Zephaniah · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Zephaniah 3 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 ¡Ay de la ciudad cruel, que no se controla y es impura!
1 Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, the oppressing city!
2 No prestó atención a la voz, no quiso recibir enseñanza, no confió en el Señor y no se acercó a su Dios.
2 She didn’t obey the voice. She didn’t receive correction. She didn’t trust in Yahweh. She didn’t draw near to her God.
3 Sus gobernantes dentro de ella son como leones que rugen; sus jueces son lobos del anochecer que trituran los huesos antes de la mañana.
3 Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.
4 Sus profetas son personas que no valen nada, llenas de engaño. Sus sacerdotes han hecho impuro el lugar santo y han actuado con violencia contra la ley.
4 Her prophets are arrogant and treacherous people. Her priests have profaned the sanctuary. They have done violence to the law.
5 El Señor es justo en medio de ella y no hará el mal. Cada mañana deja ver su justicia; él no cambia. Pero el malhechor no siente vergüenza.
5 Yahweh, within her, is righteous. He will do no wrong. Every morning he brings his justice to light. He doesn’t fail, but the unjust know no shame.
6 «He eliminado a las naciones; sus torres están destruidas. He dejado sus calles desiertas, de modo que nadie las recorre. Sus ciudades han sido destruidas y no queda nadie viviendo en ellas.
6 I have cut off nations. Their battlements are desolate. I have made their streets waste, so that no one passes by. Their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.
7 Dije: “Sin duda me temerás y aceptarás mi enseñanza, para que todo lo que yo envíe sobre ella no sea eliminado ante sus ojos”. Pero ellos se levantaron temprano e hicieron malas todas sus obras.
7 I said, “Just fear me. Receive correction,” so that her dwelling won’t be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her. But they rose early and corrupted all their doings.
8 Por eso, sigan esperándome —dice el Señor— hasta el día en que me levante como testigo. Mi propósito es llamar a las naciones y reunir a los reinos para desatar sobre ellos mi furor, toda mi ira ardiente. Toda la tierra arderá en el fuego de mi amargo furor.
8 “Therefore wait for me”, says Yahweh, “until the day that I rise up to the prey, for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms to pour on them my indignation, even all my fierce anger, for all the earth will be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
9 Entonces daré a los pueblos un lenguaje puro, para que todos oren al Señor y le sirvan con un mismo sentir.
9 For then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that they may all call on Yahweh’s name, to serve him shoulder to shoulder.
10 Desde más allá de los ríos de Etiopía y desde los lados del norte, vendrán a mí con una ofrenda.
10 From beyond the rivers of Cush, my worshipers, even the daughter of my dispersed people, will bring my offering.
11 Ese día no sentirás vergüenza por todas las cosas en que hiciste el mal contra mí. Quitaré de en medio de ti a los orgullosos, y ya no te llenarás de orgullo en mi santo monte.
11 In that day you will not be disappointed for all your doings in which you have transgressed against me; for then I will take away out from among you your proudly exulting ones, and you will no more be arrogant in my holy mountain.
12 Pero dejaré en medio de ti un pueblo manso y pobre que confiará en el nombre del Señor.
12 But I will leave among you an afflicted and poor people, and they will take refuge in Yahweh’s name.
13 Los que queden de Israel no harán el mal ni dirán mentiras. No habrá una lengua engañosa en su boca; comerán y descansarán, y nadie les dará miedo».
13 The remnant of Israel will not do iniquity nor speak lies, neither will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they will feed and lie down, and no one will make them afraid.”
14 Canta, hija de Sión; grita con fuerza, Israel. Alégrate y llena de gozo tu corazón, hija de Jerusalén.
14 Sing, daughter of Zion! Shout, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem.
15 El Señor ha quitado a los que te juzgaban y ha alejado a tus enemigos. El Rey de Israel, el Señor, está en medio de ti; ya no temerás el mal.
15 Yahweh has taken away your judgments. He has thrown out your enemy. The King of Israel, Yahweh, is among you. You will not be afraid of evil any more.
16 Ese día se dirá a Jerusalén: «No tengas miedo. Sión, que tus manos no pierdan fuerza».
16 In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, “Don’t be afraid, Zion. Don’t let your hands be weak.”
17 El Señor tu Dios está en medio de ti como un salvador fuerte. Se alegrará por ti con gozo, renovará su amor y cantará de alegría por ti como en una fiesta santa.
17 Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
18 «Quitaré tus angustias y quitaré de encima de ti tu vergüenza.
18 I will remove those who grieve about the appointed feasts from you. They are a burden and a reproach to you.
19 Mira, en ese tiempo acabaré con todos los que te han atormentado. Salvaré a la que camina con pasos inseguros y reuniré a la que fue expulsada. Haré que reciban alabanza y un nombre honrado en toda la tierra cuando cambie su destino.
19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all those who afflict you; and I will save those who are lame and gather those who were driven away. I will give them praise and honor, whose shame has been in all the earth.
20 En ese tiempo los traeré; en ese tiempo los reuniré. Les daré un nombre y alabanza entre todos los pueblos de la tierra cuando cambie su destino ante sus ojos —dice el Señor—».
20 At that time I will bring you in, and at that time I will gather you; for I will give you honor and praise among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes before your eyes, says Yahweh.
Cross references (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Jeremiah 6:6; Isaiah 59:13; Isaiah 30:12; Malachi 3:5; Zechariah 7:10
- 2 Jeremiah 5:3; Jeremiah 22:21; Psalm 73:28; Jeremiah 7:23–28; Psalm 78:22
- 3 Habakkuk 1:8; Ezekiel 22:25–27; Jeremiah 5:6; Psalm 10:8–10; Micah 3:1–4
- 4 Ezekiel 22:26; Lamentations 2:14; Hosea 9:7; Malachi 2:8; Micah 3:5–6
- 5 Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 145:17; Lamentations 3:23; Zephaniah 3:15; Isaiah 12:6
- 6 Zephaniah 2:5; 1 Corinthians 10:6; Jeremiah 25:9–11; 1 Corinthians 10:11; Isaiah 37:24–26
- 7 Hosea 9:9; Jeremiah 36:3; Zephaniah 3:2; Micah 2:1–2; Jeremiah 7:7
- 8 Joel 3:2; Zephaniah 1:18; Psalm 27:14; Micah 7:7; 2 Peter 3:10
- 9 Genesis 11:1; Isaiah 19:18; Psalm 22:27; Acts 2:4–13; Psalm 86:9–10
- 10 Isaiah 11:11; Psalm 68:31; Isaiah 18:1; Romans 15:16; 1 Peter 1:1
- 11 Isaiah 54:4; Isaiah 11:9; Joel 2:26–27; Isaiah 61:7; Daniel 9:16
- 12 Nahum 1:7; Isaiah 14:32; Zechariah 13:8–9; Isaiah 61:1–3; Isaiah 50:10
- 13 Revelation 14:5; Zephaniah 2:7; Micah 4:7; Isaiah 60:21; Micah 4:4
- 14 Isaiah 12:6; Micah 4:8; Zechariah 2:10–11; Psalm 95:1–2; Isaiah 65:18–19
- 15 Isaiah 51:22; Isaiah 60:18; Zephaniah 3:5; Amos 9:15; Ezekiel 39:29
- 16 Hebrews 12:12; Isaiah 35:3–4; Isaiah 41:10; Ephesians 3:13; Galatians 6:9
- 17 Psalm 149:4; Psalm 147:11; Hebrews 7:25; Isaiah 62:4–5; Jeremiah 32:41
- 18 Psalm 42:2–4; Zephaniah 3:20; Ezekiel 36:24; Lamentations 2:6–7; Lamentations 1:4
- 19 Isaiah 49:25–26; Isaiah 60:14; Jeremiah 30:16; Zephaniah 3:15; Micah 7:10
- 20 Malachi 3:12; Jeremiah 29:14; Isaiah 56:5; Isaiah 60:15; Joel 3:1
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