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
Sofonías 1
La Biblia de las Américas
La ira del Señor sobre Judá
1 Palabra del Señor que vino a Sofonías, hijo de Cusi, hijo de Gedalías, hijo de Amarías, hijo de Ezequías, en los días de Josías(A), hijo de Amón(B), rey de Judá:
2 Eliminaré por completo todo
de la faz de la tierra[a] —declara el Señor(C).
3 Eliminaré hombres y animales(D),
eliminaré las aves del cielo(E)
y los peces del mar,
y haré tropezar a[b] los impíos;
extirparé al hombre de la faz de la tierra —declara el Señor(F).
4 Extenderé mi mano(G) contra Judá
y contra todos los habitantes de Jerusalén;
cortaré de este lugar al remanente de Baal(H)
y los nombres de los ministros idólatras junto con sus sacerdotes(I);
5 a los que se postran en las terrazas
ante el ejército del cielo(J),
a los que se postran y juran por el Señor(K)
y juran también por Milcom[c](L),
6 a los que han dejado de seguir al Señor(M),
y a los que no han buscado al Señor ni le han consultado(N).
7 ¡Calla delante del Señor Dios[d](O)!,
porque el día del Señor está cerca(P),
porque el Señor ha preparado un sacrificio(Q),
ha consagrado a sus invitados(R).
8 Y sucederá que en el día del sacrificio del Señor
castigaré a los príncipes,
a los hijos del rey(S)
y a todos los que visten ropa extranjera(T).
9 Aquel día castigaré
a todos los que saltan sobre el umbral,
a los que llenan la casa de su señor[e]
de violencia y de engaño(U).
10 Y habrá aquel día —declara el Señor—
gritos de auxilio desde la puerta del Pescado(V),
y gemidos desde el segundo distrito[f](W),
y gran estruendo desde las colinas(X).
11 Gemid, habitantes del Mortero[g],
porque será silenciado todo el pueblo de Canaán[h](Y),
exterminados todos los que pesan plata(Z).
12 Y sucederá en aquel tiempo
que yo escudriñaré a Jerusalén con lámparas(AA),
y castigaré a los hombres
que reposan como el vino[i] en sus heces(AB),
los que dicen en su corazón:
«Ni bien ni mal hará el Señor(AC)».
13 Sus riquezas se convertirán en despojos(AD),
y sus casas en desolación;
edificarán casas, mas no las habitarán,
plantarán viñas, mas no beberán su vino(AE).
14 Cercano está el gran día del Señor,
cercano y muy próximo.
El clamor del día del Señor es amargo(AF);
allí gritará el guerrero(AG).
15 Día de ira aquel día,
día de congoja y de angustia(AH),
día de destrucción y desolación,
día de tinieblas y lobreguez,
día nublado y de densa oscuridad(AI),
16 día de trompeta y grito de guerra(AJ)
contra las ciudades fortificadas
y contra los torreones de las esquinas(AK).
17 Traeré angustia sobre los hombres(AL),
y andarán como ciegos(AM),
porque han pecado contra el Señor;
su sangre será derramada como polvo(AN),
y su carne como estiércol(AO).
18 Ni su plata ni su oro
podrán librarlos
en el día de la ira del Señor(AP),
cuando por el fuego de su celo
toda la tierra sea consumida(AQ);
porque Él hará una destrucción
total y terrible
de todos los habitantes de la tierra(AR).
Footnotes
- Sofonías 1:2 Lit., del suelo
- Sofonías 1:3 Lit., y los tropiezos con o y las ruinas con
- Sofonías 1:5 O, su rey; en el T.M., Malcam, posible variante ortográfica de Milcom
- Sofonías 1:7 Heb., YHWH, generalmente traducido Señor
- Sofonías 1:9 O, Señor
- Sofonías 1:10 I.e., un distrito de Jerusalén
- Sofonías 1:11 I.e., un distrito de Jerusalén
- Sofonías 1:11 O, pueblo mercader
- Sofonías 1:12 Lit., que se espesan
Zephaniah 1
English Standard Version
1 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
2 (C)“I will utterly sweep away everything
from the face of the earth,” declares the Lord.
3 “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.
4 “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,
5 (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]
6 (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
7 (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.
8 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.
9 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
- Zephaniah 1:3 Or stumbling blocks (that is, idols)
- Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king
- Zephaniah 1:9 Or their Lord's
- Zephaniah 1:11 Or all the people of Canaan
- Zephaniah 1:12 Hebrew are thickening on the dregs [of their wine]
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