Sefanja 1

1 Detta är Herrans ord, som skedde till Zephania, Chusi son, Gedalja sons, Amarja sons, Hiskia sons, uti Josia tid, Amons sons, Juda Konungs.

[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 Jag skall taga bort all ting utu landena, säger Herren.

Yahweh says, “I will (sweep away/destroy) everything [HYP] that is on the earth.

3 Jag skall borttaga både folk och fä, både himmelens foglar, och fiskarna i hafvet, samt med afgudarna och de ogudaktiga; ja, jag skall utrota menniskorna af landena, säger Herren.

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 Jag skall uträcka mina hand öfver Juda, och öfver alla de som i Jerusalem bo; alltså skall jag borttaga det qvart är af Baal, dertill de namn, Munkar och Prester, utu desso rumme;

“[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 Och de som på taken tillbedja himmelens här; de som honom tillbedja, och svärja dock vid Herran, och vid Malcham derjemte;

[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 Och de som affalla ifrå Herranom, och intet fråga efter Herran, och intet akta honom.

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 Varer tyste för Herranom Herranom; ty Herrans dag är för handene; ty Herren hafver tillredt ett slagtoffer, och budit der sina gäster till.

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 Och på Herrans slagtoffers dag skall jag hemsöka Förstarna och Konungsbarnen, och alla de som bära en främmande kyrkoskrud.

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 Och skall jag den tiden hemsöka dem som öfver tröskelen springa; de deras herrars hus uppfylla med rot och bedrägeri.

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 På den tiden, säger Herren, skall upphäfva sig ett högt rop ifrå fiskaportenom, och en gråt ifrå dem andra portenom, och en stor jämmer på högomen.

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 Jämrer eder, I som bon i qvarnene; ty hela krämarefolket är borto, och alle de som penningar församla, äro förgångne.

[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 På den tiden skall jag utransaka Jerusalem med lyktor, och skall hemsöka dem som ligga på sine drägg, och säga i sitt hjerta: Herren varder hvarken godt eller ondt görandes.

[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 Och deras ägodelar skola till rofs varda, och deras hus till ett öde; de skola bygga hus, och intet bo deruti; de skola plantera vingårdar, och intet vin dricka deraf.

[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 Ty Herrans store dag är hardt för handene; han är hardt när, och hastar sig svårliga. När det ropet om Herrans dag kommandes varder, så skolade starke ropa bitterliga.

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 Ty denne dagen är en grymhets dag, en bedröfvelses och ångests dag en väders och storms dag, en mörkers, och dimbos dag, en molns och töcknes dag;

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 En basuns och trummetes dag, emot de fasta städer och höga borger.

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 Jag skall göra menniskomen bekymmer, så att de skola gå omkring såsom de blinde; derföre, att de emot Herran syndat hafva; deras blod skall utgjutet varda, lika som det stoft vore, och deras kroppar såsom träck.

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 Deras silfver och guld skall intet kunna hjelpa dem på Herrans vredes dag; utan hela landet skall genom hans nits eld förtärdt varda; ty han skall snarliga en ända göra med alla de som bo i landena.

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.