Sòm 10
1 Poukisa ou rete lwen konsa, Seyè? Poukisa ou kache kò ou konsa lè nou nan ka?
Why do you stand far off, Jehovah? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2 Mechan an ap gonfle lestonmak li, l'ap pèsekite malere yo. Se pou pye l' pran nan pèlen limenm li tann lan.
In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
3 Mechan an ap vante tèt li pou move lanvi li gen nan kè l'. Lanbisyon fè l' pale mal, li vire do bay Bondye.
For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings, and he blesses the greedy, scorning Jehovah.
4 Mechan an tèlman gen lògèy, l'ap plede di: -Bondye p'ap pini m'. Pa gen Bondye. Se sa ase mechan an mete nan tèt li.
The wicked in his proud countenance does not seek. All his thoughts are "There is no God."
5 Tou sa li fè toujou mache byen. Li pa konprann jijman Bondye yo. L'ap meprize lènmi l' yo.
His ways are firm at all times. Your judgments are turned aside. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
6 L'ap di nan kè l': Anyen pa ka brannen m'. Mwen p'ap janm nan pwoblèm.
He says in his heart, "I shall not be shaken. From generation to generation I shall not experience calamity."
7 Tout pawòl li se madichon, se manti, se twonpe moun. Li cho konsa pou l' pale moun mal, pou l' di gwo mo.
His mouth is full of cursing and bitterness and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
8 Li kache kò l' nan ti bouk yo, l'ap pare tann inonsan yo pou l' touye yo an kachèt. L'ap veye moun ki san defans.
He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.
9 Li anbiske kò l' tankou yon lyon nan kachèt li. Li kouche, l'ap tann malere yo. Li pran yo nan pèlen li, li trennen yo pote ale.
He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.
10 Li bese, li kwoupi kò l', malere yo tonbe nan men l'.
The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.
11 Mechan an di nan kè l': -Bondye p'ap okipe bagay konsa. Li fèmen je l', li p'ap janm wè m'.
He says in his heart, "God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it."
12 Leve non, Seyè! vin sove mwen! Bondye, pa bliye moun y'ap peze yo!
Arise, Jehovah. God, lift up your hand. Do not forget the helpless.
13 Ki jan mechan an fè ap meprize Bondye jouk pou li di nan kè l': Li p'ap pini mwen?
Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, "You will not seek (an accounting)."
14 Men, ou make tout bagay. Ou konnen soufrans ak lapenn lèzòm. Ou toujou pare pou ede yo. Moun ki san defans yo, se nan men ou yo lage kòz yo, paske ou toujou ede moun ki san papa.
But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.
15 Kraze pouvwa mechan yo, pouvwa moun k'ap fè mal yo. Fè yo rann kont pou sa yo fè, jouk yo disparèt nèt devan je ou.
Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.
16 Seyè a, se wa li ye depi tout tan ak pou tout tan. Moun lòt nasyon yo gen pou disparèt nan peyi li a.
Jehovah is King forever and ever. The nations have perished from his land.
17 Seyè, w'a koute moun ki soumèt devan ou lè y'ap lapriyè. W'a ba yo kouraj.
Jehovah, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
18 W'a tande rèl moun y'ap peze yo, rèl timoun ki san papa yo. W'a fè yo jistis. Konsa, lèzòm ki fèt ak pousyè tè p'ap kapab fè moun pè ankò.
to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more.
