Zefania 2
1 Miangona, eny, mivoria ianareo Ry firenena tsy manan-kenatra,
Be ashamed within yourselves, be ashamed,
2 Dieny tsy mbola mihatra ny didy (Mihelina toy ny akofa ny andro!), Dieny tsy mbola tonga aminareo ny fahatezerana mafin’ i Jehovah, Eny, dieny tsy mbola tonga aminareo ny andro firehetan’ ny fahatezeran’ i Jehovah.
before you become as the drifting chaff, before the anger of the Lord comes upon you, before the day of the Lord’s wrath comes upon you.
3 Mitadiava an’ i Jehovah, ianareo mpandefitra rehetra amin’ ny tany, Izay efa nanaraka ny fitsipiny: Tadiavo ny fahamarinana, Tadiavo ny fandeferana; Angamba ho voafina ianareo amin’ ny andro fahatezeran’ i Jehovah.
Seek the Lord all you meek of the earth, you who obey his law; Seek righteousness, seek meekness; perhaps you may be hidden in the day of the Lord’s wrath.
4 Fa hafoy Gaza, Ary ho lao Askelona; Horoahiny mitataovovonana Asdoda, Ary hofongorana Ekrona.
For Gaza will be forsaken; Ashkelon a desolation; Ashdod – by noon will they rout her and Ekron be torn up!
5 Lozan’ ny mponina any amoron-tsiraka, Dia ny firenen’ ny Keretita! Mihatra aminareo ny tenin’ i Jehovah, Ry Kanana, tanin’ ny Filistina! Haringako tsy hisy mponina eo aminao,
Woe to those who live by the sea coast, people of the Cherethites! The word of the Lord is against you, Canaan, land of the Philistines! I will destroy you so that you will be without inhabitants,
6 Ary ny any amoron-tsiraka dia ho tonga tany fiandrasana ondry, izay misy zohy fialofan’ ny mpiandry ondry, Sy ho valan’ ondry aman’ osy,
and you will become shepherds’ cots and folds for flocks.
7 Ary ho tanin’ ny sisa amin’ ny taranak’ i Joda izany, Ka any no hiandrasany ondry; Ny tranon’ i Askelona no handriany amin’ ny hariva; Fa Jehovah Andriamaniny no hamangy azy Ka hampody azy avy amin’ ny fahababoany.
The sea coast will belong to the survivors of the house of Judah. They will pasture their flocks there. In the house of Ashkelon they will lie down at evening. The Lord their God will be with them and restore their fortunes.
8 Efa reko ny fandatsan’ i Moaba Sy ny fanaratsian’ ny taranak’ i Amona, Izay nandatsany ny oloko Sy nireharehany teny amin’ ny sisin-taniny.
I have heard the taunts of Moab, and the revilings of the Ammonites, how they have taunted my people, and spoken boastfully concerning their border.
9 Koa raha velona koa Aho, hoy Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, Dia ho tahaka an’ i Sodoma tokoa Moaba, Ary ny taranak’ i Amona ho tahaka an’ i Gomora, Dia ho alan’ amiana sy lava-tsira ary tany lao mandrakizay; Ny sisa amin’ ny oloko no hamabo azy, ary ny sisa amin’ ny oloko no hahalasa azy.
Therefore as I live, says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Moab will be like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a pile of nettles and saltpits, and a desolation, forever. The residue of my people will plunder them, and the survivors of my nation will inherit them.
10 Izany no ho valin’ ny avonavony, Satria nandatsa ny olon’ i Jehovah, Tompon’ ny maro, sy nirehareha taminy izy.
This will they have for their pride, because they have taunted and spoken boastfully against the people of the Lord of hosts.
11 Hahatsiravina azy Jehovah, Satria hahamosarena ireo andriamanitra rehetra ambonin’ ny tany Izy, Mba hiankohofan’ ny any amoron-tsiraky ny jentilisa rehetra eo anatrehan’ i Jehovah, Samy any amin’ ny fitoerany avy.
The Lord will terrify them; he will reduce all the gods of the earth; then all the peoples of the nations will worship him, each in their own land.
12 Hianareo Etiopiana koa, Ho voatrabaky ny sabatro ianareo.
You, also, Ethiopians, slain by his sword are you!
13 Ary haninjitra ny tànany hamely ny avaratra Izy Ka handringana an’ i Asyria; Ary hahalao an’ i Ninive ho karankaina tahaka ny efitra Izy.
And he will stretch out his hand against the north and destroy Assyria; And he will make Nineveh a desolation, dry as the wilderness.
14 Ary hisy andiany handry ao aminy, Dia fivorian’ ny karazam-biby samy hafa, Ny sama sy ny sokina hitoetra ao amin’ ny kapitaliny; Feo mikiririoka no ho re ao am-baravarankely, Ary fandravana no ho eo an-tokonana, Fa hendahany ny rafitra sedera.
Herds will lie down in it, every beast of the earth, Desert owl and screech owl will lodge in its capitals. The owl will hoot in the window, the raven on the doorstep, all stripped bare of cedar.
15 Izany no tanàna niravoravo sady nandry fahizay, Izay nanao anakampo hoe: Izaho no izy, ary tsy misy hafa; Endrey! efa tonga lao izy, eny, fandrian’ ny biby! Izay rehetra mandalo azy dia hisitrisitra sy hanondro tanana.
This is the exultant city which sat secure. The city who said to herself, I am and there is none else! How has she become a desolation! A lair of beasts! Every passerby hisses at her, shakes their hand.
