Sofonias 3
1 Pagkaalaot alang sa masinupakon nga siyudad! Mahugawan na ang siyudad nga bangis.
Terrible things will [also] happen [to Jerusalem], that city whose people have rebelled [against Yahweh] and who have become unacceptable to him [because of the sins that they have committed]. [They act violently toward others] and they (oppress/treat cruelly) [other people].
2 Wala siya naminaw sa tingog sa Dios, ni midawat sa pagtul-id nga gikan kang Yahweh. Wala siya misalig kang Yahweh ug wala siya midangop sa iyang Dios.
[The people there] do not pay attention to people who tell them [the wrong things that they are doing] and [try to] (correct them/cause them to quit doing those things). [The people in Jerusalem] do not trust in Yahweh or draw near to ask help from their God.
3 Ang iyang mga prinsipe nagangulob nga mga liyon diha sa iyang taliwala. Ang iyang mga maghuhukom sama sa mga lobo sa kagabhion nga nagsigig pangisap bisan sa kabuntagon.
Their leaders are [like] [MET] roaring lions; they are [like] [MET] wolves that [attack other animals] during the evening, [and eat everything that they kill], with the result that the next morning there is nothing left [of those animals to eat].
4 Mga walay batasan ug traydor ang iyang mga propeta. Gipasipad-an sa iyang mga pari kung unsa ang balaan ug nagabuhat usab sa mga butang nga supak sa balaod.
The prophets in Jerusalem are proud, [and they give messages that are] not to be trusted. Their priests cause the temple to be unholy by doing things that are opposed to the laws [of Moses].
5 Matarong si Yahweh diha sa iyang taliwala. Wala siya nagbuhat ug sayop. Matag buntag ginapahimutang niya ang iyang hustisya! Dili kini matago diha sa kahayag, apan wala gihapon maulaw kadtong mga katawhan nga dili matarong.
But Yahweh is [also] in the city; and he never does what is wrong. He treats people justly/fairly; he does that every day, but wicked people are never ashamed [about their doing what is wrong].
6 Gipukan ko ang mga kanasoran; nangaguba ang ilang mga kota. Giguba ko usab ang ilang mga dalan, busa walay nay moagi kanila. Nangaguba ang ilang mga siyudad aron wala nay tawo nga mopuyo niini.
[Yahweh says this]: “I have destroyed [many] nations; I have destroyed their strong/high city walls and towers. [Now] I have caused the streets in those cities to be completely deserted [DOU]; the cities are ruined. There are no people [still alive] in the cities; they are all dead [LIT].
7 Miingon ako, 'Sa pagkatinuod mangahadlok gayod kamo kanako. Dawata ang pagbadlong ug dili kamo puohon gikan sa inyong panimalay pinaagi sa tanan nga buhaton ko kaninyo.' Apan matag buntag gipalabi hinuon nila ang pagbuhat ug daotan.
[So] I thought [to myself], ‘[Because of what I have done to those other nations], surely the people [of Jerusalem] will revere me [now], and they will accept (my correcting them/my telling them to quit doing what is wrong). [If they do that, I] will not destroy their houses; I will not punish them like I said that I would do.’ But [in spite of knowing how I punished those other nations], they were still eager to get up early each morning and continue to do evil things.
8 Busa paabot kanako—mao kini ang gipamulong ni Yahweh—hangtod sa adlaw nga mobarog ako alang sa mga biktima. Tungod kay nakahukom ako nga usahon ang mga kanasoran, aron tapukon ang mga gingharian, ug ipahamtang kanila ang akong kasuko, ang tanan kong kaligutgot, aron nga pagalamyon ang tanan nga kayutaan pinaagi sa nagdilaab kong kasuko.
Therefore I, Yahweh, say, ‘Wait for the day in which I will testify [in court about your evil things].’ I have decided to gather the people of the kingdoms [of the earth] [DOU] and cause them to know that I am very angry with them. All [over] the earth I will punish and destroy people; my being angry with them because I (am jealous/want people to worship no other god) is [like] [MET] a (raging/very hot) fire.
9 Apan hatagan ko ang akong katawhan ug putli nga mga pulong, mosangpit silang tanan sa ngalan ni Yahweh aron sa pag-alagad kanako nga nanindog, abaga sa abaga.
When that happens, I will cause [all] people [MTY] to be changed and enable them to speak [only] what is (pure/pleasing to me), in order that everyone can worship me [MTY] and unitedly/together serve me [MTY].
10 Gikan sa unahan sa suba sa Etiopia ang akong magsisimba ug ang nagkatag kong katawhan, magadala ug mga halad ngari kanako.
[Then] my people who [were forced to go to other countries], those who live along the upper part of the [Nile] River in Ethiopia will come to me and bring offerings to me.
11 Nianang adlawa dili na kamo maulawan sa tanan ninyong binuhatan nga inyong nahimo batok kanako, tungod kay gikan nianang taknaa kuhaon ko gikan kaninyo ang nagsaulog sa inyong garbo, ug tungod niana dili ka na magmagarbuhon sa balaan kong bukid.
At that time, you [people in Jerusalem] will no [longer] be ashamed [about what has happened to you], because you no longer will be rebelling against me. I will get rid of all the people among you who are very proud [DOU]. No one on [Zion], my holy hill, will [strut around] proudly.
12 Apan biyaan ko ikaw ingon nga usa ka ubos ug kabos nga katawhan, ug magadangop ka sa ngalan ni Yahweh.
Those who are still alive in Israel will be poor and humble; they will be people who trust in me [MTY].
13 Ang nahibilin sa Israel dili na gayod magbuhat ug sayop o mosultig bakak, ug wala nay mosultig pagpanlimbong; busa manibsib sila ug unya magapanghigda, ug wala na gayoy makahadlok kanila.”
Those people who are still alive [there] in Israel will not do [things that are] wrong; they will not tell lies or deceive [MTY] people. They will eat and sleep [safely], [because] no one will cause them to be afraid.”
14 Pag-awit, anak nga babaye sa Zion! Pagsinggit, Israel. Pagmaya ug paglipay sa tibuok mong kasingkasing, anak nga babaye sa Jerusalem.
You people who live in Jerusalem [DOU] and [other places in] Israel, sing and shout loudly! Be glad, and rejoice [DOU] greatly,
15 Gikuha na ni Yahweh ang imong silot; gipahilayo na niya ang imong mga kaaway! Si Yahweh mao ang hari sa Israel taliwala kanimo. Dili na gayod kamo mahadlok sa daotan pag-usab!
[because] Yahweh will stop punishing [MTY] you, and he will send away from you [the armies of] your enemies! And Yahweh [himself], the king of [us] Israeli people, will live among us, and never again will we be afraid that [others will] harm us.
16 Niana unya nga mga adlaw moingon sila sa Jerusalem, “Ayaw kahadlok, Zion. Ayaw tugoti nga maluya ang imong mga kamot.
At that time, [other people] will say to us people of Jerusalem, “[You people of] [APO] Jerusalem, do not be afraid; do not become afraid or discouraged,
17 Si Yahweh nga imong Dios anaa kanimo, ang kusgan nga moluwas kanimo. Magasaulog siya diha kanimo uban sa kalipay magmahinamon siya diha kanimo uban sa iyang gugma. Magmalipayon siya diha kanimo ug mosinggit siya sa kalipay,
[because] Yahweh your God is [living] among you. He is mighty, and he will rescue/save you. He will be very happy with you; because he loves you, he will cause you to not be afraid; he will sing loudly to rejoice over you.”
18 sa gitakda nga adlaw sa kasaulogan. Kuhaon ko ang katalagman gikan kanimo; ug dili kana gayod maulawan tungod niini.
[Yahweh says, ] “You people were sad and ashamed because [you were unable to attend] your religious festivals; but I will cause you to no longer be disgraced.
19 Tan-awa, akong wagtangon ang tanang midaogdaog kanimo. Niana nga takna, luwason ko ang bakol ug tigomon ang sinalikway. Himoon ko silang mapasidunggan, ug wagtangon ko ang ilang kaulawan, himoon ko silang mabantog sa tibuok kalibotan.
Truly, I will [severely] punish all those who (oppressed you/caused you to suffer). I will rescue those who are helpless and those who were forced to go to other countries. I will enable them to be praised and honored in every country to which they were (exiled/forced to go), places where they were disgraced.
20 Niana nga takna giyahan ko kamo; niana nga takna tapukon ug usahon ko kamo. Himoon ko ang tanan nga kanasoran sa tibuok kalibotan nga motahod ug magadayeg kaninyo, makita ninyo nga gipasig-uli ko na kamo,” nagaingon si Yahweh.
At that time, I will gather you together and bring you [back] home [to Israel]. I will cause you to (have a good reputation/be honored) and be [greatly] praised among all the nations of the earth. You [MTY] will see me causing you to prosper again. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
