Psalms 18
1 For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said, I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
Pou chèf sanba yo. Se chante sa a David, sèvitè Seyè a, te chante pou Bondye lè Bondye te delivre l' anba Sayil ansanm ak tout lòt lènmi l' yo. Ala renmen mwen renmen ou, Seyè! Se ou menm ki tout fòs mwen.
2 Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
Se ou menm ki twou wòch kote m' kache a. Se ou menm ki sèvi m' ranpa. Se ou menm ki delivre m'. Ou se Bondye mwen, se ou menm ki pwoteje m'. Se nan ou mwen mete tout konfyans mwen. Se ou ki tout defans mwen. Se fòs ou k'ap sove m'. Se anba zèl ou mwen jwenn kote pou m' kache.
3 I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies.
Mwen rele Seyè a: Li delivre m' anba lènmi m' yo. Lwanj pou Seyè a!
4 The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
Lanmò te fin vlope m'. Mwen te pè lè m' wè tout malè sa yo tonbe sou mwen.
Privye lanmò te tonbe sou mwen yon sèl kou. Kote m' vire, mwen wè lanmò devan m'. (Sheol h7585)
6 In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.
Nan mizè mwen te ye a, mwen rele nan pye Seyè a. Mwen mande Bondye m' lan sekou. Kote l' chita lakay li a, li tande vwa mwen, rèl mwen rive jouk nan zòrèy li.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
Lè sa a, latè pran tranble, li souke. Mòn yo pran tranble jouk nan rasin yo. Yon sèl frison pran yo, paske Bondye te ankòlè!
8 Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
Lafimen t'ap soti nan twou nen li. Yon gwo flanm dife ak moso chabon tou limen t'ap soti nan bouch li.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
Li bese syèl la, li desann avè yon gwo nwaj nwa anba pye li.
10 He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.
Li moute sou do yon zanj cheriben, li t'ap vole. Yon kouran van t'ap pouse l' ale.
11 He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Li te kache kò l' nan fènwa. Yon gwo nwaj pwès, plen dlo, te vlope l' toupatou.
12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.
Anpil lagrèl ak anpil chabon dife t'ap soti nan gwo limyè ki t'ap klere devan l' lan.
13 Yahweh also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: hailstones and coals of fire.
Seyè a pran gwonde nan syèl la. Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la fè tout moun tande vwa li.
14 He sent out his arrows, and scattered them. He routed them with great lightning bolts.
Li voye flèch li yo, li gaye tout lènmi m' yo. Li fè yo tout kouri ak kout zèklè.
15 Then the channels of waters appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.
Lè ou ankòlè, Seyè, van yo soti ak fòs nan twou nen ou. Lè konsa moun wè fon lanmè a, fondasyon tè a parèt aklè.
16 He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.
Seyè a rete nan syèl la, li lonje men l', li pran m'. Li rale m' soti nan gwo dlo yo kote m' te ye a.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
Li delivre m' anba gwo lènmi m' yo, anba tout moun sa yo ki te rayi m' epi ki te pi fò pase m'.
18 They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support.
Lè m' te nan tray, yo pwofite atake m'. Men, Seyè a te soutni m'.
19 He brought me out also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Li wete m' nan move pa a. Li delivre m' paske li renmen mwen.
20 Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands, he has recompensed me.
Seyè a ban m' rekonpans mwen, paske li wè m' mache dwat devan li. Li ban m' benediksyon, paske li wè mwen inonsan.
21 For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Mwen te obeyi lalwa Seyè a, mwen pa vire do bay Bondye m' lan pou m' fè sa ki mal.
22 For all his ordinances were before me. I didn’t put away his statutes from me.
Mwen fè tou sa ki nan lalwa li, mwen pa janm dezobeyi kòmandman li yo.
23 I was also blameless with him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
Li konnen mwen pa antò. Mwen kenbe kò m' pou m' pa fè sa ki mal.
24 Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
Se konsa li ban m' rekonpans mwen, paske mwen mache dwat devan li, paske li wè mwen inonsan.
25 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man, you will show yourself perfect.
Ou menm, Seyè, ou kenbe pawòl ou ak moun ki kenbe pawòl yo. Ou bon ak moun ki bon.
26 With the pure, you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
Ou pa fè ipokrit ak moun ki pa fè ipokrit avè ou, men ou malen ak moun ki malen.
27 For you will save the afflicted people, but the arrogant eyes you will bring down.
Ou delivre moun ki soumèt devan ou, men ou desann moun ki konprann yo pa kanmarad pesonn.
28 For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness.
Seyè, ou se limyè mwen, ou se Bondye mwen. Se ou ki wete m' nan fènwa kote m' te ye a.
29 For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
Avè ou, mwen fonse sou bann lènmi m' yo ki ame jouk nan dan. Avèk ou, mwen eskalade miray ki sèvi yo defans.
30 As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
Bondye oo! Tou sa ou fè bon nèt ale. Ou toujou kenbe pawòl ou. Ou pwoteje tout moun ki chache pwoteksyon anba zèl ou.
31 For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God,
Ki moun ki Bondye si se pa Seyè a? Ki moun ki pran defans nou si se pa Bondye nou an?
32 the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?
Se Bondye ki ban m' fòs, li fè m' mennen yon vi san repwòch.
33 He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and sets me on my high places.
Li asire pye m' tankou pye kabrit. Li fè m' mache sou mòn yo, san m' pa tonbe.
34 He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
Li moutre m' jan pou m' goumen. Li ban m' fòs pou m' sèvi ak pi gwo banza ki genyen.
35 You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great.
Se ou menm, Seyè, ki pwoteje m'. Se ou ki delivre m'. Si m' kapab leve kanpe, se paske ou renmen m'. Pouvwa ou pa kite m' tonbe.
36 You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped.
Ou pa kite yo bare wout mwen. Mwen pa janm pèdi pye.
37 I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. I won’t turn away until they are consumed.
Mwen kouri dèyè lènmi m' yo, mwen jwenn yo. Mwen pa tounen jouk tan mwen pa fin kraze yo nèt.
38 I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet.
Mwen jete yo atè, yo pa ka leve. Yo tonbe, mwen mete pye m' sou kou yo.
39 For you have armed me with strength to the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
Ou ban m' kont fòs pou batay la. Ou fè lènmi m' yo mande m' padon.
40 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
Ou fè lènmi m' yo kouri devan m'. Mwen disparèt tout moun ki rayi m' yo.
41 They cried, but there was no one to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.
Y'ap rele, y'ap mande sekou. Men, pa gen moun ki ka delivre yo! Y'ap rele Seyè a, men li pa reponn yo.
42 Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. I cast them out as the mire of the streets.
Mwen kraze yo, yo tout tounen pousyè van pote yo ale. Mwen mache sou yo tankou sou labou nan lari.
43 You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. You have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Ou delivre m' anba pèp rebèl sa a. Ou mete m' chèf pou m' gouvènen sou tout nasyon yo. Pèp mwen pa t' janm konnen, se yo menm k'ap sèvi m'.
44 As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.
Moun lòt peyi yo ap flate m'. Kou yo tande vwa m', yo obeyi:
45 The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their strongholds.
Yo pèdi tout kouraj yo. Yo soti kote yo te kache a, y'ap tranble kou fèy bwa.
46 Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation,
Viv Seyè a! Lwanj pou moun ki pran defans mwen an! Se Bondye ki delivre mwen! Ann fè konnen jan li gen pouvwa!
47 even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.
Se Bondye ki pran revanj mwen. Se li ki mete pèp yo anba pye mwen.
48 He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
Li sove m' anba lènmi m' yo. Li wete m' anba men moun ki t'ap konbat mwen yo. Ou delivre m' anba ansasen yo.
49 Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
Se poutèt sa, Seyè, m'a fè moun lòt nasyon yo konnen ki moun ou ye. M'a chante pou fè lwanj ou.
50 He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.
Bondye delivre wa li a anpil fwa. Li moutre jan li pa janm sispann renmen David, moun li te chwazi a, ansanm ak pitit pitit li yo pou tout tan.
