Zephaniah
Chapter
1
1logos kuriou os egenhqh pros sofonian ton
tou cousi uion godoliou tou amariou tou ezekiou en hmerais iwsiou uiou amwn basilews
iouda2ekleiyei eklipetw panta apo proswpou ths
ghs legei kurios3eklipetw anqrwpos kai kthnh
eklipetw ta peteina tou ouranou kai oi icques ths qalasshs kai exarw tous anqrwpous apo proswpou ths
ghs legei kurios4kai ektenw thn ceira mou epi
ioudan kai epi pantas tous katoikountas ierousalhm kai exarw ek tou topou toutou ta onomata ths baal
kai ta onomata twn ierewn5kai tous
proskunountas epi ta dwmata th stratia tou ouranou kai tous omnuontas kata tou kuriou kai tous
omnuontas kata tou basilews autwn6kai tous
ekklinontas apo tou kuriou kai tous mh zhthsantas ton kurion kai tous mh antecomenous tou
kuriou7eulabeisqe apo proswpou kuriou tou
qeou dioti eggus h hmera tou kuriou oti htoimaken kurios thn qusian autou hgiaken tous klhtous
autou8kai estai en hmera qusias kuriou kai
ekdikhsw epi tous arcontas kai epi ton oikon tou basilews kai epi pantas tous endedumenous endumata
allotria9kai ekdikhsw epi pantas emfanws epi ta
propula en ekeinh th hmera tous plhrountas ton oikon kuriou tou qeou autwn asebeias kai
dolou10kai estai en ekeinh th hmera legei kurios
fwnh kraughs apo pulhs apokentountwn kai ololugmos apo ths deuteras kai suntrimmos megas apo twn
bounwn11qrhnhsate oi katoikountes thn
katakekommenhn oti wmoiwqh pas o laos canaan exwleqreuqhsan pantes oi ephrmenoi
arguriw12kai estai en ekeinh th hmera
exereunhsw thn ierousalhm meta lucnou kai ekdikhsw epi tous andras tous katafronountas epi ta
fulagmata autwn oi legontes en tais kardiais autwn ou mh agaqopoihsh kurios oud¢ ou mh
kakwsh13kai estai h dunamis autwn eis
diarpaghn kai oi oikoi autwn eis afanismon kai oikodomhsousin oikias kai ou mh katoikhsousin en autais
kai katafuteusousin ampelwnas kai ou mh piwsin ton oinon
autwn14oti eggus h hmera kuriou h megalh
eggus kai taceia sfodra fwnh hmeras kuriou pikra kai sklhra tetaktai
dunath15hmera orghs h hmera ekeinh hmera
qliyews kai anagkhs hmera awrias kai afanismou hmera skotous kai gnofou hmera nefelhs kai
omiclhs16hmera salpiggos kai kraughs epi tas
poleis tas ocuras kai epi tas gwnias tas uyhlas17kai ekqliyw tous anqrwpous kai poreusontai ws tufloi oti tw kuriw exhmarton kai
ekceei to aima autwn ws coun kai tas sarkas autwn ws bolbita18kai to argurion autwn kai to crusion autwn ou mh dunhtai exelesqai autous en hmera
orghs kuriou kai en puri zhlous autou katanalwqhsetai pasa h gh dioti sunteleian kai spoudhn poihsei epi
pantas tous katoikountas thn ghn
Chapter 2
1sunacqhte kai sundeqhte to eqnos to
apaideuton2pro tou genesqai umas ws anqos
paraporeuomenon pro tou epelqein ef¢ umas orghn kuriou pro tou epelqein ef¢ umas hmeran qumou
kuriou3zhthsate ton kurion pantes tapeinoi ghs
krima ergazesqe kai dikaiosunhn zhthsate kai apokrinesqe auta opws skepasqhte en hmera orghs
kuriou4dioti gaza dihrpasmenh estai kai askalwn
estai eis afanismon kai azwtos meshmbrias ekrifhsetai kai akkarwn
ekrizwqhsetai5ouai oi katoikountes to scoinisma
ths qalasshs paroikoi krhtwn logos kuriou ef¢ umas canaan gh allofulwn kai apolw umas ek
katoikias6kai estai krhth nomh poimniwn kai
mandra probatwn7kai estai to scoinisma ths
qalasshs tois kataloipois oikou iouda ep¢ autous nemhsontai en tois oikois askalwnos deilhs katalusousin
apo proswpou uiwn iouda oti epeskeptai autous kurios o qeos autwn kai apestreye thn aicmalwsian
autwn8hkousa oneidismous mwab kai
kondulismous uiwn ammwn en ois wneidizon ton laon mou kai emegalunonto epi ta oria
mou9dia touto zw egw legei kurios twn
dunamewn o qeos israhl dioti mwab ws sodoma estai kai oi uioi ammwn ws gomorra kai damaskos
ekleleimmenh ws qimwnia alwnos kai hfanismenh eis ton aiwna kai oi kataloipoi laou mou diarpwntai
autous kai oi kataloipoi eqnous mou klhronomhsousin autous10auth autois anti ths ubrews autwn dioti wneidisan kai emegalunqhsan epi ton kurion ton
pantokratora11epifanhsetai kurios ep¢ autous
kai exoleqreusei pantas tous qeous twn eqnwn ths ghs kai proskunhsousin autw ekastos ek tou topou
autou pasai ai nhsoi twn eqnwn12kai umeis
aiqiopes traumatiai romfaias mou este13kai
ektenei thn ceira autou epi borran kai apolei ton assurion kai qhsei thn nineuh eis afanismon anudron ws
erhmon14kai nemhsontai en mesw auths poimnia
kai panta ta qhria ths ghs kai camaileontes kai ecinoi en tois fatnwmasin auths koitasqhsontai kai qhria
fwnhsei en tois diorugmasin auths korakes en tois pulwsin auths dioti kedros to anasthma
auths15auth h polis h faulistria h katoikousa ep¢
elpidi h legousa en kardia auths egw eimi kai ouk estin met¢ eme eti pws egenhqh eis afanismon nomh
qhriwn pas o diaporeuomenos di¢ auths suriei kai kinhsei tas ceiras autou
Chapter
3
1w h epifanhs kai apolelutrwmenh h polis h
peristera2ouk eishkousen fwnhs ouk edexato
paideian epi tw kuriw ouk epepoiqei kai pros ton qeon auths ouk
hggisen3oi arcontes auths en auth ws leontes
wruomenoi oi kritai auths ws lukoi ths arabias ouc upeliponto eis to
prwi4oi profhtai auths pneumatoforoi andres
katafronhtai oi iereis auths bebhlousin ta agia kai asebousin
nomon5o de kurios dikaios en mesw auths kai
ou mh poihsh adikon prwi prwi dwsei krima autou eis fws kai ouk apekrubh kai ouk egnw adikian en
apaithsei kai ouk eis neikos adikian6en diafqora
katespasa uperhfanous hfanisqhsan gwniai autwn exerhmwsw tas odous autwn to parapan tou mh
diodeuein exelipon ai poleis autwn para to mhdena uparcein mhde
katoikein7eipa plhn fobeisqe me kai dexasqe
paideian kai ou mh exoleqreuqhte ex ofqalmwn auths panta osa exedikhsa ep¢ authn etoimazou orqrison
diefqartai pasa h epifullis autwn8dia touto
upomeinon me legei kurios eis hmeran anastasews mou eis marturion dioti to krima mou eis sunagwgas
eqnwn tou eisdexasqai basileis tou ekceai ep¢ autous pasan orghn qumou mou dioti en puri zhlous mou
katanalwqhsetai pasa h gh9oti tote metastreyw
epi laous glwssan eis genean auths tou epikaleisqai pantas to onoma kuriou tou douleuein autw upo
zugon ena10ek peratwn potamwn aiqiopias
oisousin qusias moi11en th hmera ekeinh ou mh
kataiscunqhs ek pantwn twn epithdeumatwn sou wn hsebhsas eis eme oti tote perielw apo sou ta
faulismata ths ubrews sou kai ouketi mh prosqhs tou megalauchsai epi to oros to agion
mou12kai upoleiyomai en soi laon prau+n kai
tapeinon kai eulabhqhsontai apo tou onomatos kuriou13oi kataloipoi tou israhl kai ou poihsousin adikian kai ou lalhsousin mataia kai ou mh
eureqh en tw stomati autwn glwssa dolia dioti autoi nemhsontai kai koitasqhsontai kai ouk estai o
ekfobwn autous14caire sfodra qugater siwn
khrusse qugater ierousalhm eufrainou kai kataterpou ex olhs ths kardias sou qugater
ierousalhm15perieilen kurios ta adikhmata sou
lelutrwtai se ek ceiros ecqrwn sou basileus israhl kurios en mesw sou ouk oyh kaka
ouketi16en tw kairw ekeinw erei kurios th
ierousalhm qarsei siwn mh pareisqwsan ai ceires sou17kurios o qeos sou en soi dunatos swsei se epaxei epi se eufrosunhn kai kainiei se en th
agaphsei autou kai eufranqhsetai epi se en teryei ws en hmera
eorths18kai sunaxw tous suntetrimmenous ouai
tis elaben ep¢ authn oneidismon19idou egw
poiw en soi eneken sou en tw kairw ekeinw legei kurios kai swsw thn ekpepiesmenhn kai thn
apwsmenhn eisdexomai kai qhsomai autous eis kauchma kai onomastous en pash th
gh20kai kataiscunqhsontai en tw kairw ekeinw
otan kalws umin poihsw kai en tw kairw otan eisdexwmai umas dioti dwsw umas onomastous kai eis
kauchma en pasin tois laois ths ghs en tw epistrefein me thn aicmalwsian umwn enwpion umwn legei
kurios .