Zefanya 3

1 Terkutuklah Yerusalem, kota bejat yang suka memberontak terhadap TUHAN dan yang menindas penduduknya sendiri!

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].

2 Celakalah kota yang tidak mau menerima peringatan TUHAN, dan tidak pula mengindahkan teguran-teguran-Nya, yang tidak menyerahkan nasibnya kepada TUHAN, dan tidak meminta tolong kepada-Nya!

[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.

3 Pembesar-pembesar kota itu seperti singa yang mengaum-aum. Hakim-hakimnya seperti serigala-serigala lapar; mereka sangat serakah sehingga satu tulang pun tak ada yang ditinggalkan untuk besoknya.

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].

4 Nabi-nabinya tidak punya rasa tanggung jawab dan tidak dapat dipercaya; para imam menajiskan apa yang dikhususkan untuk TUHAN dan memutarbalikkan hukum-hukum Allah untuk keuntungan mereka sendiri.

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].

5 Tetapi TUHAN masih ada di kota itu; Ia selalu melakukan yang benar dan tidak pernah yang salah. Setiap pagi pastilah Ia memberi keadilan kepada umat-Nya. Namun, orang yang tidak kenal keadilan di kota itu tetap berbuat jahat tanpa kenal malu.

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].

6 TUHAN berkata, "Aku telah melenyapkan banyak bangsa; kota-kota mereka Kuhancurkan, dan tembok-tembok serta menara-menara mereka Kujadikan puing-puing. Kota-kota mereka sunyi tanpa penghuni dan jalan-jalannya lengang.

[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].

7 Pikir-Ku, 'Sekarang pastilah umat-Ku menghormati Aku dan mengindahkan segala teguran-Ku. Tentulah mereka mengingat pelajaran yang Kuberikan kepada mereka.' Tetapi nyatanya, mereka lebih giat lagi berbuat jahat daripada sebelumnya.

[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.

8 Tetapi awas! Tunggu saja harinya Aku bangkit sebagai pengadu. Sebab sudah Kuputuskan untuk mengumpulkan bangsa-bangsa dan kerajaan-kerajaan guna menimpakan murka-Ku ke atas mereka. Seluruh bumi akan habis dimakan api kemarahan-Ku.

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.

9 Tetapi kemudian Aku akan mengubah hati bangsa-bangsa itu, sehingga mereka berdoa kepada-Ku saja, dan tidak kepada ilah-ilah lain. Bangsa-bangsa itu semua akan mentaati Aku.

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].

10 Bahkan dari Sudan yang jauh, umat-Ku yang tercerai-berai itu akan datang dan mempersembahkan kurban kepada-Ku.

[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.

11 Pada waktu itu, hai umat-Ku, kamu tak perlu merasa malu lagi karena telah memberontak terhadap Aku. Aku akan mengusir setiap orang yang sombong dan angkuh, dan kamu tidak akan memberontak lagi terhadap Aku di bukit-Ku yang suci.

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.

12 Di sana akan Kubiarkan menetap suatu bangsa yang rendah hati, yang mengandalkan pertolongan-Ku. Mereka boleh tinggal di sana.

Those who are still alive in Israel will be poor and humble; they will be people who trust in me [MTY].

13 Orang Israel yang masih tersisa, tidak akan berbuat jahat lagi kepada siapa pun; mereka tak akan berbohong lagi dan tidak pula menipu. Mereka akan makmur dan sejahtera, dan tidak merasa takut kepada siapa pun."

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.”

14 Hai Israel, bersoraklah dan bernyanyi! Hai Yerusalem, bergembiralah dengan segenap hati!

You people who live in Jerusalem [DOU] and [other places in] Israel, sing and shout loudly! Be glad, and rejoice [DOU] greatly,

15 Sebab TUHAN berhenti menghukum kamu; Ia telah mengusir segala musuhmu. Kamu dilindungi oleh raja Israel, Tuhanmu sendiri. Sekarang kamu tak perlu merasa takut lagi.

[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.

16 Akan tiba saatnya orang-orang akan berkata nanti, "Hai Yerusalem, janganlah takut dan tawar hati.

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,

17 Kamu dilindungi oleh TUHAN Allahmu yang perkasa. Kamu menang karena kuasa-Nya. TUHAN gembira dan bersukacita karena kamu, dalam kasih-Nya diberi-Nya kamu hidup baru.

[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.”

18 Karena kamu, Ia bernyanyi gembira seperti orang yang sedang berpesta." Kata TUHAN, "Malapetaka yang mengancam kamu Kutiadakan. Kehinaanmu telah Kuhapuskan.

[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.

19 Masanya akan datang penindasmu Kuhancurkan, dan orang pincang Kuselamatkan; semua buangan Kubimbing pulang. Kehinaan mereka Kuubah menjadi kehormatan; di mana saja, bahkan di seluruh bumi, mereka akan dimuliakan dan dipuji.

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.

20 Masanya akan datang, pendudukmu yang terpencar Kubimbing pulang. Kamu Kubuat tenar di seluruh muka bumi, dan kemakmuranmu akan Kupulihkan lagi." TUHAN telah berbicara.

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.”