Jòb 14
1 Nou menm moun, se nan vant fanm nou soti. Lavi nou kout, men li pa manke traka!
Man, born of woman! Of few days, and full of trouble!
2 Nou parèt tankou yon flè. Epi lamenm nou fennen. Nou disparèt tankou yon nwaj k'ap pase.
As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.
3 Epi, Bondye, se sa w'ap louvri je ou gade. Se sa w'ap fè kanpe devan ou pou jije l'?
Also — on this Thou hast opened Thine eyes, And dost bring me into judgment with Thee.
4 Ki moun ki ka fè dlo pwòp soti nan yon sous sal? Pesonn moun.
Who giveth a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
5 Tan chak moun gen pou l' viv la fikse deja depi lontan. Kantite mwa li gen pou l' viv la, se nan men ou sa rete. Anyen pa ka chanje.
If determined are his days, The number of his months [are] with Thee, His limit Thou hast made, And he passeth not over;
6 Tanpri, wete je ou sou mwen. Kite m' pran yon ti souf. Tankou moun ki fin pase yon jounen ap travay di, kite m' pran yon ti kanpo.
Look away from off him that he may cease, Till he enjoy as an hireling his day.
7 Toujou gen yon ti espwa pou yon pyebwa. Yo te mèt koupe l', l'ap toujou pouse ankò, li p'ap mouri.
For there is of a tree hope, if it be cut down, That again it doth change, That its tender branch doth not cease.
8 Rasin li yo te mèt fin vye nan tè a, bout chouk la te mèt fin chèch,
If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,
9 depi li jwenn dlo, l'ap boujonnen, l'ap pouse kreyòl.
From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.
10 Men moun, depi yo mouri, yo tounen kadav. Lè yo kase kòd, ou pa wè kote yo fè.
And a man dieth, and becometh weak, And man expireth, and where [is] he?
11 Letan ka cheche, larivyè ka sispann koule.
Waters have gone away from a sea, And a river becometh waste and dry.
12 Men, kote yon moun mouri kouche a, pa gen leve pou li ankò. Poul va fè dan anvan y'a leve vivan ankò, anvan y'a leve soti nan dòmi yo a.
And man hath lain down, and riseth not, Till the wearing out of the heavens they awake not, Nor are roused from their sleep.
13 Si sèlman ou ta vle kache m' nan peyi kote mò yo ye a? Si ou te ka kite m' la jouk kòlè ou la fin pase? Apre sa, ou ta fikse yon dat pou chonje m' ankò. (Sheol h7585)
O that in Sheol Thou wouldest conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me. (Sheol h7585)
14 Men, sa m'ap di la a? Eske moun mouri ka leve? Sa pa fè anyen. Mwen ta tann move tan sa a fin pase, jouk sa ta bon pou mwen ankò.
If a man dieth — doth he revive? All days of my warfare I wait, till my change come.
15 Lè sa a, ou ta rele m', mwen ta reponn ou. Ou ta kontan wè sa ou te fè ak men ou lan.
Thou dost call, and I — I answer Thee; To the work of Thy hands Thou hast desire.
16 Lè sa a, ou ta gade jan m'ap mache a, men, ou pa ta chonje sa m' te konn fè ki mal.
But now, my steps Thou numberest, Thou dost not watch over my sin.
17 Ou ta padonnen m' peche m' yo, ou ta mare yo tout fè yon pakèt voye jete.
Sealed up in a bag [is] my transgression, And Thou sewest up mine iniquity.
18 Rive yon lè se pou mòn yo anfale, se pou wòch yo woule desann.
And yet, a falling mountain wasteth away, And a rock is removed from its place.
19 Rive yon lè dlo ap fin manje wòch yo, lapli ap fin bwote tout tè a desann. Konsa tou, rive yon lè ou wete tout espwa nan kè moun.
Stones have waters worn away, Their outpourings wash away the dust of earth, And the hope of man Thou hast destroyed.
20 Ou kraze yo nèt anba men ou, epi yo mouri. Ou fè moun pa ka rekonèt yo, epi ou voye yo ale.
Thou prevailest [over] him for ever, and he goeth, He is changing his countenance, And Thou sendest him away.
21 Moun fè lwanj pitit mò yo, men mò yo menm yo pa konn anyen. Moun pase yo nan betiz, men yo menm, sa pa di yo anyen.
Honoured are his sons, and he knoweth not; And they are little, and he attendeth not to them.
22 Yon sèl soufrans yo santi se sa k'ap manje yo nan tout kò yo a. Se pou tèt pa yo ase y'ap plenyen!
Only — his flesh for him is pained, And his soul for him doth mourn.'
