Sofoni 3
1 Malè a sila ki fè rebèl e ki vin souye a; vil k ap oprime tout!
Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
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 obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not 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 within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
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 light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to 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 middle thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning does he bring his judgment to light, he fails not; but the unjust knows no 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 cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passes by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none 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 you will fear me, you will receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
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.
Therefore wait you on me, says the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour on them my indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
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.
For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call on the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
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 my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring my 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 shall you not be ashamed for all your doings, wherein you have transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the middle of you them that rejoice in your pride, and you shall no more be haughty 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.
I will also leave in the middle of you an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust 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; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall 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!
Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the 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 has taken away your judgments, he has cast out your enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the middle of you: you shall not see evil any 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 you not: and to Zion, Let not your hands be slack.
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 your God in the middle of you is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over you with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over you with singing.
18 Mwen va retire de nou sa yo ki gen chagren pou fèt deziye yo. Se yon repwoch yo ye pou ou.
I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of you, to whom the reproach of it was a burden.
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, at that time I will undo all that afflict you: and I will save her that halts, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
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 will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, said the LORD.
