Psalms 49
1 Hear this, all ye peoples. Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
Pou chèf sanba yo. Se yon sòm pitit Kore yo. Nou tout, koute sa byen. Louvri zòrèy nou, nou menm k'ap viv toupatou sou latè,
2 both low and high, rich and poor together.
gran kou piti, rich kou pòv.
3 My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Mwen pral ban nou bon konsèy. Sa ki nan kè m' se bagay ki gen sans.
4 I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
M'ap louvri zòrèy mwen pou m' tande parabòl la. Mwen pral esplike l' ban nou antan m'ap jwe mizik.
5 Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels encompasses me about?
Poukisa pou m' ta pè, lè jou malè a rive, lè moun ki pa vle wè m' yo sènen m' toupatou ak move lide nan tèt yo?
6 Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches,
Moun ki mete konfyans yo nan byen latè, moun k'ap fè grandizè pou richès yo genyen,
7 none can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him
pa gen yonn ladan yo ki ka bay senk kòb pou delivre frè yo, ni ki ka peye Bondye pou l' delivre yo.
8 (for the redemption of their life is costly, and it fails forever),
Yo ta mèt pare pou yo bay anpil lajan pou sove lavi pa yo, sa p'ap janm rive fèt.
9 that he should still live always, that he should not see corruption.
Atò, se pou yo ta viv tout tan san yo pa janm al anba tè?
10 For he shall see it. Wise men die. The fool and the brutish alike perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Men, nou wè moun ki gen bon konprann yo mouri, yo disparèt menm jan ak moun sòt ansanm ak moun egare yo. Yo kite tout richès yo pou lòt moun.
11 Their inward thought is that their houses are forever, their dwelling-places to all generations. They call their lands after their own names.
Se nan simityè yo pral bout, se nan tonm yo pral rete, menm si yo gen gwo bitasyon ki pote non yo.
12 Even a man in splendor does not abide. He is like the beasts that perish.
Yon moun te mèt grannèg kou l' grannèg li gen pou l' mouri. Li tankou zannimo y'ap mennen labatwa.
13 This their way is their folly. Yet after them men approve their sayings. (Selah)
Se konsa y'ap fini, moun ki mete konfyans yo nan pwòp tèt yo. Se sa ki gen pou rive moun k'ap koute pawòl yo tou.
14 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for it. (Sheol h7585)
Tankou yo mete mouton nan pak, se konsa y'ap mete yo kote mò yo ye a. Yo pral tou dwat nan simityè, se lanmò ki pral pran swen yo. Bèl kou yo bèl, y'ap tounen pousyè. Se kote mò yo ye a y'ap rete. (Sheol h7585)
15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
Men, Bondye ap delivre mwen, l'ap wete m' anba pouvwa lanmò. (Sheol h7585)
16 Be not thou afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.
Ou pa bezwen pè lè ou wè yon moun ap vin pi rich, lè ou wè l'ap mete richès pil sou pil lakay li.
17 For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.
Lè l' mouri, li p'ap pote anyen ale avèk li, l'ap kite tout richès li yo dèyè.
18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul (and men praise thee, when thou do well for thyself),
Li te mèt kontan jan l' t'ap viv la, yo te mèt ap fè lwanj li pou jan afè l' ap mache byen,
19 he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.
yon lè, li gen pou l' mouri tankou zansèt li yo ki p'ap janm wè limyè ankò.
20 A man who is in splendor, and understands not, is like the beasts that perish.
Yon moun te mèt grannèg kou l' grannèg, si li pa gen konprann, li tankou zannimo y'ap mennen labatwa.
