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El día de la ira del Señor

Durante el reinado de Josías(A) hijo de Amón, rey de Judá, la palabra del Señor vino a Sofonías hijo de Cusi, hijo de Gedalías, hijo de Amarías, hijo de Ezequías.

«Voy a destruir por completo todo lo que hay sobre la faz de la tierra.

—Palabra del Señor.

»Voy a destruir a los seres humanos y a las bestias. Voy a destruir a las aves del cielo y a los peces del mar. Eliminaré a los impíos, y borraré de la faz de la tierra a la humanidad entera.

—Palabra del Señor.

»Voy a extender mi mano contra Judá, y contra todos los habitantes de Jerusalén. Voy a borrar de este lugar los restos de Baal, lo mismo que el recuerdo de sus ministros idólatras y de sus sacerdotes, esos que en las azoteas rinden culto al ejército del cielo, y que de rodillas juran en el nombre del Señor y también en el nombre de Milcón. Voy a acabar con los que se apartan de mis caminos, y no me buscan ni me consultan.»

Guardemos silencio en presencia de nuestro Señor y Dios. Ya está cerca el día del Señor. Ya el Señor ha preparado el sacrificio, y ha purificado a sus convidados.

«En el día del sacrificio, yo, el Señor, castigaré a los magnates y a los hijos del rey, y a todos los que visten como extranjeros. Ese día castigaré también a todos los que dan un salto al cruzar la puerta, y a los que llenan de robo y de engaño las casas de sus amos.

10 »Cuando llegue ese día, se escuchará un gran clamor desde la puerta del Pescado, graves gemidos desde la segunda puerta, y dolientes quejas desde las colinas.»

—Palabra del Señor.

11 Lloren, habitantes de Mactes, porque todo el pueblo de mercaderes ha sido destruido. ¡Han sido destruidos todos los que traían dinero!

12 «Cuando llegue el momento, yo examinaré con linterna a Jerusalén, y castigaré a los que se hallan en tranquilo reposo y asentados como el vino. Castigaré a esos que dentro de sí piensan: “El Señor no hace bien ni hace mal.” 13 Por pensar así, sus bienes serán saqueados y sus casas serán derribadas. Construirán casas, pero no llegarán a habitarlas; plantarán viñas, pero no llegarán a beber su vino.»

14 Ya está cerca el gran día del Señor. Ya está cerca, muy cerca. Será un día de amargura y de gran estrépito, en el que hasta los valientes pedirán ayuda. 15 Será un día de ira, de angustia y de estrechez; día de alboroto y destrucción, día de oscuridad y tinieblas, día nublado y sombrío, 16 día de sonido de trompetas, de gritos de guerra contra las ciudades fortificadas y contra las desafiantes torres.

17 »Yo afligiré a los mortales. Por haber pecado contra mí andarán como ciegos; su sangre será esparcida como el polvo, y su carne será como estiércol.»

18 En el día de la ira del Señor, nada podrá librarlos. Ni su plata ni su oro, porque toda la tierra será consumida por el fuego de su enojo. En un abrir y cerrar de ojos, el Señor destruirá a todos los habitantes de la tierra.

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

“I will sweep away everything
    from the face of the earth,”(C)
declares the Lord.
“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)
“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)
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)
those who turn back from following(M) the Lord
    and neither seek(N) the Lord nor inquire(O) of him.”

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.

“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.
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)

In the fire of his jealousy(AS)
    the whole earth will be consumed,(AT)
for he will make a sudden end
    of all who live on the earth.(AU)

Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:3 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
  2. Zephaniah 1:5 Hebrew Malkam
  3. Zephaniah 1:9 See 1 Samuel 5:5.
  4. Zephaniah 1:11 Or the Mortar
  5. Zephaniah 1:11 Or in

The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, (A)in the days of (B)Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

The Coming Judgment on Judah

(C)“I will utterly sweep away everything
    from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.
“I will sweep away (D)man and beast;
    I will sweep away the birds of the heavens
    and (E)the fish of the sea,
and (F)the rubble[a] with the wicked.
    I will (G)cut off mankind
    from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.
“I will stretch out my hand against Judah
    and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
(H)and I will cut off from this place the remnant of Baal
    and the name of the idolatrous priests along with the priests,
(I)those who bow down on the roofs
    to the host of the heavens,
(J)those who bow down and swear to the Lord
    and yet swear by (K)Milcom,[b]
(L)those who have turned back from following the Lord,
    (M)who do not seek the Lord or inquire of him.”

The Day of the Lord Is Near

(N)Be silent before the Lord God!
    For (O)the day of the Lord is near;
(P)the Lord has prepared a sacrifice
    and (Q)consecrated his guests.
And on the day of the Lord's sacrifice—
(R)“I will punish the officials and the king's sons
    and (S)all who array themselves in foreign attire.
On that day I will punish
    everyone (T)who leaps over the threshold,
and those who fill their master's[c] house
    with violence and fraud.

10 “On that day,” declares the Lord,
    “a cry will be heard from (U)the Fish Gate,
(V)a wail from (W)the Second Quarter,
    a loud crash from the hills.
11 (X)Wail, O inhabitants of the Mortar!
    For all the traders[d] are no more;
    all who weigh out silver are cut off.
12 At that time (Y)I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
    and I will punish the men
(Z)who are complacent,[e]
    (AA)those who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will not do good,
    nor will he do ill.’
13 Their goods shall be (AB)plundered,
    and their houses laid waste.
(AC)Though they build houses,
    they shall not inhabit them;
(AD)though they plant vineyards,
    they shall not drink wine from them.”

14 (AE)The great day of the Lord is near,
    near and hastening fast;
the sound of the day of the Lord is bitter;
    (AF)the mighty man cries aloud there.
15 (AG)A day of wrath is that day,
    a day of distress and anguish,
a day of (AH)ruin and devastation,
    (AI)a day of darkness and gloom,
(AJ)a day of clouds and thick darkness,
16     (AK)a day of trumpet blast and battle cry
(AL)against the fortified cities
    and against the lofty battlements.

17 (AM)I will bring distress on mankind,
    so that they shall walk (AN)like the blind,
    because they have sinned against the Lord;
(AO)their blood shall be poured out like dust,
    and their flesh (AP)like dung.
18 (AQ)Neither their silver nor their gold
    shall be able to deliver them
    on the day of the wrath of the Lord.
(AR)In the fire of his jealousy,
    (AS)all the earth shall be consumed;
(AT)for a full and sudden end
    he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:3 Or stumbling blocks (that is, idols)
  2. Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king
  3. Zephaniah 1:9 Or their Lord's
  4. Zephaniah 1:11 Or all the people of Canaan
  5. Zephaniah 1:12 Hebrew are thickening on the dregs [of their wine]