Zephaniah 3
1 Sorrow to her who is uncontrolled and unclean, the cruel town!
¡Ay de la ciudad ensuciada, y contaminada, oprimidora!
2 She gave no attention to the voice, she had no use for teaching, she put no faith in the Lord, she did not come near to her God.
No oyó voz, ni recibió el castigo: no se confió de Jehová, no se acercó a su Dios.
3 Her rulers are like loud-voiced lions in her; her judges are wolves of the evening, crushing up the bones before the morning.
Sus príncipes en medio de ella son leones bramadores: sus jueces, lobos de tarde que no dejan hueso para la mañana.
4 Her prophets are good-for-nothing persons, full of deceit: her priests have made the holy place unclean and have gone violently against the law.
Sus profetas, livianos, varones prevaricadores: sus sacerdotes contaminaron el santuario, falsaron la ley.
5 The Lord in her is upright; he will not do evil; every morning he lets his righteousness be seen, he is unchanging; but the evil-doer has no sense of shame.
Jehová, justo en medio de ella, no hará iniquidad: de mañana de mañana sacará a luz su juicio, nunca falta: ni por eso el perverso tiene vergüenza.
6 I have had the nations cut off, their towers are broken down; I have made their streets a waste so that no one goes through them: destruction has overtaken their towns, so that there is no man living in them.
Hice talar naciones, sus castillos son asolados: hice desiertas sus calles, hasta no quedar quien pase: sus ciudades son asoladas hasta no quedar hombre, hasta no quedar morador,
7 I said, Certainly you will go in fear of me, and come under my training, so that whatever I may send on her may not be cut off before her eyes: but they got up early and made all their works evil.
Diciendo: Ciertamente ahora me temerás: recibirás castigo, y no será derribada su habitación: todo lo cual yo envié sobre ella: mas ellos se levantaron de mañana, y corrompieron todas sus obras.
8 For this reason, go on waiting for me, says the Lord, till the day when I come up as a witness: for my purpose is to send for the nations and to get the kingdoms together, so that I may let loose on them my passion, even all my burning wrath: for all the earth will be burned up in the fire of my bitter passion.
Por tanto esperádme, dijo Jehová, al día que me levantaré al despojo; porque mi determinación es de congregar naciones, de juntar reinos, de derramar sobre ellos mi enojo, toda la ira de mi furor; porque del fuego de mi zelo será consumida toda la tierra.
9 For then I will give the people a clean language, so that they may all make prayer to the Lord and be his servants with one mind.
Porque entonces yo volveré a los pueblos el labio limpio, para que todos invoquen el nombre de Jehová, para que le sirvan de un consentimiento.
10 From over the rivers of Ethiopia, and from the sides of the north, they will come to me with an offering.
De esa parte de los ríos de Etiopía, suplicarán a mí: la compañía de mis esparcidos me traerá presente.
11 In that day you will have no shame on account of all the things in which you did evil against me: for then I will take away from among you those who were lifted up in pride, and you will no longer be lifted up with pride in my holy mountain.
En aquel día no te avergonzarás de ninguna de tus obras con las cuales rebelaste contra mí; porque entonces quitaré de en medio de ti los que se alegran en tu soberbia: ni nunca más te ensoberbecerás del monte de mi santidad.
12 But I will still have among you a quiet and poor people, and they will put their faith in the name of the Lord.
Y dejaré en medio de ti un pueblo humilde y pobre, los cuales esperarán en el nombre de Jehová.
13 The rest of Israel will do no evil and say no false words; the tongue of deceit will not be seen in their mouth: for they will take their food and their rest, and no one will be a cause of fear to them.
El resto de Israel no hará iniquidad ni dirá mentira, ni en boca de ellos se hallará lengua engañosa; porque ellos serán apacentados, y dormirán, y no habrá quien los espante.
14 Make melody, O daughter of Zion; give a loud cry, O Israel; be glad and let your heart be full of joy, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Canta, o! hija de Sión: jubilád, o! Israel: gózate, y regocíjate de todo corazón, o! hija de Jerusalem.
15 The Lord has taken away those who were judging you, he has sent your haters far away: the King of Israel, even the Lord, is among you: you will have no more fear of evil.
Jehová alejó tus juicios, echó fuera tu enemigo: Jehová es rey de Israel en medio de ti, nunca más verás mal.
16 In that day it will be said to Jerusalem, Have no fear: O Zion, let not your hands be feeble.
En aquel tiempo se dirá a Jerusalem: No temas: a Sión: No se enflaquezcan tus manos.
17 The Lord your God is among you, as a strong saviour: he will be glad over you with joy, he will make his love new again, he will make a song of joy over you as in the time of a holy feast.
Jehová está en medio de ti poderoso, él salvará: alegrarse ha sobre ti con alegría: callará de amor: regocijarse ha sobre ti con cantar.
18 I will take away your troubles, lifting up your shame from off you.
Los fastidiados por causa del tiempo juntaré: tuyos fueron: carga de confusión vino sobre ella.
19 See, at that time I will put an end to all who have been troubling you: I will give salvation to her whose steps are uncertain, and get together her who has been sent in flight; and I will make them a cause of praise and an honoured name in all the earth, when I let their fate be changed.
He aquí que yo apremiaré todos tus afligidores en aquel tiempo; y salvaré la coja, y recogeré la descarriada; y ponerlos he por alabanza, y por renombre en toda la tierra de su confusión.
20 At that time I will make you come in, at that time I will get you together: for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth when I let your fate be changed before your eyes, says the Lord.
En aquel tiempo yo os traeré, en aquel tiempo yo os congregaré; porque yo os daré por renombre, y por alabanza entre todos los pueblos de la tierra, cuando tornaré vuestros cautivos delante de vuestros ojos, dijo Jehová.
