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].
धिक्कार त्यो बागी शहर! त्यो हिंसक शहर अशुद्ध भएको छ ।
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.
त्यसले परमेश्वरको आवाज सुनेको छैन, न त त्यसले परमप्रभुबाटको सुधारलाई ग्रहण गर्यो । त्यसले परमप्रभुमा विश्वास गर्दैन र त्यो आफ्नो परमेश्वरको समिप जाँदैन ।
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].
त्यसको माझमा त्यसका राजकुमारहरू गर्जने सिंहझैँ छन् । त्यसका न्यायकर्ताहरू साँझमा आउने ब्वाँसाहरूझैँ छन् जसले बिहानसम्म खानको निम्ति केही पनि बाँकी राख्दैनन् ।
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].
त्यसका अगमवक्ताहरू ढीट र विश्वासघाती मानिसहरू हुन् । त्यसका पूजाहारीहरुले पवित्र कुरालाई अशुद्ध बनाएका छन् र व्यवस्थाको विरुद्ध हिंसा गरेका छन् ।
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].
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 [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].
“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 [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.
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 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.
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 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].
तर त्यसपछि म मानिसहरूका ओठहरूलाई शुद्ध पार्नेछु, ताकि तिनीहरू सबैले काँधमा काँध मिलाएर परमप्रभुको सेवा गर्नको निम्ति उहाँको नाउँ पुकारून् ।
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.
कूशका नदीहरूको पारिबाट मेरो आराधना गर्नेहरू, र तितरबितर भएका मेरा मानिसहरूले मेरो निम्ति बलिदानहरू ल्याउनेछन् ।
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.
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 Those who are still alive in Israel will be poor and humble; they will be people who trust in me [MTY].
तर तेरो बिचमा म नम्र र गरीब मानिसहरूलाई छोडिदिनेछु, र तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको नाउँमा शरण पाउनेछन् ।
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.”
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 You people who live in Jerusalem [DOU] and [other places in] Israel, sing and shout loudly! Be glad, and rejoice [DOU] greatly,
ए सियोनकी छोरी, गा! इस्राएल, उच्च सोरमा करा । यरूशलेमकी छोरी आनन्दित हो र आफ्नो सारा हृदयले रमाहट गर् ।
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.
परमप्रभुले तेरो दण्ड तँबाट टाढा गरिदिनुभएको छ, तेरा शत्रुहरूलाई धपाइदिनुभएको छ । तेरो बिचमा परमप्रभु इस्राएलका राजा हुनुहुन्छ । अबदेखि उसो तैँले दुष्टको भय मान्नेछैनस् ।
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,
त्यस दिन तिनीहरूले यरूशलेमलाई भन्नेछन्, “ए सियोन, नडरा । तेरा हात कमजोर हुन नदे ।
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.”
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 [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.
नियुक्त गरिएका भोजहरूमा उपस्थित हुन नसकेर शोक गर्नेहरूलाई म भेला गराउनेछु, यसैकारण अबदेखि तँ त्यसको निम्ति शर्ममा पर्नेछैनस् ।
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.
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 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.”
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 ।
