Sofonías 1
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1Esta é a mensagem do Senhor, entregue a Sofonias, filho de Cuchi, neto de Gedalias, bisneto de Amarias, trineto de Ezequias, durante o reinado de Josias, filho de Amom, rei de Judá.
2“Eu vou arrasar tudo o que existe na terra”, diz o Senhor. “Vou destruí-la completamente.
3Vou destruir os homens e os animais. Até mesmo as aves nos ares e os peixes nas águas serão mortos. Os perversos terão apenas montões de ruínas quando eu exterminar os homens da face da terra, diz o Senhor.
4“Eu, com meu próprio punho, esmagarei Judá e Jerusalém e destruirei o restante das pessoas que adoram Baal. Eliminarei os sacerdotes idólatras a ponto de ninguém mais se lembrar deles.
5Acabarei com todos os que sobem aos seus terraços e se inclinam diante do sol, da lua e das estrelas. Eliminarei aqueles que adoram a mim, o Senhor, juram em meu nome, mas fazem o mesmo pelo nome do deus Moloque!
6Eu vou destruir também aqueles que antes adoravam ao Senhor mas já se desviaram dele, que não o buscam nem perguntam por ele.
7“Fiquem calados na presença do Soberano, o Senhor, porque o terrível dia de seu julgamento chegou. Ele preparou a derrota de seu povo e escolheu os carrascos de sua gente.
8Nesse dia de julgamento, castigarei os líderes e os príncipes de Judá e todos os que usam roupas estrangeiras.
9Sim, castigarei os que adotam costumes estrangeiros quando me adoram, que roubam e enchem as casas de seus senhores com lucros desonestos, conseguidos com violência e engano.
10“Naquele dia”, diz o Senhor, “um grito de alarme vai se ouvir da porta dos Peixes. Haverá gente gritando no bairro novo da cidade e um grande lamento nos altos dos montes.
11Chorem e lamentem de tristeza, moradores da cidade baixa de Jerusalém. Todos os seus comerciantes gananciosos serão completamente destruídos e os que negociam com prata serão arruinados.
12Eu irei procurar, com lanternas, nos becos mais escuros de Jerusalém os que vivem acomodados em seus pecados, indiferentes, pensando assim: ‘O Senhor não nos incomodará’. Quando achar esses homens, vou castigá-los terrivelmente.
13As propriedades que eles compraram serão roubadas e suas casas reviradas em busca de riquezas. Eles nem chegarão a morar nas novas mansões que construíram. Jamais beberão vinho das vinhas que plantaram.
14“Esse grande dia do Senhor está muito perto! Vai chegar muito depressa. O dia do Senhor será terrível; até os homens fortes e valentes chorarão amargamente!
15Será um dia em que a ira do Senhor vai ser derramada. Um dia de terrível angústia e sofrimento, um dia de ruína e desolação, de escuridão e de nuvens sombrias.
16É um dia de trombetas de guerra soando e gritos de batalha. Caem as cidades cercadas de muros e as fortalezas mais poderosas!
17“Eu farei com que os homens fiquem tão indefesos como um cego que procura achar o seu caminho, porque eles pecaram contra o Senhor. Por causa disso, o sangue deles será derramado no pó, e seus corpos apodrecerão no solo.
18A sua prata e o seu ouro não terão nenhum valor no dia da ira do Senhor para comprarem a sua liberdade. Toda a terra será devorada pelo fogo do zelo do Senhor. Ele acabará rapidamente com todos os moradores da terra”.
Reina-Valera 1909
1PALABRA de Jehová que fué á Sofonías hijo de Cushi, hijo de Gedalías, hijo de Amarías, hijo de Ezechîas, en días de Josías hijo de Amón, rey de Judá.
2Destruiré del todo todas las cosas de sobre la haz de la tierra, dice Jehová.
3Destruiré los hombres y las bestias; destruiré las aves del cielo, y los peces de la mar, y las piedras de tropiezo con los impíos; y talaré los hombres de sobre la haz de la tierra, dice Jehová.
4Y extenderé mi mano sobre Judá, y sobre todos los moradores de Jerusalem, y exterminaré de este lugar el remanente de Baal, y el nombre de los Chemarim con los sacerdotes;
5Y á los que se inclinan sobre los terrados al ejército del cielo; y á los que se inclinan jurando por Jehová y jurando por su rey;
6Y á los que tornan atrás de en pos de Jehová; y á los que no buscaron á Jehová, ni preguntaron por él.
7Calla en la presencia del Señor Jehová, porque el día de Jehová está cercano; porque Jehová ha aparejado sacrificio, prevenido ha sus convidados.
8Y será que en el día del sacrificio de Jehová, haré visitación sobre los príncipes, y sobre los hijos del rey, y sobre todos los que visten vestido extranjero.
9Asimismo haré visitación en aquel día sobre todos los que saltan la puerta, los que hinchen de robo y de engaño las casas de sus señores.
10Y habrá en aquel día, dice Jehová, voz de clamor desde la puerta del pescado, y aullido desde la segunda, y grande quebrantamiento desde los collados.
11Aullad, moradores de Mactes, porque todo el pueblo mercader es destruído; talados son todos los que traían dinero.
12Y será en aquel tiempo, que yo escudriñaré á Jerusalem con candiles, y haré visitación sobre los hombres que están sentados sobre sus heces, los cuales dicen en su corazón: Jehová ni hará bien ni mal.
13Será por tanto saqueada su hacienda, y sus casas asoladas: y edificarán casas, mas no las habitarán; y plantarán viñas, mas no beberán el vino de ellas.
14Cercano está el día grande de Jehová, cercano y muy presuroso; voz amarga del día de Jehová; gritará allí el valiente.
15Día de ira aquel día, día de angustia y de aprieto, día de alboroto y de asolamiento, día de tiniebla y de oscuridad, día de nublado y de entenebrecimiento,
16Día de trompeta y de algazara, sobre las ciudades fuertes, y sobre las altas torres.
17Y atribularé los hombres, y andarán como ciegos, porque pecaron contra Jehová: y la sangre de ellos será derramada como polvo, y su carne como estiércol.
18Ni su plata ni su oro podrá librarlos en el día de la ira de Jehová; pues toda la tierra será consumida con el fuego de su celo: porque ciertamente consumación apresurada hará con todos los moradores de la tierra.
King James Version
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.
2I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
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.
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;
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;
6And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.
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.
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.
9In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.
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.
11Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
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.
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.
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.
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,
16A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers.
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.
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.
World English Bible
1The LORD’s word 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.
2I will utterly sweep away everything from the surface of the earth, says the LORD.
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 the LORD.
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,
5those who worship the army of the sky on the housetops, those who worship and swear by the LORD and also swear by Malcam,
6those who have turned back from following the LORD, and those who haven’t sought the LORD nor inquired after him.
7Be silent at the presence of the Lord GOD, for the day of the LORD is at hand. For the LORD has prepared a sacrifice. He has consecrated his guests.
8It will happen in the day of the LORD’s sacrifice that I will punish the princes, the king’s sons, and all those who are clothed with foreign clothing.
9In that day, I will punish all those who leap over the threshold, who fill their master’s house with violence and deceit.
10In that day, says the LORD, 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.
11Wail, you inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the people of Canaan are undone! All those who were loaded with silver are cut off.
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, “The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.”
13Their wealth will become a plunder, 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.
14The great day of the LORD is near. It is near and hurries greatly, the voice of the day of the LORD. The mighty man cries there bitterly.
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,
16a day of the trumpet and alarm against the fortified cities and against the high battlements.
17I will bring such distress on men that they will walk like blind men because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung.
18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’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.