1 ه َذِهِ هِيَ كَلِمَةُ اللهِ الَّتِي أتَتْ إلَى صَفَنْيا بْنِ كُوشِي بْنِ جَدَلْيا بْنِ أمَرِيا بْنِ حَزَقِيّا خِلالَ فَتْرَةِ حُكْمِ يُوشِيّا بْنِ آمُونَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذا. يَوْمُ الدَّينُونَة

The word of the Lord 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. The Great Day of the Lord

2 ي َقُولُ اللهُ: «سَأُبِيدُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ عَلَى وَجهِ الأرْضِ.

“I will utterly consume everything From the face of the land,” Says the Lord;

3 س َأُبِيدُ الإنسانَ وَالحَيوانَ، وَسَأُبِيدُ طُيُورَ السَّماءِ وَسَمَكَ البَحرِ، وَسَأُبِيدُ الأشْرارَ وَالأشياءَ الَّتِي تَقُودُهُمْ إلَى الشَّرِّ. سَأطرُدُ البَشَرَ مِنَ الأرْضِ.» يَقُولُ اللهُ.

“I will consume man and beast; I will consume the birds of the heavens, The fish of the sea, And the stumbling blocks along with the wicked. I will cut off man from the face of the land,” Says the Lord.

4 « سَأمُدُّ يَدَيَّ علَى يَهُوذا وَكُلَّ سُكّانِ القُدْسِ، وَسَأُزِيلُ كُلَّ ما يَتَعَلَّقُ بِعِبادَةِ البَعلِ، فَلا يَعُودُوا يَذْكُرُونَ أسْماءَ الكَهَنَةِ الكَنعانِيِّينَ مَعَ كَهَنَةِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.

“I will stretch out My hand against Judah, And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. I will cut off every trace of Baal from this place, The names of the idolatrous priests with the pagan priests—

5 س َأطرُدُ الَّذِينَ يَسْجُدُونَ عَلَى سُطُوحِ مَنازِلِهِمْ للأجرامِ السماويةِ، وَالَّذِينَ يَسْجُدُونَ للهِ وَيُقْسِمُونَ بِهِ ثًمَّ يُقسِمُونَ بِالإلهِ مَلْكُومَ.

Those who worship the host of heaven on the housetops; Those who worship and swear oaths by the Lord, But who also swear by Milcom;

6 و َسَأطْرُدُ الَّذِينَ يَتَراجَعُونَ عَنْ عِبادَةِ اللهِ ، الَّذِينَ لا يَبحَثُونَ عَنِ اللهِ لا يَطلُبونَ مَشُورَتَهُ.»

Those who have turned back from following the Lord, And have not sought the Lord, nor inquired of Him.”

7 ا صْمُتْ أمامَ الرَّبِ الإلَهِ لِأنَّ يَوْمَ اللهِ قَرِيبٌ. لِأنَّ اللهَ أعَدَّ ذَبِيحَةً وَكَرَّسَ المَدعُوِّينَ.

Be silent in the presence of the Lord God; For the day of the Lord is at hand, For the Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has invited His guests.

8 ي َقُولُ اللهُ: «فِي يَوْمِ ذَبِيحَةِ اللهِ ، سَأُعاقِبُ القادَةَ وَأبناءَ المَلِكِ وَالَّذِينَ يَرتَدُونَ ثِياباً غَرِيبَةً.

“And it shall be, 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 foreign apparel.

9 و َفِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَأُعاقِبُ مَنْ يَقفِزُونَ مِنْ فَوْقِ العَتَبَةِ، وَالَّذِينَ يَملأونَ بَيتَ سَيِّدِهِمْ بِالعُنفِ وَالخِداعِ.»

In the same day I will punish All those who leap over the threshold, Who fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.

10 ي َقُولُ اللهُ: «فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَتُسمَعُ صَرخَةُ استِغاثَةٍ مِنْ بَوّابَةِ السَّمَكِ، وَنُواحٌ مِنَ جانِبِ المَدِينَةِ الآخَرِ، وَصَوْتُ حُطامٍ عَظِيمٍ مِنَ التِّلالِ.

“And there shall be on that day,” says the Lord, “The sound of a mournful cry from the Fish Gate, A wailing from the Second Quarter, And a loud crashing from the hills.

11 ن ُوحُوا يا سُكّانَ المَنطِقَةِ المُنخَفِضَةِ، لِأنَّ كُلَّ التُّجّارِ قَدْ هَلِكُوا، وَطُرِدَ صَيارِفَةُ الفِضَّةِ.

Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh! For all the merchant people are cut down; All those who handle money are cut off.

12 « فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، سَأُفَتِّشُ فِي كُلِّ مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ عَلَى ضَوْءِ مِصباحٍ، وَسَأُعاقِبُ المُستَقِرِّينَ كَبَقايا خَمْرٍ فِي بِرْميلٍ. يَقُولُونَ لِأنفُسِهِمْ: ‹لَنْ يعملَ اللهُ خَيراً وَلا شَرّاً.›

“And it shall come to pass at that time That I will search Jerusalem with lamps, And punish the men Who are settled in complacency, Who say in their heart, ‘The Lord will not do good, Nor will He do evil.’

13 ف َسَتُصْبِحُ ثَروَتُهُمْ غَنِيمَةً، وَبُيُوتُهُمْ سَتُدَمَّرُ. سَيَبنُونَ بُيُوتاً، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَسكُنُوا فِيها، وَسَيَزرَعُونَ كُرُوماً، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَشْرَبُوا نَبِيذَها.»

Therefore their goods shall become booty, And their houses a desolation; They shall build houses, but not inhabit them; They shall plant vineyards, but not drink their wine.”

14 ي َوْمُ اللهِ العَظِيمُ قَرِيبٌ، وَيَقتَرِبُ سَرِيعاً. صَوْتُ يَوْمِ اللهِ مُرٌّ، فِيهِ يَصْرُخُ المُحارِبُونَ.

The great day of the Lord is near; It is near and hastens quickly. The noise of the day of the Lord is bitter; There the mighty men shall cry out.

15 ذ َلِكَ اليَوْمُ يَوْمُ غَضَبٍ، يَومُ ضِيقٍ وَشِدَّةٍ، يَوْمُ خَرابٍ وَتَدمِيرٍ، يَوْمُ ظُلمَةٍ وَقَتامٍ، يَوْمُ سُحُبٍ مُظلِمَةٍ كَثِيفَةٍ،

That day is a day of wrath, A day of trouble and distress, A day of devastation and desolation, A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness,

16 ي َوْمُ صَوْتِ البُوقِ وَصَرَخاتِ الحَرْبِ عَلَى المُدُنِ الحَصِينَةِ وَعَلَى الأبْراجِ العالِيَةِ.

A day of trumpet and alarm Against the fortified cities And against the high towers.

17 ي َقُولُ اللهُ: «سَأجلِبُ الضِّيقَ عَلَيهِمْ فَيَسْهَرُونَ كَالعُمْيِ. لِأنَّ بَنِي يَهُوذا أخطَأُوا إلَى اللهِ ، سَيُسكَبُ دَمُهُمْ كَالتُّرابِ، وَسَيُلْقَى بِأجسادِهِمْ كَالفَضَلاتِ.

“I will bring distress upon men, And they shall walk like blind men, Because they have sinned against the Lord; Their blood shall be poured out like dust, And their flesh like refuse.”

18 ك ُلُّ مالِهِمْ لَنْ يُخَلِّصَهُمْ. سَتُؤْكَلُ كُلُّ الأرْضِ فِي يَوْمِ غَضَبِ اللهِ ، فِي نارِ غَيرَتِهِ. فَاللهُ سَيُبِيدُ جَمِيعَ سُكّانِ الأرْضِ تَماماً.»

Neither 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 will make speedy riddance Of all those who dwell in the land.