Zephaniah 3
1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
Malè a sila ki fè rebèl e ki vin souye a; vil k ap oprime tout!
2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
Fi sa ki pa t obeyi a okenn vwa a. Li pa t dakò resevwa enstriksyon. Li pa t mete konfyans nan SENYÈ a. Li pa t rapwoche de Bondye li a.
3 Her princes within her [are] roaring lions; her judges [are] evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
Prens anndan li yo tankou lyon voras. Jij li yo tankou lou nan aswè. Yo p ap kite anyen rete pou maten.
4 Her prophets are light [and] treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
Pwofèt li yo se moun trèt san prensip. Prèt li yo te souye sanktyè a. Yo te fè vyolans a lalwa.
5 The just LORD [is] in the midst of her; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
SENYÈ a plen ladwati nan mitan li. Li p ap fè okenn enjistis. Chak maten Li fè jistis pa li vin parèt nan limyè. Li pa janm pa reyisi, men moun enjis yo pa gen wont menm.
6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is no inhabitant.
Mwen te detwi nasyon yo. Ranpa yo dezole nèt. Ri yo te vin gate, pou pèsòn moun pa pase. Vil yo fin detwi nèt, pou pa gen moun, pou pa gen pèsòn ki rete ladan yo.
7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, however I punished them: but they rose early, [and] corrupted all their doings.
Mwen te di: “Sèlman gen lakrent Mwen. Resevwa enstriksyon”. Konsa, kote nou rete a pa p vin koupe retire nèt, selon tout sa ke Mwen te deziye pou rive l. Men yo te leve bonè e te konwonpi nan tout zèv yo.
8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination [is] to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them my indignation, [even] all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
“Akoz sa, tann Mwen, deklare SENYÈ a, jis rive jou ke M leve pran piyaj la. Anverite, se desizyon Mwen pou rasanble nasyon yo, pou mete wayòm yo ansanm, pou M ka vide sou yo tout chalè kòlè Mwen, tout kòlè vyolan Mwen an. Paske tout tè a va vin devore avèk dife jalouzi Mwen an.
9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
Paske nan lè sa a, Mwen va bay a pèp nasyon yo lèv ki pirifye, pou yo tout ka rele non SENYÈ a, pou sèvi Li de zepòl a zepòl.
10 From beyond the rivers of Cush my suppliants, [even] the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring my offering.
Soti byen lwen rivyè Ethiopie yo, moun ki adore Mwen yo, menm fi dispèse Mwen an va vin pote ofrann ban Mwen.
11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, in which thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
Nan jou sa a, ou p ap vin gen okenn wont pou zak avèk sila ou te fè rebèl kont Mwen yo; paske nan lè sa a Mwen va retire nan mitan nou, sila ki plen ak ògèy nou yo. Konsa, nou p ap janm vin awogan ankò sou mòn sen Mwen an.
12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.
Men Mwen va kite pami nou yon pèp ki aflije, ki malere, e yo va chache pwoteksyon yo nan non SENYÈ a.
13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make [them] afraid.
Retay Israël la p ap fè okenn inikite, ni yo p ap bay manti, ni yon lang twonpe moun p ap twouve nan bouch yo. Paske yo va manje, e kouche, e pèsòn moun p ap fè yo pè.”
14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Chante, O fi a Sion an! Rele fò, O Israël! Se pou ou kontan e rejwi ak tout kè ou, O fi Jérusalem nan!
15 The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thy enemy: the King of Israel, [even] the LORD, [is] in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
SENYÈ a te retire jijman ou yo. Li te chase tout ènmi ou yo. Wa Israël la, SENYÈ a, la nan mitan nou. Ou pa gen pou pè gwo dega ankò.
16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: [and to] Zion, Let not thy hands be slack.
Nan jou sa a, sa va di a Jérusalem: Pa pè anyen, O Sion! Pa kite men ou vin fèb.
17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee [is] mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a nan mitan ou; yon plen pwisans ki va sove a. Li va rejwi sou ou avèk jwa. Li va fè ou vin kalm ak lanmou Li. Li va chante fè fèt lajwa sou ou.
18 I will gather [them that are] sorrowful for the solemn assembly, [who] are of thee, [to whom] the reproach of it [was] a burden.
Mwen va retire de nou sa yo ki gen chagren pou fèt deziye yo. Se yon repwoch yo ye pou ou.
19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
Gade byen, nan lè sa a, Mwen va regle ak tout sila k ap oprime ou yo. Mwen va sove sila ki bwate yo, e rasanble sila ki te rejte yo. M ap bay lwanj ak lonè a sa yo ki p at gen plis ke wont sou tout latè.
20 At that time will I bring you [again], even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
Nan lè sa a, Mwen va fè nou antre e nan menm lè sa a, Mwen va rasanble nou ansanm. Anverite, mwen va bannou lonè ak lwanj pami tout nasyon pèp sou latè yo, lè Mwen mennen retounen tout bonè nou devan zye nou, pale SENYÈ a.
