Zephaniah 1

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NAV — Ketab El Hayat (NAV)

Verse 1

The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:

Judgment on the Whole Earth in the Day of the Lord

هَذِهِ كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ الَّتِي أَوْحَى بِها إِلَى صَفَنْيَا بْنِ كُوشِي بْنِ جَدَلْيَا بْنِ أَمَرِيَا بْنِ حَزَقِيَّا، فِي عَهْدِ حُكْمِ يُوشِيَّا بْنِ آمُونَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا.

دينونة على كل الأرض في يوم الرب

Verse 2

“I will sweep away everything
from the face of the earth,”
declares the Lord.

يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: «سَأَمْحُو مَحْواً كُلَّ شَيْءٍ عَنْ وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ.

إعلان الرب

Verse 3

“I will sweep away both man and beast;
    I will sweep away the birds in the sky
    and the fish in the sea—
    and the idols that cause the wicked to stumble.”^[a]

“When I destroy all mankind
on the face of the earth,”
declares the Lord,

أُبِيدُ الإِنْسَانَ وَالْحَيَوَانَ وَطُيُورَ السَّمَاءِ وَسَمَكَ الْبَحْرِ، وَأَقْضِي عَلَى الأَشْرَارِ وَمَعَاثِرِهِمْ، وَأَسْتَأْصِلُ الْبَشَرَ عَنْ وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ.

Verse 4

“I will stretch out my hand against Judah
and against all who live in Jerusalem.
I will destroy every remnant of Baal worship in this place,
the very names of the idolatrous priests—

أَمُدُّ يَدِي لأُعَاقِبَ يَهُوذَا وَكُلَّ أَهْلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَأُفْنِي مِنْ هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ بَقِيَّةَ عَبَدَةِ الْبَعْلِ، وَكُلَّ كَهَنَةِ الْوَثَنِ.

Verse 5

those who bow down on the roofs
to worship the starry host,
those who bow down and swear by the Lord
and who also swear by Molek,^[b]

وَالَّذِينَ يَصْعَدُونَ إِلَى السُّطُوحِ لِلسُّجُودِ لِكَوَاكِبِ السَّمَاءِ، وَالَّذِينَ يَجْثُونَ عَابِدِينَ الرَّبَّ حَالِفِينَ بِاسْمِهِ، وَبِاسْمِ مَلْكُومَ أَيْضاً.

Verse 6

those who turn back from following the Lord
and neither seek the Lord nor inquire of him.”

وَالَّذِينَ ارْتَدُّوا عَنِ اتِّبَاعِ الرَّبِّ، وَالَّذِينَ كَفُّوا عَنْ طَلَبِهِ وَالْتِمَاسِهِ.

Verse 7

Be silent before the Sovereign Lord,
for the day of the Lord is near.
The Lord has prepared a sacrifice;
he has consecrated those he has invited.

اصْمُتُوا فِي مَحْضَرِ السَّيِّدِ الرَّبِّ لأَنَّ يَوْمَ الرَّبِّ بَاتَ وَشِيكاً. قَدْ أَعَدَّ الرَّبُّ ذَبِيحَةً وَقَدَّسَ مَدْعُوِّيهِ.

Verse 8

“On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
    I will punish the officials
    and the king’s sons
and all those clad
    in foreign clothes.

فَيَكُونُ فِي يَوْمِ ذَبِيحَةِ الرَّبِّ أَنِّي أُعَاقِبُ الرُّؤَسَاءَ وَأَبْنَاءَ الْمَلِكِ وَكُلَّ مَنْ يَرْتَدِي ثِيَاباً غَرِيبَةً وَثَنِيَّةً.

Verse 9

On that day I will punish
all who avoid stepping on the threshold,^[c]
who fill the temple of their gods
with violence and deceit.

وَأُعَاقِبُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ كُلَّ الَّذِينَ يَقْفِزُونَ مِنْ فَوْقِ عَتَبَةِ الْهَيْكَلِ (عَلَى غِرَارِ كَهَنَةِ دَاجُونَ)، الَّذِينَ يَمْلأُونَ بَيْتَ سَيِّدِهِمْ جَوْراً وَنَهْباً.

Verse 10

“On that day,”
    declares the Lord,
“a cry will go up from the Fish Gate,
    wailing from the New Quarter,
    and a loud crash from the hills.

وَيَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ تَتَرَدَّدُ صَرْخَةٌ مِنْ بَابِ السَّمَكِ وَوَلْوَلَةٌ مِنَ الْحَيِّ الثَّانِي، وَيُدَوِّي صَوْتُ تَحْطِيمٍ فِي التِّلالِ.

Verse 11

Wail, you who live in the market district^[d];
all your merchants will be wiped out,
all who trade with^[e] silver will be destroyed.

وَلْوِلُوا يَا سُكَّانَ دَائِرَةِ السُّوقِ، لأَنَّ تُجَّارَكُمْ يَبِيدُونَ، وَكُلَّ الْمُتَاجِرِينَ بِالْفِضَّةِ قَدِ اسْتُؤْصِلُوا.

Verse 12

At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
    and punish those who are complacent,
    who are like wine left on its dregs,
who think, ‘The Lord will do nothing,
    either good or bad.’

فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ أُفَتِّشُ أُورُشَلِيمَ بِمِصْبَاحٍ، وَأُعَاقِبُ النَّاسَ الْمُتَرَبِّعِينَ فَوْقَ قَاذُورَاتِهِمْ، الْقَائِلِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ: إِنَّ الرَّبَّ لَا يَضُرُّ وَلا يَنْفَعُ.

Verse 13

Their wealth will be plundered,
    their houses demolished.
Though they build houses,
    they will not live in them;
though they plant vineyards,
    they will not drink the wine.”

فَتُصْبِحُ ثَرْوَتُهُمْ غَنِيمَةً، وَبُيُوتُهُمْ خَرَاباً. يُشَيِّدُونَ بُيُوتاً وَلا يَسْكُنُونَ فِيهَا، وَيَغْرِسُونَ كُرُوماً وَلا يَشْرَبُونَ مِنْ خَمْرِهَا.

يوم الرب العظيم

Verse 14

The great day of the Lord is near—
near and coming quickly.
The cry on the day of the Lord is bitter;
the Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.

إِنَّ يَوْمَ الرَّبِّ الْعَظِيمِ قَرِيبٌ، وَشِيكٌ وَسَرِيعٌ جِدّاً. دَوِيُّ يَوْمِ الرَّبِّ مُخِيفٌ، فِيهِ يَصْرُخُ الْجَبَّارُ مُرْتَعِباً.

Verse 15

That day will be 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—

يَوْمُ غَضَبٍ هُوَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمُ، يَوْمُ ضِيقٍ وَعَذَابٍ، يَوْمُ خَرَابٍ وَدَمَارٍ، يَوْمُ ظُلْمَةٍ وَاكْتِئَابٍ، يَوْمُ غُيُومٍ وَقَتَامٍ.

Verse 16

a day of trumpet and battle cry
against the fortified cities
and against the corner towers.

يَوْمُ دَوِيِّ بُوقٍ وَصَيْحَةِ قِتَالٍ ضِدَّ الْمُدُنِ الْحَصِينَةِ وَالْبُرُوجِ الشَّامِخَةِ.

Verse 17

“I will bring such distress on all people
    that they will grope about like those who are blind,
    because they have sinned against the Lord.
Their blood will be poured out like dust
    and their entrails like dung.

فِيهِ أُضَايِقُ النَّاسَ فَيَمْشُونَ كَالْعُمْيِ، لأَنَّهُمْ أَخْطَأُوا بِحَقِّ الرَّبِّ، فَتَنْسَكِبُ دِمَاؤُهُمْ كَالتُّرَابِ، وَلَحْمُهُمْ يَتَنَاثَرُ كَالْجِلَّةِ.

Verse 18

Neither their silver nor their gold
will be able to save them
on the day of the Lord’s wrath.”

In the fire of his jealousy
the whole earth will be consumed,
for he will make a sudden end
of all who live on the earth.

لَا يُنْقِذُهُمْ ذَهَبُهُمْ وَلا فِضَّتُهُمْ فِي يَوْمِ غَضَبِ الرَّبِّ، إِذْ بِنَارِ غَيْرَتِهِ تُلْتَهَمُ كُلُّ الأَرْضِ، وَفِيهِ يَضَعُ نِهَايَةً مُبَاغِتَةً كَامِلَةً سَرِيعَةً لِكُلِّ سُكَّانِ الْمَعْمُورَةِ».