西番雅書 3
1 禍哉! 那叛逆、污穢，而殘暴的城市!
Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
2 她從不聽呼聲，又不接受教訓；不依賴上主，也不親近她的天主。
She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
3 她的王侯在她中間，是一些咆哮的獅子；她的判官是夜間的豺狼，什麼也不留到天明。
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
4 她的先知都是些輕浮欺詐之徒，她火司祭褻瀆聖物，違犯法律。
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
5 但上主在她中間是正義的，從不行不義；衪每天早晨施行審判，有如不消散的光明，衪全不認識可恥的邪惡。
The just LORD is in the middle thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning does he bring his judgment to light, he fails not; but the unjust knows no shame.
6 我曾消滅了異民，他們的碉堡已化為廢墟；我使他們的街道荒涼得無人往來，他們的城市毀壞得不留一人，沒有一個遺。
I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passes by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
7 我原想：「她必要敬畏我，接受教訓；凡我加於她的懲罰，必不致由她眼前消失。」但他們反加速使自己一切的行為墮落。
I said, Surely you will fear me, you will receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
8 為什麼你們等待我──上主的斷語──等到我起來作證的一天，因為我已決定聚集萬民，召集列國，在他們身上傾洩我的憤怒和我所有的怒火：全地必要為我的妒火所吞滅。
Therefore wait you on me, says the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour on them my indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
9 那時，我要使萬民的口脣純潔好能稱叫上主的名號，同心協力服事上主。
For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call on the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
10 欽崇我的人，[ 即我所分散的集團] 要從雇士河那邊給我貢獻祭品。
From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring my offering.
11 在那一天，你決不再因你反抗我的一切作為而羞慚，因為那時我必由你中間驅逐你那些驕矜自誇的人，使你不再在我的聖山上自誇；
In that day shall you not be ashamed for all your doings, wherein you have transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the middle of you them that rejoice in your pride, and you shall no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
12 但我必在你中間留下謙遜和貧苦的百姓，他們必依賴上主的名號。
I will also leave in the middle of you an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
13 以色列的遺民不再行邪惡，也不再說謊言；在他們的口裏再也找不到欺詐的吞頭；的確，他們或是牧放，或是休息，沒有人來恐嚇。
The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
14 熙雍女子，妳應歡樂! 以色列，你應歡呼! 耶路撒冷女子，妳應全心高興喜樂!
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15 上主已撤銷對妳的定案，掃除了妳的仇敵；以色列的君王──上主，在妳中間，妳再不會遇見災禍!
The LORD has taken away your judgments, he has cast out your enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the middle of you: you shall not see evil any more.
16 在那一天，人必對耶路撒冷說：「熙雍，你不用害怕，不要雙手低垂!
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear you not: and to Zion, Let not your hands be slack.
17 上主你的天主，在你中間，他是一位施救的勇士，衪為你喜自勝，對你重溫衪的愛情，且因你躍喜樂，
The LORD your God in the middle of you is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over you with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over you with singing.
18 有如在慶節之日。我必消滅打搫你的人，使你不再受羞辱。
I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of you, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
19 看哪! 在那時，我必要了結一切迫害你的人，我必要拯救瘸腿的，聚集漂的；我必使他們在各地所受的羞辱，化為稱讚和榮譽。
Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict you: and I will save her that halts, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
20 那時，我我必要召你們回來；那時，我必要聚集你們；當我要在你們的面前轉變你們的命運時，我必使你們在普世萬民中，獲得榮譽和稱讚──上主說。
At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, said the LORD.
