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Sefanía 3
Icelandic Bible
Sefanía 3
Icelandic Bible
3 Vei hinni þverúðarfullu og saurguðu, hinni ofríkisfullu borg!
2 Hún hlýðir engri áminningu, hún tekur engri hirtingu, hún treystir ekki Drottni og nálægir sig ekki Guði sínum.
3 Höfðingjarnir í henni eru sem öskrandi ljón, dómendur hennar sem úlfar að kveldi, þeir leifa engu til morguns.
4 Spámenn hennar eru léttúðarmenn, svikaseggir. Prestar hennar vanhelga hið heilaga, misbjóða lögmálinu.
5 En Drottinn er réttlátur í henni, hann gjörir ekkert rangt. Á morgni hverjum leiðir hann réttlæti sitt í ljós, það bregst ekki, en hinn rangláti kann ekki að skammast sín.
6 Ég hefi afmáð þjóðir, múrtindar þeirra voru brotnir niður. Ég hefi lagt stræti þeirra í eyði, svo að enginn var þar á ferð. Borgir þeirra voru eyddar, urðu mannlausar, svo að þar bjó enginn.
7 Ég sagði: "Óttast þú mig aðeins, tak hirtingu!" þá skal bústaður hennar ekki afmáður verða, eftir allt sem ég hefi fyrirskipað gegn henni. En þeir hafa verið því kostgæfari í því að láta allar gjörðir sínar vera illverk.
8 Bíðið mín þess vegna _ segir Drottinn, _ bíðið þess dags, er ég rís upp sem vottur. Því að það er mitt ásett ráð að safna saman þjóðum og stefna saman konungsríkjum til þess að úthella yfir þá heift minni, allri minni brennandi reiði. Því að fyrir eldi vandlætingar minnar skal allt landið verða eytt.
9 Já, þá mun ég gefa þjóðunum nýjar, hreinar varir, svo að þær ákalli allar nafn Drottins og þjóni honum einhuga.
10 Handan frá Blálands fljótum munu þeir færa mér sláturfórnir, flytja mér matfórnir.
11 Á þeim degi þarft þú eigi að skammast þín fyrir öll illverk þín, þau er þú syndgaðir með gegn mér, því að þá mun ég ryðja burt frá þér þeim, er ofkætast drambsamlega í þér, og þú munt ekki framar ofmetnast á mínu heilaga fjalli.
12 Og ég mun láta í þér eftir verða auðmjúkan og lítilmótlegan lýð, þeir munu leita sér hælis í nafni Drottins.
13 Leifar Ísraels munu engin rangindi fremja, né heldur tala lygar, og í munni þeirra mun ekki finnast sviksöm tunga. Já, þeir munu vera á beit og leggjast, án þess að nokkur styggi þá.
14 Fagna þú, dóttirin Síon, lát gleðilátum, þú Ísrael! Ver kát og gleð þig af öllu hjarta, dóttirin Jerúsalem!
15 Drottinn hefir afmáð refsidóma þína, rýmt burt óvini þínum. Konungur Ísraels, Drottinn, er hjá þér, þú munt eigi framar á neinu illu kenna.
16 Á þeim degi mun sagt verða við Jerúsalem: "Óttast ekki, Síon, lát ekki hugfallast!
17 Drottinn, Guð þinn, er hjá þér, hetjan er sigur veitir. Hann kætist yfir þér með fögnuði, hann þegir í kærleika sínum, hann fagnar yfir þér með gleðisöng."
18 Ég saman safna þeim, sem hryggir eru út af hátíðarsamkomunni, frá þér voru þeir, smán hvílir á þeim.
19 Sjá, á þeim tíma skal ég eiga erindi við þá, er þig þjáðu. Þá skal ég frelsa hið halta og smala saman því tvístraða, og ég skal gjöra þá fræga og nafnkunna á allri jörðunni.
Zephaniah 3
New International Version
Zephaniah 3
New International Version
Jerusalem
3 Woe to the city of oppressors,(A)
rebellious(B) and defiled!(C)
2 She obeys(D) no one,
she accepts no correction.(E)
She does not trust(F) in the Lord,
she does not draw near(G) to her God.
3 Her officials within her
are roaring lions;(H)
her rulers are evening wolves,(I)
who leave nothing for the morning.(J)
4 Her prophets are unprincipled;
they are treacherous people.(K)
Her priests profane the sanctuary
and do violence to the law.(L)
5 The Lord within her is righteous;(M)
he does no wrong.(N)
Morning by morning(O) he dispenses his justice,
and every new day he does not fail,(P)
yet the unrighteous know no shame.(Q)
Jerusalem Remains Unrepentant
6 “I have destroyed nations;
their strongholds are demolished.
I have left their streets deserted,
with no one passing through.
Their cities are laid waste;(R)
they are deserted and empty.
7 Of Jerusalem I thought,
‘Surely you will fear me
and accept correction!’(S)
Then her place of refuge[a] would not be destroyed,
nor all my punishments come upon[b] her.
But they were still eager
to act corruptly(T) in all they did.
8 Therefore wait(U) for me,”
declares the Lord,
“for the day I will stand up to testify.[c]
I have decided to assemble(V) the nations,(W)
to gather the kingdoms
and to pour out my wrath(X) on them—
all my fierce anger.(Y)
The whole world will be consumed(Z)
by the fire of my jealous anger.
Restoration of Israel’s Remnant
9 “Then I will purify the lips of the peoples,
that all of them may call(AA) on the name of the Lord(AB)
and serve(AC) him shoulder to shoulder.
10 From beyond the rivers of Cush[d](AD)
my worshipers, my scattered people,
will bring me offerings.(AE)
11 On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame(AF)
for all the wrongs you have done to me,(AG)
because I will remove from you
your arrogant boasters.(AH)
Never again will you be haughty
on my holy hill.(AI)
12 But I will leave within you
the meek(AJ) and humble.
The remnant of Israel
will trust(AK) in the name of the Lord.
13 They(AL) will do no wrong;(AM)
they will tell no lies.(AN)
A deceitful tongue
will not be found in their mouths.(AO)
They will eat and lie down(AP)
and no one will make them afraid.(AQ)”
14 Sing, Daughter Zion;(AR)
shout aloud,(AS) Israel!
Be glad and rejoice(AT) with all your heart,
Daughter Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your punishment,
he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;(AU)
never again will you fear(AV) any harm.(AW)
16 On that day
they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
do not let your hands hang limp.(AX)
17 The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.(AY)
He will take great delight(AZ) in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(BA)
but will rejoice over you with singing.”(BB)
18 “I will remove from you
all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals,
which is a burden and reproach for you.
19 At that time I will deal
with all who oppressed(BC) you.
I will rescue the lame;
I will gather the exiles.(BD)
I will give them praise(BE) and honor
in every land where they have suffered shame.
20 At that time I will gather you;
at that time I will bring(BF) you home.
I will give you honor(BG) and praise(BH)
among all the peoples of the earth
when I restore your fortunes[e](BI)
before your very eyes,”
says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 3:7 Or her sanctuary
- Zephaniah 3:7 Or all those I appointed over
- Zephaniah 3:8 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew will rise up to plunder
- Zephaniah 3:10 That is, the upper Nile region
- Zephaniah 3:20 Or I bring back your captives
Zephaniah 3
King James Version
Zephaniah 3
King James Version
3 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
5 The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
8 Therefore wait ye upon 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.
9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve him with one consent.
10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.
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 them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.
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.
14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
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 see evil any more.
16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
20 At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.
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