам дати и име и част
међу свим земаљским народима,
када на ваше очи вратим изгнане ваше“ –
каже Господ.
Zephaniah 3
Contemporary English Version
Sinful Jerusalem
3 Too bad for that disgusting,
corrupt, and lawless city!
2 Forever rebellious
and rejecting correction,
Jerusalem refuses to trust
or obey the Lord God.
3 Its officials are roaring lions,
its judges are wolves;
in the evening they attack,
by morning nothing is left.
4 Jerusalem's prophets are proud
and not to be trusted.
The priests have disgraced
the place of worship
and abused God's Law.
5 All who do evil are shameless,
but the Lord does right
and is always fair.
With the dawn of each day,
God brings about justice.
6 The Lord wiped out nations
and left fortresses
crumbling in the dirt.
Their streets and towns
were reduced to ruins
and emptied of people.
7 God felt certain that Jerusalem
would learn to respect
and obey him.
Then he would hold back
from punishing the city
and not wipe it out.
But everyone there was eager
to start sinning again.
Nations Will Turn to the Lord
8 The Lord said:
Just wait for the day
when I accuse you nations.
I have decided on a day,
when I will bring together
every nation and kingdom
and punish them all
in my fiery anger.
I will become furious
and destroy the earth.
9 I will purify each language
and make those languages
acceptable for praising me.[a]
Then, with hearts united,
everyone will serve
only me, the Lord.
10 From across the rivers
of Ethiopia,[b]
my scattered people,
my true worshipers,
will bring offerings to me.
11 When that time comes,
you won't rebel against me
and be put to shame.
I'll do away with those
who are proud and arrogant.
Never will any of them
strut around
on my holy mountain.
12 But I, the Lord, won't destroy
any of your people
who are truly humble
and turn to me for safety.
13 (A) The people of Israel who survive
will live right
and refuse to tell lies.
They will eat and rest
with nothing to fear.
A Song of Celebration
14 Everyone in Jerusalem and Judah,
celebrate and shout
with all your heart!
15 Zion, your punishment is over.
The Lord has forced your enemies
to turn and retreat.
Your Lord is King of Israel
and stands at your side;
you don't have to worry
about any more troubles.
16 Jerusalem, the time is coming,
when it will be said to you:
“Don't be discouraged
or grow weak from fear!
17 The Lord your God
wins victory after victory
and is always with you.
He celebrates and sings
because of you,
and he will refresh your life
with his love.”[c]
The Lord's Promise to His People
18 The Lord has promised:
Your sorrow has ended,
and you can celebrate.[d]
19 I will punish those
who mistreat you.
I will bring together the lame
and the outcasts,
then they will be praised,
instead of despised,
in every country on earth.
20 I will lead you home,
and with your own eyes
you will see me bless you
with all you once owned.
Then you will be famous
everywhere on this earth.
I, the Lord, have spoken!
Footnotes
- 3.9 I will … praising me: Or “I will change the hearts of all people and make them fit for praising me.”
- 3.10 Ethiopia: See the note at 2.12.
- 3.17 refresh … love: Two ancient translations; Hebrew “silently show you his love.”
- 3.18 celebrate: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 18.
Zephaniah 3
King James Version
3 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
5 The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent.
10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15 The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
20 At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.
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