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!
Words of a Gatherer, son of an obedient one, the declaration, an affirmation of the man: — I have wearied myself [for] God, I have wearied myself [for] God, and am consumed.
2 Mwen sòt pase panyen pèsi. Se pa moun mwen ye. Mwen pa gen lespri tankou tout moun.
For I am more brutish than any one, And have not the understanding of a man.
3 Mwen pa janm konnen sa ki rele konesans. Mwen pa konprann anyen nan bagay Bondye.
Nor have I learned wisdom, Yet the knowledge of Holy Ones I know.
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 went up to heaven, and cometh down? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound waters in a garment? Who established all ends of the earth? What [is] His name? and what His son's name? Surely thou knowest!
5 Bondye toujou kenbe pawòl li. Li pwoteje tout moun ki mete konfyans yo nan li.
Every saying of God [is] tried, A shield He [is] to those trusting 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.
Add not to His words, lest He reason with thee, And thou hast been found false.
7 Bondye, se de bagay ase mwen mande ou: Tanpri, pa refize m' yo anvan mwen mouri.
Two things I have asked from Thee, Withhold not from me before 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 a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,
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 become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who [is] Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of 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.
Accuse not a servant unto his lord, Lest he disesteem 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 [is], that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother 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 their own eyes, But from their own filth not washed.
13 Gen yon lòt kalite moun ankò ki mete nan tèt yo yo pa kanmarad pesonn, wa pa kouzen yo.
A generation — how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.
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] their teeth, And knives — their jaw-teeth, To consume the poor from 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.
To the leech [are] two daughters, 'Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said 'Sufficiency;'
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)
Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth — it [is] not satisfied [with] water, And fire — it hath not said, 'Sufficiency,' (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.
An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.
18 Gen twa bagay mwen pa janm ka konprann. Sa m'ap di la a! Gen kat bagay konsa.
Three things have been too wonderful for me, Yea, four that I have not known:
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 the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth.
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 — the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, 'I have not done iniquity.'
21 Gen twa bagay ki fè latè tranble. Sa m'ap di la a! Gen kat bagay moun pa ka sipòte.
For three things hath earth been troubled, And for four — it is not able to bear:
22 Men yo: Se yon esklav ki rive chèf, se yon moun sòt ki gen tou sa li bezwen,
For a servant when he reigneth, And a fool when he is satisfied with bread,
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.
For a hated one when she ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress.
24 Gen kat ti bèt sou latè, gen lespri pase yo nanpwen:
Four [are] little ones of earth, And they are made wiser than the wise:
25 Se foumi: yo tou fèb, men yo pase tout sezon chalè ap fè pwovizyon mete la.
The ants [are] a people not strong, And they prepare in summer their food,
26 Se chat mawon: yo pa pi fò pase sa. Men, yo fè kay yo nan twou wòch.
Conies [are] a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house,
27 Se krikèt vèt: yo pa gen chèf, men yo mache pa bann.
A king there is not to the locust, And it goeth out — each one shouting,
28 Se zandolit: ou ka pran yo nan men ou. Men, ou jwenn yo nan palè wa yo.
A spider with two hands taketh hold, And is in the palaces of a 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 there are going well, Yea, four are good in going:
30 Se lyon, se li ki pi fò nan tout zannimo, li pa pè yo yonn.
An old lion — mighty among beasts, That turneth not back from the face of any,
31 Se bouk kabrit. Se chwal sele bride. Se wa lè y'ap mache devan lame yo.
A girt one of the loins, or a he-goat, And a king — no rising up 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 been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil — hand to 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.
For the churning of milk bringeth out butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth out blood, And the forcing of anger bringeth out strife!
