Sòm 17
1 Yon Priyè a David Koute yon koz ki jis, O SENYÈ e okipe kri mwen. Prete zòrèy a lapriyè mwen, ki pa sòti nan lèv k ap twonpe moun.
Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goes not out of feigned lips.
2 Kite pawòl mwen parèt akoz prezans Ou; Kite zye Ou gade avèk jistis.
Let my sentence come forth from your presence; let your eyes behold the things that are equal.
3 Ou te teste kè m. Ou te vizite mwen pandan lannwit. Ou te sonde mwen e Ou pa t jwenn anyen. Mwen te fè desizyon eksprè pou bouch mwen pa fè tò.
You have proved mine heart; you have visited me in the night; you have tried me, and shall find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
4 Alò, pou zèv a lòm yo, selon pawòl a lèv Ou yo, Mwen te evite chemen a vyolan yo.
Concerning the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
5 Pye mwen yo te kenbe fèm nan chemen pa W la. Pye mwen pat janm glise.
Hold up my activities in your paths, that my footsteps slip not.
6 Mwen te rele Ou, paske Ou va reponn mwen, O Bondye. Enkline zòrèy W bò kote m. Tande pawòl mwen yo.
I have called upon you, for you will hear me, O God: incline your ear unto me, and hear my speech.
7 Kon mèvèy Ou yo, montre m lanmou dous Ou a, O Sovè a (sila) ki kache nan men dwat Ou yo, kont (sila) ki leve kont yo.
Show your marvellous loving kindness, O you that save by your right hand them which put their trust in you from those that rise up against them.
8 Kenbe m tankou de zye nan tèt Ou. Kache mwen anba lonbraj a zèl Ou,
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of your wings,
9 kont mechan ki depouye m yo, lènmi mòtèl mwen yo ki antoure m.
From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
10 Yo fin fèmen kè rèd yo. Avèk bouch yo, yo pale awogans.
They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
11 Koulye a, yo fin antoure nou pandan n ap mache. Yo fikse zye yo sou nou pou jete nou atè.
They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
12 Se tankou yon lyon ki anvi devore, tankou yon jenn lyon k ap kache nan fènwa.
Like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13 Leve, O SENYÈ, konfwonte li e bese li; Delivre nanm mwen de mechan yo avèk nepe Ou,
Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is your sword:
14 Depi nan men mesye yo avèk men Ou, O SENYÈ, depi nan men lòm de mond sa yo, k ap resevwa pòsyon pa yo nan vi sa a. Men Ou menm plen vant a (sila) Ou renmen yo. Fis ou yo gen kont, e yo mete an rezèv pou pitit pa yo.
From men which are your hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly you fill with your hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
15 Pou mwen menm, mwen va wè figi Ou nan ladwati a; mwen va satisfè avèk vizaj Ou lè m ouvri zye m.
As for me, I will behold your face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with your likeness.
