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.
Palabra de Yahvé, que llegó a Sofonías, hijo de Cusí, hijo de Godolías, hijo de Amarías, hijo de Ezequías, en los días de Josías, hijo de Amón, rey de Judá.
2 Yahweh says, “I will (sweep away/destroy) everything [HYP] that is on the earth.
Haré desaparecer de la tierra todas las cosas, dice Yahvé.
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.”
Acabaré con los hombres y las bestias; exterminaré las aves del cielo y los peces del mar, y los escándalos de los impíos; y aniquilaré al hombre de sobre la faz de la tierra, dice Yahvé.
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].
Extenderé mi mano contra Judá, y contra todos los moradores de Jerusalén; y exterminaré de este lugar los vestigios de Baal, a los ministros (de Baal) y a los sacerdotes (de Yahvé);
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.
también a los que en los terrados se postran ante la milicia del cielo; a aquellos que adoran a Yahvé y juran por Milcom;
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.”]
a quienes han dejado de seguir a Yahvé, y a los que no buscan a Yahvé, ni procuran encontrarlo.
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.
¡Silencio ante Yahvé, el Señor! porque el día de Yahvé se ha acercado, pues Yahvé ha preparado un sacrificio, ha santificado a sus convidados.
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].
En aquel día del sacrificio de Yahvé, castigaré a los príncipes y a los hijos del rey; y a cuantos se visten como extranjeros.
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.”
En aquel día castigaré también a todos los que saltan sobre el umbral, a los que llenan de violencia y fraude la casa de su Señor.
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.
En aquel día, dice Yahvé, se oirán gritos tremendos desde la puerta de los Peces, alaridos desde la (Ciudad) Segunda, y un gran estruendo desde los collados.
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.
¡Aullad, habitantes del Mortero, porque todos los traficantes han perecido; desaparecieron todos los que pesan plata.
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.
En aquel tiempo escudriñaré Yo a Jerusalén con linternas, y castigaré a los gordos sentados sobre sus heces, que dicen en su corazón: “No hace Yahvé ni bien ni mal.”
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].”
Sus riquezas vendrán a ser saqueadas, y reducidas a desolación sus casas. Edificarán casas, y no las habitarán; plantarán viñas, y no beberán su vino.
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.
Cerca está el día grande de Yahvé; próximo está y llega con suma velocidad. Es tan amarga la voz del día de Yahvé, que lanzarán gritos de angustia hasta los valientes.
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.
Día de ira es aquel día, día de angustia y aflicción, día de devastación y ruina, día de tinieblas y oscuridad, día de nubes y densas nieblas;
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].
día de trompeta y alarma contra las ciudades fuertes y las altas torres.
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].
Yo angustiaré a los hombres, de modo que andarán como ciegos, porque han pecado contra Yahvé; su sangre será derramada como polvo, y su carne como estiércol.
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.
Ni su plata ni su oro podrá librarlos en el día de la ira de Yahvé; el fuego de sus celos devorará toda la tierra; pues Él hará una ruina total, una destrucción repentina de todos los moradores de la tierra.
