Sòm 120

1 Yon chanson pou monte vè tanp lan Nan gran twoub mwen an, mwen te kriye a SENYÈ a. Li te reponn mwen.

A Song of the Ascents. Unto Jehovah in my distress I have called, And He answereth me.

2 Delivre nanm mwen, O SENYÈ, de lèv k ap bay desepsyon, de lang ki plen manti yo.

O Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!

3 Kisa pou W ta resevwa, e kisa pou m ta fè ou, O lang mansonjè?

What doth He give to thee? And what doth He add to thee? O deceitful tongue!

4 Flèch pwent file a gèrye yo, avèk chabon pye gayak tou limen.

Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with broom-coals.

5 Malè a mwen, paske mwen demere nan tant a Méschec, Paske mwen rete pami tant a Kédar yo!

Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar.

6 Nanm mwen gen demè li avèk (sila) ki rayi lapè yo pandan twòp tan.

Too much hath my soul dwelt with him who is hating peace.

7 Mwen vle lapè, men lè m pale, se lagè yo pito.

I [am] peace, and when I speak they [are] for war!