सपन्याह 1
1 अमोनका छोरा, यहूदाका राजा योशियाहको समयमा हिजकियाका जनाति, अमर्याहका पनाति, गदल्याहका नाति, कूशीका छोरा सपन्याहकहाँ आएको परमप्रभुको वचन यही हो ।
[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.
2 “म निश्चय नै यस पृथ्वीबाट सबै कुरा नाश गर्नेछु, परमप्रभु घोषणा गर्नुहुन्छ ।
Yahweh says, “I will (sweep away/destroy) everything [HYP] that is on the earth.
3 म मानिस र पशु दुवैलाई सर्वनाश गर्नेछु । आकाशका चराहरू, र समुद्रका माछा, दुष्टहरू लगायत ढुङ्गाको रास सबैलाई म नष्ट गर्नेछु । किनभने म मानिस जातिलाई पृथ्वीबाट सखाप पार्नेछु, परमप्रभु घोषणा गर्नुहुन्छ ।
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.”
4 यहूदा र यरूशलेमका सबै वासिन्दाहरूमाथि म मेरो हात पसार्नेछु । यस ठाउँबाट बालका बाँकी रहेका सबैलाई र पूजाहारीहरुमध्ये मूर्तिपुजकहरूका नामलाई सखाप पार्नेछु,
“[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].
5 र घरका माथिल्लो भागमा बसेर नक्षत्रहरूको पूजा गर्नेहरू, र ती मानिसहरू जसले परमप्रभुको आराधना गर्छन् र उहाँको शपथ खान्छन् तर आफ्ना राजाको शपथ पनि खान्छन्, तिनीहरूलाई पनि म नाश गर्नेछु ।
[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.
6 परमप्रभुलाई पछ्याउन छोडेर उहाँबाट टाढा हुनेहरू, र उहाँको खोजी नगर्ने र उहाँको निर्देशन नखोज्नेहरूलाई पनि म सखाप पार्नेछु ।”
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.”]
7 परमप्रभु परमेश्वरको सामु शान्त रहो, किनभने परमप्रभुको दिन नजिकै छ । परमप्रभुले बलिदान तयार पार्नुभएको छ र आफ्ना पाहुनाहरूलाई अलग्गै राख्नुभएको छ ।
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.
8 “परमप्रभुको बलिदानको दिनमा, म राजकुमारहरू र राजाका छोराहरू, र विदेशी पहिरन लगाएका सबैलाई दण्ड दिनेछु ।
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].
9 त्यस दिन सँघारमा खुट्टा नटेक्नेहरू सबैलाई, र आफ्ना मालिकका घरलाई हिंसा र छलले भर्ने सबैलाई म दण्ड दिनेछु ।
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.”
10 अनि त्यो दिन यस्तो हुनेछ भनेर परमप्रभु घोषणा गर्नुहुन्छ । माछा ढोकाबाट कष्टको रुवाबासी, नयाँ टोलबाट विलाप, र पहाडहरूबाट ठुलो धमाकाको आवाज आउनेछ ।
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.
11 ए बजारहरूमा बस्नेहरू, रोओ, किनभने सबै व्यापारीहरू तहस-नहस हुनेछन्, र चाँदीका व्यापारीहरू सखाप पारिनेछन् ।
[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.
12 त्यस बेला म बत्तीहरू बालेर यरूशलेमको खोजी गर्नेछु र त्यसको मद्यमा प्रसन्न भएका र आफ्नो हृदयमा ‘परमप्रभुले असल वा खराब केही पनि गर्नुहुनेछैन’ भनेर भन्ने मानिसहरूलाई सजाय दिनेछु ।
[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.
13 तब तिनीहरूको सबै सम्पत्ति लुटिनेछन्, अनि घरहरू नष्ट हुनेछन्। तिनीहरूले घर बनाए तापनि त्यसमा बस्न पाउँने छैनन्। तिनीहरूले दाखको बोट रोपे पनि त्यसको दाखरस खान पाउने छैनन्।
[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].”
14 परमप्रभुको त्यो महान् दिन नजिकै छ, नजिक र चाँडै आउँदै छ । परमप्रभुको दिनको आवाज चिच्याई-चिच्याई रोइरहेको योद्धाको झैँ हुनेछ ।
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.
15 त्यो दिन क्रोधको दिन, संकट र पीडाको दिन, आँधी र विनाशको दिन, अन्धकार र विरक्तको दिन, बादल र घोर अन्धकारको दिन हुनेछ ।
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.
16 त्यो दिन किल्ला भएका शहरहरु र उच्च धरहराहरूको विरुद्ध तुरही र चेतावनीको सोरको दिन हुनेछ ।
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].
17 किनभने म मानवजातिमाथि संकट ल्याउनेछु, अनि तिनीहरूले परमप्रभुको विरुद्ध पाप गरेका हुनाले तिनीहरू अन्धा मानिसहरूझैँ हिँड्नेछन् । तिनीहरूको रगत धुलोझैँ र तिनीहरूका भित्री अङ्गहरू लादीझैँ बाहिर फ्याँकिनेछन् ।
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].
18 परमप्रभुको क्रोधको दिनमा न त तिनीहरूको चाँदी न तिनीहरूको सुनले तिनीहरूलाई बचाउन सक्नेछ । उहाँको डाहको आगोमा सारा पृथ्वी भस्म हुनेछ, किनभने उहाँले पृथ्वीका सारा वासिन्दाहरूको पूर्ण र भयानक अन्त गर्नुहुनेछ ।”
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.
