Sòm 37
1 Se yon sòm David. Pa fè kòlè lè ou wè mechan yo! Pa anvye sò moun k'ap fè mal yo!
Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be you envious against the workers of iniquity.
2 Talè konsa, y'ap rache yo tankou raje. Yo gen pou yo fennen tankou zèb gazon.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3 Mete konfyans ou nan Seyè a, fè sa ki byen! Pran peyi a fè kay ou, viv ak kè poze!
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shall you dwell in the land, and verily you shall be fed.
4 Si se nan Seyè a ou pran tout plezi ou, l'a ba ou tou sa ou ta renmen.
Delight yourself also in the LORD: and he shall give you the desires of your heart.
5 Renmèt kòz ou nan men Seyè a! Mete konfyans ou nan li, l'a ede ou.
Commit your way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6 L'a fè jistis ou parèt aklè tankou yon limyè, l'a fè rezon ou parèt aklè tankou gwo solèy midi.
And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noonday.
7 Rete dousman dèvan Seyè a, pran san ou. Tann li fè sa l' gen pou l' fè a. Pa fè kòlè lè ou wè moun gen zafè yo ap mache byen. lè ou wè moun reyalize tout move lide yo gen nan tèt yo.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not yourself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.
8 Pa fache, pa fè move san. Ou pa bezwen ennève! Sa kapab fè ou fè sa ki mal.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself in any way to do evil.
9 Moun ki mete konfyans yo nan Seyè a va pran peyi a pou yo. Men, y'ap disparèt mechan yo.
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
10 Talè konsa, p'ap gen mechan ankò. W'a chache yo, ou p'ap jwenn yo.
For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, you shall diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
11 Men, moun ki soumèt devan Bondye, yo pral resevwa pèyi a pou byen yo, y'a viv ak kè poze nèt ale.
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
12 Mechan yo ap fè konplo sou moun k'ap mache dwat yo. Y'ap gade yo konsa, yo anvi devore yo.
The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.
13 Seyè a ap ri mechan an, paske li konnen mechan an pa la pou lontan.
The LORD shall laugh at him: for he sees that his day is coming.
14 Mechan yo rale koulin yo, y'ap pare banza yo, pou yo touye pòv yo ak malere yo, pou ansasinen moun k'ap mache dwat yo.
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
15 Men, se yo menm menm koulin yo pral rache. Banza yo menm ap kase nan men yo.
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
16 Pito ou pa gen anpil byen, men ou mache dwat, pase pou ou gen anpil richès nan fè sa ki mal.
A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked.
17 Paske, Bondye ap kraze kouraj mechan yo, men l'ap soutni moun ki mache dwat yo.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholds the righteous.
18 Seyè a konnen jan moun ki fè volonte l' yo ap viv. Eritaj yo la pou tout tan.
The LORD knows the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 Yo p'ap wont lè bagay gate, y'ap jwenn tou sa yo bezwen lè grangou tonbe sou peyi a.
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
20 Men mechan yo ap peri. Moun ki pa vle wè Seyè a ap fennen tankou flè savann. Y'ap disparèt tankou lafimen.
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
21 Mechan an prete, li pa nan renmèt. Men, moun ki mache dwat yo gen kè sansib, yo fè kado.
The wicked borrows, and pays not again: but the righteous shows mercy, and gives.
22 Moun Seyè a beni va pran peyi a pou yo. Men, moun ki anba madichon Bondye gen pou disparèt sou tè a.
For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
23 Seyè a pran men lèzòm, li mete yo nan bon chemen. Li kontan wè yo mache dwat.
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delights in his way.
24 Si yo tonbe, yo p'ap rete atè a. Paske Seyè a ap ba yo men.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
25 Depi mwen timoun jouk mwen vin granmoun, mwen pa janm wè Bondye lage yon moun ki mache dwat, ni mwen pa janm wè pitit pitit li yo ap mande charite.
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
26 Okontrè, moun ki mache dwat l'a toujou gen kè sansib pou l' bay, pou li prete moun tou. Tout pitit pitit li yo tounen yon benediksyon pou lòt moun.
He is ever merciful, and lends; and his seed is blessed.
27 Pa fè mal, fè sa ki byen. W'a toujou gen yon kote nan peyi a pou ou rete.
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
28 Paske, Seyè a renmen moun ki mache dwat. Li pa lage moun ki kenbe fèm nan sèvis li. L'ap toujou pwoteje yo. Men, ras mechan yo gen pou disparèt.
For the LORD loves judgment, and forsakes not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 Moun ki mache dwat gen pou pran peyi a pou yo. Y'ap rete nan peyi a tout tan tout tan.
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
30 Moun ki mache dwat devan Bondye bay bon konsèy. Se bon pawòl ase ki soti nan bouch li.
The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue talks of judgment.
31 Li kenbe lalwa Bondye a fèm nan kè li, li p'ap janm bite.
The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
32 Mechan an ap veye tout vire tounen moun k'ap mache dwat, l'ap chache jan pou l' touye l'.
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
33 Men, Seyè a p'ap lage l' nan men mechan an, li p'ap kite yo kondannen l' lè y'ap jije l'.
The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
34 Mete konfyans ou nan Seyè a, fè tou sa l' mande ou fè. L'ap ba ou fòs pou ou ka pran peyi a pou ou. Ou gen pou wè mechan yo disparèt sou latè.
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
35 Mwen te wè yon mechan ki te fè tout moun pè li, li te kanpe tankou yon gwo pye mapou.
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
36 Apre sa, mwen tounen vin pase kote l' te ye a, li pa t' la. Mwen chache l', mwen pa janm wè l' ankò.
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
37 Gade moun k'ap mache dwat la byen gade. Gade tout vire tounen l'. Moun ki viv byen ak tout moun ap gen pitit ak pitit pitit.
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
38 Men, moun k'ap fè mal yo, y'ap rete konsa y'ap disparèt. Tout pitit ak pitit pitit yo ap disparèt tou.
But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
39 Se Seyè a k'ap sove moun ki mache dwat yo. L'ap sèvi yo defans lè yo nan tray.
But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
40 L'ap pote yo sekou, l'ap delivre yo. L'ap wete yo anba men mechan yo, paske se anba zèl li y' al chache pwoteksyon.
And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
