Sòm 73
1 Se yon sòm Asaf. Wi, Bondye bon pou pèp Izrayèl la, pou moun ki pa gen move bagay sou konsyans yo.
Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
2 Men, pye m' glise, li manke chape, ti kras mwen tonbe,
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well near slipped.
3 paske mwen te anvye sò moun k'ap fè grandizè yo lè mwen te wè jan mechan yo alèz.
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 Yo pa gen pwoblèm, yo pa malad, yo byen gra.
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
5 Yo pa soufri sa lòt moun ap soufri. Yo pa gen pwoblèm lòt yo genyen.
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
6 Yo pran pòz pa kanmarad pesonn, y'ap plede bat moun.
Therefore pride compasses them about as a chain; violence covers them as a garment.
7 Kè yo plen mechanste. Yo plen move plan nan tèt yo.
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
8 Y'ap pase lòt moun nan rizib, y'ap pale move pawòl. Yo awogan, y'ap plede mache di jan y'ap kraponnen moun.
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
9 Yo pale Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la mal, y'ap bay tout lòt moun lòd avèk awogans.
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth.
10 Se konsa, menm pèp Bondye a fè bann ak yo, yo vale tou sa yo di yo san di yon mo.
Therefore his people return here: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
11 Epi yo di: -Ki jan pou Bondye fè konnen? Moun ki anwo nan syèl la, ki bò l' ta pase pou li konnen?
And they say, How does God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
12 Wi, men ki jan mechan yo ye: Yo toujou alèz, y'ap anpile richès sou riches.
Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
13 Nan kondisyon sa a, gen lè se pou gremesi mwen kenbe kò m' pou m' pa fè move bagay? Se pou gremesi mwen refize mete men m' nan move zafè?
Truly I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.
14 Se tout lajounen, Bondye, w'ap fè m' soufri. Chak maten, ou la pou pini mwen.
For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
15 Si m' di nan kè m': Bon, m'ap pale tankou mechan yo! Si m' fè sa, se trayi mwen ta trayi moun k'ap sèvi ou yo.
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of your children.
16 Se konsa mwen kalkile anpil pou m' konprann bagay sa a. Men, se pa t' bagay fasil menm pou mwen,
When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
17 jouk lè mwen te al antre lakay ou, pou m' wè jan mechan yo gen pou yo fini.
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
18 Wi, ou mete yo sou yon chemen glise, ou fè yo tonbe, epi yo fini.
Surely you did set them in slippery places: you cast them down into destruction.
19 Kisa ou konprann? Anvan ou bat je ou yo fini, yo disparèt sitèlman yo pè.
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
20 Seyè, yo tankou yon rèv pou ou. Leve ou leve, ou bliye sa.
As a dream when one wakes; so, O Lord, when you wake, you shall despise their image.
21 Lè sa a, mwen santi m' dekouraje; sa te fè m' mal anpil.
Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
22 Mwen te sòt, mwen pa t' konprann anyen. Mwen te tankou yon bèt devan ou.
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before you.
23 Mwen menm, mwen toujou la avèk ou, ou kenbe men m' pou m' pa tonbe.
Nevertheless I am continually with you: you have held me by my right hand.
24 Ou ban m' konsèy pou m' pa pèdi chemen m'. Lèfini, ou resevwa m' lakay ou.
You shall guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
25 Se ou menm sèl mwen gen nan syèl la. Mwen pa gen lòt. Se ou ki tout plezi m' sou latè.
Whom have I in heaven but you? and there is none on earth that I desire beside you.
26 Kò m' te mèt ap deperi, lespri m' te mèt ap gaga, se ou menm menm, Bondye, ki tout fòs mwen, se ou menm ki tout mwen.
My flesh and my heart fails: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
27 Se vre wi, moun ki vire do ba ou pral mouri, w'ap fini nèt ak moun ki pa kenbe pawòl yo gen avè ou.
For, see, they that are far from you shall perish: you have destroyed all them that go a whoring from you.
28 Mwen menm, sa bon nèt pou m' rete bò kot Bondye: Se nan Seyè a mwen jwenn pwoteksyon. M'a fè konnen tou sa li fè.
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all your works.
