Zephaniah 3

hoy more'ah venigalah ha'ir hayyonah

Ah, sullied, polluted, Overbearing city!

lo shame'ah beqol lo laqekhah musar ba-Adonai lo vatakhah el-eloheha lo qarevah

She heeds no call, Has learned no lesson; She has not trusted in GOD, Has not drawn near to her God.

sareha veqirbah arayot sho'agim shofeteha ze'eve erev lo garemu labboqer

The officials within her Are roaring lions; Her judges are wolves of the steppe, They leave no bone until morning.

nevi'eha pokhazim anshe bogedot kohaneha khillelu-qodesh khamesu torah

Her prophets are reckless, Totally faithless; Her priests profane what is holy, They give perverse rulings.

Adonai tsaddiq beqirbah lo ya'aseh avlah babboqer babboqer mishpato yitten la'or lo nedar velo-yodea avval boshet

But GOD in her midst is righteous, And does no wrong; [God] issues judgment every morning, As unfailing as the light. The wrongdoer knows no shame!

hikhratti goyim nashammu pinnotam hekheravti khutsotam mibbeli over nitsdu arehem mibbeli-ish me'en yoshev

I wiped out nations: Their corner towers are desolate; I turned their thoroughfares into ruins, With none passing by; Their towns lie waste with nobody around, Without inhabitants.

amarti akh-tire'i oti tiqkhi musar velo-yikkaret me'onah kol asher-paqadti aleha akhen hishkimu hishkhitu kol alilotam

And I thought that she would fear Me, Would learn a lesson, And that the punishment I brought on them Would not be lost on her. Instead, all the more eagerly They have practiced corruption in all their deeds.

lakhen khakku-li ne'um-Adonai leyom qumi le'ad ki mishpati le'esof goyim leqovtsi mamlakhot lishpokh alehem zami kol kharon appi ki be'esh qinati te'akhel kol-ha'arets

But wait for Me—says GOD— For the day when I arise as an accuser; When I decide to gather nations, To bring kingdoms together, To pour out My indignation on them, All My blazing anger. Indeed, by the fire of My passion All the earth shall be consumed.

ki-az ehpokh el-ammim safah verurah liqro khullam beshem Adonai le'ovdo shekhem ekhad

For then I will make the peoples pure of speech, So that they all invoke GOD by name And render service with one accord.

me'ever lenahare-khush ataray bat-putsay yovilun minkhati

From beyond the rivers of Cush, My suppliants Shall bring offerings to Me in Fair Puzai.

bayyom hahu lo tevoshi mikkol alilotayikh asher pasha'at bi ki-az asir miqqirbekh allize ga'avatekh velo-tosifi legovhah od behar qodshi

In that day, You will no longer be shamed for all the deeds By which you have defied Me. For then I will remove The proud and exultant within you, And you will be haughty no more On My sacred mount.

vehisharti veqirbekh am ani vadal vekhasu beshem Adonai

But I will leave within you A poor, humble folk, And they shall find refuge In the name of GOD.

she'erit yisra'el lo-ya'asu avlah velo-yedabberu khazav velo-yimmatse befihem leshon tarmit ki-hemmah yiru veravetsu ve'en makharid

The remnant of Israel Shall do no wrong And speak no falsehood; A deceitful tongue Shall not be in their mouths. Only such as these shall graze and lie down, With none to trouble them.

ronni bat-tsiyyon hari'u yisra'el simkhi ve'olzi bekhol-lev bat yerushalai͏m

Shout for joy, Fair Zion, Cry aloud, O Israel! Rejoice and be glad with all your heart, Fair Jerusalem!

hesir Adonai mishpatayikh pinnah oyevekh melekh yisra'el Adonai beqirbekh lo-tire'i ra od

GOD has annulled the judgment against you, And swept away your foes. Israel’s Sovereign GOD is within you; You need fear misfortune no more.

bayyom hahu ye'amer lirushalai͏m al-tira'i tsiyyon al-yirpu yadayikh

In that day, This shall be said to Jerusalem: Have no fear, O Zion; Let not your hands droop!

Adonai elohayikh beqirbekh gibbor yoshia yasis alayikh besimkhah yakharish be'ahavato yagil alayikh berinnah

Your God the ETERNAL One is in your midst— A warrior who brings triumph— Who will rejoice over you and be glad, Who will shout over you with jubilation Who will lovingly soothe

nuge mimmo'ed asafti mimmekh hayu maset aleha kherpah

Those long disconsolate. I will take away from you the woe Over which you endured mockery.

hinni oseh et-kol-me'annayikh ba'et hahi vehoshati et-hatsole'ah vehanniddakhah aqabbets vesamtim lithillah uleshem bekhol-ha'arets boshtam

At that time I will make [an end] Of all who afflicted you. And I will rescue the lame [sheep] And gather the strayed; And I will exchange their disgrace For fame and renown in all the earth.

ba'et hahi avi etkhem uva'et qabbetsi etkhem ki-etten etkhem leshem velithillah bekhol amme ha'arets beshuvi et-shevutekhem le'enekhem amar Adonai

At that time I will gather you, And at [that] time I will bring you [home]; For I will make you renowned and famous Among all the peoples on earth, When I restore your fortunes Before their very eyes —said GOD.