Zephaniah 3

Woe to the city of oppressors,
    rebellious and defiled!

وَيْلٌ لِلْمَدِينَةِ الظَّالِمَةِ الْمُتَمَرِّدَةِ الدَّنِسَةِ،

She obeys no one,
    she accepts no correction.
She does not trust in the Lord,
    she does not draw near to her God.

الَّتِي لَا تُصْغِي لِصَوْتِ أَحَدٍ، وَتَأْبَى التَّقْوِيمَ، وَلا تَتَّكِلُ عَلَى الرَّبِّ، وَلا تَتَقَرَّبُ مِنْ إِلَهِهَا.

Her officials within her
    are roaring lions;
her rulers are evening wolves,
    who leave nothing for the morning.

رُؤَسَاؤُهَا فِي دَاخِلِهَا أُسُودٌ زَائِرَةٌ، وَقُضَاتُهَا كَذِئَابِ الْمَسَاءِ الْجَائِعَةِ الَّتِي لَا تُبْقِي شَيْئاً مِنْ فَرَائِسِهَا إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ.

Her prophets are unprincipled;
    they are treacherous people.
Her priests profane the sanctuary
    and do violence to the law.

أَنْبِيَاؤُهَا مَغْرُورُونَ وَخَوَنَةٌ، وَكَهَنَتُهَا يُدَنِّسُونَ الْمَقْدِسَ وَيَتَعَدُّونَ عَلَى الشَّرِيعَةِ.

The Lord within her is righteous;
    he does no wrong.
Morning by morning he dispenses his justice,
    and every new day he does not fail,
    yet the unrighteous know no shame.

وَلَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ مَا بَرِحَ صِدِّيقاً فِي وَسَطِهَا، لَا يَرْتَكِبُ خَطَأً، وَيُبْدِي فِي كُلِّ صَبَاحٍ عَدْلَهُ وَفِي كُلِّ فَجْرٍ حَقَّهُ. لَا يُخْفِقُ قَطُّ؛ أَمَّا الأَثِيمُ فَلا يَعْرِفُ مَا هُوَ الْخِزْيُ.

إسرائيل لم تتب بعد

“I have destroyed nations;
    their strongholds are demolished.
I have left their streets deserted,
    with no one passing through.
Their cities are laid waste;
    they are deserted and empty.

اسْتَأْصَلْتُ أُمَماً فَغَدَتْ بُرُوجُهُمْ أَطْلالاً. أَقْفَرْتُ شَوَارِعَهُمْ فَلا يَعْبُرُ بِها أَحَدٌ. صَارَتْ مُدُنُهُمْ خَرَاباً لَا يُقِيمُ فِيهَا إِنْسَانٌ أَوْ سَاكِنٌ.

Of Jerusalem I thought,
    ‘Surely you will fear me
    and accept correction!’
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 in all they did.

فَقُلْتُ: لَوْ إِنَّ أَهْلَهَا يَخَافُونَنِي وَيَقْبَلُونَ تَقْوِيمِي، فَلا تُسْتَأْصَلُ مَسَاكِنُهُمْ وَلا يَنْصَبُّ عَلَيْهِمْ كُلُّ غَضَبِي. وَلَكِنَّهُمْ جَدُّوا مُبَكِّرِينَ بِارْتِكَابِ الْفَسَادِ فِي كُلِّ عَمَلٍ أَقْدَمُوا عَلَيْهِ.

Therefore wait for me,”
    declares the Lord,
    “for the day I will stand up to testify.^[c]
I have decided to assemble the nations,
    to gather the kingdoms
and to pour out my wrath on them—
    all my fierce anger.
The whole world will be consumed
    by the fire of my jealous anger.

لِذَلِكَ يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: انْتَظِرُونِي لأَنِّي عَزَمْتُ فِي الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي أَقُومُ فِيهِ كَشَاهِدٍ أَنْ أَجْمَعَ الأُمَمَ وَأَحْشُدَ الْمَمَالِكَ لأَسْكُبَ عَلَيْهِمْ سَخَطِي وَاحْتِدَامَ غَضَبِي، لأَنَّ الأَرْضَ بِكَامِلِهَا سَتُؤْكَلُ بِنَارِ غَيْرَةِ غَيْظِي.

استرداد بقية إسرائيل

“Then I will purify the lips of the peoples,
    that all of them may call on the name of the Lord
    and serve him shoulder to shoulder.

عِنْدَئِذٍ أُنَقِّي شِفَاهَ الشَّعْبِ لِيَدْعُوا جَمِيعُهُمْ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ وَيَعْبُدُوهُ جَنْباً إِلَى جَنْبٍ.

From beyond the rivers of Cush^[d]
    my worshipers, my scattered people,
    will bring me offerings.

فَيُقَرِّبُ إِلَيَّ شَعْبِي الْمُشَتَّتُ ذَبِيحَةً مِنْ وَرَاءِ أَنْهَارِ كُوشٍ حَيْثُ يُقِيمُ الْمُتَضَرِّعُونَ إِلَيَّ.

On that day you, Jerusalem, will not be put to shame
    for all the wrongs you have done to me,
because I will remove from you
    your arrogant boasters.
Never again will you be haughty
    on my holy hill.

فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لَنْ يَلْحَقَكُمُ الْعَارُ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ مَا ارْتَكَبْتُمْ مِنْ أَعْمَالٍ تَمَرَّدْتُمْ بِها عَلَيَّ، لأَنِّي سَأُزِيلُ آنَئِذٍ مِنْ وَسَطِكُمُ الْمُسْتَخِفِّينَ الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ، فَلا يَبْقَى مُتَشَامِخٌ فِي جَبَلِي الْمُقَدَّسِ.

But I will leave within you
    the meek and humble.
The remnant of Israel
    will trust in the name of the Lord.

إِنَّمَا أُبْقِي بَيْنَكُمْ شَعْباً مُتَوَاضِعاً فَقِيراً يَتَوَكَّلُونَ عَلَى اسْمِ الرَّبِّ.

They will do no wrong;
    they will tell no lies.
A deceitful tongue
    will not be found in their mouths.
They will eat and lie down
    and no one will make them afraid.”

وَلَنْ يَرْتَكِبَ بَقِيَّةُ إِسْرَائِيلَ الإِثْمَ، وَلا يَنْطِقُونَ بِالْكَذِبِ، وَلَيْسَ فِي أَفْوَاهِهِمْ غِشٌّ، بَلْ يَعِيشُونَ آمِنِينَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يُهَدِّدَهُمْ أَحَدٌ.

Sing, Daughter Zion;
    shout aloud, Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
    Daughter Jerusalem!

اشْدِي يَا ابْنَةَ صِهْيَوْنَ وَاهْتُفْ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، ابْتَهِجِي وَتَهَلَّلِي يَا ابْنَةَ أُورُشَلِيمَ.

The Lord has taken away your punishment,
    he has turned back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is with you;
    never again will you fear any harm.

لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ رَفَعَ عَنْكِ حُكْمَ قَضَائِهِ وَرَدَّ عَنْكِ أَعْدَاءَكِ. إِنَّ الرَّبَّ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ هُوَ فِي وَسَطِكِ، فَلا تَخْشَيْ شَرّاً فِي مَا بَعْدُ.

On that day
    they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
    do not let your hands hang limp.

وَيُقَالُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ لأُورُشَلِيمَ: لَا تَخَافِي يَا صِهْيَوْنُ، وَلا تَرْتَخِ يَدَاكِ.

The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”

فَالرَّبُّ إِلَهُكِ فِي وَسَطِكِ، جَبَّارٌ يُخَلِّصُ. يُسَرُّ فَرَحاً بِكِ، وَيُجَدِّدُ بِمَحَبَّتِهِ حَيَاتَكِ، وَيَبْتَهِجُ بِكِ مُتَرَنِّماً.

“I will remove from you
    all who mourn over the loss of your appointed festivals,
    which is a burden and reproach for you.

وَكَمَا فِي يَوْمِ مَوْسِمِ عِيدٍ، أُزِيلُ عَنْكِ بَلايَاكِ، فَلا تَتَحَمَّلِينَ مِنْ أَجْلِهَا أَيَّ عَارٍ.

At that time I will deal
    with all who oppressed you.
I will rescue the lame;
    I will gather the exiles.
I will give them praise and honor
    in every land where they have suffered shame.

فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ أُعَاقِبُ الَّذِينَ ضَايَقُوكِ، وَأُخَلِّصُ الأَعْرَجَ، وَأُعِيدُ الْمَسْبِيَّ، وَأُغْدِقُ عَلَيْهِمْ مَدْحاً وَشَرَفاً فِي كُلِّ أَرْضٍ تَعَرَّضُوا فِيهَا لِلْخِزْيِ.

At that time I will gather you;
    at that time I will bring you home.
I will give you honor and praise
    among all the peoples of the earth
when I restore your fortunes^[e]
    before your very eyes,”
says the Lord.