HAPPY SABBATH IN 100 LANGUAGES!
A Celebration of God’s Holy Day, Unity, and Global Fellowship
Introduction
The Sabbath is one of God’s greatest gifts to humanity — a divine invitation to rest, reconnect, and remember who we belong to. Long before nations existed, before cultures or languages emerged, God blessed and sanctified the seventh day as a symbol of His love (Genesis 2:1–3). The Sabbath wasn’t given to one race, one tribe, or one denomination; it was given to all humanity, for all time.
Across continents and islands, deserts and mountains, cities and villages, God’s people welcome the Sabbath each week with joy. From Africa to Asia, Europe to the Americas, believers pause from the noise of life to enter the peace that God Himself designed. No matter the language, culture, or background, the Sabbath connects us to the same heavenly rest, the same Creator, and the same eternal hope.
The Sabbath is also a sign of unity and fellowship. When we say “Happy Sabbath,” we are not just offering a greeting; we are recognizing each other as part of God’s global family — a people waiting for the soon return of Christ, standing together in faith, love, and obedience. This simple greeting carries a message of identity:
- We share the same Creator.
- We honor the same commandment.
- We rejoice in the same promise.
- We look forward to worshiping together in eternity.
As Isaiah prophesied, one day, “from one Sabbath to another, all flesh shall come to worship before Me” (Isaiah 66:23). Until then, every Sabbath we celebrate on earth becomes a small foretaste of the perfect unity to come.
To reflect this beauty, here is a special collection of 100 ways to say “Happy Sabbath” in the languages of the world — a reminder that the Sabbath message is universal, prophetic, and filled with hope.
Use it for your ministry, social media, YouTube posts, or Sabbath wishes as you spread the light of God’s truth.
HAPPY SABBATH IN 100 LANGUAGES
- English — Happy Sabbath!
- French — Bon Sabbat !
- Kinyarwanda — Sabato Nziza!
- Kirundi — Sabato Nziza!
- Swahili — Sabato Njema!
- Luganda — Ssabbiiti Ennungi!
- Lingala — Saba Wana Malamu!
- Amharic — መልካም ሰንበት!
- Tigrinya — መልእኽቲ ሰንበት!
- Arabic — سبت مبارك!
- Hebrew — שבת שלום!
- Greek — Καλή Σαββατιά!
- Italian — Buon Sabato!
- Spanish — Feliz Sábado!
- Portuguese — Feliz Sábado!
- German — Frohen Sabbat!
- Dutch — Gezegende Sabbat!
- Danish — Glædelig Sabbat!
- Swedish — Glad Sabbat!
- Norwegian — God Sabbat!
- Finnish — Hyvää Sapattia!
- Icelandic — Gleðilegan Hvíldardag!
- Romanian — Sabat Fericit!
- Hungarian — Boldog Szombatot!
- Polish — Szczęśliwej Soboty!
- Czech — Šťastnou Sobotu!
- Slovak — Šťastnú Sobotu!
- Russian — Счастливой субботы!
- Ukrainian — Щасливої суботи!
- Belarusian — Шчаслівай суботы!
- Serbian — Срећна субота!
- Croatian — Sretan Subot!
- Bosnian — Sretan Subot!
- Slovene — Veselo Soboto!
- Albanian — Sabat të Lumtur!
- Turkish — Mutlu Sebt!
- Persian — سبت مبارک!
- Hindi — शुभ सब्बाथ!
- Urdu — مبارک سبت!
- Bengali — শুভ সবথ!
- Punjabi — ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਸੱਬਤ!
- Gujarati — શુભ સબ્બાથ!
- Marathi — शुभ सब्बाथ!
- Tamil — இனிய சப்தம்!
- Telugu — శుభ శబ్భాత్!
- Kannada — ಶುಭ ಶಬ್ಬತ್!
- Malayalam — സന്തോഷകരമായ ശബ്ബത്ത്!
- Sinhala — සුභ සබත් දිනයක්!
- Nepali — शुभ सब्बाथ!
- Thai — แฮปปี้สะบาโธ!
- Lao — ສະບາໂທທີ່ມີຄວາມສຸກ!
- Khmer — សប្បាយថ្ងៃសប្បាត!
- Vietnamese — Chúc Sa-bát Vui Vẻ!
- Indonesian — Selamat Sabat!
- Malay — Selamat Sabat!
- Filipino — Maligayang Sabado!
- Samoan — Manuia le Sapati!
- Tongan — Sapate Fiefia!
- Fijian — Siga ni Vakacecegu Vinaka!
- Māori — Hararei Wikini Pai!
- Hawaiian — Saba Hauʻoli!
- Mandarin — 安息日快乐!
- Cantonese — 安息日快樂!
- Japanese — 安息日おめでとう!
- Korean — 행복한 안식일!
- Mongolian — Амар амгалан амралтын өдөр!
- Tibetan — དགོངས་ཐུགས་བཅས་ས་བཅད!
- Armenian — Շնորհավոր Շաբաթ!
- Georgian — Გილოცავთ შაბათს!
- Kurdish — Şemiyê Bi Xêr!
- Somali — Sabbad Wacan!
- Oromo — Sabbata Gaarii!
- Igbo — Sabbath Oma!
- Yoruba — Sábátì Ayò!
- Hausa — Barka da Asabar!
- Zulu — Sabatha Enjabulo!
- Xhosa — Sabatha Eyonwabileyo!
- Shona — Mufaro weSabata!
- Ndebele — UJabulo weSabatha!
- Kinyamulenge — Sabato Nziza!
- Chichewa — Sabata Yabwino!
- Bemba — Sabbata Wesu Uwawama!
- Tswana — Sabata E Itumela!
- Sesotho — Sabatha E Monate!
- Setswana — Sabata E Itumela!
- Afrikaans — Geseënde Sabbat!
- Basque — Zorioneko Sabatua!
- Catalan — Feliç Sàbat!
- Galician — Feliz Sábado!
- Irish — Sáibídh Shona!
- Scots Gaelic — Sàbaid Shona!
- Welsh — Saboth Llawen!
- Maltese — Sibt it-Tajjeb!
- Esperanto — Feliĉan Sabaton!
- Latin — Sabbatum Felix!
- Haitian Creole — Bon Saba!
- Jamaican Patois — Happy Sabba!
- Malagasy — Sabata Sambatra!
- Mapudungun — Küme Sabadu!
- Cherokee — ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᏒᏆᏘ!
Wherever you are in the world, and whatever language you speak…
May your Sabbath be filled with peace, joy, and the presence of the Creator.
Happy Sabbath from Umucyo w’Isabato — The Light of the Sabbath for All Nations.