The Byble in Englyshe that is to saye, the content of all the holye scrypture, bothe of the olde and newe Testament, truly translated after the veryte of the Hebrue and Greke textes, by the diligent studye of dyuers excellent lerned [men e]xperte in the fore[saide] tongues.

❧: The Booke of the Prophet Sophony.

¶ Thretnynges agaynst Iuda and 〈…〉〈…〉 theyr Idolatrye.

CAPI. I.

THys is the worde of [unspec A] the Lorde, whiche came vnto Sophony the sonne of Christ / the sonne of Godoliah, the sōne of Amar••ah, the sonne of Heze∣kiah in y^• tyme * 1.1 of Iosiah the sōne of * 1.2 Amō kyng of Iuda. I wyl gather vp al thīges in the lande (sayeth the Lord) I wyl gather vp [unspec B] man & beast: I wyl gather vp the foules in y^• ayre & the fysh in the see (to the great decaye of the wycked) and wyll vtterly destroye the men out of the lande, sayeth the Lord. I wyl stretche out myne hāde vpon Iuda, & vpon al such as dwel at Ierusalem. Thus wyl I rote out the remnaūt of Baal from this pla¦ce, & the names of the * 1.3 Remurius & prestes: yee, & ‡ 1.4 such as vpon their house coppes wor¦shyp and bowe thē selues vnto the hoste of heauen: which swere by the Lorde, & by their Malchom also: whiche starte a backe frome the Lorde, and neyther seke after the Lorde, nor regarde him.

* 1.5 Be styl at the presence of the Lord God, for the daye of the Lorde is at hande: yee, the Lorde hath prepared a slayne offeryng, and called his gestes therto. And thus shall it happen in the daye of the Lordes slayne of∣ferynge. I wyl vyset the prynces, ‡ 1.6 y^• kynges chyldren / and al such as weare straunge ••••o thynge. In the same daye also wyll I vyset all those / that treade ouer the thresholde so

proudly / which fyl their Lordes house with robbery and falshede. At y^• same time (sayth [unspec C] the Lorde) there shalbe herde a greate crye from the ‡ 1.7 fysh porte and an howlynge from the other porte, and a great m••••thur from y^• byli••••. Howle ye that dwell in the myll / for all the marchaūt people are goue / & all they that were laden wyth syluer, are roted out.

At the same tyme wyll I seke thorow Ie¦rusalem wyth lanternes, & vyset them that continue in theyr dregges / and saye in theyr hertes: * 1.8 Tush / the Lord wil do nether good nor euyl. Their goodes shalbe spoyled / and theyr houses layde waste: ‡ 1.9 they shal buylde houses, & not dwell in them: they shall plāte vyneyardes, but not drincke y^• wyne therof. For the great * 1.10 day of the Lorde is at hande [unspec D] it is herd by, & commeth on a pace. Horrible is the tydinges of the Lordes day, then shal the graunte crye out: for that daye is a daye of wrath, a daye of trouble and neuynysse / a daye of vtter destrucyon, & mysery, a darcke and glomyng day / a cloudy and stormy day a day of the noise of trōpettes and shawmes against the strong cities & hie towres. I wyl bryng the people into suche vexacion / y^• they shal go about lyke blynde mē / because they haue synned agaynst the Lord. Their blode shalbe shed as the dust, and their bodyes as the myre. ‡ 1.11 Nether their siluer nor their gold shalbe able to delyuere them in that wroth full day of the Lorde, but the ‡ 1.12 whole lande shalbe cōsumed thorowe the fyre of hys ge∣iousy: for he shal soue make clene ryddaunce of all them that dwell in the lande.

¶ He moueth to returne to God, propheryeng vnto the one destruccyon, and to the other delyueraunce.

CAPI. II.

COme together & gather you, O frowar¦de [unspec A] people: or the thyng go forth that is cōcluded / & or the tyme be passed away as y^• dust: or the feareful wrath of the Lord come vpon you: yec / or the day of the Lordes sore dyspleasure come vpon you. Seke the Lord al ye meke harted vpon earth, ye that worke after his iudgement: seke rightuousnesse / se¦ke ‡ 1.13 lowlynesse: y^• ye may be defended in the wrothful day of the Lorde: * 1.14 For Gaza shal be destroyed, & Ascalon shalbe layde waste. They shall cast out Asdod at the noone day, and Accaron shalbe pluckt vp by the rotes.

Wo vnto you y^• dwell vpon the see coost / [unspec B] ye murtherous people: the worde of y^• Lorde shall come vpon you. O Canaan thou lāde of the Philistynes, I wyl destroy the, so that there shall no man dwell in the any more: & as for the see coost / it shalbe herdemens co∣tages & shepe foldes: yee, it shalbe a porcyon for such as remayne of the house of Iuda, to fede therupon. In the houses of Ascalon shal they rest towarde nyght: for the Lorde theyr God shall vyset thē, & turne away their cap∣tyuite. ‡ 1.15 I haue herde y^• despyte of Moab / & the blasphemyes of y^• chyldren of Ammon howe they haue shamefully intreted my peo¦ple [unspec C] / & magnifyed them selues within the bor¦ders of theyr lande. Therfore as truly as I lyue (sayeth the Lorde of hostes the God of Israel) Moab shalbe as Sodome, & Ammō as Gomorra: euē dry thorue hedges, salt pyt¦tes & a perpetuall wyldernes. The resydue of my folke shal spoyle thē / the remnaunt of my people shal haue thē in possession. ‡ 1.16 This shall happen vnto them for theyr pryde / be∣cause they haue delte so shamefully with y^• Lorde of hostes people, & magnified thē sel∣ues aboue thē, The Lord shalbe grym vpon thē, ‡ 1.17 & destroy al the goodes in y^• lande. And all the Iles of the Heathen shal worshyppe him, euery man in his place.

Yee Moryās also shal perysh w^t my swer¦de [unspec D] / yee, he shall stretche out his hande ouer the north, & destroy Assur ‡ 1.18 As for Niniue / he shal make it desolate, dry & waste. The flockes & al the beastes of the people shal lye in y^• myddest of it, pellicans & storckes shall abyde in the vpper postes of it / foules shall syng in the wyndowes, and rauens shal syt vpō the balckes, for y^• bordes of Cedre shall be ryuen downe. This is the proude and ca¦relesse cyte, that sayde in her herte. ‡ 1.19 I am and there is els none. O how is she made so wast / y^• the beast{is} lye therm? Who so goeth by, mocketh her / and poynteth at her wyth his fynger.

¶ Agaynst the gouerners of Ierusalem, of the callyng of al the Gentiles. A cōforte to the resyoue of Israell.

CAPI. III.

WO to the abhomynable, fylthye, & [unspec A] cruell cyty: which wyll not heare / nor be refourmed. Her trust is not in the Lorde / neyther wyll she holde her to her God. Her rulers within her are as roa¦ryng * 1.20 lyons: her iudges are as ‡ wolues in the euenyng, which leaue nothyng behynde thē tyll y^• morowe, Her prophetes are lyghte personnes and vnfaythfull men: her prestes vnhalowe the Sanctuary and do wronge vnder the precence of the lawe. But the iuste Lorde y^• doth no vnryght, was amonge thē euery mornyng shewyng them his lawe cle∣arly, & ceassed it not. But y^• vngodly wil not lerne to be asshamed. Therfore wyll I rote out thys people, and destroye theyr to wres:

yee, and make their stretes so voyde, that no mā shal goo therin. Ther cyties shalbe bro∣ken downe, so that no body shall be left, nor dwell there anymore.

I sayde vnto thē: O feare me, and be con∣tent [unspec B] to be reformed. That theyr dwellynge shulde not be destroyed, & that there shulde happen vnto them none of these thynges / wherwith I shall vyset them. But neuer∣theles, they stande vp early, to folowe the fylthines of their owne ymaginaciōs. Ther¦fore, ye shall watte vpō me (sayth the Lorde) vntyl the tyme y^• I stand vp: for I am deter∣myned, to gather the people & to brynge the kyngdomes together, that I may poure out myne anger, ye all my wrothful * 1.21 dysplesure vpō thē. ‡ 1.22 For all y^e worlde shall be cōsumed w^t the fire of my gelousi. And thē wyl I clēse y^• lippes of the peple, y^• they may euerychone call vpn the name of the Lorde & serue hym with one shoulder. Suche as I haue sub∣dued, and my chyldren also whom I haue scatered abrode shall brynge me presentes beyonde the waters of Etheopia.

In that tyme shalt thou no more be con¦founded, because of all thy ymagynacyons, wher thorow thou haddest offended me: for * 1.23 I wyll take awaye the proude boosters of thyne honour from the, so that thou shalt no more triumphe because of my holy hill. In y^• also wyll I leaue a small poore symple peo∣ple, which shall trust in the name of y^• Lord. The remnaunt of Israell shall do no wye∣kednes, [unspec C] nor speake lyes: nether shall there any disceatful tunge be foūde in theyr mou∣thes. For they shalbe fed, & take theyr rest, & no mā shal make thē afrayed. Geue thākes, O daughter Syon, be ioyfull, O Israel: re∣ioyce and be glad from thy whole herte, O daughter Ierusalē, for the Lorde hath takē awaye thy punyshment / and turned backe thyne enemyes. The kynge of Israell, euen the Lorde hym selfe is with the: so that thou nedest nomore to feare any mysfortune.

In that tyme it shalbe sayde to Ierusa∣lem: [unspec D] feare nat, & to Syon: let nat thyne han∣des be slacke / for the Lorde thy God is with the / it is he that hath power to saue: he hath a special pleasure in the, & a meruelous loue towarde the: yee, he reioyseth ouer the with gladnesse. Such as haue bene in heuynesse, wyll I gather together / and take out of thy congregacyon: as for the shame and reprofe that hath bene layed vpō the, it shalbe farre frō the. And lo in that tyme wyll I destroye all those that vexe the: * 1.24 I wyll helpe the lame / and gather vp the cast awaye: yee, I wyl get them prayse and honoure in al lan∣des, where they haue bene put to shame. At the same tyme wyl I brynge you in / & at the same tyme wyl I gather you. I wyl get you a name and a good reporte: amonge all peo∣ple of the earth / when I turne backe youre captiuite before youre eyes, sayeth y^• Lorde.

¶ The ende of the prophecye of Sophony.

Notes

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  4. R•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 23.
• * 1.2

  4. Regū. ••••••
• * 1.3

  4. Re. 24. •• Deu. ••••••i b
• ‡ 1.4

  Iere. v. d.
• * 1.5

  zacha. ii. a.
• ‡ 1.6

  4. Re xxv. •• Iere. 39. b.
• ‡ 1.7

  〈…〉〈…〉. a
• * 1.8

  Iere▪ v. c De••t. 2••. c Iere. 23
• ‡ 1.9

  Amos. v▪ b
• * 1.10

  Ioel. ii. a▪
• ‡ 1.11

  Ezec. vii. d
• ‡ 1.12

  Dopho. 3 b
• ‡ 1.13

  4. R••. xx. a Ia••••••. ••. a E••••••▪ ••4. c Iere. 47. a
• * 1.14

  Ezech. ••5. c
• ‡ 1.15

  Esay. 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ •• Iere. 4••. •• Ezec. 25. ••
• ‡ 1.16

  zacha▪ ••.
• ‡ 1.17

  Esay▪ ••
• ‡ 1.18

  ••o••. 14. ••
• ‡ 1.19

  4. Reg. 〈…〉〈…〉 Esay. ••••••
• * 1.20

  Eze. x••ii. •• Math▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈…〉〈…〉. ••. ••
• * 1.21

  ••autt••. i a
• ‡ 1.22

  ••opho. 1. c
• * 1.23

  Ieremi. i. b
• * 1.24

  Mith. 4. b.