Psalms 49
1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all 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 alike.
gran kou piti, rich kou pòv.
3 My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring 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 express my riddle with 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 times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
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 They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
Moun ki mete konfyans yo nan byen latè, moun k'ap fè grandizè pou richès yo genyen,
7 No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
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 his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
Yo ta mèt pare pou yo bay anpil lajan pou sove lavi pa yo, sa p'ap janm rive fèt.
9 that he should live on forever and not see decay.
Atò, se pou yo ta viv tout tan san yo pa janm al anba tè?
10 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both 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 graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.
Se nan simityè yo pral bout, se nan tonm yo pral rete, menm si yo gen gwo bitasyon ki pote non yo.
12 But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; 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 is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings.
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 Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode. (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)
Men, Bondye ap delivre mwen, l'ap wete m' anba pouvwa lanmò. (Sheol h7585)
16 Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
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 will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
Lè l' mouri, li p'ap pote anyen ale avèk li, l'ap kite tout richès li yo dèyè.
18 Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—
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 will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
yon lè, li gen pou l' mouri tankou zansèt li yo ki p'ap janm wè limyè ankò.
20 A man who has riches without understanding 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.
