Zephaniah 1
King James Version
1 The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
2 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the Lord.
3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.
4 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham;
6 And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor enquired for him.
7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.
8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the Lord's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.
9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.
10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.
11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
12 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, neither will he do evil.
13 Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.
14 The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the Lord: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.
18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
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 King James Version
The Great Day of the Lord(A)
1 The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of (B)Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
The Great Day of the Lord
2 “I will [a]utterly consume everything
From the face of the land,”
Says the Lord;
3 “I(C) will consume man and beast;
I will consume the birds of the heavens,
The fish of the sea,
And the [b]stumbling blocks along with the wicked.
I will cut off man from the face of the [c]land,”
Says the Lord.
4 “I will stretch out My hand against Judah,
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
[d]I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place,
The names of the (D)idolatrous[e] priests with the pagan priests—
5 Those (E)who worship the host of heaven on the housetops;
Those who worship and swear oaths by the Lord,
But who also swear (F)by [f]Milcom;
6 (G)Those who have turned back from following the Lord,
And (H)have not sought the Lord, nor inquired of Him.”
7 (I)Be silent in the presence of the Lord God;
(J)For the day of the Lord is at hand,
For (K)the Lord has prepared a sacrifice;
He has [g]invited His guests.
8 “And it shall be,
In the day of the Lord’s sacrifice,
That I will punish (L)the princes and the king’s children,
And all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.
9 In the same day I will punish
All those who (M)leap over the threshold,
Who fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.
10 “And there shall be on that day,” says the Lord,
“The sound of a mournful cry from (N)the Fish Gate,
A wailing from the Second Quarter,
And a loud crashing from the hills.
11 (O)Wail, you inhabitants of [h]Maktesh!
For all the merchant people are cut down;
All those who handle money are cut off.
12 “And it shall come to pass at that time
That I will search Jerusalem with lamps,
And punish the men
Who are (P)settled[i] in complacency,
(Q)Who say in their heart,
‘The Lord will not do good,
Nor will He do evil.’
13 Therefore their goods shall become booty,
And their houses a desolation;
They shall build houses, but not inhabit them;
They shall plant vineyards, but (R)not drink their wine.”
14 (S)The great day of the Lord is near;
It is near and hastens quickly.
The noise of the day of the Lord is bitter;
There the mighty men shall cry out.
15 (T)That day is a day of wrath,
A day of trouble and distress,
A day of devastation and desolation,
A day of darkness and gloominess,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,
16 A day of (U)trumpet and alarm
Against the fortified cities
And against the high towers.
17 “I will bring distress upon men,
And they shall (V)walk like blind men,
Because they have sinned against the Lord;
Their blood shall be poured out like dust,
And their flesh like refuse.”
18 (W)Neither their silver nor their gold
Shall be able to deliver them
In the day of the Lord’s wrath;
But the whole land shall be devoured
By the fire of His jealousy,
For He will make speedy riddance
Of all those who dwell in the land.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 1:2 Lit. make a complete end of, Jer. 8:13
- Zephaniah 1:3 Idols
- Zephaniah 1:3 ground
- Zephaniah 1:4 Fulfilled in 2 Kin. 23:4, 5
- Zephaniah 1:4 Heb. chemarim
- Zephaniah 1:5 Or Malcam, an Ammonite god, 1 Kin. 11:5; Jer. 49:1; Molech, Lev. 18:21
- Zephaniah 1:7 Lit. set apart, consecrated
- Zephaniah 1:11 A market district of Jerusalem, lit. Mortar
- Zephaniah 1:12 Lit. on their lees; like the dregs of wine
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