Sofoni 2
1 Rasanble nou ansanm, wi rasanble nou, O nasyon ki pa gen wont,
Gather yourselves, gather together, O shameful nation,
2 avan dekrè a vini— avan jou pase tankou pay vannen —avan chalè vyolan SENYÈ a vin rive sou nou, avan jou a kòlè SENYÈ a vin rive sou nou.
before the decree takes effect and the day passes like chaff, before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the Day of the LORD’s anger comes upon you.
3 Chache SENYÈ a, nou tout ki enb sou tè a, ki te kenbe òdonans li yo. Chache ladwati. Chache imilite. Petèt nou va jwenn pwoteksyon nan jou kòlè SENYÈ a.
Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.
4 Paske Gaza va vin abandone, e Askalon va vin yon kote dezole. Asdod va chase mete deyò nan mitan jounen, e Ékron va vin dechouke.
For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
5 Malè pou sila ki rete kote lanmè yo, nasyon a Keretyen yo! Pawòl SENYÈ a kont ou, O Canaran, peyi Filisten yo! Mwen va detwi nou jiskaske pa gen moun ki rete la ankò.
Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will be left.”
6 Konsa bò kot lanmè a va tounen patiraj pou bèt, avèk kay pou bèje e pak pou bann mouton yo.
So the seacoast will become a land of pastures, with wells for shepherds and folds for sheep.
7 Epi kot lanmè a va apatyen a retay lakay Juda a. Yo va fè patiraj yo sou li. Nan kay Askalon yo, yo va kouche nan aswè; paske SENYÈ Bondye yo a va pran swen yo e restore davni yo.
The coast will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their captives.
8 Mwen te tande lè Moab t ap vekse nou. Ak malediksyon a fis Ammon yo, ke yo t ap vekse pèp Mwen an, e te fè tèt yo vin plen ògèy kont lizyè pa yo a.
“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.
9 Akoz sa, jan Mwen vivan an, deklare SENYÈ dèzame yo, Bondye Israël la, “Anverite, Moab va vin tankou Sodome e fis a Ammon yo tankou Gomorrhe— yon kote plen pikan, yon twou plen sèl, yon kote devaste nèt. Retay a pèp Mwen an va piyaje yo, e sila ki rete nan nasyon Mwen an, va eritye yo.”
Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah— a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.”
10 Se sa yo va twouve kon rekonpans ògèy yo, akoz yo te vekse, e te vin awogan kont pèp a SENYÈ dèzame yo.
This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.
11 SENYÈ a va vin tèrib pou yo, paske Li va fè tout dye teritwa yo mouri ak grangou. Konsa, tout moun, depi nan nasyon yo va adore Li, yo chak nan pwòp plas yo.
The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.
12 Nou menm tou Etyopyen yo, nou va detwi pa nepe Mwen.
“You too, O Cushites, will be slain by My sword.”
13 Li va lonje men Li kont nò pou detwi Assyrie, e li va fè Ninive vin yon kote dezole, sèk tankou dezè.
And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert.
14 Bann bèt sovaj va vin kouche nan mitan l, tout kalite bèt yo. Grangozye, ni zagoudi va vin rete sou gran vil li yo. Vwa yo va chante nan fenèt yo. Papòt yo va rete dezole, paske Li te devwale nèt tout gran travès bwa sèd yo.
Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.
15 Sa se gwo vil ki plen ak kè kontan, ki te viv san refleshi. Li te di nan kè l: “Se Mwen, e nanpwen sòf ke mwen.” Ala dezole li vin dezole! Yon kote pou bèt repoze yo. Tout moun ki pase kote l va soufle kon koulèv, e va voye pwen mare yo anlè sou li.
This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
