< Sòm 124 >
1 Se yon chante David pou yo chante lè y'ap moute lavil Jerizalèm. Si Seyè a pa t' kanpe pou nou, ki jan sa ta ye! Se pou pèp Izrayèl la rekonèt sa.
A Song of the going up. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);
2 Wi, si Seyè a pa t' kanpe pou nou, lè moun yo te leve dèyè nou an,
If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men came up against us;
3 yo ta vale nou tou vivan, lè yo te move sou nou an.
They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us:
4 Dlo ta kouvri nou, lavalas ta pase sou nou.
We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul;
5 Wi, lavalas ta pote nou ale.
Yes, the waters of pride would have gone over our soul.
6 Ann fè lwanj Seyè a ki pa kite lènmi nou yo devore nou.
Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth.
7 Nou chape tankou yon ti zwezo ki chape soti nan pèlen chasè. Fil pèlen an kase. Nou chape, n' ale.
Our soul has gone free like a bird out of the net of those who would take her: the net is broken, and we are free.
8 Se Seyè a k'ap pote nou sekou, se li menm ki fè syèl la ak latè a.
Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.