Zephaniah 3
1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
Gorje njej, ki je umazana in oskrunjena, zatiralskemu mestu, [prestolnici Jeruzalem]!
2 She hearkened not to the voice, she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD, she drew not near to her God.
Ni ubogala glasu, ni sprejela grajanja, ni zaupala v Gospoda, ni se približala k svojemu Bogu.
3 Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are wolves of the desert, they leave not a bone for the morrow.
Njeni princi znotraj nje so rjoveči levi; njeni sodniki so večerni volkovi; kosti ne zgrizejo do naslednjega dne.
4 Her prophets are wanton and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned that which is holy, they have done violence to the law.
Njeni preroki so nepomembni in zahrbtne osebe, njeni duhovniki so oskrunili svetišče, postavi so storili nasilje.
5 The LORD who is righteous is in the midst of her, He will not do unrighteousness; every morning doth He bring His right to light, it faileth not; but the unrighteous knoweth no shame.
Pravičen Gospod je v njeni sredi. Ne bo storil krivičnosti, vsako jutro svojo sodbo prinaša na svetlo, ne odpove. Toda krivičnik ne pozna sramu.
6 I have cut off nations, their corners are desolate; I have made their streets waste, so that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.
»Iztrebil sem narode; njihovi stolpi so zapuščeni, njihove ulice sem naredil opustošene, da nihče ne hodi mimo. Njihova mesta so uničena, tako da tam ni nobenega človeka, da tam ni nobenega prebivalca.
7 I said: 'Surely thou wilt fear Me, thou wilt receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, despite all that I have visited upon her'; but they betimes corrupted all their doings.
Rekel sem: ›Zagotovo se me boš bala, prejela boš poučevanje.‹ Tako njihova prebivališča ne bi smela biti iztrebljena, vendar sem jih kaznoval; vendar so vstali zgodaj in izpridili vsa svoja početja.
8 Therefore wait ye for Me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for My determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them Mine indignation, even all My fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of My jealousy.
Zatorej čakajte name, « govori Gospod, »do dneva, ko se dvignem k plenu, kajti moja odločitev je, da zberem narode, da lahko zberem kraljestva, da nanje izlijem svoje ogorčenje, celó vso svojo kruto jezo, kajti vsa zemlja bo požrta z ognjem moje ljubosumnosti.
9 For then will I turn to the peoples a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve Him with one consent.
Kajti takrat se bom obrnil k ljudstvu čistega jezika, da bodo lahko vsi klicali h Gospodovemu imenu, da mu soglasno služijo.
10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia shall they bring My suppliants, even the daughter of My dispersed, as Mine offering.
Iz druge strani reke Etiopije mi bodo slavilci, celó hči mojih razkropljencev, prinesli mojo daritev.
11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against Me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in My holy mountain.
Na tisti dan ne boš osramočena zaradi vseh svojih početij, s katerimi si se prekršila zoper mene, kajti takrat bom iz tvoje srede odvedel vse tiste, ki se veselijo v tvojem ponosu in ne boš več ošabna zaradi moje svete gore.
12 And I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of the LORD.
Prav tako bom v tvoji sredi pustil trpeče in ubogo ljudstvo in ti bodo zaupali v Gospodovo ime.
13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies, neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
Izraelov preostanek ne bo počel krivičnosti niti govoril laži niti v njihovih ustih ne bo najden varljiv jezik, kajti pasli se bodo in se zleknili in nihče jih ne bo strašil.
14 Sing, O daughter of Zion, shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Prepevaj, oh hči sionska; vzklikaj, oh Izrael; bodi vesela in razveseljuj se z vsem srcem, oh hči jeruzalemska.
15 The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, He hath cast out thine enemy; The King of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not fear evil any more.
Gospod je odvzel tvoje obsodbe, pregnal tvojega sovražnika. Izraelov kralj, celó Gospod, je v tvoji sredi. Nobenega zla ne boš več videla.
16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: 'Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.
Na tisti dan bo [prestolnici] Jeruzalem rečeno: ›Ne boj se.‹ in Sionu: ›Ne dopusti, da bi bile tvoje roke mlahave.‹
17 The LORD thy God is in the midst of thee, a Mighty One who will save; He will rejoice over thee with joy, He will be silent in His love, He will joy over thee with singing.'
Gospod, tvoj Bog, v tvoji sredi je mogočen. Rešil bo, z radostjo se bo veselil nad teboj, počival bo v svoji ljubezni, nad teboj se bo veselil s prepevanjem.
18 I will gather them that are far from the appointed season, who are of thee, that hast borne the burden of reproach.
Zbral bom tiste, ki žalujejo po slovesnem zboru, ki so iz tebe, ki jim je bila ta sramota breme.
19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee; and I will save her that is lame, and gather her that was driven away; and I will make them to be a praise and a name, whose shame hath been in all the earth.
Glej, ob tistem času bom odstranil vse tiste, ki te stiskajo in rešil bom tisto, kar šepa in zbral tisto, kar je bilo izgnano in dal jim bom hvalo in sloves v vsaki deželi, kjer so bili osramočeni.
20 At that time will I bring you in, and at that time will I gather you; for I will make you to be a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I turn your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
Ob tistem času vas bom ponovno privedel, celo v času, ko vas zberem, kajti naredil vas bom za ime in hvalo med vsemi narodi zemlje, ko pred vašimi očmi obrnem vaše ujetništvo nazaj, ‹ govori Gospod.«
