¹Verbum Domini quod factum est ad Sophoniam, filium Chusi,The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi,filii Godoliæ,the son of Gedaliah,filii Amariæ,the son of Amariah,filii Ezeciæ,the son of Hezekiah,in diebus Josiæ, filii Amon,in the days of Josiah the son of Amon,regis Judæ.king of Judah.

¹Verbum Domini quod factum est ad Sophoniam, filium Chusi,The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi,filii Godoliæ,the son of Gedaliah,filii Amariæ,the son of Amariah,filii Ezeciæ,the son of Hezekiah,in diebus Josiæ, filii Amon,in the days of Josiah the son of Amon,regis Judæ.king of Judah.

²Congregans congregabo omnia a facie terræ,While gathering, I will gather together all things from the face of the earth,dicit Dominus:says the Lord.

²Congregans congregabo omnia a facie terræ,While gathering, I will gather together all things from the face of the earth,dicit Dominus:says the Lord.

³congregans hominem et pecus,I will gather man and cattle;congregans volatilia cæli et pisces maris:I will gather the flying things of the air and the fish of the sea.et ruinæ impiorum erunt,And the impious will be a catastrophe.et disperdam homines a facie terræ,And I will disperse men before the face of the earth,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

³congregans hominem et pecus,I will gather man and cattle;congregans volatilia cæli et pisces maris:I will gather the flying things of the air and the fish of the sea.et ruinæ impiorum erunt,And the impious will be a catastrophe.et disperdam homines a facie terræ,And I will disperse men before the face of the earth,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

⁴Et extendam manum meam super Judam et super omnes habitantes Jerusalem:And I will extend my hand over Judah and over all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.et disperdam de loco hoc reliquias Baal,And I will disperse from this place the remnant of Baal,et nomina ædituorum cum sacerdotibus;and the names of the administrators along with the priests,

⁴Et extendam manum meam super Judam et super omnes habitantes Jerusalem:And I will extend my hand over Judah and over all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.et disperdam de loco hoc reliquias Baal,And I will disperse from this place the remnant of Baal,et nomina ædituorum cum sacerdotibus;and the names of the administrators along with the priests,

⁵et eos qui adorant super tecta militiam cæli,and those who adore the military campaign over the ceiling of the sky,et adorant et jurant in Domino,both those who adore and swear by the Lord,et jurant in Melchom;and those who swear by Melchom,

⁵et eos qui adorant super tecta militiam cæli,and those who adore the military campaign over the ceiling of the sky,et adorant et jurant in Domino,both those who adore and swear by the Lord,et jurant in Melchom;and those who swear by Melchom,

⁶et qui avertuntur de post tergum Domini,both those who turn aside from following after the Lord,et qui non quæsierunt Dominum,and those who have not sought the Lord,nec investigaverunt eum.nor inquired about him.

⁶et qui avertuntur de post tergum Domini,both those who turn aside from following after the Lord,et qui non quæsierunt Dominum,and those who have not sought the Lord,nec investigaverunt eum.nor inquired about him.

⁷Silete a facie Domini Dei,Be silent before the face of the Lord God.quia juxta est dies Domini:For the day of the Lord is near;quia præparavit Dominus hostiam;for the Lord has prepared a victim,sanctificavit vocatos suos.he has sanctified those he has called.

⁷Silete a facie Domini Dei,Be silent before the face of the Lord God.quia juxta est dies Domini:For the day of the Lord is near;quia præparavit Dominus hostiam;for the Lord has prepared a victim,sanctificavit vocatos suos.he has sanctified those he has called.

⁸Et erit:And this shall be:in die hostiæ Domini,in the day of the victim of the Lord,visitabo super principes,I will visit upon the leaders,et super filios regis,and upon the sons of the king,et super omnes qui induti sunt veste peregrina;and upon all who have been clothed with strange garments.

⁸Et erit:And this shall be:in die hostiæ Domini,in the day of the victim of the Lord,visitabo super principes,I will visit upon the leaders,et super filios regis,and upon the sons of the king,et super omnes qui induti sunt veste peregrina;and upon all who have been clothed with strange garments.

⁹et visitabo super omnem qui arroganter ingreditur super limen in die illa,And I will visit upon all who enter arrogantly over the threshold in that day,qui complent domum Domini Dei sui iniquitate et dolo.those who fill the house of the Lord their God with iniquity and deceit.

⁹et visitabo super omnem qui arroganter ingreditur super limen in die illa,And I will visit upon all who enter arrogantly over the threshold in that day,qui complent domum Domini Dei sui iniquitate et dolo.those who fill the house of the Lord their God with iniquity and deceit.

¹⁰Et erit in die illa,And this shall be in that day,dicit Dominus,says the Lord:vox clamoris a porta piscium,the voice of an outcry from the fish gate,et ululatus a Secunda,and a howling from the Second,et contritio magna a collibus.and a great contrition from the hills.

¹⁰Et erit in die illa,And this shall be in that day,dicit Dominus,says the Lord:vox clamoris a porta piscium,the voice of an outcry from the fish gate,et ululatus a Secunda,and a howling from the Second,et contritio magna a collibus.and a great contrition from the hills.

¹¹Ululate,Howl,habitatores Pilæ:inhabitants of the Pillar.conticuit omnis populus Chanaan,All the people of Canaan have fallen silent.disperierunt omnes involuti argento.All were ruined who had been wrapped in silver.

¹¹Ululate,Howl,habitatores Pilæ:inhabitants of the Pillar.conticuit omnis populus Chanaan,All the people of Canaan have fallen silent.disperierunt omnes involuti argento.All were ruined who had been wrapped in silver.

¹²Et erit in tempore illo:And this shall be in that time:scrutabor Jerusalem in lucernis,I will scrutinize Jerusalem with lamps,et visitabo super viros defixos in fæcibus suis,and I will visit upon the men who have become stuck in the dregs,qui dicunt in cordibus suis:who say in their hearts,Non faciet bene Dominus,“The Lord will not do good,et non faciet male.and he will not do evil.”

¹²Et erit in tempore illo:And this shall be in that time:scrutabor Jerusalem in lucernis,I will scrutinize Jerusalem with lamps,et visitabo super viros defixos in fæcibus suis,and I will visit upon the men who have become stuck in the dregs,qui dicunt in cordibus suis:who say in their hearts,Non faciet bene Dominus,“The Lord will not do good,et non faciet male.and he will not do evil.”

¹³Et erit fortitudo eorum in direptionem,And their strength will be in plundering,et domus eorum in desertum:and their houses in the desert.et ædificabunt domos,And they will build houseset non habitabunt;and not dwell in them,et plantabunt vineas,and they will plant vineyardset non bibent vinum earum.and not drink their wine.

¹³Et erit fortitudo eorum in direptionem,And their strength will be in plundering,et domus eorum in desertum:and their houses in the desert.et ædificabunt domos,And they will build houseset non habitabunt;and not dwell in them,et plantabunt vineas,and they will plant vineyardset non bibent vinum earum.and not drink their wine.

¹⁴Juxta est dies Domini magnus:The great day of the Lord is near;juxta est,it is nearet velox nimis.and exceedingly swift.Vox diei Domini amara:The voice of the day of the Lord is bitter;tribulabitur ibi fortis.the strong will be tested there.

¹⁴Juxta est dies Domini magnus:The great day of the Lord is near;juxta est,it is nearet velox nimis.and exceedingly swift.Vox diei Domini amara:The voice of the day of the Lord is bitter;tribulabitur ibi fortis.the strong will be tested there.

¹⁵Dies iræ dies illa,That day is a day of wrath,dies tribulationis et angustiæ,a day of tribulation and anguish,dies calamitatis et miseriæ,a day of calamity and misery,dies tenebrarum et caliginis,a day of darkness and gloom,dies nebulæ et turbinis,a day of clouds and whirlwinds,

¹⁵Dies iræ dies illa,That day is a day of wrath,dies tribulationis et angustiæ,a day of tribulation and anguish,dies calamitatis et miseriæ,a day of calamity and misery,dies tenebrarum et caliginis,a day of darkness and gloom,dies nebulæ et turbinis,a day of clouds and whirlwinds,

¹⁶dies tubæ et clangoris super civitates munitas, et super angulos excelsos.a day of the trumpet and the trumpet blast over fortified cities and over exalted ramparts.

¹⁶dies tubæ et clangoris super civitates munitas, et super angulos excelsos.a day of the trumpet and the trumpet blast over fortified cities and over exalted ramparts.

¹⁷Et tribulabo homines,And I will trouble men,et ambulabunt ut cæci,and they will walk like the blind,quia Domino peccaverunt;because they have sinned against the Lord.et effundetur sanguis eorum sicut humus,And their blood will be poured out like soil,et corpora eorum sicut stercora.and their bodies like manure.

¹⁷Et tribulabo homines,And I will trouble men,et ambulabunt ut cæci,and they will walk like the blind,quia Domino peccaverunt;because they have sinned against the Lord.et effundetur sanguis eorum sicut humus,And their blood will be poured out like soil,et corpora eorum sicut stercora.and their bodies like manure.

¹⁸Sed et argentum eorum et aurum eorum non poterit liberare eos in die iræ Domini:Neither their silver, nor their gold, will be able to free them in the day of the wrath of the Lord.in igne zeli ejus devorabitur omnis terra,All the land will be devoured in the fire of his zeal,quia consummationem cum festinatione faciet cunctis habitantibus terram.for with all speed, he will bring to consummation every inhabitant of the land.

¹⁸Sed et argentum eorum et aurum eorum non poterit liberare eos in die iræ Domini:Neither their silver, nor their gold, will be able to free them in the day of the wrath of the Lord.in igne zeli ejus devorabitur omnis terra,All the land will be devoured in the fire of his zeal,quia consummationem cum festinatione faciet cunctis habitantibus terram.for with all speed, he will bring to consummation every inhabitant of the land.