Sofonías 1
1 La Palabra de Yavé que vino a Sofonías, hijo de Cusi, hijo de Gedalías, hijo de Amarías, hijo de Ezequías, en 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 Destruiré completamente todas las cosas de sobre la superficie de la tierra, dice Yavé.
Yahweh says, “I will (sweep away/destroy) everything [HYP] that is on the earth.
3 Destruiré los hombres y las bestias. Destruiré las aves del cielo y los peces del mar. Haré tropezar a los perversos y cortaré al hombre de la superficie de la tierra, dice Yavé.
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, contra todos los habitantes de Jerusalén. Exterminaré de este lugar lo que queda de baal, y el nombre de los ministros y sacerdotes idólatras,
“[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 a los que se postran sobre las azoteas ante el ejército del cielo, a los que se postran y juran por Yavé y al mismo tiempo juran por Moloc,
[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 a los que se apartan de seguir a Yavé, y a los que no buscan a Yavé ni le consultan.
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 ¡Silencio ante ʼAdonay Yavé! Porque el día de Yavé está cercano. Yavé preparó un sacrificio y escogió 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 Yavé castigaré a los principales, a los hijos del rey y a todos los que llevan ropa extranjera.
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 Aquel día también castigaré a todos los que asaltan la entrada, que llenan de violencia y engaño la casa de su ʼadon.
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 Aquel día, dice Yavé, habrá voz de clamor desde la puerta del Pescado, un gemido desde la ciudad Nueva, y un estruendo enorme 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 ¡Giman, habitantes de Mactes, porque todo el pueblo de mercaderes está arruinado! Todos los que iban cargados de plata son exterminados.
[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 En aquel tiempo escudriñaré a Jerusalén con linterna, y castigaré a los aletargados sobre los restos de su vino, a quienes dicen en su corazón: Yavé no hará bien ni 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 Además sus riquezas serán saqueadas y sus casas desoladas. Edificarán casas, pero no las habitarán, 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 ¡Cercano está el día grande de Yavé! Cercano y se apresura rápidamente. Escuchen el día de Yavé. Hasta el guerrero clama 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 Día de ira es aquel día, día de tribulación y angustia, día de destrucción y desolación, día de oscuridad y tenebrosidad, día de nubes y densa niebla,
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 día de trompeta y de griterío sobre las ciudades fortificadas y las altas torres.
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 Atribularé a los hombres y deambularán como ciegos, porque pecaron contra Yavé. 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 el día de la ira de Yavé, cuando el fuego de su celo consuma toda la tierra, porque ciertamente todos los que viven en la tierra serán destruidos apresuradamente.
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.
