Sòm 18
1 Pou chèf sanba yo. Se chante sa a David, sèvitè Seyè a, te chante pou Bondye lè Bondye te delivre l' anba Sayil ansanm ak tout lòt lènmi l' yo. Ala renmen mwen renmen ou, Seyè! Se ou menm ki tout fòs mwen.
I WILL love thee, O Lord, my strength.
2 Se ou menm ki twou wòch kote m' kache a. Se ou menm ki sèvi m' ranpa. Se ou menm ki delivre m'. Ou se Bondye mwen, se ou menm ki pwoteje m'. Se nan ou mwen mete tout konfyans mwen. Se ou ki tout defans mwen. Se fòs ou k'ap sove m'. Se anba zèl ou mwen jwenn kote pou m' kache.
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
3 Mwen rele Seyè a: Li delivre m' anba lènmi m' yo. Lwanj pou Seyè a!
I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4 Lanmò te fin vlope m'. Mwen te pè lè m' wè tout malè sa yo tonbe sou mwen.
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. (Sheol h7585)
6 Nan mizè mwen te ye a, mwen rele nan pye Seyè a. Mwen mande Bondye m' lan sekou. Kote l' chita lakay li a, li tande vwa mwen, rèl mwen rive jouk nan zòrèy li.
In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
7 Lè sa a, latè pran tranble, li souke. Mòn yo pran tranble jouk nan rasin yo. Yon sèl frison pran yo, paske Bondye te ankòlè!
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
8 Lafimen t'ap soti nan twou nen li. Yon gwo flanm dife ak moso chabon tou limen t'ap soti nan bouch li.
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
9 Li bese syèl la, li desann avè yon gwo nwaj nwa anba pye li.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
10 Li moute sou do yon zanj cheriben, li t'ap vole. Yon kouran van t'ap pouse l' ale.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11 Li te kache kò l' nan fènwa. Yon gwo nwaj pwès, plen dlo, te vlope l' toupatou.
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
12 Anpil lagrèl ak anpil chabon dife t'ap soti nan gwo limyè ki t'ap klere devan l' lan.
At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
13 Seyè a pran gwonde nan syèl la. Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la fè tout moun tande vwa li.
The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.
14 Li voye flèch li yo, li gaye tout lènmi m' yo. Li fè yo tout kouri ak kout zèklè.
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
15 Lè ou ankòlè, Seyè, van yo soti ak fòs nan twou nen ou. Lè konsa moun wè fon lanmè a, fondasyon tè a parèt aklè.
Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
16 Seyè a rete nan syèl la, li lonje men l', li pran m'. Li rale m' soti nan gwo dlo yo kote m' te ye a.
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
17 Li delivre m' anba gwo lènmi m' yo, anba tout moun sa yo ki te rayi m' epi ki te pi fò pase m'.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
18 Lè m' te nan tray, yo pwofite atake m'. Men, Seyè a te soutni m'.
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.
19 Li wete m' nan move pa a. Li delivre m' paske li renmen mwen.
He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20 Seyè a ban m' rekonpans mwen, paske li wè m' mache dwat devan li. Li ban m' benediksyon, paske li wè mwen inonsan.
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
21 Mwen te obeyi lalwa Seyè a, mwen pa vire do bay Bondye m' lan pou m' fè sa ki mal.
For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 Mwen fè tou sa ki nan lalwa li, mwen pa janm dezobeyi kòmandman li yo.
For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
23 Li konnen mwen pa antò. Mwen kenbe kò m' pou m' pa fè sa ki mal.
I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
24 Se konsa li ban m' rekonpans mwen, paske mwen mache dwat devan li, paske li wè mwen inonsan.
Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
25 Ou menm, Seyè, ou kenbe pawòl ou ak moun ki kenbe pawòl yo. Ou bon ak moun ki bon.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
26 Ou pa fè ipokrit ak moun ki pa fè ipokrit avè ou, men ou malen ak moun ki malen.
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
27 Ou delivre moun ki soumèt devan ou, men ou desann moun ki konprann yo pa kanmarad pesonn.
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
28 Seyè, ou se limyè mwen, ou se Bondye mwen. Se ou ki wete m' nan fènwa kote m' te ye a.
For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 Avè ou, mwen fonse sou bann lènmi m' yo ki ame jouk nan dan. Avèk ou, mwen eskalade miray ki sèvi yo defans.
For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
30 Bondye oo! Tou sa ou fè bon nèt ale. Ou toujou kenbe pawòl ou. Ou pwoteje tout moun ki chache pwoteksyon anba zèl ou.
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
31 Ki moun ki Bondye si se pa Seyè a? Ki moun ki pran defans nou si se pa Bondye nou an?
For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?
32 Se Bondye ki ban m' fòs, li fè m' mennen yon vi san repwòch.
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
33 Li asire pye m' tankou pye kabrit. Li fè m' mache sou mòn yo, san m' pa tonbe.
He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
34 Li moutre m' jan pou m' goumen. Li ban m' fòs pou m' sèvi ak pi gwo banza ki genyen.
He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
35 Se ou menm, Seyè, ki pwoteje m'. Se ou ki delivre m'. Si m' kapab leve kanpe, se paske ou renmen m'. Pouvwa ou pa kite m' tonbe.
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
36 Ou pa kite yo bare wout mwen. Mwen pa janm pèdi pye.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
37 Mwen kouri dèyè lènmi m' yo, mwen jwenn yo. Mwen pa tounen jouk tan mwen pa fin kraze yo nèt.
I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
38 Mwen jete yo atè, yo pa ka leve. Yo tonbe, mwen mete pye m' sou kou yo.
I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
39 Ou ban m' kont fòs pou batay la. Ou fè lènmi m' yo mande m' padon.
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
40 Ou fè lènmi m' yo kouri devan m'. Mwen disparèt tout moun ki rayi m' yo.
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
41 Y'ap rele, y'ap mande sekou. Men, pa gen moun ki ka delivre yo! Y'ap rele Seyè a, men li pa reponn yo.
They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.
42 Mwen kraze yo, yo tout tounen pousyè van pote yo ale. Mwen mache sou yo tankou sou labou nan lari.
Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
43 Ou delivre m' anba pèp rebèl sa a. Ou mete m' chèf pou m' gouvènen sou tout nasyon yo. Pèp mwen pa t' janm konnen, se yo menm k'ap sèvi m'.
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
44 Moun lòt peyi yo ap flate m'. Kou yo tande vwa m', yo obeyi:
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
45 Yo pèdi tout kouraj yo. Yo soti kote yo te kache a, y'ap tranble kou fèy bwa.
The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
46 Viv Seyè a! Lwanj pou moun ki pran defans mwen an! Se Bondye ki delivre mwen! Ann fè konnen jan li gen pouvwa!
The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
47 Se Bondye ki pran revanj mwen. Se li ki mete pèp yo anba pye mwen.
It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
48 Li sove m' anba lènmi m' yo. Li wete m' anba men moun ki t'ap konbat mwen yo. Ou delivre m' anba ansasen yo.
He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
49 Se poutèt sa, Seyè, m'a fè moun lòt nasyon yo konnen ki moun ou ye. M'a chante pou fè lwanj ou.
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
50 Bondye delivre wa li a anpil fwa. Li moutre jan li pa janm sispann renmen David, moun li te chwazi a, ansanm ak pitit pitit li yo pou tout tan.
Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
