Sofoni 1
1 Pawòl SENYÈ a ki te vini a Sophonie, fis a Cuschi a, fis a Guedalia, fis a Amaria, fis a Ézéchias, nan tan Josias, fis a Amon an, wa a Juda a.
word LORD which to be to(wards) Zephaniah son: child Cushi son: child Gedaliah son: child Amariah son: child Hezekiah in/on/with day Josiah son: child Amon king Judah
2 “Mwen va retire tout bagay nèt sou fas tè a”, deklare SENYÈ a.
to gather to cease all from upon face: surface [the] land: planet utterance LORD
3 Mwen va retire ni lòm, ni bèt. Mwen va retire zwazo syèl yo ak pwason lanmè yo, ansanm ak pil fatra yo ak moun mechan yo. Mwen va koupe retire lòm soti sou fas tè a, deklare SENYÈ a.
to cease man and animal to cease bird [the] heaven and fish [the] sea and [the] ruins with [the] wicked and to cut: eliminate [obj] [the] man from upon face: surface [the] land: planet utterance LORD
4 Konsa Mwen va lonje men M kont Juda e kont tout sila ki rete Jérusalem yo. Mwen va koupe retire retay a Baal la nan plas sa a ak non a tout prèt zidòl yo,
and to stretch hand my upon Judah and upon all to dwell Jerusalem and to cut: cut from [the] place [the] this [obj] remnant [the] Baal [obj] name [the] pagan priest with [the] priest
5 sila ki adore sou twati kay, lame syèl yo, sila ki adore yo ki fè sèman pa SENYÈ a, e ki an menm tan, fè sèman pa Milcom,
and [obj] [the] to bow upon [the] roof to/for army [the] heaven and [obj] [the] to bow [the] to swear to/for LORD and [the] to swear in/on/with Milcom
6 sila ki te vire fè bak pou yo pa swiv SENYÈ yo, ak sila ki pa t ni chache ni mande pou SENYÈ a.”
and [obj] [the] to turn from after LORD and which not to seek [obj] LORD and not to seek him
7 Fè silans devan Senyè BONDYE a! Paske jou SENYÈ a pre rive. Paske Bondye te prepare yon sakrifis. Li te konsakre envite Li yo.
to silence from face: before Lord YHWH/God for near day LORD for to establish: prepare LORD sacrifice to consecrate: consecate to call: call to his
8 Li va vin rive nan jou sakrifis SENYÈ a, ke mwen va pini prens yo, fis a wa yo, ak tout sila ki abiye ak vètman etranje yo.
and to be in/on/with day sacrifice LORD and to reckon: punish upon [the] ruler and upon son: child [the] king and upon all [the] to clothe garment foreign
9 Mwen va pini nan jou sa a tout sila ki sote anlè papòt tanp yo, ki plen kay mèt yo ak vyolans ak desepsyon.
and to reckon: punish upon all [the] to leap upon [the] threshold in/on/with day [the] he/she/it [the] to fill house: home lord their violence and deceit
10 Nan jou sa a, deklare SENYÈ a, va gen son a yon gwo kri soti nan Pòtay Pwason an, yon kri: “Anmwey” soti nan dezyèm katye a, ak yon gwo bri eklatman soti nan kolin yo.
and to be in/on/with day [the] he/she/it utterance LORD voice cry from gate [the] Fish (Gate) and wailing from [the] Second [Quarter] and breaking great: large from [the] hill
11 Rele “Anmwey!”, O nou menm k ap viv Macthesch. Paske tout pèp Canaran an va pe bouch yo nèt. Tout sila ki chaje avèk ajan yo va vin koupe retire nèt.
to wail to dwell [the] Mortar for to cease all people merchant to cut: eliminate all laden silver: money
12 Li va vin rive nan lè sa a ke Mwen va chache tout Jérusalem ak lanp, e mwen va pini moun ki deside sou sa yo fin bwe, k ap di nan kè yo: “SENYÈ a p ap fè byen, ni Li p ap fè mal!”
and to be in/on/with time [the] he/she/it to search [obj] Jerusalem in/on/with lamp and to reckon: punish upon [the] human [the] to congeal upon dreg their [the] to say in/on/with heart their not be good LORD and not be evil
13 Konsa, richès yo va tounen piyaj e lakay yo va vin devaste. Wi, yo va bati kay, men yo p ap rete ladan yo. Yo va plante chan rezen, men yo p ap bwè diven yo.
and to be strength: rich their to/for plunder and house: home their to/for devastation and to build house: home and not to dwell and to plant vineyard and not to drink [obj] wine their
14 Pre rive se gran jou SENYÈ a, pre rive, e l ap pwoche byen vit. Koute vwa a, jou a SENYÈ a! Nan jou sa a, gèrye a va kriye amè.
near day LORD [the] great: large near and quick much voice: sound day LORD bitter to cry there mighty man
15 Jou sa a se yon jou kòlè ak chalè, yon jou gwo twoub ak rele anmwey, yon jou destriksyon ak dezolasyon, yon jou tenèb ak dekourajman, youn jou nwaj yo ak gwo fènwa a.
day fury [the] day [the] he/she/it day distress and distress day devastation and desolation day darkness and darkness day cloud and cloud
16 Yon jou twonpèt ak kri batay kont vil fòtifye yo, e kont gwo ranpa yo.
day trumpet and shout upon [the] city [the] to gather/restrain/fortify and upon [the] corner [the] high
17 Mwen va mennen gwo pwoblèm sou lezòm, pou yo vin mache tankou moun avèg, akoz yo te peche kont SENYÈ a. Konsa, san yo va vide tankou pousyè e chè yo kon fimye bèt.
and to constrain to/for man and to go: walk like/as blind for to/for LORD to sin and to pour: pour blood their like/as dust and intestine their like/as dung
18 Ni ajan yo, ni lò yo p ap kapab delivre yo nan jou jijman an, men tout latè va vin devore nèt pa dife jalouzi Li. Paske Li va mete yon fen, yon fen ki tèrib, a tout moun ki rete sou tè a.
also silver: money their also gold their not be able to/for to rescue them in/on/with day fury LORD and in/on/with fire jealousy his to eat all [the] land: country/planet for consumption surely to dismay to make with all to dwell [the] land: country/planet
