Zephaniah 1

1 [I am] Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the grandson of Gedaliah, and the great-grandson of Amariah, whose father was [King] Hezekiah. Yahweh gave this message to me during the time when [King] Amon’s son Josiah was the King of Judah.

Firman TUHAN yang datang kepada Zefanya bin Kusyi bin Gedalya bin Amarya bin Hizkia dalam zaman Yosia bin Amon, raja Yehuda.

2 Yahweh says, “I will (sweep away/destroy) everything [HYP] that is on the earth.

"Aku akan menyapu bersih segala-galanya dari atas muka bumi, demikianlah firman TUHAN.

3 I will sweep away people and animals. I will sweep away birds and fish. I will get rid of wicked people; there will be no more [wicked] [HYP] people on the earth.”

Aku akan menyapu manusia dan hewan; Aku akan menyapu burung-burung di udara dan ikan-ikan di laut. Aku akan merebahkan orang-orang fasik dan akan melenyapkan manusia dari atas muka bumi, demikianlah firman TUHAN.

4 “[These are some of the things that I will do]: I will punish the people who live in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah. I will destroy everything that has been used in the worship of Baal. I will cause [people] to no longer remember the names of the pagan priests or the [other] priests [who have turned away from me].

Aku akan mengacungkan tangan-Ku terhadap Yehuda dan terhadap segenap penduduk Yerusalem. Aku akan melenyapkan dari tempat ini sisa-sisa Baal dan nama para imam berhala,

5 [I will get rid of] those who go up on the roofs [of their houses] and worship the sun and moon and stars, those who claim that they worship me but [also] worship [their god] Molech.

juga mereka yang sujud menyembah di atas sotoh kepada tentara langit dan mereka yang menyembah dengan bersumpah setia kepada TUHAN, namun di samping itu bersumpah demi Dewa Milkom,

6 I will get rid of all those who previously worshiped me but no longer do, those who no [longer] seek my [help or ask me to tell them what they should do.”]

serta mereka yang berbalik dari pada TUHAN, yang tidak mencari TUHAN dan tidak menanyakan petunjuk-Nya."

7 Be silent in front of Yahweh the Lord, because it will soon be the time/day when Yahweh [will judge and punish people]. Yahweh has prepared to get rid of [the people of Judah]; they will be like [MET] animals that are slaughtered for sacrifices, and he has chosen [their enemies] to be the ones who will get rid of them.

Berdiam dirilah di hadapan Tuhan ALLAH! Sebab hari TUHAN sudah dekat. Sungguh TUHAN telah menyediakan perjamuan korban dan telah menguduskan para undangan-Nya.

8 Yahweh says, “On that day when I will get rid of [the people of Judah], [I will punish] their officials and the king’s sons, and [I will punish] all those who worship foreign gods [MTY].

"Pada hari perjamuan korban TUHAN itu Aku akan menghukum para pemuka, para anak-anak raja dan semua orang yang memakai pakaian asing.

9 I will punish those who [show that they revere their god Dagan] by avoiding stepping on the threshold [of his temple], and those who do violent things and tell lies in the temples of their gods.”

Aku akan menghukum pada hari itu semua orang yang melompati ambang pintu dan memenuhi istana tuan mereka dengan kekerasan dan penipuan.

10 Yahweh [also] says, “On that day, people will cry [out] at the Fish Gate [of Jerusalem]. People will wail in the newer part of the city, and [people will hear] a loud crash [of buildings collapsing] in the hills.

Maka pada hari itu, demikianlah firman TUHAN, akan terdengar teriakan dari Pintu Gerbang Ikan dan ratapan dari perkampungan baru dan bunyi keruntuhan hebat dari bukit-bukit.

11 [So, all you] people who live in the market area [of Jerusalem] should wail, because all those who sell goods and weigh out silver will be slaughtered.

Merataplah, hai penduduk perkampungan Lumpang! Sebab telah habis segenap kaum pedagang, telah lenyap segenap penimbang perak.

12 [It will be as though] I will light lanterns to search in [dark places in] Jerusalem for those who have become very satisfied with their behavior and complacent [about their sins]. They think that [I], Yahweh, will do nothing to them, neither good things nor bad things.

Pada waktu itu Aku akan menggeledah Yerusalem dengan memakai obor dan akan menghukum orang-orang yang telah mengental seperti anggur di atas endapannya dan yang berkata dalam hatinya: TUHAN tidak berbuat baik dan tidak berbuat jahat!

13 [But I say that] their valuable possessions will be plundered/stolen [by their enemies], and their houses will be destroyed. They will build [new] homes, but they will not live in them; they will plant vineyards, but they will never drink [any] wine [made from grapes that grow there].”

Maka harta kekayaannya akan dirampas dan rumah-rumahnya akan menjadi sunyi sepi. Apabila mereka mendirikan rumah, mereka tidak akan mendiaminya; apabila mereka membuat kebun anggur, mereka tidak akan minum anggurnya."

14 It will soon be the day/time when Yahweh [will punish people]. It will be here quickly. It will be a time [when people cry] bitterly, a time when [even] brave soldiers will cry loudly.

Sudah dekat hari TUHAN yang hebat itu, sudah dekat dan datang dengan cepat sekali! Dengar, hari TUHAN pahit, pahlawanpun akan menangis.

15 It will be a time when [God shows that he is] very angry, a time when [people experience much] distress/suffering and trouble. [It will be] a time [when many things are] ruined and destroyed [DOU]. It will be a time when it is very gloomy and dark [DOU], when the clouds are very black.

Hari kegemasan hari itu, hari kesusahan dan kesulitan, hari kemusnahan dan pemusnahan, hari kegelapan dan kesuraman, hari berawan dan kelam,

16 It will be a time when [soldiers] will blow trumpets [to call other soldiers] to battle. [Your enemies] will tear down the walls around your cities and the high towers [at the corners of those walls].

hari peniupan sangkakala dan pekik tempur terhadap kota-kota yang berkubu dan terhadap menara penjuru yang tinggi.

17 Because you sinned against Yahweh, he will cause you to experience great distress; you will walk [around groping] like [SIM] blind people do. Your blood will flow [from your bodies] like [SIM] water, and your corpses will lie on the ground and rot [SIM].

Aku akan menyusahkan manusia, sehingga mereka berjalan seperti orang buta, sebab mereka telah berdosa kepada TUHAN. Darah mereka akan tercurah seperti debu dan usus mereka seperti tahi.

18 At the time that [Yahweh shows that he] is very angry [with you], you will not be able to save yourselves by [giving] silver or gold [to your enemies]. Because Yahweh (is very jealous/does not want people to worship any other god), he will send a fire to burn up the entire world, and he will suddenly get rid of all the [wicked] people who live on the earth.

Mereka tidak dapat diselamatkan oleh perak atau emas mereka pada hari kegemasan TUHAN, dan seluruh bumi akan dimakan habis oleh api cemburu-Nya; sebab kebinasaan, malah kebinasaan dahsyat diadakan-Nya terhadap segenap penduduk bumi.