¹The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

¹Issanda sõna, mis tuli Sefanjale, Kuusi pojale, kes oli Gedalja poeg, kes oli Amarja poeg, kes oli Hiskija poeg, Juuda kuninga Joosija, Aamoni poja päevil:

²I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.

²'Ma võtan maapinnalt kõik sootuks ära, ütleb Issand.

³I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked: and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.

³Ma võtan inimesed ja loomad, võtan taeva linnud ja mere kalad; ma panen õelad komistama ja hävitan inimesed maapinnalt, ütleb Issand.

⁴I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;

⁴Ma sirutan oma käe Juuda vastu ja kõigi Jeruusalemma elanike vastu; ma hävitan sellest paigast Baali jäänused, ebajumalapappide nimed koos preestritega

⁵And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;

⁵ja need, kes katustel kummardavad taevaväge, ja need, kes kummardavad Issandat ning vannuvad tema juures, aga vannuvad ka Milkomi juures,

⁶And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.

⁶ja need, kes on taganenud Issanda järelt, kes ei otsi Issandat ega nõua teda.

⁷Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

⁷Olge tasa Issanda Jumala ees! Sest Issanda päev on ligidal, sest Issand on korraldanud tapaohvri, on pühitsenud oma külalised.

⁸And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.

⁸Ja Issanda tapaohvri päeval nuhtlen ma vürste ja kuningapoegi ja kõiki, kes panevad selga võõramaised riided.

⁹In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit.

⁹Ja ma nuhtlen sel päeval kõiki, kes ronivad lävele, kes täidavad oma isanda koja vägivalla ja pettusega.

¹⁰And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.

¹⁰Ja sel päeval, ütleb Issand, kostab hädakisa Kalaväravast, ulgumine Uuslinnast ja vali kärgatus küngastelt.

¹¹Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.

¹¹Ulguge, Uhmri elanikud, sest kõik kaubitsejad tapetakse, kõik hõbedavaagijad hävitatakse!

¹²And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.

¹²Ja sel ajal sünnib: ma otsin lampidega Jeruusalemma läbi ja karistan neid, kes tukuvad oma põhjapärmil, kes ütlevad oma südames: 'Issand ei tee ei head ega kurja!'

¹³Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.

¹³Nende varandus riisutakse ja nende kojad jäävad tühjaks. Kuigi nad ehitavad kodasid, ei ela neis nemad ja kuigi nad istutavad viinamägesid, ei joo neist veini nemad.

¹⁴The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

¹⁴Ligidal on Issanda suur päev, see on ligidal ja ruttab väga. Issanda päeva hääl - seal kisendab kangelanegi kibedasti.

¹⁵That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

¹⁵See päev on viha päev, häda ja ahastuse päev, õnnetuse ja hävingu päev, pime ja must päev, pilvine ja sünge päev,

¹⁶A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.

¹⁶sarve ja sõjahüüu päev kindlustatud linnade ja kõrgete nurgatornide vastu.

¹⁷And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung.

¹⁷Ma viin inimesed ahastusse, et nad käivad nagu pimedad, sest nad on teinud pattu Issanda vastu. Nende verd valatakse nagu põrmu ja nende sisikondi laotatakse nagu sõnnikut.

¹⁸Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

¹⁸Isegi mitte nende hõbe ja kuld ei suuda neid päästa Issanda vihapäeval: tema püha viha tules hävib kogu maa, sest lõpu, jah, äkilise ehmatuse valmistab ta kõigile maa elanikele.