Sòm 140
1 Pou direktè koral la; Yon Sòm David Delivre m, O SENYÈ, de moun mechan yo. Delivre m de moun vyolan yo:
To the leader. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, Lord, from evil people; from the violent guard me
2 ka p fè manèv mechan nan kè yo. Tout tan, y ap fè pwovokasyon pou fè lagè.
from those who plot evil in their heart, and stir up war continually:
3 Yo file lang yo tankou koulèv. Pwazon a sèpan mòtèl la anba lèv yo. Tan
who make their tongue as sharp as a serpent’s, and under whose lips is the poison of adders. (Selah)
4 Kenbe m, O SENYÈ, de men moun mechan yo. Pwoteje m de moun vyolan ki te fè plan pou pye m yo ta tonbe yo.
Preserve me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, from the violent guard me from those who are plotting to trip up my feet.
5 Ògeye yo fin ranje yon pèlen pou mwen. Avèk kòd, yo te ouvri yon pèlen bò wout la. Yo fin plase yon pyèj pou mwen. Tan
The proud have hidden a trap for me, cords they have spread as a net for my feet: snares they have set at the side of my track. (Selah)
6 Mwen te di a SENYÈ a: “Se Ou ki Bondye mwen.” Bay zòrèy, O SENYÈ, a vwa a siplikasyon mwen yo.
I have said to the Lord, ‘My God are you; attend, Lord, to my loud plea.
7 O BONDYE Senyè a, fòs a sali mwen an, Ou te kouvri tèt mwen nan jou batay la.
O Lord my Lord, my saviour mighty, you did cover my head in the day of battle.
8 Pa akonpli, O SENYÈ, dezi a mechan an. Pa pèmèt manèv mechan li yo, pou l pa vin leve wo. Tan
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; and what they have purposed, promote you not.’ (Selah)
9 Epi pou chèf an tèt a (sila) ki antoure mwen yo, pou malveyans a pwòp lèv yo kapab vin kouvri yo.
Let them not lift up their heads against me. May the mischief they prate bring themselves to destruction,
10 Kite chabon tou limen vin tonbe sou yo. Kite yo jete nan dife, nan fòs fon kote yo p ap kab leve sòti.
may he rain upon them coals of fire, may he strike them down swiftly, to rise no more,
11 (Sila) ki bay kout lang yo pap vin etabli sou latè. Mal la va kouri vit dèyè moun vyolans lan.
no place in the land may there be for the slanderer: may the violent be hunted from sorrow to sorrow.
12 Mwen konnen ke SENYÈ a va bay soutyen a aflije yo, e fè jistis pou malere a.
I know that the Lord will do right by the weak, and will execute justice for those who are needy.
13 Anverite, moun dwat yo va bay remèsiman a non Ou. Epi moun dwat yo va abite nan prezans Ou.
Surely the righteous shall praise your name, and they who are upright shall live in your presence.
