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 OVERSEER. A PSALM OF THE SONS OF KORAH. Hear this, all you peoples, Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world.
2 gran kou piti, rich kou pòv.
Both low and high, together rich and needy.
3 Mwen pral ban nou bon konsèy. Sa ki nan kè m' se bagay ki gen sans.
My mouth speaks wise things, And the meditations of my heart [are] things 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 incline my ear to an allegory, I open my riddle with a harp:
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?
Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters surrounds me.
6 Moun ki mete konfyans yo nan byen latè, moun k'ap fè grandizè pou richès yo genyen,
Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Show themselves foolish.
7 pa gen yonn ladan yo ki ka bay senk kòb pou delivre frè yo, ni ki ka peye Bondye pou l' delivre yo.
A brother ransoms no one at all, He does not give to God his atonement.
8 Yo ta mèt pare pou yo bay anpil lajan pou sove lavi pa yo, sa p'ap janm rive fèt.
And precious [is] the redemption of their soul, And it has ceased for all time.
9 Atò, se pou yo ta viv tout tan san yo pa janm al anba tè?
And still he lives forever, He does 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 sees wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left their wealth to others.
11 Se nan simityè yo pral bout, se nan tonm yo pral rete, menm si yo gen gwo bitasyon ki pote non yo.
Their heart [is that] their houses [are] for all time, Their dwelling places from generation to generation. They proclaimed their names over the lands.
12 Yon moun te mèt grannèg kou l' grannèg li gen pou l' mouri. Li tankou zannimo y'ap mennen labatwa.
And man does not remain in honor, He has been like the beasts, they have been cut off.
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 their way [is] folly for them, And their posterity are pleased with 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)
They have set themselves as sheep for Sheol, Death afflicts them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form [is] for consumption. Sheol [is] a dwelling for him. (Sheol h7585)
Only, God ransoms my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He receives me. (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.
Do not fear when one makes wealth, When the glory of his house is abundant,
17 Lè l' mouri, li p'ap pote anyen ale avèk li, l'ap kite tout richès li yo dèyè.
For at his death he receives nothing, His glory does not go down 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 he blesses his soul in his life (And they praise you when you do well for yourself).
19 yon lè, li gen pou l' mouri tankou zansèt li yo ki p'ap janm wè limyè ankò.
It comes to the generation of his fathers, They do not see the light forever.
20 Yon moun te mèt grannèg kou l' grannèg, si li pa gen konprann, li tankou zannimo y'ap mennen labatwa.
Man in honor, who does not understand, Has been like the beasts, they have been cut off!
