Zephaniah 1
1 The word of the Lord which came unto Zephanyah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedalyah, the son of Amaryah, the son of Chizkiyah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon the 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 remove, utterly remove all things from off the face of the earth, saith the Lord.
Seyè a di konsa: -Mwen pral detwi dènye bagay sou latè.
3 I will remove man and beast; I will remove the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumbling blocks together with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the face of the earth, saith the Lord.
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 out my hand over Judah, and over all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Ba'al from this place, the name of his ministers with his 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 those that bow themselves down on the roofs of houses to the host of heaven; and those that bow themselves down that are sworn [to be true] to the Lord and still swear by Malkom;
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 those that are turned away from following the Lord; and those that have not sought for the Lord, and have not inquired of 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 in the presence of the Lord Eternal; for nigh is the day of the Lord; for the Lord hath prepared a slaughter, he hath bidden his invited 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 on the day of the Lord's slaughter, that I will inflict punishment on the princes, and on the king's sons, and on all such as are clothed in garments of a foreign land.
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 I will inflict punishment on all those that leap over the threshold on that day, who fill the house of their master 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 it shall come to pass on that day, saith the Lord, that there shall be a loud cry of lamentation from the fish-gate, and a wailing from the second, and [that of] a great breach 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 Wail, ye inhabitants of the mortar-street, for destroyed are all the trading people; cut off are all that were laden with silver.
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 through with lights; and I will inflict punishment on the men that are at rest on their lees, that say in their heart, The Lord will not do good, nor 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 shall be made desolate; and they will build houses, but they shall not inhabit them; and they will plant vineyards, but they shall not drink their wine.
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 Nigh is the great day of the Lord, it is nigh, and hasteneth greatly, [there is] the noise of the day of the Lord: bitterly crieth there the mighty man.
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 A day of wrath is that day, a day of distress and anxiety, a day of wasting and desolation, a day of darkness and obscurity, a day of clouds and tempestuous gloom,
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 cornet 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, that they shall walk about like the blind, because against the Lord have they sinned: and their blood shall be poured out like the dust, and their flesh like the 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 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them on the day of the Lord's wrath; through the fire of whose zeal the whole land shall be devoured; for destruction, yea, quite sudden, will he prepare for all the inhabitants of 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.
