Sofoni 2
1 Rasanble nou ansanm, wi rasanble nou, O nasyon ki pa gen wont,
Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation without desire [for repentance];
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 is brought forth—like the chaff the day passeth away—before yet there be come over you the fierce anger of the Lord, before yet there be come over you the day of the anger of the Lord.
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 meek of the earth, who have fulfilled his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: perhaps ye will be protected 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 Gazzah shall become forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolate place: Ashdod shall they drive out at the noon of day, 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 district by the sea, the nation of the Kerethites! the word of the Lord is against you, O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that no inhabitant shall remain.
6 Konsa bò kot lanmè a va tounen patiraj pou bèt, avèk kay pou bèje e pak pou bann mouton yo.
And the district by the sea shall become places for pens of 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 this district shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; thereupon shall they feed their flocks: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening; for the Lord their God will think of them, and bring back 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 reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of 'Ammon, wherewith they have reproached my people, and made themselves great against 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 become like Sodom, and the children of 'Ammon like Gomorrah, overgrown with nettles, and [filled with] salt-pits, and a desolation to eternity; the residue of my people shall plunder them, and the remnant of my nation shall possess 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 in recompense for their pride; because they have reproached and made themselves great 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.
Terrible will the Lord [appear] over them; for he will cause to vanish all the gods of the earth; and then shall prostrate themselves before him, every one from its place, all the isles of the nations.
12 Nou menm tou Etyopyen yo, nou va detwi pa nepe Mwen.
Also ye Ethiopians shall be those 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 he will make Nineveh a desolate place, 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 there shall lie down in the midst of her flocks, all the beasts of the nations; both the pelican and the hedgehog shall lodge in the capitals of her columns; singing-birds shall sing in the windows; ruin shall be on the thresholds; for the cedar wainscoting shall be torn away.
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 joyful city that dwelt in security, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none else beside me: how is she become desolate, a resting-place for beasts! every one that passeth by her will hiss, and shake his hand.
