< Sofoni 2 >

1 Rasanble nou ansanm, wi rasanble nou, O nasyon ki pa gen wont,
Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O shameless 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 bring forth the day when one passeth as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come 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 ye the LORD, all ye humble of the earth, that have executed His ordinance; seek righteousness, seek humility. It may be ye shall be hid in 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 shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation; they shall drive out Ashdod at the noonday, and Ekron shall be rooted up.
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 unto the inhabitants of the sea-coast, 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.
6 Konsa bò kot lanmè a va tounen patiraj pou bèt, avèk kay pou bèje e pak pou bann mouton yo.
And the sea-coast shall be pastures, even meadows for shepherds, and folds for flocks.
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.
And it shall be a portion for the remnant of the house of Judah, whereon they shall feed; in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening; for the LORD their God will remember them, and turn their captivity.
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 taunt of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, wherewith they have taunted My people, and spoken boastfully concerning their border.
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 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-place of nettles, and saltpits, and a desolation, for ever; the residue of My people shall spoil them, and the remnant of My nation shall inherit 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 shall they have for their pride, because they have taunted and spoken boastfully against 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 terrible unto them; for He will famish all the gods of the earth; then shall all the isles of the nations worship Him, every one from its place.
12 Nou menm tou Etyopyen yo, nou va detwi pa nepe Mwen.
Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall 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; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like the wilderness.
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.
And all beasts of every kind shall lie down in the midst of her in herds; both the pelican and the bittern shall lodge in the capitals thereof; voices shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the posts; for the cedar-work thereof shall be uncovered.
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 is the joyous city that dwelt without care, that said in her heart: 'I am, and there is none else beside 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.

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