Sofoni 3
1 Malè a sila ki fè rebèl e ki vin souye a; vil k ap oprime tout!
Woe to the provoking, and redeemed city, the dove.
2 Fi sa ki pa t obeyi a okenn vwa a. Li pa t dakò resevwa enstriksyon. Li pa t mete konfyans nan SENYÈ a. Li pa t rapwoche de Bondye li a.
She hath not hearkened to the voice, neither hath she received discipline: she hath not trusted in the Lord, she drew not near to her God.
3 Prens anndan li yo tankou lyon voras. Jij li yo tankou lou nan aswè. Yo p ap kite anyen rete pou maten.
Her princes are in the midst of her as roaring lions: her judges are evening wolves, they left nothing for the morning.
4 Pwofèt li yo se moun trèt san prensip. Prèt li yo te souye sanktyè a. Yo te fè vyolans a lalwa.
Her prophets are senseless men without faith: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have acted unjustly against the law.
5 SENYÈ a plen ladwati nan mitan li. Li p ap fè okenn enjistis. Chak maten Li fè jistis pa li vin parèt nan limyè. Li pa janm pa reyisi, men moun enjis yo pa gen wont menm.
The just Lord is in the midst thereof, he will not do iniquity: in the morning, in the morning he will bring his judgment to light, and it shall not be hid: but the wicked man hath not known shame.
6 Mwen te detwi nasyon yo. Ranpa yo dezole nèt. Ri yo te vin gate, pou pèsòn moun pa pase. Vil yo fin detwi nèt, pou pa gen moun, pou pa gen pèsòn ki rete ladan yo.
I have destroyed the nations, and their towers are beaten down: I have made their ways desert, so that there is none that passeth by: their cities are desolate, there is not a man remaining, nor any inhabitant.
7 Mwen te di: “Sèlman gen lakrent Mwen. Resevwa enstriksyon”. Konsa, kote nou rete a pa p vin koupe retire nèt, selon tout sa ke Mwen te deziye pou rive l. Men yo te leve bonè e te konwonpi nan tout zèv yo.
I said: Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive correction: and her dwelling shall not perish, for all things wherein I have visited her: but they rose early and corrupted all their thoughts.
8 “Akoz sa, tann Mwen, deklare SENYÈ a, jis rive jou ke M leve pran piyaj la. Anverite, se desizyon Mwen pou rasanble nasyon yo, pou mete wayòm yo ansanm, pou M ka vide sou yo tout chalè kòlè Mwen, tout kòlè vyolan Mwen an. Paske tout tè a va vin devore avèk dife jalouzi Mwen an.
Wherefore expect me, saith the Lord, in the day of my resurrection that is to come, for my judgment is to assemble the Gentiles, and to gather the kingdoms: and to pour upon them my indignation, all my fierce anger: for with the fire of my jealousy shall all the earth be devoured.
9 Paske nan lè sa a, Mwen va bay a pèp nasyon yo lèv ki pirifye, pou yo tout ka rele non SENYÈ a, pou sèvi Li de zepòl a zepòl.
Because then I will restore to the people a chosen lip, that all may call upon the name of the Lord, and may serve him with one shoulder.
10 Soti byen lwen rivyè Ethiopie yo, moun ki adore Mwen yo, menm fi dispèse Mwen an va vin pote ofrann ban Mwen.
From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, shall my suppliants the children of my dispersed people bring me an offering.
11 Nan jou sa a, ou p ap vin gen okenn wont pou zak avèk sila ou te fè rebèl kont Mwen yo; paske nan lè sa a Mwen va retire nan mitan nou, sila ki plen ak ògèy nou yo. Konsa, nou p ap janm vin awogan ankò sou mòn sen Mwen an.
In that day thou shalt not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proud boasters, and thou shalt no more be lifted up because of my holy mountain.
12 Men Mwen va kite pami nou yon pèp ki aflije, ki malere, e yo va chache pwoteksyon yo nan non SENYÈ a.
And I will leave in the midst of thee a poor and needy people: and they shall hope in the name of the Lord.
13 Retay Israël la p ap fè okenn inikite, ni yo p ap bay manti, ni yon lang twonpe moun p ap twouve nan bouch yo. Paske yo va manje, e kouche, e pèsòn moun p ap fè yo pè.”
The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies, nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed, and shall lie down, and there shall be none to make them afraid.
14 Chante, O fi a Sion an! Rele fò, O Israël! Se pou ou kontan e rejwi ak tout kè ou, O fi Jérusalem nan!
Give praise, O daughter of Sion: shout, O Israel: be glad, and rejoice with all thy heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
15 SENYÈ a te retire jijman ou yo. Li te chase tout ènmi ou yo. Wa Israël la, SENYÈ a, la nan mitan nou. Ou pa gen pou pè gwo dega ankò.
The Lord hath taken away thy judgment, he hath turned away thy enemies: the king of Israel the Lord is in the midst of thee, thou shalt fear evil no more.
16 Nan jou sa a, sa va di a Jérusalem: Pa pè anyen, O Sion! Pa kite men ou vin fèb.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Fear not: to Sion: Let not thy hands be weakened.
17 SENYÈ a, Bondye ou a nan mitan ou; yon plen pwisans ki va sove a. Li va rejwi sou ou avèk jwa. Li va fè ou vin kalm ak lanmou Li. Li va chante fè fèt lajwa sou ou.
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, he will save: he will rejoice over thee with gladness, he will be silent in his love, he will be joyful over thee in praise.
18 Mwen va retire de nou sa yo ki gen chagren pou fèt deziye yo. Se yon repwoch yo ye pou ou.
The triflers that were departed from the law, I will gather together, because they were of thee: that thou mayest no more suffer reproach for them.
19 Gade byen, nan lè sa a, Mwen va regle ak tout sila k ap oprime ou yo. Mwen va sove sila ki bwate yo, e rasanble sila ki te rejte yo. M ap bay lwanj ak lonè a sa yo ki p at gen plis ke wont sou tout latè.
Behold I will cut off all that have afflicted thee at that time: and I will save her that halteth, and will gather her that was cast out: and I will get them praise, and a name, in all the land where they had been put to confusion.
20 Nan lè sa a, Mwen va fè nou antre e nan menm lè sa a, Mwen va rasanble nou ansanm. Anverite, mwen va bannou lonè ak lwanj pami tout nasyon pèp sou latè yo, lè Mwen mennen retounen tout bonè nou devan zye nou, pale SENYÈ a.
At that time, when I will bring you: and at the time that I will gather you: for I will give you a name, and praise among all the people of the earth, when I shall have brought back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord.
