Zephaniah 1
1 [I am] Zephaniah, the son of Cushi, the grandson of Gedaliah, and the great-grandson of Amariah, whose father was [King] Hezekiah. Yahweh gave this message to me during the time when [King] Amon’s son Josiah was the King of Judah.
Parole de l’Eternel, qui fut adressée à Cephania, fils de Couchi, fils de Ghedalia, fils d’Amaria, fils de Hizkia sous le règne de Josias, fils d’Amon, roi de Juda:
2 Yahweh says, “I will (sweep away/destroy) everything [HYP] that is on the earth.
"Je vais tout balayer de dessus la face de la terre, dit le Seigneur.
3 I will sweep away people and animals. I will sweep away birds and fish. I will get rid of wicked people; there will be no more [wicked] [HYP] people on the earth.”
Je vais balayer hommes et bêtes, je vais balayer oiseaux du ciel et poissons de la mer, les occasions de chute avec les impies: j’exterminerai les hommes de dessus le sol, dit le Seigneur.
4 “[These are some of the things that I will do]: I will punish the people who live in Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah. I will destroy everything that has been used in the worship of Baal. I will cause [people] to no longer remember the names of the pagan priests or the [other] priests [who have turned away from me].
Puis j’étendrai la main sur Juda et sur tous les habitants de Jérusalem, et je ferai disparaître de cette ville ce qui reste de Baal, le nom des desservants d’idoles avec les prêtres;
5 [I will get rid of] those who go up on the roofs [of their houses] and worship the sun and moon and stars, those who claim that they worship me but [also] worship [their god] Molech.
de même ceux qui, sur les terrasses, se prosternent à l’armée céleste, qui se prosternent tantôt en jurant par l’Eternel, tantôt en jurant par Malcom;
6 I will get rid of all those who previously worshiped me but no longer do, those who no [longer] seek my [help or ask me to tell them what they should do.”]
en outre, ceux qui se sont détournés de l’Eternel, qui ne se mettent pas en quête de lui et ne le consultent pas.
7 Be silent in front of Yahweh the Lord, because it will soon be the time/day when Yahweh [will judge and punish people]. Yahweh has prepared to get rid of [the people of Judah]; they will be like [MET] animals that are slaughtered for sacrifices, and he has chosen [their enemies] to be the ones who will get rid of them.
Qu’on fasse silence devant le Seigneur Dieu! Car il est proche, le jour de l’Eternel, car l’Eternel a préparé une hécatombe, il a désigné ses invités!
8 Yahweh says, “On that day when I will get rid of [the people of Judah], [I will punish] their officials and the king’s sons, and [I will punish] all those who worship foreign gods [MTY].
Au jour de l’hécatombe de l’Eternel, je sévirai contre les grands et les princes royaux, contre tous ceux qui endossent des vêtements étrangers.
9 I will punish those who [show that they revere their god Dagan] by avoiding stepping on the threshold [of his temple], and those who do violent things and tell lies in the temples of their gods.”
Je sévirai, en ce même jour, contre ceux qui sautent par-dessus le seuil des temples, et remplissent la maison de leur Maître de rapines et de fraude.
10 Yahweh [also] says, “On that day, people will cry [out] at the Fish Gate [of Jerusalem]. People will wail in the newer part of the city, and [people will hear] a loud crash [of buildings collapsing] in the hills.
Il y aura ce jour-là, dit l’Eternel, des cris retentissants du côté de la porte aux Poissons, des hurlements du côté du Deuxième district et un grand fracas du côté des collines.
11 [So, all you] people who live in the market area [of Jerusalem] should wail, because all those who sell goods and weigh out silver will be slaughtered.
Lamentez-vous, habitants du Makhtêch, car c’en est fait de toute cette population de marchands, ils sont perdus, tous ces gens chargés d’argent.
12 [It will be as though] I will light lanterns to search in [dark places in] Jerusalem for those who have become very satisfied with their behavior and complacent [about their sins]. They think that [I], Yahweh, will do nothing to them, neither good things nor bad things.
En ce temps-là, j’inspecterai Jérusalem avec des lampes, et je frapperai tous ces hommes qui demeurent accroupis sur leur lie, disant en leur cœur: "L’Eternel ne peut faire du bien ni causer de dommage."
13 [But I say that] their valuable possessions will be plundered/stolen [by their enemies], and their houses will be destroyed. They will build [new] homes, but they will not live in them; they will plant vineyards, but they will never drink [any] wine [made from grapes that grow there].”
Leurs richesses seront mises au pillage, leurs demeures ruinées. Ils bâtiront des maisons qu’ils n’habiteront point, planteront des vignes dont ils ne boiront pas le vin.
14 It will soon be the day/time when Yahweh [will punish people]. It will be here quickly. It will be a time [when people cry] bitterly, a time when [even] brave soldiers will cry loudly.
Il est proche, le grand jour de l’Eternel! II est proche et vient avec une extrême vitesse. Déjà on entend le bruit du jour de l’Eternel, c’est alors que le guerrier poussera des cris stridents.
15 It will be a time when [God shows that he is] very angry, a time when [people experience much] distress/suffering and trouble. [It will be] a time [when many things are] ruined and destroyed [DOU]. It will be a time when it is very gloomy and dark [DOU], when the clouds are very black.
Ce jour sera un jour de colère, un jour de détresse et d’angoisse, un jour de ruine et de dévastation, un jour d’obscurité et de profondes ténèbres, un jour de nuages et de brume épaisse;
16 It will be a time when [soldiers] will blow trumpets [to call other soldiers] to battle. [Your enemies] will tear down the walls around your cities and the high towers [at the corners of those walls].
un jour de trompette et de fanfare guerrière contre les villes fortes et les tours élevées.
17 Because you sinned against Yahweh, he will cause you to experience great distress; you will walk [around groping] like [SIM] blind people do. Your blood will flow [from your bodies] like [SIM] water, and your corpses will lie on the ground and rot [SIM].
Je serrerai de près les hommes, ils marcheront comme des aveugles, pour avoir péché contre l’Eternel. Leur sang sera répandu comme la poussière, leur sève comme des ordures.
18 At the time that [Yahweh shows that he] is very angry [with you], you will not be able to save yourselves by [giving] silver or gold [to your enemies]. Because Yahweh (is very jealous/does not want people to worship any other god), he will send a fire to burn up the entire world, and he will suddenly get rid of all the [wicked] people who live on the earth.
Ni leur argent, ni leur or ne pourront les sauver au jour de la colère de l’Eternel; tout ce pays sera consumé par le feu de son indignation, car il amènera la ruine totale, la perte soudaine de tous les habitants du pays."
