Zephaniah 2
1 Collect yourselves and gather together, O nation without shame,
Bann san wont! Pran tèt nou. Kalkile byen,
2 before the decree bring forth, [before] the day pass away as chaff, before the fierce anger of Jehovah come upon you, before the day of Jehovah's anger come upon you.
anvan nou pase tankou pay van pote ale yon sèl jou, anvan dife kòlè Seyè a tonbe sou nou, anvan jou kòlè Seyè a rive sou nou.
3 Seek Jehovah, all ye meek of the land, who have performed his ordinance; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger.
Nou menm, pòv malere nan peyi a k'ap fè sa Seyè a bay lòd fè a, vin jwenn li. Fè sa ki dwat devan li. Pa kite lògèy vire tèt nou. Nou pa janm konnen, nou ka chape jou Seyè a va fè wè kòlè li.
4 For Gazah shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon shall be a desolation; they shall drive out Ashdod at noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
p'ap rete yon moun lavil Gaza. Lavil Askalon ap tounen yon dezè. Gwo midi, y'ap mete tout moun Asdòd yo deyò. Y'ap depòte tout moun Ekwon yo.
5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea-coast, the nation of the Cherethites! The word of Jehovah is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: I will destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant;
Madichon pou moun peyi Filisti yo ki rete tout bò lanmè a! Seyè a ban nou santans nou, nou menm moun Filisti ki rete nan peyi Kanaran an. L'ap detwi nou nèt, li p'ap kite yon moun nan peyi a.
6 and the sea-coast shall be cave-dwellings for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
Tout bò lanmè a pral tounen savann kote gadò mouton va mennen bèt yo vin manje.
7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for Jehovah their God shall visit them, and turn again their captivity.
Ti ponyen moun ki va rete nan fanmi Jida a va gen tout bò lanmè a pou yo. Se la y'a mennen mouton yo al manje. Nan aswè, y'av al dòmi nan kay lavil Askalon yo. Seyè a, Bondye yo a, va fè kichòy pou yo. L'a fè yo leve tèt yo ankò.
8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
Seyè a di ankò! -Mwen te tande jan moun peyi Moab yo ak moun Amon yo t'ap joure pèp mwen an. Yo t'ap pale yo mal. Yo t'ap mache di yo pral pran peyi a nan men yo.
9 Therefore, [as] I live, saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Moab shall certainly be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, a possession of nettles, and salt-pits, and a perpetual desolation; the remnant of my people shall spoil them, and the residue of my nation shall possess them.
Se poutèt sa, mwen menm Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye vivan pèp Izrayèl la, mwen sèmante sou tèt mwen, sa ki te rive lavil Sodòm lan, se sa ki pral rive peyi Moab la. Sa ki te rive lavil Gomò a, se sa ki pral rive peyi moun Amon yo. Yo pral tounen yon kote se pikan chadwon ase ki pral leve, yon mi n' sèl, yon dezè pou tout tan. Ti ponyen ki va rete nan moun pèp mwen yo va piye yo, ti ponyen ki va rete nan moun k'ap sèvi m' yo va pran peyi a pou yo.
10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of Jehovah of hosts.
Se sa ki pral rive moun Moab yo ak moun Amon yo, paske yo te gen lògèy, yo t'ap pale pèp Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a mal. Yo t'ap mache di yo pral pran peyi a nan men yo.
11 Jehovah will be terrible unto them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and all the isles of the nations shall worship him, every one from his place.
Seyè a pral fè yo pase pa yo. Li pral disparèt tout bondye moun sou latè yo ap sèvi. Lèfini, tout nasyon toupatou sou latè pral adore l', yo chak nan peyi pa yo.
12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be the slain of my sword.
Nou menm tou, moun peyi Letiopi yo, Seyè a ap touye nou nan lagè!
13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, a place of drought like the wilderness.
Seyè a va leve men l' bò nan nò, l'ap detwi peyi Lasiri. L'ap fè lavil Niniv tounen yon savann, yon tè sèk tankou dezè.
14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the crowd of beasts; both the pelican and the bittern shall lodge in the chapiters thereof; a voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be on the thresholds: for he hath laid bare the cedar work.
Se la tout kalite bèt savann pral chwazi fè kay yo. Koukou ak zagoudi pral fè nich yo nan mitan moso demoli kay wòch yo. Y'ap rele bò fennèt yo. Kaou va rele nan papòt kay yo. Y'ap rache tout bwa sèd nan chapant kay yo.
15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt in security, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none else beside me: how is she become a desolation, a couching-place for beasts! Every one that passeth by her shall hiss, shall wave his hand.
Men sa ki pral rive lavil kote moun t'ap pran plezi yo, lavil kote moun te mete nan tèt yo anyen pa ka rive yo, lavil kote moun yo t'ap di nan kè yo: Se mwen menm sèl chèf! Pa gen lòt! Tout moun k'ap pase bò la pral sezi, y'ap mete men nan tèt lè yo wè sa ki rive.
