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:

¹The word of Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. which came to Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah.

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

²I will utterly sweep away everything off of the surface of the earth, says Yahweh.

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

³I will sweep away man and animal. I will sweep away the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea, and the heaps of rubble with the wicked. I will cut off man from the surface of the earth, says Yahweh.

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

⁴I will stretch out my hand against Judah, and against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place: the name of the idolatrous and pagan priests,

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

⁵those who worship the army of the sky on the housetops, those who worship and swear by Yahweh and also swear by Malcam,

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

⁶those who have turned back from following Yahweh, and those who haven’t sought Yahweh nor inquired after him.

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

⁷Be silent at the presence of the Lord The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.” Yahweh, for the day of Yahweh is at hand. For Yahweh has prepared a sacrifice. He has consecrated his guests.

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

⁸It will happen in the day of Yahweh’s sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, the king’s sons, and all those who are clothed with foreign clothing.

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

⁹In that day, I will punish all those who leap over the threshold, who fill their master’s house with violence and deceit.

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

¹⁰In that day, says Yahweh, there will be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.

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

¹¹Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone! All those who were loaded with silver are cut off.

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!'

¹²It will happen at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the men who are settled on their dregs, who say in their heart, “Yahweh will not do good, neither will he do evil.”

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.

¹³Their wealth will become a spoil, and their houses a desolation. Yes, they will build houses, but won’t inhabit them. They will plant vineyards, but won’t drink their wine.

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

¹⁴The great day of Yahweh is near. It is near, and hurries greatly, the voice of the day of Yahweh. The mighty man cries there bitterly.

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

¹⁵That day is a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of trouble and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,

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

¹⁶a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fortified cities, and against the high battlements.

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.

¹⁷I will bring distress on men, that they will walk like blind men, because they have sinned against Yahweh, and their blood will be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung.

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.

¹⁸Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them in the day of Yahweh’s wrath, but the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy; for he will make an end, yes, a terrible end, of all those who dwell in the land.