¹耶和华宣布审判

¹A word of Jehovah that hath been unto Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezikiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amoz, king of Judah:

²耶和华说：“我必把万物从地上完全除灭。”

²I utterly consume all from off the face of the ground, An affirmation of Jehovah.

³耶和华说：“我必除灭人类、牲畜、空中飞鸟、海里的鱼。我必使恶人跌倒，我必把人类从地上剪除。

³I consume man and beast, I consume fowl of the heavens, and fishes of the sea, And the stumbling-blocks — the wicked, And I have cut off man from the face of the ground, An affirmation of Jehovah,

⁴我必伸手攻击犹大，攻击耶路撒冷所有的居民。我必从这地方除掉巴力所余下的，除掉拜偶像的祭司的名字，以及耶和华的祭司；

⁴And stretched out My hand against Judah, And against all inhabiting Jerusalem, And cut off from this place the remnant of Baal, The name of the idolatrous priests, with the priests,

⁵就是那些在房顶上敬拜天上万象的，那些敬拜耶和华，指着他起誓，又指着玛勒公起誓的，

⁵And those bowing themselves On the roofs to the host of the heavens, And those bowing themselves, Swearing to Jehovah, and swearing by Malcham,

⁶那些转离不跟从耶和华的，不寻找耶和华，也不求问他的。”

⁶And those removing from after Jehovah, And who have not sought Jehovah, nor besought Him.

⁷耶和华的日子你要在我主耶和华面前肃静！因为耶和华的日子临近了，因为耶和华已经预备了祭物，把自己所请来的人分别为圣。

⁷Hush! because of the Lord Jehovah, For near [is] a day of Jehovah, For prepared hath Jehovah a sacrifice, He hath sanctified His invited ones.

⁸“到了我耶和华献祭的日子，我必惩罚首领和王子，惩罚所有穿外族衣服的人。

⁸And it hath come to pass, In the day of the sacrifice of Jehovah, That I have laid a charge on the heads, And on sons of the king, And on all putting on strange clothing.

⁹到那日，我必惩罚所有跳过门槛的，所有使强暴和欺诈充满主人房屋的。”

⁹And I have laid a charge on every one Who is leaping over the threshold in that day, Who are filling the house of their masters [With] violence and deceit.

¹⁰耶和华说：“到那日，必有呼叫的声音从鱼门发出来，必有哀号从新区发出来，必有崩裂巨响从山间发出来。

¹⁰And there hath been in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah, The noise of a cry from the fish-gate, And of a howling from the Second, And of great destruction from the hills.

¹¹玛革提施的居民哪！你们要哀号，因为所有的商人都灭亡了；所有称银子的都被剪除了。

¹¹Howl, ye inhabitants of the hollow place, For cut off hath been all the merchant people, Cut off have been all bearing silver.

¹²那时，我必提灯搜查耶路撒冷，惩罚那些沉淀在酒渣上的人。这些人心里说：‘耶和华必不赐福，也不降祸。’

¹²And it hath come to pass, at that time, I search Jerusalem with lights, And I have laid a charge on the men Who are hardened on their preserved things, Who are saying in their heart: Jehovah doth no good, nor doth He evil.

¹³他们的财宝必成为掠物，他们的房屋必变为废墟。他们建造房屋，却不得住在其中；他们栽植葡萄园，却不得喝所出的酒。”

¹³And their wealth hath been for a spoil, And their houses for desolation, And they have built houses, and do not inhabit, And they have planted vineyards, And they do not drink their wine.

¹⁴那日子的情形耶和华的大日子临近了，临近了，来得非常快速。听！耶和华的日子的声音。在那日，勇士要哀痛地号叫。

¹⁴Near [is] the great day of Jehovah, Near, and hasting exceedingly, The noise of the day of Jehovah, Bitterly shriek there doth a mighty one.

¹⁵那日是忿怒的日子，是困苦艰难的日子，是荒废凄凉的日子，是黑暗幽冥的日子，是密云漆黑的日子，

¹⁵A day of wrath [is] that day, A day of adversity and distress, A day of waste and desolation, A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of cloud and thick darkness.

¹⁶是吹号吶喊，要攻打坚城，进击城楼的日子。

¹⁶A day of trumpet and shouting against the fenced cities, And against the high corners.

¹⁷我要使人受困苦，以致他们像瞎子行走，因为他们得罪耶和华。他们的鲜血必倒出，如倒灰尘一样，他们的身体必被遗弃像粪土一般。

¹⁷And I have sent distress to men, And they have walked as the blind, For against Jehovah they have sinned, And poured out is their blood as dust, And their flesh [is] as dung.

¹⁸在耶和华发怒的日子，他们的金银也不能救他们，全地都要被他的妒火吞灭；因为他要彻底毁灭地上所有的居民，真是可怕的毁灭。

¹⁸Even their silver, even their gold, Is not able to deliver them in a day of the wrath of Jehovah, And in the fire of His jealousy consumed is the whole land, For only a hastened end doth He make Of all the inhabitants of the land!