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。
This is the message that the Lord gave to Zephaniah. He was the son of Cushti, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah. This happened when Josiah, son of Amon, was 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, declares the Lord.
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 people and animals, I will sweep away the birds of the air and the fish of the sea. I will overthrow the wicked; I will destroy human beings 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 strike Judah and everyone who lives in Jerusalem. I will destroy all that remains of their Baal worship along with their pagan priests so that even their names will be forgotten.
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，
I will destroy those who go up to the rooftops to bow down before the sun, moon, and stars. They also bow down and swear allegiance to the Lord, but then they do the same to Milcom.
6 剷除那背離天主，不尋覓上主，不求問上主的人。
I will destroy those who once worshiped the Lord but don't anymore. They don't seek the Lord or ask for my help.
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 before the Lord God! For the day of the Lord is near: the Lord has prepared a sacrifice and 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。
Then on the day of the Lord's sacrifice I will punish the officials and the king's sons, and those who follow pagan ways.
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。
I will also punish those who jump over the threshold. On that day I will punish those who fill up their masters' houses using violence and deception.
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 of grief will come from the Fish Gate, a wailing from the Second Quarter, and a loud crash 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。
Those who live in the Market District will wail in sorrow, for all the merchants are destroyed, along with those who trade in silver.
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。
At that time I will search through Jerusalem with lamps and I will punish those self-satisfied people, who are like wine left on its dregs, who say to themselves, “The Lord will not do good, nor will he do evil.”
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 possessions will be looted; their houses will be demolished. They will build houses, but not live in them; they will plant vineyards, but not drink the 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 and approaching rapidly. It will be a bitter day—even warriors will cry out loud.
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；
It will be a day of anger, a day of trouble and distress, a day of disaster and ruin, 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 trumpet calls and battle cries against fortified cities and watchtowers.
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 trouble on humanity, making them walk like blind people because they have sinned against the Lord. Their blood will be spilled like so much dust; their intestines 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。
Their silver and their gold won't help to save them on the day of the Lord's anger. The whole earth will be burned up by the fire of his jealous anger. He will make sure the end of the people of the world is sudden and complete.
