Sòm 35
1 Se yon sòm David. Seyè, atake moun ki pa vle wè m' yo, goumen ak moun k'ap fè m' lagè yo.
By David. Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.
2 Pran zam ou sèvi pou pare kou a, leve non, vin pote m' sekou.
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.
3 Pran fwenn ou, pran rach ou. Atake moun k'ap pousib mwen yo. Fè m' konnen se ou menm k'ap delivre m'.
Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, “I am your salvation.”
4 Se pou moun k'ap chache touye m' yo sezi, se pou yo wont. Se pou moun k'ap fè konplo sou mwen yo rale kò yo dèyè. Se pou yo pa ka leve tèt yo.
Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.
5 Se pou yo tankou pay van ap pote ale, lè zanj Bondye a ap kouri dèyè yo.
Let them be as chaff before the wind, the LORD’s angel driving them on.
6 Se pou fènwa bare wout yo, pou chemen an glise anba pye yo, lè zanj Bondye a ap talonnen yo.
Let their way be dark and slippery, the LORD’s angel pursuing them.
7 San m' pa fè yo anyen, y'ap tann pèlen pou mwen. San m' pa fè yo anyen, y'ap fouye yon twou byen fon pou m' ka tonbe ladan l'.
For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
8 Men, y'ap rete konsa, malè ap tonbe sou yo, y'ap pran nan pèlen yo te tann lan, y'ap tonbe nan twou yo te fouye a.
Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.
9 Se konsa Seyè a pral fè kè m' kontan, m'ap kontan anpil, paske li delivre mwen.
My soul shall be joyful in the LORD. It shall rejoice in his salvation.
10 M'a di ak tout kè mwen: -Seyè, pa gen tankou ou! Ou delivre fèb yo anba moun ki gen fòs pase yo. Ou delivre pòv yo ak malere yo anba moun k'ap piye yo.
All my bones shall say, “LORD, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”
11 Gen moun k'ap kanpe bay manti sou mwen. Yo di mwen fè yon pakèt bagay mwen pa janm konnen mwen fè.
Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.
12 Moun mwen fè byen se yo k'ap fè m' mal. Mwen fin dekouraje.
They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.
13 Lè yo te malad, mwen te pran gwo lapenn pou yo, mwen rete san manje. Mwen bese tèt mwen pou mwen lapriyè pou yo,
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.
14 menm jan mwen ta lapriyè pou yon zanmi osinon pou yon frè. M'ap mache do ba ak gwo lapenn nan kè m', tankou yon moun ki pèdi manman l'.
I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.
15 Men, lè mwen menm mwen nan tray, yo tout yo kontan, yo mete tèt yo ansanm. Y'ap fè pil dèyè do m' pou bay manti sou mwen. Y'ap kale do m' san pran souf.
But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it. They tore at me, and didn’t cease.
16 Yo atake m', yo pase m' nan betiz. Y'ap gade m', y'ap griyen dan sou mwen.
Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me.
17 Seyè, pou konbe tan ankò w'a penmèt sa? Pwoteje m' non anba bèt sovaj sa yo. Sove m' anba lyon sa yo.
Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.
18 M'a di ou mèsi nan mitan tout moun lè yo reyini, m'a fè lwanj ou devan yon gwo foul moun.
I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people.
19 Pa kite lènmi m' yo, bann mantò sa yo, fè fèt sou tèt mwen. Pa kite moun sa yo ki rayi m' san m' pa fè yo anyen an fè siy sou mwen.
Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.
20 Yo pale tankou moun k'ap chache kont. Y'ap kalkile tout kalite manti pou yo fè sou moun ki pa nan kont ak pesonn nan peyi a.
For they don’t speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
21 Yo louvri bouch yo byen laj pou bay manti sou mwen. Y'ap di: -Wi! Nou te wè ou!
Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!”
22 Men ou menm, Seyè, ou wè tout bagay. Pa rete san ou pa di anyen nan sa, Seyè! Pa rete lwen m' konsa.
You have seen it, LORD. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me.
23 Leve non, Seyè, vin pran defans mwen! Leve non, Bondye mwen, vin plede kòz mwen!
Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!
24 Ou pa nan patipri, Seyè. Fè m' jistis. Pa kite lènmi m' yo fè fèt sou tèt mwen.
Vindicate me, LORD my God, according to your righteousness. Don’t let them gloat over me.
25 Pa kite yo di nan kè yo: -Wi! se sa menm nou te vle rive li! Pa kite yo di: -Nou fini avè l'!
Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”
26 Tout moun ki kontan wè jan m'ap soufri a, se pou yo wont jouk yo pa konn sa pou yo fè. Se pou moun k'ap gonfle lestonmak yo sou mwen pèdi fil, se pou yo kouri al kache!
Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.
27 Se pou moun ki kontan wè jan m' inonsan an pran rele byen fò san rete. Se pou yo di: -Seyè a gen gwo pouvwa! Li vle pou sèvitè li viv ak kè poze.
Let those who favor my righteous cause shout for joy and be glad. Yes, let them say continually, “May the LORD be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”
28 Lè sa a, m'a fè konnen jistis ou, m'a fè lwanj ou tout lajounen.
My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.
