Zefania 1
1 Ny tenin’ i Jehovah, izay tonga tamin’ i Zefania, zanak’ i Kosy, zanak’ i Gedalia, zanak’ i Amaria, zanak’ i Hezekia, tamin’ ny andro nanjakan’ i Josia, zanak’ i Amona, mpanjakan’ ny Joda.
The word of the Lord, which came vnto Zephaniah ye sonne of Cushi, the sonne of Gedaliah, the sonne of Amariah, the sonne of Hizkiah, in the dayes of Iosiah, the sonne of Amon King of Iudah.
2 Hakifako tokoa ny zavatra rehetra tsy ho eny ambonin’ ny tany, hoy Jehovah;
I will surely destroy all things from off the land, saith the Lord.
3 Eny, hakifako ny olona sy ny biby; Hakifako ny vorona eny amin’ ny habakabaka sy ny hazandrano any an-dranomasina. Ary ny zavatra mahatafintohina mbamin’ ny ratsy fanahy, Haringako tsy ho amin’ ny tany ny olona, hoy Jehovah.
I will destroy man and beast: I wil destroy the foules of the heauen, and the fishes of the sea, and ruines shalbe to the wicked, and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the Lord.
4 Ary hahinjitro ny tanako hamely ny Joda sy ny mponina rehetra any Jerosalema; Dia haringako tsy ho eo amin’ ity tany ity ny sisa amin’ i Bala, Sy ny anaran’ ny mpisorona amin’ ny andriamani-tsi-izy mbamin’ ny tena mpisorona,
I will also stretch out mine hand vpon Iudah, and vpon all the inhabitants of Ierusalem, and I wil cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with ye Priestes,
5 Sy izay mivavaka any an-tampon-trano amin’ izay eny amin’ ny lanitra, Ary izay miankohoka sy mianiana ho an’ i Jehovah Sady mianiana amin’ i Malkama,
And them that worship the hoste of heauen vpon the house tops, and them that worship and sweare by the Lord, and sweare by Malcham,
6 Ary izay nihemotra niala tamin’ i Jehovah, Sy izay tsy nitady an’ i Jehovah na nanontany taminy.
And them that are turned backe from the Lord, and those that haue not sought the Lord, nor inquired for him.
7 Mangìna eo anatrehan’ i Jehovah Tompo! Fa efa antomotra ny andron’ i Jehovah; Fa Jehovah efa niomana hamono zavatra hatao fanatitra Ka efa nanamasina ny olona nasainy.
Be stil at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, and hath sanctified his ghests.
8 Ary raha mby amin’ ny andro hamonoan’ i Jehovah zavatra hatao fanatitra, Dia hovaliako ny lehibe sy ny zanak’ andriana Mbamin’ izay rehetra mitafy ny fitafin’ ny firenena hafa.
And it shalbe in the day of the Lords sacrifice, that I will visite the princes and the Kings children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparell.
9 Ary amin’ izany andro izany dia hovaliako izay rehetra miezaka mihoatra ny tokonana, Dia ireo mameno loza sy fitaka ny tranon’ ny tompony.
In the same day also will I visite all those that dance vpon the threshold so proudly, which fill their masters houses by crueltie and deceite.
10 Ary amin’ izany andro izany, hoy Jehovah, Dia hisy feo re mitaraina any am-bavahadin-kazandrano, Sy fidradradradrana ao amin’ ny tanàna ambany, Ary fidarabohana miezinezina any amin’ ny havoana.
And in that day, saith the Lord, there shall be a noise, and cry from the fishgate, and an howling from the second gate, and a great destruction from the hilles.
11 Midradradradrà, ianareo mponina ao Maktesy; Fa ringana avokoa ny mpandranto rehetra, Eny, lany ringana izay rehetra nivesatra volafotsy.
Howle ye inhabitants of the lowe place: for the companie of the marchants is destroyed: all they that beare siluer, are cut off.
12 Ary amin’ izany andro izany dia hotsiloviko amin’ ny jiro Jerosalema, Ka hovaliako ny olona izay efa lefy ao amin’ ny faikany, Dia izay manao anakampo hoe: Sady tsy hanao soa Jehovah no tsy hanao ratsy.
And at that time will I searche Ierusalem with lightes, and visite the men that are frosen in their dregges, and say in their heartes, The Lord will neither doe good nor doe euill.
13 Ka dia ho tonga babo ny fananan’ ireny, Ary ho lao ny tranony; Dia hanao trano izy, nefa tsy hitoetra ao, Hamboly voaloboka izy, nefa tsy hisotro ny divay avy aminy.
Therefore their goods shall be spoyled, and their houses waste: they shall also build houses, but not inhabite them, and they shall plant vineyards, but not drinke the wine thereof.
14 Efa antomotra ny andro lehiben’ i Jehovah; Eny, efa antomotra sady mihafaingana indrindra, Injay! feon’ ny andron’ i Jehovah! Ny lehilahy mahery dia mitomany mafy any.
The great day of the Lord is neere: it is neere, and hasteth greatly, euen the voyce of the day of the Lord: the strong man shall cry there bitterly.
15 Andro fahatezerana izany andro izany, Andro fahoriana sy fahalahelovana, Andro fandravana sy fanafoanana, Andro maizina sy manjombona, Andro mandrahona sy maizim-pito.
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and heauinesse, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of obscuritie and darkenesse, a day of cloudes and blackenesse,
16 Andro fahaveloman’ ny anjomara sy ny akora, Hamelezana ny tanàna mimanda sy ny tilikambo avo eny amin’ ny zorony.
A day of the trumpet and alarme against the strong cities, and against the hie towres.
17 Ary hampahory ny olona Aho, Handehanany toy ny jamba, Satria efa nanota tamin’ i Jehovah izy; Ny ràny dia haidina toy ny vovoka, Ary ny nofony ho toy ny zezika.
And I will bring distresse vpon men, that they shall walke like blind men, because they haue sinned against the Lord, and their blood shall be powred out as dust, and their flesh as the dongue.
18 Na ny volafotsiny na ny volamenany dia samy tsy hahavonjy azy amin’ ny andro fahatezeran’ i Jehovah, Fa holevonin’ ny afon’ ny fahasaro-piarony ny tany rehetra; Fa fahafonganana, eny, fahafonganana tampoka tokoa no hataony amin’ ny mponina amin’ ny tany.
Neither their siluer nor their golde shalbe able to deliuer them in ye day of the Lords wrath, but the whole lande shalbe deuoured by the fire of his ielousie: for hee shall make euen a speedie riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
