Sophonie 1
1 Parole de Yahvé qui fut adressée à Sophonie, fils de Cushi, fils de Guedalia, fils d'Amaria, fils d'Ézéchias, du temps de Josias, fils d'Amon, roi de Juda.
[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.
2 Je vais tout balayer de la surface de la terre, dit Yahvé.
Yahweh says, “I will (sweep away/destroy) everything [HYP] that is on the earth.
3 Je balaierai l'homme et l'animal. Je balaierai les oiseaux du ciel, les poissons de la mer, et les tas de décombres avec les méchants. J'exterminerai l'homme de la surface de la terre, dit Yahvé.
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.”
4 J'étendrai ma main contre Juda et contre tous les habitants de Jérusalem. J'exterminerai de ce lieu le reste de Baal, le nom des prêtres idolâtres et païens,
“[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].
5 ceux qui adorent l'armée du ciel sur les toits, ceux qui adorent et jurent par Yahvé et qui jurent aussi par Malcom,
[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.
6 ceux qui se sont détournés de Yahvé, ceux qui n'ont pas cherché Yahvé et ne l'ont pas recherché.
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.”]
7 Taisez-vous devant le Seigneur Yahvé, car le jour de Yahvé est proche. Car Yahvé a préparé un sacrifice. Il a consacré ses hôtes.
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.
8 Au jour du sacrifice de l'Éternel, je punirai les princes, les fils du roi et tous ceux qui sont revêtus de vêtements étrangers.
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].
9 En ce jour-là, je punirai tous ceux qui sautent par-dessus le seuil, qui remplissent la maison de leur maître par la violence et la tromperie.
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.”
10 En ce jour-là, dit l'Éternel, il y aura un cri de la porte des poissons, un gémissement du deuxième quartier, et un grand fracas des collines.
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.
11 Gémissez, habitants de Maktesh, car tout le peuple de Canaan est perdu! Tous ceux qui étaient chargés d'argent sont exterminés.
[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.
12 En ce temps-là, je fouillerai Jérusalem avec des lampes, et je punirai les hommes installés sur leur lie, qui disent en leur cœur: « L'Éternel ne fera pas le bien, il ne fera pas le mal. »
[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.
13 Leurs richesses deviendront un butin, et leurs maisons une désolation. Oui, ils construiront des maisons, mais ils ne les habiteront pas. Ils planteront des vignes, mais ils ne boiront pas leur vin.
[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].”
14 Le grand jour de Yahvé est proche. Elle est proche et se précipite, la voix du jour de Yahvé. Le puissant y pousse des cris amers.
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.
15 Ce jour-là est un jour de colère, un jour de détresse et d'angoisse, un jour de trouble et de ruine, un jour de ténèbres et d'obscurité, un jour de nuages et d'obscurité,
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.
16 un jour de trompette et d'alarme contre les villes fortes et contre les hauts remparts.
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].
17 Je ferai venir sur les hommes une telle détresse qu'ils marcheront comme des aveugles, parce qu'ils auront péché contre Yahvé. Leur sang sera répandu comme de la poussière et leur chair comme du fumier.
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].
18 Ni leur argent, ni leur or ne pourront les délivrer au jour de la colère de l'Éternel, mais tout le pays sera dévoré par le feu de sa jalousie, car il fera périr, terriblement périr, tous les habitants du pays.
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.
