Sòm 49
1 Pou chèf sanba yo. Se yon sòm pitit Kore yo. Nou tout, koute sa byen. Louvri zòrèy nou, nou menm k'ap viv toupatou sou latè,
“To the chief musician, by the sons of Korach, a psalm.” Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the perishable world:
2 gran kou piti, rich kou pòv.
Both the sons of the low and the sons of the high, rich and needy, altogether.
3 Mwen pral ban nou bon konsèy. Sa ki nan kè m' se bagay ki gen sans.
My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
4 M'ap louvri zòrèy mwen pou m' tande parabòl la. Mwen pral esplike l' ban nou antan m'ap jwe mizik.
I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open with the harp my riddle.
5 Poukisa pou m' ta pè, lè jou malè a rive, lè moun ki pa vle wè m' yo sènen m' toupatou ak move lide nan tèt yo?
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my oppressors encompasseth me?—
6 Moun ki mete konfyans yo nan byen latè, moun k'ap fè grandizè pou richès yo genyen,
Of those that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves of the multitude of their riches?
7 pa gen yonn ladan yo ki ka bay senk kòb pou delivre frè yo, ni ki ka peye Bondye pou l' delivre yo.
No one can in any wise redeem his brother, nor can he give to God redemption money for himself;
8 Yo ta mèt pare pou yo bay anpil lajan pou sove lavi pa yo, sa p'ap janm rive fèt.
For the ransom of their soul is too costly, and it is omitted for ever.
9 Atò, se pou yo ta viv tout tan san yo pa janm al anba tè?
And should he still live for ever? not see the pit?
10 Men, nou wè moun ki gen bon konprann yo mouri, yo disparèt menm jan ak moun sòt ansanm ak moun egare yo. Yo kite tout richès yo pou lòt moun.
For he must see that wise men die, that together the fool and the brutish person perish and leave to others their wealth.
11 Se nan simityè yo pral bout, se nan tonm yo pral rete, menm si yo gen gwo bitasyon ki pote non yo.
Their inward thought is, that their houses are to be for ever, their dwelling-places, from generation to generation; they call them by their own names in [various] countries.
12 Yon moun te mèt grannèg kou l' grannèg li gen pou l' mouri. Li tankou zannimo y'ap mennen labatwa.
Nevertheless man in [his] splendor endureth not: he is like the beasts [that] perish.
13 Se konsa y'ap fini, moun ki mete konfyans yo nan pwòp tèt yo. Se sa ki gen pou rive moun k'ap koute pawòl yo tou.
This is their way, their folly: yet their posterity will take pleasure in their sayings. (Selah)
14 Tankou yo mete mouton nan pak, se konsa y'ap mete yo kote mò yo ye a. Yo pral tou dwat nan simityè, se lanmò ki pral pran swen yo. Bèl kou yo bèl, y'ap tounen pousyè. Se kote mò yo ye a y'ap rete. (Sheol h7585)
Like flocks are they thrust into the nether world; death will feed them; but the upright shall have dominion over them in that morning, and their form wasteth away in the nether world, [taken away] from their own dwelling. (Sheol h7585)
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether world; for he will take me away. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
16 Ou pa bezwen pè lè ou wè yon moun ap vin pi rich, lè ou wè l'ap mete richès pil sou pil lakay li.
Be not thou afraid when a man becometh rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17 Lè l' mouri, li p'ap pote anyen ale avèk li, l'ap kite tout richès li yo dèyè.
For when he dieth he can take nothing away; his glory will not descend after him.
18 Li te mèt kontan jan l' t'ap viv la, yo te mèt ap fè lwanj li pou jan afè l' ap mache byen,
For though he bless his soul during his life, and men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself:
19 yon lè, li gen pou l' mouri tankou zansèt li yo ki p'ap janm wè limyè ankò.
She shall go to the generation of his fathers, unto eternity will these never see light.
20 Yon moun te mèt grannèg kou l' grannèg, si li pa gen konprann, li tankou zannimo y'ap mennen labatwa.
Man, though in splendor, who understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. °
