Zephaniah 1
1 The word of the Lord that 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.
Pawòl SENYÈ a ki te vini a Sophonie, fis a Cuschi a, fis a Guedalia, fis a Amaria, fis a Ézéchias, nan tan Josias, fis a Amon an, wa a Juda a.
2 While gathering, I will gather together all things from the face of the earth, says the Lord.
“Mwen va retire tout bagay nèt sou fas tè a”, deklare SENYÈ a.
3 I will gather man and cattle; I will gather the flying things of the air and the fish of the sea. And the impious will be a catastrophe. And I will disperse men before the face of the earth, says the Lord.
Mwen va retire ni lòm, ni bèt. Mwen va retire zwazo syèl yo ak pwason lanmè yo, ansanm ak pil fatra yo ak moun mechan yo. Mwen va koupe retire lòm soti sou fas tè a, deklare SENYÈ a.
4 And I will extend my hand over Judah and over all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And I will disperse from this place the remnant of Baal, and the names of the administrators along with the priests,
Konsa Mwen va lonje men M kont Juda e kont tout sila ki rete Jérusalem yo. Mwen va koupe retire retay a Baal la nan plas sa a ak non a tout prèt zidòl yo,
5 and those who adore the military campaign over the ceiling of the sky, both those who adore and swear by the Lord, and those who swear by Melchom,
sila ki adore sou twati kay, lame syèl yo, sila ki adore yo ki fè sèman pa SENYÈ a, e ki an menm tan, fè sèman pa Milcom,
6 both those who turn aside from following after the Lord, and those who have not sought the Lord, nor inquired about him.
sila ki te vire fè bak pou yo pa swiv SENYÈ yo, ak sila ki pa t ni chache ni mande pou SENYÈ a.”
7 Be silent before the face of the Lord God. For the day of the Lord is near; for the Lord has prepared a victim, he has sanctified those he has called.
Fè silans devan Senyè BONDYE a! Paske jou SENYÈ a pre rive. Paske Bondye te prepare yon sakrifis. Li te konsakre envite Li yo.
8 And this shall be: in the day of the victim of the Lord, I will visit upon the leaders, and upon the sons of the king, and upon all who have been clothed with strange garments.
Li va vin rive nan jou sakrifis SENYÈ a, ke mwen va pini prens yo, fis a wa yo, ak tout sila ki abiye ak vètman etranje yo.
9 And I will visit upon all who enter arrogantly over the threshold in that day, those who fill the house of the Lord their God with iniquity and deceit.
Mwen va pini nan jou sa a tout sila ki sote anlè papòt tanp yo, ki plen kay mèt yo ak vyolans ak desepsyon.
10 And this shall be in that day, says the Lord: the voice of an outcry from the fish gate, and a howling from the Second, and a great contrition from the hills.
Nan jou sa a, deklare SENYÈ a, va gen son a yon gwo kri soti nan Pòtay Pwason an, yon kri: “Anmwey” soti nan dezyèm katye a, ak yon gwo bri eklatman soti nan kolin yo.
11 Howl, inhabitants of the Pillar. All the people of Canaan have fallen silent. All were ruined who had been wrapped in silver.
Rele “Anmwey!”, O nou menm k ap viv Macthesch. Paske tout pèp Canaran an va pe bouch yo nèt. Tout sila ki chaje avèk ajan yo va vin koupe retire nèt.
12 And this shall be in that time: I will scrutinize Jerusalem with lamps, and I will visit upon the men who have become stuck in the dregs, who say in their hearts, “The Lord will not do good, and he will not do evil.”
Li va vin rive nan lè sa a ke Mwen va chache tout Jérusalem ak lanp, e mwen va pini moun ki deside sou sa yo fin bwe, k ap di nan kè yo: “SENYÈ a p ap fè byen, ni Li p ap fè mal!”
13 And their strength will be in plundering, and their houses in the desert. And they will build houses and not dwell in them, and they will plant vineyards and not drink their wine.
Konsa, richès yo va tounen piyaj e lakay yo va vin devaste. Wi, yo va bati kay, men yo p ap rete ladan yo. Yo va plante chan rezen, men yo p ap bwè diven yo.
14 The great day of the Lord is near; it is near and exceedingly swift. The voice of the day of the Lord is bitter; the strong will be tested there.
Pre rive se gran jou SENYÈ a, pre rive, e l ap pwoche byen vit. Koute vwa a, jou a SENYÈ a! Nan jou sa a, gèrye a va kriye amè.
15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of tribulation and anguish, a day of calamity and misery, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and whirlwinds,
Jou sa a se yon jou kòlè ak chalè, yon jou gwo twoub ak rele anmwey, yon jou destriksyon ak dezolasyon, yon jou tenèb ak dekourajman, youn jou nwaj yo ak gwo fènwa a.
16 a day of the trumpet and the trumpet blast over fortified cities and over exalted ramparts.
Yon jou twonpèt ak kri batay kont vil fòtifye yo, e kont gwo ranpa yo.
17 And I will trouble men, and they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the Lord. And their blood will be poured out like soil, and their bodies like manure.
Mwen va mennen gwo pwoblèm sou lezòm, pou yo vin mache tankou moun avèg, akoz yo te peche kont SENYÈ a. Konsa, san yo va vide tankou pousyè e chè yo kon fimye bèt.
18 Neither their silver, nor their gold, will be able to free them in the day of the wrath of the Lord. All the land will be devoured in the fire of his zeal, for with all speed, he will bring to consummation every inhabitant of the land.
Ni ajan yo, ni lò yo p ap kapab delivre yo nan jou jijman an, men tout latè va vin devore nèt pa dife jalouzi Li. Paske Li va mete yon fen, yon fen ki tèrib, a tout moun ki rete sou tè a.
