Psalms 37
1 A Psalm of David himself. Do not choose to imitate the malicious; neither should you envy those who work iniquity.
Se yon sòm David. Pa fè kòlè lè ou wè mechan yo! Pa anvye sò moun k'ap fè mal yo!
2 For they will quickly wither away like dry grass, and in like manner to kitchen herbs, they will soon droop.
Talè konsa, y'ap rache yo tankou raje. Yo gen pou yo fennen tankou zèb gazon.
3 Hope in the Lord and do good, and dwell in the land, and so you shall be pastured with its riches.
Mete konfyans ou nan Seyè a, fè sa ki byen! Pran peyi a fè kay ou, viv ak kè poze!
4 Delight in the Lord, and he will grant to you the petitions of your heart.
Si se nan Seyè a ou pran tout plezi ou, l'a ba ou tou sa ou ta renmen.
5 Reveal your way to the Lord, and hope in him, and he will accomplish it.
Renmèt kòz ou nan men Seyè a! Mete konfyans ou nan li, l'a ede ou.
6 And he will bring forth your justice like the light, and your judgment like the midday.
L'a fè jistis ou parèt aklè tankou yon limyè, l'a fè rezon ou parèt aklè tankou gwo solèy midi.
7 Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.
Rete dousman dèvan Seyè a, pran san ou. Tann li fè sa l' gen pou l' fè a. Pa fè kòlè lè ou wè moun gen zafè yo ap mache byen. lè ou wè moun reyalize tout move lide yo gen nan tèt yo.
8 Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious.
Pa fache, pa fè move san. Ou pa bezwen ennève! Sa kapab fè ou fè sa ki mal.
9 For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land.
Moun ki mete konfyans yo nan Seyè a va pran peyi a pou yo. Men, y'ap disparèt mechan yo.
10 Yet still a little while, and the sinner will not be. And you will search his place and find nothing.
Talè konsa, p'ap gen mechan ankò. W'a chache yo, ou p'ap jwenn yo.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth, and they will delight in the multitude of peace.
Men, moun ki soumèt devan Bondye, yo pral resevwa pèyi a pou byen yo, y'a viv ak kè poze nèt ale.
12 The sinner will observe the just, and he will gnash his teeth over him.
Mechan yo ap fè konplo sou moun k'ap mache dwat yo. Y'ap gade yo konsa, yo anvi devore yo.
13 But the Lord will laugh at him: for he knows in advance that his day will come.
Seyè a ap ri mechan an, paske li konnen mechan an pa la pou lontan.
14 The sinners have drawn the sword, they have bent their bow, so as to cast down the poor and the needy, so as to massacre the upright of heart.
Mechan yo rale koulin yo, y'ap pare banza yo, pou yo touye pòv yo ak malere yo, pou ansasinen moun k'ap mache dwat yo.
15 Let their sword enter into their own hearts, and let their bow be broken.
Men, se yo menm menm koulin yo pral rache. Banza yo menm ap kase nan men yo.
16 A little is better to the just than the many riches of sinners.
Pito ou pa gen anpil byen, men ou mache dwat, pase pou ou gen anpil richès nan fè sa ki mal.
17 For the arms of sinners will be crushed, but the Lord confirms the just.
Paske, Bondye ap kraze kouraj mechan yo, men l'ap soutni moun ki mache dwat yo.
18 The Lord knows the days of the immaculate, and their inheritance will be in eternity.
Seyè a konnen jan moun ki fè volonte l' yo ap viv. Eritaj yo la pou tout tan.
19 They will not be confounded in an evil time; and in days of famine, they will be satisfied:
Yo p'ap wont lè bagay gate, y'ap jwenn tou sa yo bezwen lè grangou tonbe sou peyi a.
20 for sinners will perish. Truly, the adversaries of the Lord, soon after they have been honored and exalted, will fade away, in the same way that smoke fades away.
Men mechan yo ap peri. Moun ki pa vle wè Seyè a ap fennen tankou flè savann. Y'ap disparèt tankou lafimen.
21 The sinner will lend and not release, but the just one shows compassion and donates.
Mechan an prete, li pa nan renmèt. Men, moun ki mache dwat yo gen kè sansib, yo fè kado.
22 For those who bless him will inherit the earth, but those who curse him will perish.
Moun Seyè a beni va pran peyi a pou yo. Men, moun ki anba madichon Bondye gen pou disparèt sou tè a.
23 The steps of a man will be directed by the Lord, and he will choose his way.
Seyè a pran men lèzòm, li mete yo nan bon chemen. Li kontan wè yo mache dwat.
24 When he falls, he will not be harmed, because the Lord places his hand under him.
Si yo tonbe, yo p'ap rete atè a. Paske Seyè a ap ba yo men.
25 I have been young, and now I am old; and I have not seen the just forsaken, nor his offspring seeking bread.
Depi mwen timoun jouk mwen vin granmoun, mwen pa janm wè Bondye lage yon moun ki mache dwat, ni mwen pa janm wè pitit pitit li yo ap mande charite.
26 He shows compassion and lends, all day long, and his offspring will be in blessing.
Okontrè, moun ki mache dwat l'a toujou gen kè sansib pou l' bay, pou li prete moun tou. Tout pitit pitit li yo tounen yon benediksyon pou lòt moun.
27 Turn away from evil and do good, and dwell forever and ever.
Pa fè mal, fè sa ki byen. W'a toujou gen yon kote nan peyi a pou ou rete.
28 For the Lord loves judgment, and he will not abandon his saints. They will be kept safe in eternity. The unjust will be punished, and the offspring of the impious will perish.
Paske, Seyè a renmen moun ki mache dwat. Li pa lage moun ki kenbe fèm nan sèvis li. L'ap toujou pwoteje yo. Men, ras mechan yo gen pou disparèt.
29 But the just will inherit the earth, and they will dwell upon it forever and ever.
Moun ki mache dwat gen pou pran peyi a pou yo. Y'ap rete nan peyi a tout tan tout tan.
30 The mouth of the just one will express wisdom, and his tongue will speak judgment.
Moun ki mache dwat devan Bondye bay bon konsèy. Se bon pawòl ase ki soti nan bouch li.
31 The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.
Li kenbe lalwa Bondye a fèm nan kè li, li p'ap janm bite.
32 The sinner considers the just one and seeks to put him to death.
Mechan an ap veye tout vire tounen moun k'ap mache dwat, l'ap chache jan pou l' touye l'.
33 But the Lord will not abandon him into his hands, nor condemn him, when he will be judged.
Men, Seyè a p'ap lage l' nan men mechan an, li p'ap kite yo kondannen l' lè y'ap jije l'.
34 Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way. And he will exalt you, so as to inherit the land that you may seize. When the sinners will have passed away, then you shall see.
Mete konfyans ou nan Seyè a, fè tou sa l' mande ou fè. L'ap ba ou fòs pou ou ka pran peyi a pou ou. Ou gen pou wè mechan yo disparèt sou latè.
35 I have seen the impious over-exalted, and lifted up like the cedars of Lebanon.
Mwen te wè yon mechan ki te fè tout moun pè li, li te kanpe tankou yon gwo pye mapou.
36 And I passed by, and behold, he was not. And I sought him, and his place was not found.
Apre sa, mwen tounen vin pase kote l' te ye a, li pa t' la. Mwen chache l', mwen pa janm wè l' ankò.
37 Keep to innocence, and gaze upon fairness: because there are allotments for the peaceful man.
Gade moun k'ap mache dwat la byen gade. Gade tout vire tounen l'. Moun ki viv byen ak tout moun ap gen pitit ak pitit pitit.
38 But the unjust will be destroyed together: the allotments of the impious will pass away.
Men, moun k'ap fè mal yo, y'ap rete konsa y'ap disparèt. Tout pitit ak pitit pitit yo ap disparèt tou.
39 But the salvation of the just is from the Lord, and he is their protector in time of tribulation.
Se Seyè a k'ap sove moun ki mache dwat yo. L'ap sèvi yo defans lè yo nan tray.
40 And the Lord will help them and free them. And he will rescue them from sinners and save them, because they have hoped in him.
L'ap pote yo sekou, l'ap delivre yo. L'ap wete yo anba men mechan yo, paske se anba zèl li y' al chache pwoteksyon.
