Zephaniah 3

1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!

١ وَيْلٌ لِلْمَدِينَةِ الظَّالِمَةِ الْمُتَمَرِّدَةِ الدَّنِسَةِ،

2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.

٢ الَّتِي لَا تُصْغِي لِصَوْتِ أَحَدٍ، وَتَأْبَى التَّقْوِيمَ، وَلا تَتَّكِلُ عَلَى الرَّبِّ، وَلا تَتَقَرَّبُ مِنْ إِلَهِهَا.

3 Her princes within her [are] roaring lions; her judges [are] evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

٣ رُؤَسَاؤُهَا فِي دَاخِلِهَا أُسُودٌ زَائِرَةٌ، وَقُضَاتُهَا كَذِئَابِ الْمَسَاءِ الْجَائِعَةِ الَّتِي لَا تُبْقِي شَيْئاً مِنْ فَرَائِسِهَا إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ.

4 Her prophets are light [and] treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

٤ أَنْبِيَاؤُهَا مَغْرُورُونَ وَخَوَنَةٌ، وَكَهَنَتُهَا يُدَنِّسُونَ الْمَقْدِسَ وَيَتَعَدُّونَ عَلَى الشَّرِيعَةِ.

5 The just LORD [is] in the midst of her; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

٥ وَلَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ مَا بَرِحَ صِدِّيقاً فِي وَسَطِهَا، لَا يَرْتَكِبُ خَطَأً، وَيُبْدِي فِي كُلِّ صَبَاحٍ عَدْلَهُ وَفِي كُلِّ فَجْرٍ حَقَّهُ. لَا يُخْفِقُ قَطُّ؛ أَمَّا الأَثِيمُ فَلا يَعْرِفُ مَا هُوَ الْخِزْيُ.

6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is no inhabitant.

٦ اسْتَأْصَلْتُ أُمَماً فَغَدَتْ بُرُوجُهُمْ أَطْلالاً. أَقْفَرْتُ شَوَارِعَهُمْ فَلا يَعْبُرُ بِها أَحَدٌ. صَارَتْ مُدُنُهُمْ خَرَاباً لَا يُقِيمُ فِيهَا إِنْسَانٌ أَوْ سَاكِنٌ.

7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, however I punished them: but they rose early, [and] corrupted all their doings.

٧ فَقُلْتُ: لَوْ إِنَّ أَهْلَهَا يَخَافُونَنِي وَيَقْبَلُونَ تَقْوِيمِي، فَلا تُسْتَأْصَلُ مَسَاكِنُهُمْ وَلا يَنْصَبُّ عَلَيْهِمْ كُلُّ غَضَبِي. وَلَكِنَّهُمْ جَدُّوا مُبَكِّرِينَ بِارْتِكَابِ الْفَسَادِ فِي كُلِّ عَمَلٍ أَقْدَمُوا عَلَيْهِ.

8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination [is] to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them my indignation, [even] all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

٨ لِذَلِكَ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: انْتَظِرُونِي لأَنِّي عَزَمْتُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي أَقُومُ فِيهِ كَشَاهِدٍ أَنْ أَجْمَعَ الأُمَمَ وَأَحْشُدَ الْمَمَالِكَ لأَسْكُبَ عَلَيْهِمْ سَخَطِي وَاحْتِدَامَ غَضَبِي، لأَنَّ الأَرْضَ بِكَامِلِهَا سَتُؤْكَلُ بِنَارِ غَيْرَةِ غَيْظِي.

9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.

٩ عِنْدَئِذٍ أُنَقِّي شِفَاهَ الشَّعْبِ لِيَدْعُوا جَمِيعُهُمْ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ وَيَعْبُدُوهُ جَنْباً إِلَى جَنْبٍ.

10 From beyond the rivers of Cush my suppliants, [even] the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring my offering.

١٠ فَيُقَرِّبُ إِلَيَّ شَعْبِي الْمُشَتَّتُ ذَبِيحَةً مِنْ وَرَاءِ أَنْهَارِ كُوشٍ حَيْثُ يُقِيمُ الْمُتَضَرِّعُونَ إِلَيَّ.

11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, in which thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.

١١ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لَنْ يَلْحَقَكُمُ الْعَارُ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ مَا ارْتَكَبْتُمْ مِنْ أَعْمَالٍ تَمَرَّدْتُمْ بِها عَلَيَّ، لأَنِّي سَأُزِيلُ آنَئِذٍ مِنْ وَسَطِكُمُ الْمُسْتَخِفِّينَ الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ، فَلا يَبْقَى مُتَشَامِخٌ فِي جَبَلِي الْمُقَدَّسِ.

12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.

١٢ إِنَّمَا أُبْقِي بَيْنَكُمْ شَعْباً مُتَوَاضِعاً فَقِيراً يَتَوَكَّلُونَ عَلَى اسْمِ الرَّبِّ.

13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make [them] afraid.

١٣ وَلَنْ يَرْتَكِبَ بَقِيَّةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ الإِثْمَ، وَلا يَنْطِقُونَ بِالْكَذِبِ، وَلَيْسَ فِي أَفْوَاهِهِمْ غِشٌّ، بَلْ يَعِيشُونَ آمِنِينَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يُهَدِّدَهُمْ أَحَدٌ.

14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

١٤ اشْدِي يَا ابْنَةَ صِهْيَوْنَ وَاهْتُفْ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، ابْتَهِجِي وَتَهَلَّلِي يَا ابْنَةَ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

15 The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thy enemy: the King of Israel, [even] the LORD, [is] in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.

١٥ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ رَفَعَ عَنْكِ حُكْمَ قَضَائِهِ وَرَدَّ عَنْكِ أَعْدَاءَكِ. إِنَّ الرَّبَّ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ هُوَ فِي وَسَطِكِ، فَلا تَخْشَيْ شَرّاً فِي مَا بَعْدُ.

16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: [and to] Zion, Let not thy hands be slack.

١٦ وَيُقَالُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لأُورُشَلِيمَ: لَا تَخَافِي يَا صِهْيَوْنُ، وَلا تَرْتَخِ يَدَاكِ.

17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee [is] mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

١٧ فَالرَّبُّ إِلَهُكِ فِي وَسَطِكِ، جَبَّارٌ يُخَلِّصُ. يُسَرُّ فَرَحاً بِكِ، وَيُجَدِّدُ بِمَحَبَّتِهِ حَيَاتَكِ، وَيَبْتَهِجُ بِكِ مُتَرَنِّماً.

18 I will gather [them that are] sorrowful for the solemn assembly, [who] are of thee, [to whom] the reproach of it [was] a burden.

١٨ وَكَمَا فِي يَوْمِ مَوْسِمِ عِيدٍ، أُزِيلُ عَنْكِ بَلايَاكِ، فَلا تَتَحَمَّلِينَ مِنْ أَجْلِهَا أَيَّ عَارٍ.

19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.

١٩ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ أُعَاقِبُ الَّذِينَ ضَايَقُوكِ، وَأُخَلِّصُ الأَعْرَجَ، وَأُعِيدُ الْمَسْبِيَّ، وَأُغْدِقُ عَلَيْهِمْ مَدْحاً وَشَرَفاً فِي كُلِّ أَرْضٍ تَعَرَّضُوا فِيهَا لِلْخِزْيِ.

20 At that time will I bring you [again], even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.

٢٠ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ أَجْمَعُكُمْ مِنَ الشَّتَاتِ وَأُعِيدُكُمْ إِلَى مَوْطِنِكُمْ، وَأَجْعَلُ لَكُمْ مَقَاماً شَرِيفاً مَحْمُوداً بَيْنَ جَمِيعِ شُعُوبِ الأَرْضِ، حِينَ أَرُدُّ لَكُمُ ازْدِهَارَكُمْ. هَكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ.