Zephaniah 3
1 What disaster is coming to corrupted, rebellious Jerusalem, you who oppress people!
धिक्कार त्यो बागी शहर! त्यो हिंसक शहर अशुद्ध भएको छ ।
2 You don't listen to anybody, you don't accept correction, you don't trust in the Lord, you don't ask for God's help.
त्यसले परमेश्वरको आवाज सुनेको छैन, न त त्यसले परमप्रभुबाटको सुधारलाई ग्रहण गर्यो । त्यसले परमप्रभुमा विश्वास गर्दैन र त्यो आफ्नो परमेश्वरको समिप जाँदैन ।
3 Your leaders are as greedy as roaring lions; your judges are ravenous wolves that leave nothing behind by morning.
त्यसको माझमा त्यसका राजकुमारहरू गर्जने सिंहझैँ छन् । त्यसका न्यायकर्ताहरू साँझमा आउने ब्वाँसाहरूझैँ छन् जसले बिहानसम्म खानको निम्ति केही पनि बाँकी राख्दैनन् ।
4 Your prophets are arrogant, deceitful men who defile what is sacred and who openly break the law.
त्यसका अगमवक्ताहरू ढीट र विश्वासघाती मानिसहरू हुन् । त्यसका पूजाहारीहरुले पवित्र कुरालाई अशुद्ध बनाएका छन् र व्यवस्थाको विरुद्ध हिंसा गरेका छन् ।
5 But the Lord who does right is still among you, he does no wrong. Every morning he gives his judgment, every day without fail. But those who act unjustly have no shame.
त्यसको बिचमा परमप्रभु धार्मिक हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँले कुनै खराबी गर्नुहुन्न । हरेक बिहानी उहाँले आफ्नो न्याय प्रदान गर्नुहुन्छ । त्यो प्रकाशमा लुक्नेछैन, तर पनि अधर्मीहरूलाई कुनै शर्म छैन ।
6 I have destroyed nations. Their fortresses are deserted; their streets are empty; their cities are destroyed—there are no survivors, not one.
“मैले जाति-जातिहरूलाई नष्ट पारेको छु । तिनीहरूका किल्लाहरू ध्वस्त भएका छन् । मैले तिनीहरूका सडकहरूलाई भग्नावशेष बनाइदिएको छु, अनि तीबाट भएर कोही पनि जाँदैनन् । तिनीहरूका शहरहरु नष्ट पारिएका छन्, अनि त्यहाँ कोही मानिस बसोबास गर्दैनन् ।
7 I told myself, “Surely they will respect me now and accept my correction. Then their homes would not be destroyed to teach them a lesson.” But instead you're just as eager to go on doing evil.
मैले भनेँ, ‘निश्चय नै तैँले मेरो भय मान्नेछस् । मेरो सुधारलाई स्वीकार गर् र मैले तेरो विरुद्धमा गरिदिनेछु भनी योजना गरेझैँ, तँ तेरो घरबाट बहिष्कार हुनेछैनस् ।’ तर तिनीहरू हरेक बिहानीलाई भ्रष्ट कामहरुद्धारा सुरुवात गर्न आतुर हुन्छन् ।
8 You just wait, declares the Lord. The day is coming when I will rise to give evidence. For I have decided to gather together all the nations and kingdoms and to pour out on them my anger, my fury and my rage. The whole earth will be burned up by the fire of my jealous anger.
त्यसैकारण जुन दिनसम्म म शिकारलाई पक्रनको निम्ति उठ्दिनँ, त्यस बेलासम्म मलाई पर्ख, परमप्रभु घोषणा गर्नुहुन्छ । किनकि मेरो निर्णय जाति-जातिहरूलाई एकठ्ठा गर्ने, राज्यहरूलाई जम्मा गर्ने, र तिनीहरूमाथि मेरो क्रोध, मेरो सम्पूर्ण ज्वलन्त क्रोध खन्याउने हो, किनभने मेरो डाहको आगोमा सारा पृथ्वी भस्म हुनेछ ।
9 For then I will give the nations pure speech so they can all pray and worship the Lord together.
तर त्यसपछि म मानिसहरूका ओठहरूलाई शुद्ध पार्नेछु, ताकि तिनीहरू सबैले काँधमा काँध मिलाएर परमप्रभुको सेवा गर्नको निम्ति उहाँको नाउँ पुकारून् ।
10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my scattered people, my worshipers, will come to bring their offerings to me.
कूशका नदीहरूको पारिबाट मेरो आराधना गर्नेहरू, र तितरबितर भएका मेरा मानिसहरूले मेरो निम्ति बलिदानहरू ल्याउनेछन् ।
11 On that day you won't be ashamed because of what you did in rebelling against me, for I will remove from among you those who are proud and boastful. Never again will you be conceited on my holy mountain.
त्यस दिन तैँले मेरो विरुद्ध गरेका सबै कामहरूको कारण तँ शर्ममा पारिनेछैनस्, किनभने त्यस समयमा तेरो घमण्डको उत्सव मनाउनेहरूलाई तेरो बिचबाट म हटाइदिनेछु, र मेरो पवित्र पर्वतमा अबदेखि उसो तैँले अहङ्कारी भएर काम गर्नेछैनस् ।
12 I will leave among you those who are meek and humble, those who trust in the name of the Lord.
तर तेरो बिचमा म नम्र र गरीब मानिसहरूलाई छोडिदिनेछु, र तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको नाउँमा शरण पाउनेछन् ।
13 The people of Israel who remain will not act wickedly nor will they tell lies. They will not deceive one another. They will be able to eat in peace and sleep in safety for there will be nothing to frighten them.
इस्राएलका बाँकी रहेकाहरूले अब उसो अन्याय गर्नेछैनन् वा झुटो बोल्नेछैनन्, र तिनीहरूको मुखमा छलपूर्ण जिब्रो पाइनेछैन । यसैकारण तिनीहरू खानेछन् र पल्टिनेछन्, र तिनीहरू भयभीत हुनेछैनन् ।”
14 Sing out, Jerusalem! Shout aloud, Israel! Jerusalem, be happy and celebrate with all your heart!
ए सियोनकी छोरी, गा! इस्राएल, उच्च सोरमा करा । यरूशलेमकी छोरी आनन्दित हो र आफ्नो सारा हृदयले रमाहट गर् ।
15 For the Lord has turned aside from punishing you, and he has turned back your enemies. The Lord, the king of Israel, is with you, and you will never again have to fear disaster.
परमप्रभुले तेरो दण्ड तँबाट टाढा गरिदिनुभएको छ, तेरा शत्रुहरूलाई धपाइदिनुभएको छ । तेरो बिचमा परमप्रभु इस्राएलका राजा हुनुहुन्छ । अबदेखि उसो तैँले दुष्टको भय मान्नेछैनस् ।
16 On that day the message to the people of Jerusalem will be, “Don't be afraid; don't be discouraged!”
त्यस दिन तिनीहरूले यरूशलेमलाई भन्नेछन्, “ए सियोन, नडरा । तेरा हात कमजोर हुन नदे ।
17 The Lord your God is among you as a mighty warrior who saves. He will be so happy with you. He will renew his love for you. He will celebrate over you with loud singing.
परमप्रभु तिमीहरूका परमेश्वर तेरो बिचमा हुनुहुन्छ, जो तँलाई बचाउन सामर्थी हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँले तेरो निम्ति आनन्द मनाउनुहुन्छ । उहाँ आफ्नो प्रेममा तँसित शान्त हुनुहुन्छ । उहाँ आनन्दको सोरले तँसित रमाउनुहुनेछ ।
18 I will gather those of you who mourn for the religious festivals—you will no longer have to bear the disgrace.
नियुक्त गरिएका भोजहरूमा उपस्थित हुन नसकेर शोक गर्नेहरूलाई म भेला गराउनेछु, यसैकारण अबदेखि तँ त्यसको निम्ति शर्ममा पर्नेछैनस् ।
19 Look at what I am going to do! At that time I am going to deal with all those who have oppressed you. I will save those who are helpless and bring back those who were scattered, and I will turn their shame into praise, and all the world will respect them.
हेर्, तँलाई दमन गर्नेहरूसँग म लेखा लिनेछु । त्यसबेला, म लङ्गडालाई बचाउनेछु र बहिष्कृतहरूलाई भेला गराउनेछु । म तिनीहरूलाई मान-सम्मान दिनेछु, र तिनीहरूको शर्मलाई सारा पृथ्वीभरि प्रसिद्धिमा परिणत गरिदिनेछु ।
20 At that time I will bring you home, gathering you together. I will give you a good reputation, and you will be praised by all the peoples of the earth when I restore your status before your very eyes, says the Lord.
त्यसबेला, म तिमीहरूको नेतृत्व गर्नेछु, र तिमीहरूलाई भेला गराउनेछु । जब म तिमीहरूलाई पुनर्स्थापित गर्नेछु, म पृथ्वीका सारा जातिहरूलाई तिमीहरूको सम्मान र प्रशंसा गर्न लगाउनेछु,” परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ ।
