< Zephaniah 2 >
1 Assemble yourselves, yes, assemble, O nation not desired;
Mitontòna, Eka, mitontòna ry fifeheañe tsy aman-kenatseo,
2 Before the decree bringeth forth, [before] the day passeth as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD cometh upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger cometh upon you.
Ie mbe tsy mifetsake i zakay, ie mihelañe hoe kafo’e i àndroy, aolo’ te mivovo ama’ areo i haviñerañe miforoforo’ Iehovày, aolo’ te tojeha ama’o ty andron-kaviñera’ Iehovà,
3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, who have performed his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.
Tsoeho t’Iehovà, ry mpirèk’ an-tane atoio, ry mpañorike o lili’eo; paiao ty havantañañe, kodebeo ty firèham-batañe, hera hampipalireñe amy andron-kaviñera’ Iehovày.
4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
Fa haforintseñe ty Azà, naho hangoakoake t’i Askelone, ho roaheñe an-tsipinde t’i Asdode, vaho hombotañe t’i Ekrone.
5 Woe to the inhabitants of the sea coasts, 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.
Hankàñe amo mpimoneñe añ’olon-driak’ añeo, o nte-Kereteo, fa atreatre’ ty tsara’ Iehovà; ry Kanàne, tane’ o nte-Pilistio, ie harotsako tsy ho amam-pimoneñe.
6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings [and] cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
Le ho fiandrazañe, mioboñoboñe ho amo piarakeo, naho golobon’añondry, i añ’olon-driakey.
7 And the coasts shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed upon them: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God will visit them, and turn away their captivity.
Ho a i sehangan’anjomba’ Iakobey i olotsey, ie handrazeñe ama’e, naho hirotse an-kiboho’ i Askelone te haleñe; fa hitilike iareo t’Iehovà Andrianañahare’ iareo, vaho hampoli’e ty fandrohiza’ iareo.
8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, by which they have reproached my people, and magnified [themselves] against their border.
Fa tsinanoko ty ìnje’ i Moabe, naho ty natì’ o ana’ i Amoneo, ie nañamavo ondatikoo, naho niebotsebotse te nitare’ iareo ty nifaritsoha’ iareoy.
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 of nettles, and salt-pits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall lay them waste, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.
Aa kanao velon-draho hoe t’Iehovà’ i Màroy, t’i Andrianañahare’ Israele, le hanahake i Sedome t’i Moabe, naho hoe Amorà o ana’ i Amoneo, ho monton-kisatse, naho kobon-tsira, vaho hangoakoake nainai’e; ho kopahe’ ty sehanga’ ondatikoo, ho lovae’ ty honka’ o borizàkoo.
10 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified [themselves] against the people of the LORD of hosts.
Izay ty hamaleañe iareo ty amy firengevohañey amy t’ie nañinje naho nitoabotse am’ondati’ Iehovà’ i màroio.
11 The LORD [will be] terrible to them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and [men] shall worship him, every one from his place, [even] all the isles of the heathen.
Hampañeveñe iareo t’Iehovà, ie hampidazidazitse ze fonga ndrahare’ ty tane toy. Songa hitalaho ama’e boak’ an-toe’e eo ondatio naho ze hene tokonose’ o kilakila’ondatio.
12 Ye Cushites also, ye [shall be] slain by my sword.
Ry nte-Kosio: ie ho zamanem-pibarako ka,
13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, [and] dry like a wilderness.
le hatora-kitsi’e mb’amo avaratse añeo ty fità’e, le ho rotsahe’e t’i Asore; vaho hampangoakoahe’e t’i Ninevè, ie ho maike hoe ratraratra.
14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; [their] voice shall sing in the windows; desolation [shall be] in the threshholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
Handre añivo’e eo ze karazam-biby mpiray troke am-piandrazañe ey, hitobòk’ amo lahin-dala’eo ty vorondolo naho ty lagoro; ie hivolañe an-dalan-kede eo; ho rotsake o tokona’eo fa holirañe o mendoraveñe fitemerañeo.
15 This [is] the rejoicing city that dwelt in security, that said in her heart, I [am], and [there is] none besides 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.
Itoke i rova nirebeke t’ie niaiñ’añ’oleñañey, ie nitsakore an-troke ao ty hoe, izaho avao, tsy aman’añ’ilako; akore t’ie hoake henaneo, toetse fandream-biby! Sindre hikosìke naho hañelahela-fitàñe ze hiary eo.