Sofonías 2
La Biblia de las Américas
Castigo de los enemigos de Judá
2 Congregaos, congregaos(A),
oh nación sin pudor[a](B),
2 antes que entre en vigencia[b] el decreto
(como tamo pasa el día(C)),
antes que venga sobre vosotros
el ardor de la ira del Señor(D),
antes que venga sobre vosotros
el día de la ira del Señor(E).
3 Buscad al Señor(F),
vosotros todos, humildes de la tierra(G)
que habéis cumplido sus preceptos[c];
buscad la justicia, buscad la humildad(H).
Quizá seréis protegidos[d]
el día de la ira del Señor(I).
4 Porque Gaza(J) será abandonada,
y Ascalón(K) desolada;
Asdod(L) será expulsada al mediodía,
y Ecrón(M) será desarraigada.
5 ¡Ay de los habitantes de la costa del mar,
la nación de los cereteos[e](N)!
La palabra del Señor está contra vosotros(O):
Canaán, tierra de los filisteos(P),
yo te destruiré hasta que no quede habitante alguno(Q).
6 Y la costa del mar se convertirá en pastizales,
en praderas[f] para pastores y apriscos para ovejas(R).
7 La costa será
para el remanente(S) de la casa de Judá;
allí apacentarán(T)
y en las casas de Ascalón reposarán al atardecer;
porque el Señor su Dios los cuidará(U)
y los hará volver de su cautiverio[g](V).
8 He oído las afrentas de Moab(W)
y los ultrajes de los hijos de Amón(X),
con los cuales afrentaron a mi pueblo
y se engrandecieron sobre su territorio(Y).
9 Por tanto, vivo yo —declara el Señor de los ejércitos,
Dios de Israel—
que Moab(Z) será como Sodoma(AA),
y los hijos de Amón(AB) como Gomorra(AC):
campo de ortigas y mina de sal,
una desolación perpetua.
El remanente de mi pueblo los saqueará(AD),
y el resto de mi nación los heredará.
10 Esto tendrán ellos como pago por su orgullo(AE), porque han afrentado(AF) y se han engrandecido sobre el pueblo del Señor de los ejércitos. 11 Terrible será el Señor contra ellos(AG), porque debilitará[h] a todos los dioses de la tierra(AH); y se inclinarán a Él(AI) todas las costas de las naciones cada una desde su lugar.
12 También vosotros, etíopes, seréis muertos por mi espada(AJ).
13 El extenderá su mano contra el norte(AK)
y destruirá a Asiria(AL),
y hará de Nínive una desolación(AM),
árida como el desierto;
14 y se echarán en medio de ella los rebaños,
toda clase de animales[i],
tanto el pelícano[j] como el erizo(AN)
pasarán la noche en los capiteles;
el ave[k] cantará en la ventana,
habrá desolación en el umbral,
porque Él ha dejado al descubierto el entablado de cedro.
15 Esta es la ciudad divertida(AO)
que vivía confiada(AP),
que decía en su corazón:
Yo soy, y no hay otra más que yo(AQ).
¡Cómo ha sido hecha una desolación(AR),
una guarida de fieras!
Todo el que pase por ella silbará
y agitará su mano(AS).
Footnotes
- Sofonías 2:1 O, añoranza
- Sofonías 2:2 Lit., nazca
- Sofonías 2:3 O, su juicio
- Sofonías 2:3 Lit., cubiertos
- Sofonías 2:5 I.e., una rama de los filisteos con raíces en Creta
- Sofonías 2:6 O, cisternas
- Sofonías 2:7 O, restaurará su bienestar
- Sofonías 2:11 Lit., hará flacos
- Sofonías 2:14 Lit., toda bestia de una nación
- Sofonías 2:14 O, búho
- Sofonías 2:14 Lit., una voz
Zephaniah 2
King James Version
2 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
2 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger come upon you.
3 Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger.
4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the Lord is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
9 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts.
11 The Lord will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.
12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.
13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.
14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds; for he shall uncover the cedar work.
15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
Zephaniah 2
Common English Bible
2 Gather together and assemble yourselves, shameless nation,
2 before the decision is made—the day vanishes like chaff[a]—
before the burning anger of the Lord comes against you,
before the day of the Lord’s anger comes against you.
3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land who practice his justice;
seek righteousness;
seek humility.
Maybe you will be hidden on the day of the Lord’s anger.
Oracles against foreign nations
4 Gaza will certainly be abandoned;
and Ashkelon destroyed.
Ashdod will be driven out at noon;
Ekron will be uprooted.
5 Doom, inhabitants of the seacoast,
nation of Cretans.
The Lord’s word is against you,
Canaan, land of the Philistines.
I will exterminate you, leaving no inhabitant.
6 The seacoast will become pastureland,
with wells for shepherds and pens for the flocks.
7 The coast will belong to the survivors from the house of Judah;
they will pasture beside the sea;[b]
in the houses of Ashkelon they will lie down in the evening.
The Lord their God will visit them and restore their possessions.
8 I have heard the taunting of Moab
and the defamation of the Ammonites;
they taunted my people
and enlarged their borders.
9 Therefore, as I live—
says the Lord of heavenly forces, the God of Israel—
Moab will become like Sodom
and the Ammonites like Gomorrah:
a plot of weeds, salt pits, and devastation forever.
The few remaining from my people will plunder them;
the rest of my nation will possess them.
10 This will happen on account of their pride,
because they taunted and boasted over the people of the Lord of heavenly forces.
11 The Lord will terrify them;
he will make all the gods of the earth disappear.
All the coastlands of the nations will bow down to the Lord,
each one in its own place.
12 Moreover, you too, Cushites, will be pierced by my sword.
13 He will stretch out his hand against the north
and will cause Assyria to perish.
Let him make Nineveh a desolation,
a desolate place like the wilderness.
14 Flocks will lie down in its midst,
every living thing of the nation.
Moreover, the owl and the porcupine will spend the night on its columns.
A bird’s call will resound from the window.
Desolation will be on the sill,
for the cedar will be stripped bare.
15 This is the jubilant city,
the one dwelling securely,
the one saying in her heart,
I, and no one else, will endure forever.
How she has become a desolation,
a resting place for the wild animals.
All those who pass through her hiss and shake their fist.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:2 Heb uncertain
- Zephaniah 2:7 Or they will pasture by them.
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