Sofonija 2
1 Zberite se skupaj, da, zberite se skupaj, oh narod, ki ni zaželen.
Search yourselves; yea, search, O nation without shame!
2 Preden se rodi odlok, preden dan mine kakor pleve, preden pride nad vas kruta Gospodova jeza, preden pride nad vas dan Gospodove jeze.
Before the decree bring forth, Before the day come upon you like chaff; Before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon you, Before the day of the anger of Jehovah come upon you.
3 Iščite Gospoda, vsi vi krotki na zemlji, ki ste vršili njegovo sodbo, iščite pravičnost, iščite krotkost. Morda bo, da boste skriti na dan Gospodove jeze.
Seek ye Jehovah, all ye lowly of the land, Ye, who obey his commands! Seek righteousness; seek lowliness; It may be that ye shall be hid in the day of the anger of Jehovah.
4 Kajti Gaza bo zapuščena in Aškelón opustošenje. Ašdód bodo izgnali opoldan in Ekrón bo izkoreninjen.
For Gaza shall be forsaken, And Askelon a desolation; Ashdod shall be driven out at noonday, And Ekron shall be rooted up.
5 Gorje prebivalcem morske obale, narodu Keretéjcev! Gospodova beseda je zoper tebe, oh Kánaan, dežela Filistejcev, celo uničil te bom, da tam ne bo nobenega prebivalca.
Woe to the inhabitants of the sea-coasts, the nation of the Cherethites! This is the word of Jehovah against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.”
6 Morska obala bodo pašniki in koče za pastirje in staje za trope.
And the sea-coast shall be pastures full of habitations for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
7 Obala bo za preostanek Judove hiše. Pasli se bodo na njej. V aškelónskih hišah bodo zvečer legli, kajti Gospod, njihov Bog, jih bo obiskal in odvrnil njihovo ujetništvo.
The coast shall be for the residue of the house of Judah; Thereon shall they feed; In the houses of Askelon shall they lie down in the evening; For Jehovah their God will look upon them, and bring back their captives.
8 »Slišal sem grajo Moába in zasramovanja Amónovih otrok, s katerimi so grajali moje ljudstvo in se poveličevali zoper njihovo mejo.
I have heard the reproach of Moab, And the revilings of the sons of Ammon, With which they have reproached my people, And exalted themselves against their borders.
9 Zato kakor jaz živim, « govori Gospod nad bojevniki, Izraelov Bog: »Zagotovo bo Moáb kakor Sódoma in Amónovi otroci kakor Gomóra, celó gojenje kopriv in solne jame in nenehno opustošenje. Preostanek mojega ljudstva jih bo oplenil in preostanek mojega ljudstva jih bo vzel v last.«
Therefore, as I live, saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Moab shall be as Sodom, And the sons of Ammon as Gomorrah, A possession for thorns, and a pit for salt, and a perpetual desolation. The residue of my people shall spoil them, And the remainder of my nation shall possess them.
10 To bodo imeli zaradi svojega ponosa, ker so grajali in se poveličevali zoper ljudstvo Gospoda nad bojevniki.
This shall come upon them for their pride, Because they have uttered reproaches, and exalted themselves against the people of Jehovah of hosts.
11 Gospod jim bo strašen, kajti izstradal bo vse bogove zemlje in ljudje ga bodo oboževali, vsak iz svojega kraja, celó vsi otoki poganov.
Jehovah will be terrible against them; For he will destroy all the gods of the earth; And before him shall worship, every one from his place, All the islands of the nations.
12 »Tudi vi Etiopijci boste umorjeni z mojim mečem.«
Ye, also, O Ethiopians! Ye shall be slain by my sword!
13 Svojo roko bo iztegnil zoper sever in uničil Asirijo in Ninive bo naredil opustošenje in suho kakor divjina.
He will also stretch out his hand against the North, And destroy Assyria, And make Nineveh a desolation, Even dry like a desert.
14 Tropi se bodo ulegli v njegovi sredi, vse živali narodov, tako kormoran kot bobnarica bosta prenočevala v njegovih zgornjih prekladah. Njihov glas bo prepeval na oknih, opustošenje bo na pragih, kajti odkril bo cedrovo oblogo.
And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, Yea, all the tribes of wild beasts; The pelican and the hedgehog shall lodge in the capitals of her pillars; A cry shall resound in the window; Desolation shall be upon the threshold; For her cedar-work shall be laid bare.
15 To je veseleče se mesto, ki je brezskrbno prebivalo, ki je v svojem srcu govorilo: ›Jaz sem in poleg mene ni nikogar.‹ Kako je postalo opustošenje, kraj za živali, da se uležejo v njem! Vsak, kdor gre mimo njega, ga bo izžvižgal in zamahnil s svojo roko.«
This is the rejoicing city that dwelt in security, That said in her heart, “I, and none besides me!” Now is she become a desolation, a resting-place for wild beasts! Every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
