西番雅書 1
1 在阿孟的兒子約史亞為猶大王的時日，上主的話傳給希則克雅的曾孫，革達里雅的孫子，雇史的兒子索福尼亞。
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:
2 我必要由地面上掃除一切──上主的斷語──
“I will completely sweep away everything from the face of the earth,”
3 我要掃除人和獸，我要掃除天空的鳥和海中的魚；我必使作惡的人倒斃，並由地面上剷除世人──上主的斷語。
“I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,”
4 我要伸手懲罰猶大和耶路撒冷所有的居民，我要由這地方剷除巴耳的記念和僧侶[司祭]的名字，
“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—
5 剷除那在露台上敬拜天象和那敬拜上主而又指米耳公起誓的人，
those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
6 剷除那背離天主，不尋覓上主，不求問上主的人。
and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”
7 在我主上主面前要肅靜，因為上主的日子臨近了! 上主備辨了祭宴，祝福了衪邀請的人。
Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.
8 在祭宴日內，我要懲罰公侯和王室，以及一切穿外邦衣服的人。
“On the Day of the LORD’s sacrifice I will punish the princes, the sons of the king, and all who are dressed in foreign apparel.
9 在那一天，我要懲罰一切跳過門檻，和使自己主人家充滿殘暴欺詐的人。
On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with violence and deceit.
10 在那一天，──上主的斷語──必有喊聲發自魚門，必有哀號出自新區，必有利害的崩潰來自山陵。
On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.
11 居於盆地的居民，你們應哀號! 因為一切商人都已被消滅，一切秤量銀子的人己被剷除。
Wail, O dwellers of the Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who weigh out silver will be cut off.
12 那時，我必提上燈，搜索耶路撒冷，懲罰那躺臥在酒槽上，心下自謂：「上主不賞善，也不罰惡」的人。
And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men settled in complacency, who say to themselves, ‘The LORD will do nothing, either good or bad.’
13 他們的財物必遭擄掠；他們的家園必成廢墟；他們建築房屋，卻不得居住；他們種植葡萄園，卻不得酒飲。
Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.
14 上主偉大的日子臨近了，臨近了! 且來的很快。哀哉! 上主火日子是苦的，連壯士那時也要哀號。
The great Day of the LORD is near— near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter.
15 那天是憤怒的一天，困苦艱難的一天，破壞摧殘的一天，昏暗幽冥的一天，烏雲陰霾的一天；
That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,
16 是向堅城、碉堡吹號鳴角的一天!
a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.
17 我要使人苦惱，使他們行路有如瞎子，因為他們得罪了上主；他們的血流出有如塵土，他們的屍體有如糞土。
I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.
18 連他們的金銀財寶也不能救拔他們! 上主憤怒的日子，整個大地都要為衪的妒火所吞滅，因為衪要向地上的一切居民，執行徹底而又可怕的毀滅。
Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
