Софония 3
Библия, синодално издание
3 Горко на града нечист и омърсен, който притеснява!
2 Не слуша гласа, не взима от наставления, на Господа не се уповава, към своя Бог не се приближава.
3 (A)Князете му посред него са рикащи лъвове, съдиите му – вечерни вълци, които не оставят до сутринта нито една кост.
4 (B)Пророците му са човеци лекомислени, вероломни; свещениците му оскверняват светинята, тъпчат закона.
5 (C)Господ е праведен посред него, не върши неправда, всяка сутрин явява Своя съд неизменно; но беззаконникът не знае срам.
6 Аз изтребих народи – разрушени са твърдините им; пусти направих улиците им, тъй че никой не ходи по тях; разорени са градовете им: няма нито един човек, няма жители.
7 (D)Аз казах: „бой се само от Мене, приемай наставления!“ и няма да бъде изтребено жилището му, и няма да го постигне злото, каквото му бях определил; а те прилежно се стараеха да покварват всичките си действия.
8 (E)И тъй, чакайте Ме, казва Господ, до оня ден, когато ще се дигна за опустошение; защото е определено от Мене да събера народи, да свикам царства, за да излея върху тях Моето негодувание, всичката ярост на Моя гняв; защото от огъня на яростта Ми ще бъде погълната цялата земя.
9 (F)Тогава Аз пак ще дам на народите чисти уста, та всички да призовават името на Господа и да Му служат единодушно.
10 (G)От страните отвъд реката на Етиопия поклонниците Ми – децата на Моите разпилени – ще Ми принесат дарове.
11 (H)В оня ден ти няма да се срамиш от своите различни постъпки, с каквито грешеше против Мене, защото тогава Аз ще отстраня из средата ти ония, които напразно се хвалеха със своята знатност, и няма вече да се превъзнасяш на светата Ми планина.
12 (I)Но ще оставя всред тебе народ смирен и прост, и те ще се уповават на името Господне.
13 (J)Остатъците от Израиля няма да вършат неправда, няма да говорят лъжа, и няма да се намери в устата им коварен език, защото сами ще се пасат и ще лежат, и никой няма да ги разтревожи.
14 (K)Ликувай, дъще Сионова! тържествувай, Израилю! весели се и радвай се от все сърце, дъще Иерусалимова!
15 (L)Господ отмени присъдата над тебе, изгони врага ти! Господ, Цар Израилев, е посред тебе: повече няма да видиш зло.
16 (M)В оня ден ще кажат на Иерусалим: „не бой се“, и на Сион: „да не отслабват ръцете ти!
17 (N)Господ, Бог твой, е посред тебе: Той е силен да те спаси; ще се развесели за тебе с радост, ще бъде милостив по любовта Си, ще тържествува за тебе с песни“.
18 Тъгуващите за тържествени празненства Аз ще събера; твои са те, върху тях тежи укор.
19 (O)Ето, Аз ще стесня всички твои притеснители в онова време и ще спася онова, що хроми, ще събера разсеяното и ще ги туря на почит и именитост по цяла тая земя на техния укор.
20 (P)В онова време ще ви доведа и тогава пак ще ви събера; защото ще ви направя именити и почетни между всички земни народи, когато ще върна вашия плен пред очите ви, казва Господ.
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
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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