Sophonias 3
1 This is the scornful city that dwells securely, that says in her heart, I am, and there is no longer any [to be] after me: how is she become desolate, a habitation of wild beasts! every one that passes through her shall hiss, and shake his hands. Alas the glorious and ransomed city.
禍哉! 那叛逆、污穢，而殘暴的城市!
2 The dove listened not to the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord, and she drew not near to her God.
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。
3 Her princes within her were as roaring lions, her judges as the wolves of Arabia; they remained not till the morrow.
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。
4 Her prophets are light [and] scornful men: her priests profane the holy things, and sinfully transgress the law.
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。
5 But the just Lord is in the midst of her, and he will never do an unjust thing: morning by morning he will bring out his judgment to the light, and it is not hidden, and he knows not injustice by extortion, nor injustice in strife.
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。
6 I have brought down the proud with destruction; their corners are destroyed: I will make their ways completely waste, so that none shall go through: their cities are come to an end, by reason of no man living or dwelling [in them].
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。
7 I said, But do you fear me, and receive instruction, and you shall not be cut off from the face of the land [for] all the vengeance I have brought upon her: prepare you, rise early: all their produce is spoilt.
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。
8 Therefore wait upon me, says the Lord, until the day when I rise up for a witness: because my judgment [shall be] on the gatherings of the nations, to draw to me kings, to pour out upon them all [my] fierce anger: for the whole earth shall be consumed with the fire of my jealousy.
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。
9 For then will I turn to the peoples a tongue for her generation, that all may call on the name of the Lord, to serve him under one yoke.
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。
10 From the boundaries of the rivers of Ethiopia will I receive my dispersed ones; they shall offer sacrifices to me.
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。
11 In that day you shall not be ashamed of all your practices, wherein you have transgressed against me: for then will I take away from you your disdainful pride, and you shall no more magnify yourself upon my holy mountain.
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；
12 And I will leave in you a meek and lowly people;
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。
13 and the remnant of Israel shall fear the name of the Lord, and shall do no iniquity, neither shall they speak vanity; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed, and lie down, and there shall be none to terrify them.
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。
14 Rejoice, O daughter of Sion; cry aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem; rejoice and delight yourself with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
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!
15 The Lord has taken away your iniquities, he has ransomed you from the hand of your enemies: the Lord, the King of Israel, is in the midst of you: you shall not see evil any more.
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!
16 At that time the Lord shall say to Jerusalem, Be of good courage, Sion; let not your hands be slack.
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!
17 The Lord your God is in you; the Mighty One shall save you: he shall bring joy upon you, and shall refresh you with his love; and he shall rejoice over you with delight as in a day of feasting.
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，
18 And I will gather your afflicted ones. Alas! who has taken up a reproach against her?
有如在慶節之日。我必消滅打搫你的人，使你不再受羞辱。
19 Behold, I [will] work in you for your sake at that time, says the Lord: and I will save her that was oppressed, and receive her that was rejected; and I will make them a praise, and honored in all the earth.
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。
20 And [their enemies] shall be ashamed at that time, when I shall deal well with you, and at the time when I shall receive you: for I will make you honored and a praise among all the nations of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before you, says the Lord.
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。
