Sofonías 1
1 Palabra de Yahvé que llegó a Sofonías, hijo de Cushi, hijo de Gedalías, hijo de Amarías, hijo de Ezequías, en los días de Josías, hijo de Amón, rey de Judá.
[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 Barreré todo de la superficie de la tierra, dice el Señor.
Yahweh says, “I will (sweep away/destroy) everything [HYP] that is on the earth.
3 Barreré al hombre y al animal. Barreré las aves del cielo, los peces del mar y los montones de escombros con los malvados. Eliminaré al hombre de la superficie de la tierra, dice el Señor.
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 Extenderé mi mano contra Judá y contra todos los habitantes de Jerusalén. Cortaré de este lugar el remanente de Baal, el nombre de los sacerdotes idólatras y paganos,
“[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 los que adoran al ejército del cielo en las azoteas, los que adoran y juran por Yahvé y también juran por Malcam,
[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 los que se han apartado de seguir a Yahvé, y los que no han buscado a Yahvé ni han preguntado por él.
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 Guarda silencio ante la presencia del Señor Yahvé, porque el día de Yahvé está cerca. Porque Yahvé ha preparado un sacrificio. Ha consagrado a sus invitados.
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 El día del sacrificio de Yahvé castigaré a los príncipes, a los hijos del rey y a todos los que se visten con ropas extranjeras.
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 Ese día castigaré a todos los que saltan el umbral, que llenan la casa de su amo con violencia y engaño.
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 En aquel día, dice el Señor, habrá ruido de gritos desde la puerta de los peces, un lamento desde el segundo barrio y un gran estruendo desde las colinas.
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 ¡Llorad, habitantes de Majtés, porque todo el pueblo de Canaán está deshecho! Todos los que estaban cargados de plata han sido eliminados.
[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 Sucederá en aquel tiempo que registraré a Jerusalén con lámparas, y castigaré a los hombres asentados en sus escorias, que dicen en su corazón: “Yahvé no hará el bien, ni hará el mal.”
[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 Sus riquezas se convertirán en un despojo, y sus casas en una desolación. Sí, construirán casas, pero no las habrán habitado. Plantarán viñas, pero no beberán su vino.
[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 El gran día de Yahvé está cerca. Está cerca y se apresura mucho, la voz del día de Yahvé. El poderoso llora allí amargamente.
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 Ese día es un día de ira, un día de angustia y de aflicción, un día de problemas y de ruina, un día de oscuridad y de tinieblas, un día de nubes y de negrura,
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 un día de trompeta y de alarma contra las ciudades fortificadas y contra las altas almenas.
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 Traeré tal angustia sobre los hombres que andarán como ciegos por haber pecado contra Yahvé. Su sangre será derramada como polvo y su carne como estiércol.
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 Ni su plata ni su oro podrán librarlos en el día de la ira de Yahvé, sino que toda la tierra será devorada por el fuego de su celo; porque él acabará, sí, terriblemente, con todos los que habitan la tierra.
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.
