Zefanias 3
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Hinaharap ng Jerusalem
3 Sinabi ni Zefanias: Nakakaawa ang Jerusalem! Ang mga naninirahan dito ay nagrerebelde sa Dios at gumagawa ng karumihan. Ang kanyang mga pinuno ay mapang-api. 2 Hindi sila nakikinig kahit kanino, at ayaw nilang magpaturo. Hindi sila nagtitiwala sa Panginoon na kanilang Dios, ni lumalapit sa kanya. 3 Ang kanilang mga opisyal ay parang leon na umaatungal. Ang kanilang mga pinuno ay parang mga lobo na naghahanap ng makakain kung gabi, at walang itinitira pagsapit ng umaga. 4 Ang kanilang mga propeta ay padalos-dalos sa kanilang mga ginagawa at hindi mapagkakatiwalaan. Nilalapastangan ng kanilang mga pari ang mga bagay na banal at sinusuway ang Kautusan ng Dios. 5 Pero naroon pa rin ang presensya ng Panginoon sa kanilang lungsod. Ginagawa ng Panginoon ang mabuti at hindi ang masama. Araw-araw ipinapakita niya ang kanyang katarungan, at nananatili siyang tapat. Pero ang masasama ay patuloy na gumagawa ng masama at hindi sila nahihiya.
6 Sinabi ng Panginoon, “Nilipol ko ang mga bansa; giniba ko ang kanilang mga lungsod pati ang kanilang mga pader at mga tore. Wala nang natirang mga mamamayan, kaya wala nang makikitang taong naglalakad sa kanilang mga lansangan. 7 Dahil sa mga ginawa kong ito akala ko igagalang na ako ng aking mga mamamayan at tatanggapin na nila ang aking pagsaway sa kanila, para hindi na magiba ang kanilang lungsod ayon sa itinakda ko sa kanila. Pero lalo pa silang nagpakasama.
8 “Kaya kayong tapat na mga taga-Jerusalem, hintayin ninyo ang araw na uusigin ko ang mga bansa. Sapagkat napagpasyahan kong tipunin ang mga bansa at ang mga kaharian para ibuhos sa kanila ang matindi kong galit na parang apoy na tutupok sa buong mundo. 9 Pagkatapos, babaguhin ko ang mga tao,[a] para lahat silaʼy lalapit sa akin at magkakaisang maglilingkod sa akin. 10 Ang aking mga mamamayang nangalat sa kabilang ibayo ng mga ilog ng Etiopia[b] ay magdadala ng mga handog sa akin.
11 “Sa araw na iyon, kayong mga taga-Jerusalem ay hindi na mapapahiya sa lahat ng mga kasalanang ginawa ninyo sa akin, dahil aalisin ko sa inyo ang mga mapagmataas at mayayabang. Kaya wala nang magyayabang doon sa aking banal na bundok.[c] 12 Pero mag-iiwan ako sa Jerusalem ng mga taong aba at mahihirap na hihingi ng tulong[d] sa akin. 13 Ang mga Israelitang ito ay hindi gagawa ng masama; hindi sila magsisinungaling o mandadaya. Kakain at matutulog silang payapa at walang kinatatakutan.”
Matutuwa ang mga Israelita
14 Sinabi ni Zefanias: Kayong mga mamamayan ng Israel, sumigaw kayo sa tuwa! Kayong mga mamamayan ng Zion, ang lungsod ng Jerusalem, umawit kayo at magalak nang buong puso! 15 Sapagkat hindi na kayo parurusahan ng Panginoon. Palalayasin niya ang inyong mga kaaway. Kasama ninyo ang Panginoon, ang Hari ng Israel, kaya wala nang kasawiang dapat pang katakutan.
16 Sa araw na iyon, sasabihin ng mga tao sa mga taga-Jerusalem, “Mga mamamayan ng Zion, huwag kayong matakot; magpakatatag kayo. 17 Sapagkat kasama ninyo ang Panginoon na inyong Dios. Katulad siya ng isang makapangyarihang sundalo na magliligtas sa inyo. Magagalak siya sa inyo, at sa pamamagitan ng kanyang pag-ibig ay babaguhin niya ang inyong buhay. Aawit siya nang may kagalakan dahil sa inyo, 18 gaya ng taong nagsasaya sa araw ng kapistahan.”
Sinabi pa ng Panginoon, “Ililigtas ko kayo sa kasawian para hindi na kayo malagay sa kahihiyan. 19 Sa araw na iyon, parurusahan ko ang lahat ng umaapi sa inyo. Kayo ay parang mga tupang napilay at nangalat, pero ililigtas ko kayo at titipuning muli. Inilagay kayo sa kahihiyan noon, pero pararangalan ko kayo at gagawing tanyag sa buong mundo. 20 Oo, titipunin ko kayo sa araw na iyon at pababalikin ko kayo sa inyong bansa. Pararangalan ko kayo at gagawing tanyag sa buong mundo. Mangyayari ito sa araw na panumbalikin ko ang inyong mabuting kalagayan at makikita ninyo mismo ito. Ako, ang Panginoon, ang nagsasabi nito.”
Zephaniah 3
New International Version
Jerusalem
3 Woe to the city of oppressors,(A)
rebellious(B) and defiled!(C)
2 She obeys(D) no one,
she accepts no correction.(E)
She does not trust(F) in the Lord,
she does not draw near(G) to her God.
3 Her officials within her
are roaring lions;(H)
her rulers are evening wolves,(I)
who leave nothing for the morning.(J)
4 Her prophets are unprincipled;
they are treacherous people.(K)
Her priests profane the sanctuary
and do violence to the law.(L)
5 The Lord within her is righteous;(M)
he does no wrong.(N)
Morning by morning(O) he dispenses his justice,
and every new day he does not fail,(P)
yet the unrighteous know no shame.(Q)
Jerusalem Remains Unrepentant
6 “I have destroyed nations;
their strongholds are demolished.
I have left their streets deserted,
with no one passing through.
Their cities are laid waste;(R)
they are deserted and empty.
7 Of Jerusalem I thought,
‘Surely you will fear me
and accept correction!’(S)
Then her place of refuge[a] would not be destroyed,
nor all my punishments come upon[b] her.
But they were still eager
to act corruptly(T) in all they did.
8 Therefore wait(U) for me,”
declares the Lord,
“for the day I will stand up to testify.[c]
I have decided to assemble(V) the nations,(W)
to gather the kingdoms
and to pour out my wrath(X) on them—
all my fierce anger.(Y)
The whole world will be consumed(Z)
by the fire of my jealous anger.
Restoration of Israel’s Remnant
9 “Then I will purify the lips of the peoples,
that all of them may call(AA) on the name of the Lord(AB)
and serve(AC) him shoulder to shoulder.
10 From beyond the rivers of Cush[d](AD)
my worshipers, my scattered people,
will bring me offerings.(AE)
11 On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame(AF)
for all the wrongs you have done to me,(AG)
because I will remove from you
your arrogant boasters.(AH)
Never again will you be haughty
on my holy hill.(AI)
12 But I will leave within you
the meek(AJ) and humble.
The remnant of Israel
will trust(AK) in the name of the Lord.
13 They(AL) will do no wrong;(AM)
they will tell no lies.(AN)
A deceitful tongue
will not be found in their mouths.(AO)
They will eat and lie down(AP)
and no one will make them afraid.(AQ)”
14 Sing, Daughter Zion;(AR)
shout aloud,(AS) Israel!
Be glad and rejoice(AT) with all your heart,
Daughter Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your punishment,
he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;(AU)
never again will you fear(AV) any harm.(AW)
16 On that day
they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
do not let your hands hang limp.(AX)
17 The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.(AY)
He will take great delight(AZ) in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(BA)
but will rejoice over you with singing.”(BB)
18 “I will remove from you
all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals,
which is a burden and reproach for you.
19 At that time I will deal
with all who oppressed(BC) you.
I will rescue the lame;
I will gather the exiles.(BD)
I will give them praise(BE) and honor
in every land where they have suffered shame.
20 At that time I will gather you;
at that time I will bring(BF) you home.
I will give you honor(BG) and praise(BH)
among all the peoples of the earth
when I restore your fortunes[e](BI)
before your very eyes,”
says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:7 Or her sanctuary
- Zephaniah 3:7 Or all those I appointed over
- Zephaniah 3:8 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew will rise up to plunder
- Zephaniah 3:10 That is, the upper Nile region
- Zephaniah 3:20 Or I bring back your captives
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
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