Zephaniah 3
1 woe! to flap and to defile [the] city [the] to oppress
What disaster is coming to corrupted, rebellious Jerusalem, you who oppress people!
2 not to hear: hear in/on/with voice not to take: recieve discipline in/on/with LORD not to trust to(wards) God her not to present: come
You don't listen to anybody, you don't accept correction, you don't trust in the Lord, you don't ask for God's help.
3 ruler her in/on/with entrails: among her lion to roar to judge her wolf evening not to reserve to/for morning
Your leaders are as greedy as roaring lions; your judges are ravenous wolves that leave nothing behind by morning.
4 prophet her be reckless human treachery priest her to profane/begin: profane holiness to injure instruction
Your prophets are arrogant, deceitful men who defile what is sacred and who openly break the law.
5 LORD righteous in/on/with entrails: among her not to make: do injustice in/on/with morning in/on/with morning justice his to give: give to/for light not to lack and not to know unjust shame
But the Lord who does right is still among you, he does no wrong. Every morning he gives his judgment, every day without fail. But those who act unjustly have no shame.
6 to cut: eliminate nation be desolate: destroyed corner their to destroy outside their from without to pass to waste city their from without man: anyone from nothing to dwell
I have destroyed nations. Their fortresses are deserted; their streets are empty; their cities are destroyed—there are no survivors, not one.
7 to say surely to fear: revere [obj] me to take: recieve discipline and not to cut: eliminate habitation her all which to reckon: overseer upon her surely to rise to ruin all wantonness their
I told myself, “Surely they will respect me now and accept my correction. Then their homes would not be destroyed to teach them a lesson.” But instead you're just as eager to go on doing evil.
8 to/for so to wait to/for me utterance LORD to/for day to arise: rise I to/for witness for justice: judgement my to/for to gather nation to/for to gather I kingdom to/for to pour: pour upon them indignation my all burning anger face: anger my for in/on/with fire jealousy my to eat all [the] land: country/planet
You just wait, declares the Lord. The day is coming when I will rise to give evidence. For I have decided to gather together all the nations and kingdoms and to pour out on them my anger, my fury and my rage. The whole earth will be burned up by the fire of my jealous anger.
9 for then to overturn to(wards) people lip: words to purify to/for to call: call to all their in/on/with name LORD to/for to serve: minister him shoulder one
For then I will give the nations pure speech so they can all pray and worship the Lord together.
10 from side: beyond to/for river Cush worshiper my daughter to scatter my to conduct [emph?] offering my
From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my scattered people, my worshipers, will come to bring their offerings to me.
11 in/on/with day [the] he/she/it not be ashamed from all wantonness your which to transgress in/on/with me for then to turn aside: remove from entrails: among your jubilant pride your and not to add: again to/for to exult still in/on/with mountain: mount holiness my
On that day you won't be ashamed because of what you did in rebelling against me, for I will remove from among you those who are proud and boastful. Never again will you be conceited on my holy mountain.
12 and to remain in/on/with entrails: among your people afflicted and poor and to seek refuge in/on/with name LORD
I will leave among you those who are meek and humble, those who trust in the name of the Lord.
13 remnant Israel not to make: do injustice and not to speak: speak lie and not to find in/on/with lip their tongue deceitfulness for they(masc.) to pasture and to stretch and nothing to tremble
The people of Israel who remain will not act wickedly nor will they tell lies. They will not deceive one another. They will be able to eat in peace and sleep in safety for there will be nothing to frighten them.
14 to sing daughter Zion to shout Israel to rejoice and to exult in/on/with all heart daughter Jerusalem
Sing out, Jerusalem! Shout aloud, Israel! Jerusalem, be happy and celebrate with all your heart!
15 to turn aside: remove LORD justice: judgement your to turn enemy your king Israel LORD in/on/with entrails: among your not (to fear *LV) bad: evil still
For the Lord has turned aside from punishing you, and he has turned back your enemies. The Lord, the king of Israel, is with you, and you will never again have to fear disaster.
16 in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to say to/for Jerusalem not to fear Zion not to slacken hand your
On that day the message to the people of Jerusalem will be, “Don't be afraid; don't be discouraged!”
17 LORD God your in/on/with entrails: among your mighty man to save to rejoice upon you in/on/with joy be quiet in/on/with love his to rejoice upon you in/on/with cry
The Lord your God is among you as a mighty warrior who saves. He will be so happy with you. He will renew his love for you. He will celebrate over you with loud singing.
18 to suffer from meeting: festival to gather from you to be tribute upon her reproach
I will gather those of you who mourn for the religious festivals—you will no longer have to bear the disgrace.
19 look! I to make: do [obj] all to afflict you in/on/with time [the] he/she/it and to save [obj] [the] to limp and [the] to banish to gather and to set: make them to/for praise and to/for name in/on/with all [the] land: country/planet shame their
Look at what I am going to do! At that time I am going to deal with all those who have oppressed you. I will save those who are helpless and bring back those who were scattered, and I will turn their shame into praise, and all the world will respect them.
20 in/on/with time [the] he/she/it to come (in): bring [obj] you and in/on/with time to gather I [obj] you for to give: make [obj] you to/for name and to/for praise in/on/with all people [the] land: country/planet in/on/with to return: rescue I [obj] captivity your to/for eye your to say LORD
At that time I will bring you home, gathering you together. I will give you a good reputation, and you will be praised by all the peoples of the earth when I restore your status before your very eyes, says the Lord.
