Sòm 51
1 Pou chèf sanba yo. Se David ki te ekri sòm sa a lè pwofèt Natan te vin pale avè l' aprè adiltè li te fè avèk Batcheba. Gen pitye pou mwen, Bondye. Jan ou gen bon kè sa a! Tanpri, efase tou sa mwen fè ki mal, paske ou gen kè sansib.
“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after his intercourse with Bathsheba.” Be gracious unto me, O God! according to thy loving kindness; According to the greatness of thy mercy, blot out my transgressions!
2 Lave m', foubi m' pou wete fòt mwen fè a. Netwaye m' pou efase peche m' lan.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin!
3 Mwen rekonèt sa m' fè a pa bon. Se tout tan peche m' lan devan je m'.
For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me.
4 Se kont ou menm menm mwen peche-pa kont lòt moun. Mwen fè bagay ou pa dakò pou moun fè. Se sak fè ou gen rezon lè ou kondannen yon moun. Moun pa ka fè ou okenn repwòch lè ou fin jije.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And in thy sight have I done evil; So that thou art just in thy sentence, And righteous in thy judgment.
5 Wi, depi m' fèt, mwen fèt ak peche nan kè m'. Depi nan vant manman m', mwen gen peche nan kè m'.
Behold! I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Men, ou vle pou yon moun sensè nan tou sa l'ap fè. Tanpri, fè m' konprann tout bagay non!
Behold! thou desirest truth in the heart; So teach me wisdom in my inmost soul!
7 Wete peche m' lan avèk yon branch izòp, konsa m'a nan kondisyon pou m' fè sèvis pou ou. Lave m', m'a pi blan pase koton.
Purge me with hyssop, until I be clean; Wash me, until I be whiter than snow!
8 Fè m' tande pawòl ki pou fè kè m' kontan an, pawòl ki pou fè m' chante a. Wi, ou te kraze tout zo nan kò m', men w'a fè kè m' kontan ankò.
Make me to hear joy and gladness, So that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice!
9 Wete peche mwen yo devan je ou. Efase tout fòt mwen fè yo.
Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities!
10 O Bondye, pa kite okenn move lide nan kè m'. Mete bon lide nan tèt mwen, pou m' sa kenbe fèm.
Create within me a clean heart, O God! Renew within me a steadfast spirit!
11 Pa voye m' jete. Pa wete lespri ou te ban mwen an.
Cast me not away from thy presence, And take not thy holy spirit from me!
12 Sove m'. Fè kè m' kontan ankò. Ban m' bon lide ki pou fè m' toujou obeyisan.
Restore to me the joy of thy protection, And strengthen me with a willing spirit!
13 Lè sa a, m'a moutre moun k'ap fè peche yo tout kòmandman ou yo, pou yo sa tounen vin jwenn ou.
Then will I teach thy ways to transgressors, And sinners shall be converted to thee.
14 Pa kite yo tire revanj sou mwen, Bondye, se ou k'ap sove lavi m'. N'a fè konnen jan ou gen bon kè.
Deliver me from the guilt of blood, O God, the God of my salvation! That my tongue may sing aloud of thy goodness!
15 Seyè mwen, mete pawòl nan bouch mwen pou m' ka fè lwanj ou.
O Lord! open thou my lips, That my mouth may show forth thy praise!
16 Si se bèt ou ta vle yo touye pou ofri ou, mwen ta ofri bèt ba ou. Men, ou pa pran plezi nan vyann bèt y'ap boule ofri ba ou yo.
For thou desirest not sacrifice, else would I give it; Thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.
17 Ofrann ki fè Bondye plezi, se lè yon moun soumèt tèt li devan li. Bondye, ou p'ap janm meprize moun ki soumèt tèt li devan ou, moun ki rekonèt tò li.
The sacrifice which God loveth is a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God! thou wilt not despise!
18 O Bondye, fe anpil byen pou mòn Siyon, paske ou gen bon kè. Rebati miray lavil Jerizalèm yo.
Do good to Zion according to thy mercy; Build up the walls of Jerusalem!
19 Se lè sa a w'a pran plezi nan ofrann bèt ou mande pou yo touye pou ou yo, nan vyann bèt ak lòt ofrann y'ap boule nèt pou ou yo. Se lè sa a y'a ofri jenn towo bèf sou lotèl ou a.
Then shalt thou be pleased with sacrifices of righteousness, With burnt-offerings and complete offerings; Then shall bullocks be offered upon thine altar.
