Pwovèb 30
1 Men pawòl Agou, pitit Jake, moun peyi Masa. Men deklarasyon nonm lan te fè: Mwen bouke, Bondye! Mwen bouke, Bondye! Mwen pa kapab ankò!
The words of Agur, son of Jakeh, [even] the oracle, —The utterance of the man, for Ithiel, for Ithiel and Ucal.
2 Mwen sòt pase panyen pèsi. Se pa moun mwen ye. Mwen pa gen lespri tankou tout moun.
Surely, more brutish, am, I, than any man, nor doth, the understanding of a son of earth, pertain to me;
3 Mwen pa janm konnen sa ki rele konesans. Mwen pa konprann anyen nan bagay Bondye.
Neither have I learned wisdom, nor, the knowledge of the Holy Ones, can I acquire.
4 Ki moun ki janm moute nan syèl, apre sa ki redesann sou latè? Ki moun ki janm ranmase van yo nan men l'? Ki moun ki janm mare dlo yo nan rad li? Ki moun ki fikse limit tè a? Ki jan li rele? Ki jan pitit li rele? Di m' non, si ou konnen?
Who hath ascended the heavens and then descended? Who hath gathered the wind into his two hands? Who hath wrapped up the waters in a mantle? Who hath set up all the ends of the earth? What is his name and what the name of his son, when thou knowest?
5 Bondye toujou kenbe pawòl li. Li pwoteje tout moun ki mete konfyans yo nan li.
Every saying of God is refined, A shield, is, he, to them who seek refuge in him.
6 Pa fè l' di sa li pa di. Si ou fè sa, l'a fè ou repwòch, l'a fè tout moun wè se mantò ou ye.
Do not add unto his words, lest he convict thee, and thou be found false.
7 Bondye, se de bagay ase mwen mande ou: Tanpri, pa refize m' yo anvan mwen mouri.
Two things, have I asked of thee, withhold them not from me, ere yet I die:
8 Men yo: Pa kite m' bay manti pou m' twonpe moun. Pa fè m' ni rich ni pòv. Ban m' kantite manje mwen bezwen pou m' viv la.
Vanity and falsehood, remove far from me, Neither poverty nor riches, give me, Feed me with the food appointed me:
9 Si mwen gen twòp, m'a vire do ba ou, m'a di mwen pa konnen ki moun ou ye. Si mwen pa gen ase, m'a vòlò, m'a fè yo pase ou nan betiz.
Lest I be full, and deny, and say—Who is Yahweh? or lest I be impoverished and steal, and do violence to the Name of my God.
10 Pa janm pale yon domestik mal devan mèt li. L'a madichonnen ou, l'a fè ou peye bouch ou.
Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he revile thee, and thou be found guilty.
11 Gen yon kalite moun k'ap bay papa yo madichon, ki pa gen konsiderasyon pou manman yo.
A generation! Its father, it revileth, and, its mother, it doth not bless.
12 Gen yon lòt kalite moun ki konprann yo nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye. Men, pi mal pase yo nanpwen.
A generation! Pure in its own eyes, yet, from its filth, hath it not been bathed,
13 Gen yon lòt kalite moun ankò ki mete nan tèt yo yo pa kanmarad pesonn, wa pa kouzen yo.
A generation! How lofty are its eyes, and its eyelashes uplifted.
14 Gen yon lòt kalite moun, se bèt nan bwa yo ye. Pou yo viv, y'ap devore malere yo, y'ap pwofite sou pòv yo.
A generation! Swords, are its teeth, and, knives, its incisors, —to devour the humbled out of the earth, and the needy, from among men.
15 Sansi gen de pitit fi: tou de gen menm non, yo rele: Ban mwen! Ban mwen! Gen twa bagay ki pa janm di ase. Sa m'ap di la a! Gen kat bagay ki pa janm di se kont.
The vampire, hath two daughters, Give! Give! Three, there are will not be satisfied, four, have not said, Enough!
16 Men yo: Se peyi kote mò yo ye a, se fanm ki pa ka fè pitit, se tè a ki pa janm bwè kont dlo li, epi se dife. Bagay sa yo pa janm di ase. (Sheol h7585)
Hades, and barrenness, —A land not satisfied with water, and fire, that saith not, Enough! (Sheol h7585)
17 Yon pitit ki pase papa l' nan betiz, ki pa respekte lòd manman l', chen gen pou devore kadav li nan raje, zwezo nan bwa va manje grenn je li.
The eye that mocketh a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young of the eagle shall eat it.
18 Gen twa bagay mwen pa janm ka konprann. Sa m'ap di la a! Gen kat bagay konsa.
Three, things there are, too difficult for me, yea, four, which I do not understand:
19 Men yo: Se jan malfini plane nan syèl la, se jan koulèv mache sou wòch, se jan bato kouri sou lanmè, se jan gason ak fanm rive fè lamou.
The way of an eagle in the heavens, the way of a serpent on the rock, —the way of a ship in the heart of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid.
20 Men ki jan fanm k'ap twonpe mari yo fè: Lè yo fin fè sa y'ap fè a, yo benyen byen pwòp, epi yo di: Mwen pa fè anyen ki mal.
So, is the way of a woman committing adultery, —she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no iniquity!
21 Gen twa bagay ki fè latè tranble. Sa m'ap di la a! Gen kat bagay moun pa ka sipòte.
Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up:
22 Men yo: Se yon esklav ki rive chèf, se yon moun sòt ki gen tou sa li bezwen,
Under a servant, when he reigneth, and a base man, when he is surfeited with food;
23 se yon fanm ki pa t' janm jwenn moun renmen l' epi ki resi mare yon nòs, se yon sèvant ki pran plas metrès li.
Under a hateful woman, when she is married, and a handmaid when she driveth out her mistress.
24 Gen kat ti bèt sou latè, gen lespri pase yo nanpwen:
Four, things there are, the small of the earth, —yet, they, are wiser than the wise:
25 Se foumi: yo tou fèb, men yo pase tout sezon chalè ap fè pwovizyon mete la.
The ants, a people, not strong, —yet prepare they, in summer, their food;
26 Se chat mawon: yo pa pi fò pase sa. Men, yo fè kay yo nan twou wòch.
The conies, a people of, no power, yet set they, among the crags, their house;
27 Se krikèt vèt: yo pa gen chèf, men yo mache pa bann.
King, is there none, to, the locusts, —yet go forth in swarms, do they all;
28 Se zandolit: ou ka pran yo nan men ou. Men, ou jwenn yo nan palè wa yo.
The lizard, with hands, reneweth its hold, —yet, the same, is in the palaces of the king.
29 Gen twa bagay ki bèl lè y'ap mache. Sa m'ap di la a! Gen kat bagay ki gen bèl demach:
Three, things there are which step along well, ye, four, which excel in going:
30 Se lyon, se li ki pi fò nan tout zannimo, li pa pè yo yonn.
The lion, hero among beasts, which turneth aside from the face of no one;
31 Se bouk kabrit. Se chwal sele bride. Se wa lè y'ap mache devan lame yo.
The greyhound, or the he-goat, —and a king, having a band of soldiers with him.
32 Si ou te sòt jouk pou ou te rive fè grandizè, kalkile sou sa ou fè a: Pe bouch ou!
If thou hast acted basely by lifting thyself up, —if thou hast plotted evil, [put thy] hand to [thy] mouth!
33 Si ou bat lèt, l'ap fè bè. Si ou frape yon moun sou men l', l'ap senyen. Si ou nan pouse dife, ou nan gwo kont.
Surely, the pressing of milk, bringeth forth curd, and, the pressing of the nose, bringeth forth blood, and, the pressing of wrath, bringeth forth strife.
