Zephaniah 3
1 Terrible things will [also] happen [to Jerusalem], that city whose people have rebelled [against Yahweh] and who have become unacceptable to him [because of the sins that they have committed]. [They act violently toward others] and they (oppress/treat cruelly) [other people].
Ουαί η παραδεδειγματισμένη και μεμολυσμένη· η πόλις η καταθλίβουσα
2 [The people there] do not pay attention to people who tell them [the wrong things that they are doing] and [try to] (correct them/cause them to quit doing those things). [The people in Jerusalem] do not trust in Yahweh or draw near to ask help from their God.
Δεν υπήκουσεν εις την φωνήν· δεν εδέχθη διόρθωσιν· δεν ήλπισεν επί τον Κύριον· δεν επλησίασεν εις τον Θεόν αυτής.
3 Their leaders are [like] [MET] roaring lions; they are [like] [MET] wolves that [attack other animals] during the evening, [and eat everything that they kill], with the result that the next morning there is nothing left [of those animals to eat].
Οι άρχοντες αυτής είναι εν αυτή λέοντες ωρυόμενοι· οι κριταί αυτής λύκοι της εσπέρας· δεν αφίνουσιν ουδέν διά το πρωΐ.
4 The prophets in Jerusalem are proud, [and they give messages that are] not to be trusted. Their priests cause the temple to be unholy by doing things that are opposed to the laws [of Moses].
Οι προφήται αυτής είναι προπετείς, άνθρωποι δόλιοι· οι ιερείς αυτής εβεβήλωσαν το αγιαστήριον, ηθέτησαν τον νόμον.
5 But Yahweh is [also] in the city; and he never does what is wrong. He treats people justly/fairly; he does that every day, but wicked people are never ashamed [about their doing what is wrong].
Ο Κύριος είναι δίκαιος εν μέσω αυτής· δεν θέλει κάμει αδικίαν· κατά πάσαν πρωΐαν φέρει την κρίσιν αυτού εις φως, δεν απολείπει· αλλ' ο διεφθαρμένος δεν γνωρίζει αισχύνην.
6 [Yahweh says this]: “I have destroyed [many] nations; I have destroyed their strong/high city walls and towers. [Now] I have caused the streets in those cities to be completely deserted [DOU]; the cities are ruined. There are no people [still alive] in the cities; they are all dead [LIT].
Εξωλόθρευσα έθνη· οι πύργοι αυτών είναι ηρημωμένοι· ηρήμωσα τας οδούς αυτών, ώστε να μη υπάρχη διαβαίνων· αι πόλεις αυτών ηφανίσθησαν, ώστε δεν υπάρχει ουδείς κατοικών.
7 [So] I thought [to myself], ‘[Because of what I have done to those other nations], surely the people [of Jerusalem] will revere me [now], and they will accept (my correcting them/my telling them to quit doing what is wrong). [If they do that, I] will not destroy their houses; I will not punish them like I said that I would do.’ But [in spite of knowing how I punished those other nations], they were still eager to get up early each morning and continue to do evil things.
Είπα, Βεβαίως ήθελες με φοβηθή, ήθελες δεχθή παιδείαν, και η κατοικία αυτής δεν ήθελεν εξολοθρευθή, όσον και αν ετιμώρουν αυτήν· πλην αυτοί έσπευσαν να διαφθείρωσι πάσας τας πράξεις αυτών.
8 Therefore I, Yahweh, say, ‘Wait for the day in which I will testify [in court about your evil things].’ I have decided to gather the people of the kingdoms [of the earth] [DOU] and cause them to know that I am very angry with them. All [over] the earth I will punish and destroy people; my being angry with them because I (am jealous/want people to worship no other god) is [like] [MET] a (raging/very hot) fire.
Διά τούτο προσμένετέ με, λέγει Κύριος, μέχρι της ημέρας καθ' ην εγείρομαι προς λεηλασίαν· διότι η απόφασίς μου είναι να συνάξω τα έθνη, να συναθροίσω τα βασίλεια, να εκχέω επ' αυτά την αγανάκτησίν μου, όλην την έξαψιν της οργής μου· επειδή πάσα η γη θέλει καταναλωθή υπό του πυρός του ζήλου μου.
9 When that happens, I will cause [all] people [MTY] to be changed and enable them to speak [only] what is (pure/pleasing to me), in order that everyone can worship me [MTY] and unitedly/together serve me [MTY].
Διότι τότε θέλω αποκαταστήσει εις τους λαούς γλώσσαν καθαράν, διά να επικαλώνται πάντες το όνομα του Κυρίου, να δουλεύωσιν αυτόν υπό ένα ζυγόν.
10 [Then] my people who [were forced to go to other countries], those who live along the upper part of the [Nile] River in Ethiopia will come to me and bring offerings to me.
Από του πέραν των ποταμών της Αιθιοπίας οι ικέται μου, η θυγάτηρ των διεσπαρμένων μου, θέλουσι φέρει την προσφοράν μου.
11 At that time, you [people in Jerusalem] will no [longer] be ashamed [about what has happened to you], because you no longer will be rebelling against me. I will get rid of all the people among you who are very proud [DOU]. No one on [Zion], my holy hill, will [strut around] proudly.
Εν τη ημέρα εκείνη δεν θέλεις αισχύνεσθαι διά πάσας τας πράξεις σου, δι' ων ηνόμησας εναντίον μου· διότι τότε θέλω αφαιρέσει εκ μέσου σου τους καυχωμένους εις την μεγαλοπρέπειάν σου, και δεν θέλεις πλέον μεγαλαυχεί κατά του όρους του αγίου μου.
12 Those who are still alive in Israel will be poor and humble; they will be people who trust in me [MTY].
Και θέλω αφήσει εν μέσω σου λαόν τεθλιμμένον και πτωχόν, και ούτοι θέλουσιν ελπίζει επί το όνομα του Κυρίου.
13 Those people who are still alive [there] in Israel will not do [things that are] wrong; they will not tell lies or deceive [MTY] people. They will eat and sleep [safely], [because] no one will cause them to be afraid.”
Το υπόλοιπον του Ισραήλ δεν θέλει πράξει ανομίαν ουδέ λαλήσει ψεύδη, ουδέ θέλει ευρεθή εν τω στόματι αυτών γλώσσα δολία· διότι αυτοί θέλουσι βόσκει και πλαγιάζει, και δεν θέλει υπάρχει ο εκφοβών.
14 You people who live in Jerusalem [DOU] and [other places in] Israel, sing and shout loudly! Be glad, and rejoice [DOU] greatly,
Ψάλλε, θύγατερ Σιών· αλαλάξατε, Ισραήλ· τέρπου και ευφραίνου εξ όλης καρδίας, θύγατερ Ιερουσαλήμ.
15 [because] Yahweh will stop punishing [MTY] you, and he will send away from you [the armies of] your enemies! And Yahweh [himself], the king of [us] Israeli people, will live among us, and never again will we be afraid that [others will] harm us.
Αφήρεσεν ο Κύριος τας κρίσεις σου, απέστρεψε τον εχθρόν σου· βασιλεύς του Ισραήλ είναι ο Κύριος εν μέσω σου· δεν θέλεις πλέον ιδεί κακόν.
16 At that time, [other people] will say to us people of Jerusalem, “[You people of] [APO] Jerusalem, do not be afraid; do not become afraid or discouraged,
Εν τη ημέρα εκείνη θέλει λεχθή προς την Ιερουσαλήμ, Μη φοβού· Σιών, ας μη εκλύωνται αι χείρές σου.
17 [because] Yahweh your God is [living] among you. He is mighty, and he will rescue/save you. He will be very happy with you; because he loves you, he will cause you to not be afraid; he will sing loudly to rejoice over you.”
Κύριος ο Θεός σου, ο εν μέσω σου, ο δυνατός, θέλει σε σώσει, θέλει ευφρανθή επί σε εν χαρά, θέλει αναπαύεσθαι εις την αγάπην αυτού, θέλει ευφραίνεσθαι εις σε εν άσμασι.
18 [Yahweh says, ] “You people were sad and ashamed because [you were unable to attend] your religious festivals; but I will cause you to no longer be disgraced.
Θέλω συνάξει τους λελυπημένους διά τας επισήμους εορτάς, τους όντας από σου, εις τους οποίους ήτο βάρος ο ονειδισμός.
19 Truly, I will [severely] punish all those who (oppressed you/caused you to suffer). I will rescue those who are helpless and those who were forced to go to other countries. I will enable them to be praised and honored in every country to which they were (exiled/forced to go), places where they were disgraced.
Ιδού, εν τω καιρώ εκείνω θέλω αφανίσει πάντας τους καταθλίβοντάς σε· και θέλω σώσει την χωλαίνουσαν και συνάξει την εξωσμένην· και θέλω καταστήσει αυτούς έπαινον και δόξαν εν παντί τόπω της αισχύνης αυτών.
20 At that time, I will gather you together and bring you [back] home [to Israel]. I will cause you to (have a good reputation/be honored) and be [greatly] praised among all the nations of the earth. You [MTY] will see me causing you to prosper again. [That will surely happen because I, ] Yahweh, have said it.”
Εν τω καιρώ εκείνω θέλω σας φέρει και εν τω καιρώ εκείνω θέλω σας συνάξει· διότι θέλω σας κάμει ονομαστούς και επαινετούς μεταξύ πάντων των λαών της γης, όταν εγώ αποστρέψω την αιχμαλωσίαν σας έμπροσθεν των οφθαλμών σας, λέγει Κύριος.
