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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
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Zephaniah 1
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
1 The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah, in the days of King Josiah son of Amon of Judah.
The Coming Judgement on Judah
2 I will utterly sweep away everything
from the face of the earth, says the Lord.
3 I will sweep away humans and animals;
I will sweep away the birds of the air
and the fish of the sea.
I will make the wicked stumble.[a]
I will cut off humanity
from the face of the earth, says the Lord.
4 I will stretch out my hand against Judah,
and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
and I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal
and the name of the idolatrous priests;[b]
5 those who bow down on the roofs
to the host of the heavens;
those who bow down and swear to the Lord,
but also swear by Milcom;[c]
6 those who have turned back from following the Lord,
who have not sought the Lord or inquired of him.
7 Be silent before the Lord God!
For the day of the Lord is at hand;
the Lord has prepared a sacrifice,
he has consecrated his guests.
8 And on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
I will punish the officials and the king’s sons
and all who dress themselves in foreign attire.
9 On that day I will punish
all who leap over the threshold,
who fill their master’s house
with violence and fraud.
10 On that day, says the Lord,
a cry will be heard from the Fish Gate,
a wail from the Second Quarter,
a loud crash from the hills.
11 The inhabitants of the Mortar wail,
for all the traders have perished;
all who weigh out silver are cut off.
12 At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
and I will punish the people
who rest complacently[d] on their dregs,
those who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will not do good,
nor will he do harm.’
13 Their wealth shall be plundered,
and their houses laid waste.
Though they build houses,
they shall not inhabit them;
though they plant vineyards,
they shall not drink wine from them.
The Great Day of the Lord
14 The great day of the Lord is near,
near and hastening fast;
the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter,
the warrior cries aloud there.
15 That day will be a day of wrath,
a day of distress and anguish,
a day of ruin and devastation,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and thick darkness,
16 a day of trumpet blast and battle cry
against the fortified cities
and against the lofty battlements.
17 I will bring such distress upon people
that they shall walk like the blind;
because they have sinned against the Lord,
their blood shall be poured out like dust,
and their flesh like dung.
18 Neither their silver nor their gold
will be able to save them
on the day of the Lord’s wrath;
in the fire of his passion
the whole earth shall be consumed;
for a full, a terrible end
he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:3 Cn: Heb sea, and those who cause the wicked to stumble
- Zephaniah 1:4 Compare Gk: Heb the idolatrous priests with the priests
- Zephaniah 1:5 Gk Mss Syr Vg: Heb Malcam (or, their king)
- Zephaniah 1:12 Heb who thicken
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