< Zephaniah 2 >

1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O shameless nation;
E HOAO ia oukou iho, a e hoaoia hoi, e ka lahuikanaka hilahila ole;
2 Before the decree bring forth the day when one passeth as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.
Mamua o ka hiki ana mai o ka olelopaa, Mamua o ka hele ana o ka la e like me ka opala; Mamua mai o ke kau ana mai o ka inaina enaena o Iehova ia oukou; Mamua mai o ke kau ana mai o ka la o ko Iehova inaina ia oukou.
3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye humble of the earth, that have executed His ordinance; seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
E imi oukou ia Iehova, e ka poe akahai a pau o ka honua, Ka poe i hahai i kona makemake: E imi i ka pono, e imi i ke akahai; I maluhia ai paha oukou i ka la o ko Iehova inaina.
4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation; they shall drive out Ashdod at the noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
No ka mea, e haaleleia auanei o Gaza, E neoneo auanei hoi o Asekelona. E hookukeia auanei o Asedoda i ka wa awakea, A e hookahuliia o Ekerona.
5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea-coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines; I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.
Auwe ka poe e noho ana ma kahakai! O ka poe Kereti! ke ku e nei ka olelo a Iehova ia oukou. E Kanaana, ka aina o ko Pilisetia, E hoopau auanei au ia oe i koe ole kekahi kanaka.
6 And the sea-coast shall be pastures, even meadows for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
A e lilo auanei ka aina kahakai i wahi no na hale kahuhipa, a me na pahipa.
7 And it shall be a portion for the remnant of the house of Judah, whereon they shall feed; in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening; for the LORD their God will remember them, and turn their captivity.
A e lilo ua aina la no ke koena o ka ohana a Iuda; E ai auanei lakou iloko olaila: A i ke ahiahi, e moe lakou iloko o na hale o Asekelona; No ka mea, e ike mai auanei o Iehova ko lakou Akua ia lakou, A e hoihoi mai i ko lakou poe pio.
8 I have heard the taunt of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have taunted My people, and spoken boastfully concerning their border.
Ua lohe au i ka hoohewa ana mai a ka Moaba, A me ka olelo hoino ana a ka Amona, I ka mea a lakou i hoino ai i ko'u poe kanaka, A hookiekie ae la e ku e mai i ko lakou palena aina.
9 Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding-place of nettles, and saltpits, and a desolation, for ever; the residue of My people shall spoil them, and the remnant of My nation shall inherit them.
Nolaila, ma kuu ola ana, wahi a Iehova o na kaua, O ke Akua no ka Iseraela, E like auanei o Moaba me Sodoma, a o ka Amona e like me Gomora, He nahelehele ooi, me na lua paakai, a me ka neoneo mau loa: Na ke koena o ko'u poe kanaka lakou e hao aku, A e lilo lakou no ke koena o ko'u poe kanaka.
10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have taunted and spoken boastfully against the people of the LORD of hosts.
E hiki no ia mea ia lakou, no ko lakou hoohanohano ana, No ka olelo hoino ana a lakou i haanou ai, A me ka hookiekie ku e i ka poe kanaka o Iehova o na kaua.
11 The LORD will be terrible unto them; for He will famish all the gods of the earth; then shall all the isles of the nations worship Him, every one from its place.
He mea hooweliweli auanei o Iehova ia lakou; No ka mea, e hoohoka auanei oia i na akua a pau o ka honua; A e hoomana aku ia ia ko na aina a pau o kanaka e, O kela mea keia mea ma kona wahi iho.
12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by My sword.
Oukou no hoi, e ko Aitiopa, E houia auanei hoi oukou i kuu pahikaua.
13 And He will stretch out His hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like the wilderness.
E o aku hoi oia i kona lima e ku e i ke kukulu akau, A e luku aku ia Asuria; a e hooneoneo ia Nineva, A panoa e like me ka waoakua.
14 And all beasts of every kind shall lie down in the midst of her in herds; both the pelican and the bittern shall lodge in the capitals thereof; voices shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the posts; for the cedar-work thereof shall be uncovered.
E moe iho na ohana hipa iloko ona, A me na holoholona a pau o na aina: E moe no hoi ka pelikana, a me ke kipoda maluna o na kia pohaku ona: E hookani ko lakou leo ma na puka makani ona; He neoneo ma na paepae puka, no ka mea, e weheia auanei na papa kedera ona.
15 This is the joyous city that dwelt without care, that said in her heart: 'I am, and there is none else beside me'; how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! Every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
O keia ke kulanakauhale olioli i noho nanea, Ka mea i olelo iho iloko o kona naau, Owau wale no, aohe lua! Nani kona lilo ana i mea neoneo, kahi e moe ai na holoholona hihiu! O ka mea e maalo ana ae ia wahi, e kahaha ia me ka hooluliluli aku i kona lima.

< Zephaniah 2 >