Zephaniah 1
1 The word of Jehovah that came unto 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.
Men mesaj Seyè a te bay Sofoni sou rèy Jozyas, pitit Amon an, ki te wa peyi Jida. Sofoni te pitit Kouchi. Kouchi te pitit Gedalya. Gedalya sa a te pitit Amarya ki li menm te pitit wa Ezekyas.
2 I will utterly take away everything from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah:
Seyè a di konsa: -Mwen pral detwi dènye bagay sou latè.
3 I will take away man and beast; I will take away the fowl of the heavens and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling-blocks with the wicked, and I will cut off mankind from off the face of the ground, saith Jehovah.
Mwen pral detwi tout moun, tout bèt, tout zwezo nan syèl la ak tout pwason nan lanmè, mechan yo ansanm ak tou sa k'ap fè yo tonbe nan peche. Mwen pral detwi tout moun, mwen p'ap kite yonn sou latè. Se mwen menm, Seyè a, ki di sa.
4 And I will stretch forth my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, the name of the Chemarim with the priests;
Mwen pral kraze moun peyi Jida yo ansanm ak moun ki rete lavil Jerizalèm yo anba men m'. Mwen pral disparèt dènye kras zidòl Baal nan peyi a. Pesonn p'ap janm chonje prèt k'ap sèvi l' yo ankò.
5 and them that bow down to the host of the heavens upon the housetops; and them that bow down to Jehovah, that swear by [him], and swear by Malcham;
Mwen pral disparèt dènye moun k'ap moute sou teras anwo kay pou adore solèy, lalin ak zetwal nan syèl la. M'ap detwi moun k'ap pran non mwen mete ansanm ak non zidòl Milkòm lan pou fè sèman.
6 and them that turn back from after Jehovah, and that do not seek Jehovah, nor inquire for him.
M'ap detwi tout moun ki vire do ban mwen, ki pa koute pawòl mwen yo, ki pa vin mande m' konsèy ankò.
7 Be silent at the presence of the Lord Jehovah; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; for Jehovah hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath hallowed his guests.
Jou pou Seyè a vin jije a pa lwen rive! Se pou tout moun pe bouch yo devan Seyè a. Seyè a ap pare pou li fè gwo sèvis pou touye bèt. Li chwazi moun l'ap envite yo.
8 And it shall come to pass in the day of Jehovah's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's sons, and all such as are clothed with foreign apparel.
Jou gwo sèvis ofrann bèt sa a, m'ap pini tout gwo chèf yo, tout pitit wa yo ansanm ak tout moun k'ap kopye sou moun lòt nasyon yo. Se Seyè a menm ki di sa.
9 And in that day will I punish all those that leap over the threshold, who fill their master's house with violence and deceit.
M'ap pini tout moun k'ap fè sèvis tankou moun lòt nasyon yo. Wi, jou sa a, m'ap pini tout moun k'ap vòlò, k'ap touye moun pou yo ka plen tanp zidòl yo ak sa yo pran.
10 And in that day, saith Jehovah, there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish-gate, and a howling from the second [quarter], and a great crashing from the hills.
Se mwen menm Seyè a k'ap pale toujou. Jou sa a n'a tande gwo rèl bò Pòtay Pwason nan lavil Jerizalèm. N'a tande moun ap plenn byen fò nan katye nèf lavil la. N'a tande yon gwo deblozay pete sou ti mòn yo.
11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh; for all the people of Canaan are cut down, all they that are laden with silver are cut off.
Nou menm ki rete anba lavil, rele byen fò paske tout moun ki t'ap fè trafik yo pral mouri. Wi, yo pral disparèt tout moun ki t'ap fè lajan sou tèt moun nan kòmès.
12 And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.
Lè sa a, men sa k'ap rive. M'ap limen lanp pou m' fouye lavil Jerizalèm. M'ap pini tout moun ki chita chita yo tou dousman, epi k'ap di nan kè yo: Bondye p'ap fè anyen.
13 And their wealth shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation; and they shall build houses, and not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and not drink the wine thereof.
Se sa yo kwè! Y'ap piye tout richès yo, y'ap kraze tout kay yo. Y'ap bati kay, men yo p'ap menm gen tan antre ladan yo. Y'ap plante pye rezen, men yo p'ap menm gen tan pran fre diven an.
14 The great day of Jehovah is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly. The voice of the day of Jehovah: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
Wi, gwo jou Seyè a pa lwen rive. Sa pral yon gwo jou vre. Li pa lwen rive. L'ap rive byen vit. Jou sa a, sa pral rèd nèt! Ata sòlda ki pi vanyan yo pral rele anmwe.
15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and gross darkness,
Jou sa a pral yon jou dechennen, yon jou lafliksyon ak kè sere, yon jou kraze brize, yon jou k'ap fè nwè kou lank, yon jou van ak gwo nwaj nwa ap plen syèl la.
16 a day of the trumpet and alarm, against the fenced cities and against the high battlements.
Yon jou twonpèt ap kònen, sòlda ap rele pou yo gen kouray pou y' al atake lavil ki gen gwo miray ranpa ak fò byen wo nan chak kwen pou pwoteje yo.
17 And I will bring distress upon men, and they shall walk like blind men; for they have sinned against Jehovah; and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as dung:
Seyè a te di ankò: -Mwen pral manyen ak lèzòm! Yo pral tatonnen tankou avèg, paske yo te peche kont Seyè a. San yo pral koule kou dlo, kadav yo pral pouri tankou fatra.
18 their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them, in the day of Jehovah's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for a full end, yea, a sudden [end], shall he make of all them that dwell in the land.
Jou Seyè a pral move sou yo a, ni lajan yo ni lò yo p'ap ka sove yo. Kòlè li tankou yon dife k'ap boule tout tè a, paske yon sèl kou a, l'ap disparèt tout moun ki rete sou latè. L'ap fini ak yo.
