Zephaniah 2

Bann san wont! Pran tèt nou. Kalkile byen,

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;

anvan nou pase tankou pay van pote ale yon sèl jou, anvan dife kòlè Seyè a tonbe sou nou, anvan jou kòlè Seyè a rive sou nou.

Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.

Nou menm, pòv malere nan peyi a k'ap fè sa Seyè a bay lòd fè a, vin jwenn li. Fè sa ki dwat devan li. Pa kite lògèy vire tèt nou. Nou pa janm konnen, nou ka chape jou Seyè a va fè wè kòlè li.

Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.

p'ap rete yon moun lavil Gaza. Lavil Askalon ap tounen yon dezè. Gwo midi, y'ap mete tout moun Asdòd yo deyò. Y'ap depòte tout moun Ekwon yo.

For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up.

Madichon pou moun peyi Filisti yo ki rete tout bò lanmè a! Seyè a ban nou santans nou, nou menm moun Filisti ki rete nan peyi Kanaran an. L'ap detwi nou nèt, li p'ap kite yon moun nan peyi a.

Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.

Tout bò lanmè a pral tounen savann kote gadò mouton va mennen bèt yo vin manje.

And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks.

Ti ponyen moun ki va rete nan fanmi Jida a va gen tout bò lanmè a pou yo. Se la y'a mennen mouton yo al manje. Nan aswè, y'av al dòmi nan kay lavil Askalon yo. Seyè a, Bondye yo a, va fè kichòy pou yo. L'a fè yo leve tèt yo ankò.

And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.

Seyè a di ankò! -Mwen te tande jan moun peyi Moab yo ak moun Amon yo t'ap joure pèp mwen an. Yo t'ap pale yo mal. Yo t'ap mache di yo pral pran peyi a nan men yo.

I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.

Se poutèt sa, mwen menm Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a, Bondye vivan pèp Izrayèl la, mwen sèmante sou tèt mwen, sa ki te rive lavil Sodòm lan, se sa ki pral rive peyi Moab la. Sa ki te rive lavil Gomò a, se sa ki pral rive peyi moun Amon yo. Yo pral tounen yon kote se pikan chadwon ase ki pral leve, yon mi n' sèl, yon dezè pou tout tan. Ti ponyen ki va rete nan moun pèp mwen yo va piye yo, ti ponyen ki va rete nan moun k'ap sèvi m' yo va pran peyi a pou yo.

Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

Se sa ki pral rive moun Moab yo ak moun Amon yo, paske yo te gen lògèy, yo t'ap pale pèp Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a mal. Yo t'ap mache di yo pral pran peyi a nan men yo.

This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts.

Seyè a pral fè yo pase pa yo. Li pral disparèt tout bondye moun sou latè yo ap sèvi. Lèfini, tout nasyon toupatou sou latè pral adore l', yo chak nan peyi pa yo.

The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.

Nou menm tou, moun peyi Letiopi yo, Seyè a ap touye nou nan lagè!

Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.

Seyè a va leve men l' bò nan nò, l'ap detwi peyi Lasiri. L'ap fè lavil Niniv tounen yon savann, yon tè sèk tankou dezè.

And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness.

Se la tout kalite bèt savann pral chwazi fè kay yo. Koukou ak zagoudi pral fè nich yo nan mitan moso demoli kay wòch yo. Y'ap rele bò fennèt yo. Kaou va rele nan papòt kay yo. Y'ap rache tout bwa sèd nan chapant kay yo.

And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

Men sa ki pral rive lavil kote moun t'ap pran plezi yo, lavil kote moun te mete nan tèt yo anyen pa ka rive yo, lavil kote moun yo t'ap di nan kè yo: Se mwen menm sèl chèf! Pa gen lòt! Tout moun k'ap pase bò la pral sezi, y'ap mete men nan tèt lè yo wè sa ki rive.

This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.