Sòm 22
1 Pou direktè koral la, avèk mizik bich granmaten an; Yon sòm David. Bondye mwen, Bondye mwen, poukisa Ou te abandone m? Kri a doulè sa a lwen delivrans mwen.
My God, my God, why have you abandoned/deserted me? Why do you stay so far from me, and why do you not hear/help me [RHQ]? Why do you not hear me when I am groaning?
2 O Bondye mwen, mwen kriye pandan lajounen, men Ou pa reponn. E nan lannwit men m pa jwenn repo.
My God, every day I call to you during the daytime and during the night, but you do not answer me, so I am not able to sleep.
3 Sepandan, Ou sen; Ou menm ki sou twòn lwanj pèp Israël la.
But you are holy. You sit on your throne as king, and [we the people of] Israel praise you [PRS].
4 Nan Ou menm, zansèt nou yo te mete konfyans yo. Yo te mete konfyans yo nan Ou, e Ou te delivre yo.
Our ancestors trusted in you. [Because] they trusted in you, you rescued them.
5 A Ou menm, yo te kriye, e yo te delivre. Nan Ou, yo te mete konfyans yo, epi pa t desi.
When they cried out to you, you saved them. They trusted in you, and (they were not disappointed/you [saved them] as you said that you would).
6 Men mwen se yon vè, mwen pa menm yon moun. Parèt abominab devan lèzòm, e meprize pa tout moun.
But [you have not rescued me] [People despise me and consider that I am not a man]; [they think that] I am [as worthless as] a worm! Everyone [HYP] scorns me and despises me.
7 Tout moun ki wè m vin moke mwen. Yo separe avèk lèv yo e yo souke tèt yo pou di:
Everyone who sees me [HYP] makes fun of me. They sneer at me and [insult me by] shaking their heads [at me as though I were an evil man]. They say,
8 Li mete konfyans nan SENYÈ a. Kite Li menm delivre li. Kite Li sove li, paske Li pran plezi nan li.
“He trusts in Yahweh, so Yahweh should save him! [He says that] Yahweh is very pleased with him; if that is so, Yahweh should rescue him!”
9 Sepandan, Ou menm se (Sila) ki te fè m sòti nan vant manman m nan. Ou te fè m gen konfyans depi m t ap souse tete manman m.
[Why do] you [not] protect me [now as you did] when I was born? I was safe even when I was (nursing/drinking milk from my mother’s breasts).
10 Sou Ou, mwen te depann depi nesans mwen. Ou te Bondye mwen depi nan vant manman m.
[It was as though] you adopted me right when I was born. You have (been my God/taken care of me) ever since I was born.
11 Pa rete lwen mwen, paske gwo twoub la toupre. Paske nanpwen moun ki pou ede m.
So, (do not stay far from/stay close to) [LIT] me now because [enemies who will cause me much] trouble are near me, and there is no one [else] who can help me.
12 Anpil towo vin antoure m. Towo fò a Basan yo te ansèkle m.
[My enemies] surround me [like] a herd/group of wild bulls. [Fierce people, like those] strong bulls that graze [on the hills] in Bashan [area], encircle me.
13 Yo ouvri bouch yo byen laj sou mwen, tankou yon lyon voras k ap rele fò.
[They are like] roaring lions that are attacking the animals that they want to kill [MET] [and eat]; they rush toward me [to kill] me; they [are like lions that] have their mouths open, [ready to tear their victims to pieces] [MET].
14 Mwen vin vide tankou dlo. Tout zo m fin dejwente.
I am completely exhausted [MET], and all my bones are out of their joints/places. I [no longer expect that God will save me]; [that expectation is gone completely], like wax that has melted away.
15 Fòs mwen vin sèch tankou cha kanari. Lang mwen kole akote nan bouch mwen. Ou fè m kouche nan pousyè lanmò a.
My strength is [all dried up] [MET] like a broken piece of a clay jar that has dried [in the sun]. [I am so thirsty that] my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. O God, [I think that you are about to let] me die and become dirt!
16 Konsa, chen yo vin antoure mwen. Yon bann malfektè vin ansèkle m. Yo te pèse dwat mwen avèk pye m.
My enemies [MET] surround me like a pack/group of wild dogs. A group of evil men has encircled me, [ready to attack me]. They have [already] smashed my hands and my feet.
17 Mwen kab kontwole tout zo m yo. Yo gade mwen, yo fikse zye yo sou mwen.
[I am so weak and thin that] my bones can be seen and counted. My enemies stare at me and (gloat/are happy) about [what has happened to] me.
18 Yo divize rad mwen pami yo. Pou vètman m, yo tire osò.
They looked at the clothes that I [was wearing] and gambled to determine which piece each of them would get.
19 Men Ou menm, O SENYÈ, pa rete lwen! Ou menm, sekou mwen, fè vit, vin rive ede m!
O Yahweh, do not stay far away from me! You who are my [source of] strength, come quickly and help me!
20 Delivre nanm mwen devan nepe a, lavi mwen devan pouvwa a chen an.
Rescue me from [those who want to kill me with] their swords. Save me from those who are [like wild/fierce] dogs [MET].
21 Fè m sekou soti nan bouch a lyon an, soti sou kòn a bèf mawon. Wi, Ou menm te reponn mwen.
Snatch me away from [my enemies who are] like lions whose jaws [are already open, ready to chew me up] Grab me away from [those men who are like] wild oxen [that attack other animals with] their horns [MET]!
22 Mwen va pale non Ou a frè m yo. Nan mitan asanble a, mwen va louwe Ou.
[But you have saved me, so] I will declare to my fellow [Israelis] how great you [MTY] are. I will praise you among the group of your people gathered [to worship you].
23 Ou menm ki krent SENYÈ a, louwe Li. Nou tout, desandan Jacob yo, bay Li glwa! Kanpe byen sezi devan L, nou tout, desandan Israël yo.
You people who have an awesome respect for Yahweh, praise him! All you who are descended from Jacob, honor Yahweh! All you Israeli people, revere him!
24 Paske Li pa t meprize ni rayi afliksyon a aflije yo. Ni Li pa t kache figi Li a li menm, men lè li te kriye a Li pou sekou, Li te tande.
He does not despise or ignore those who are suffering; he does not hide (his face/himself) from them. He has listened to them when they cried out to him for help.
25 Se depi a Ou menm ke lwanj mwen sòti nan gran asanble a; Mwen va akonpli ve mwen yo devan (sila) ki krent Li yo.
Yahweh, in the great gathering [of your people], I will praise you for what you have done. In the presence of those who revere you, I will offer [the sacrifices] that I promised.
26 Aflije yo va manje e va satisfè. (Sila) ki chache Li yo, va louwe SENYÈ a. Ke kè Ou kapab viv jis pou tout tan!
The poor people [whom I have invited to the meal] will eat as much as they want. All who come worship Yahweh will praise him. I pray that [God will enable] you all to live a long and happy life!
27 Tout ekstremite tè a nèt va sonje. Yo va vire bò kote SENYÈ a. Konsa, tout fanmi nan nasyon yo va adore devan Ou.
I pray that [people in all nations, even] in the remote areas, will think about Yahweh and turn to him, and that people from all the clans in the world will bow down before him.
28 Paske wayòm nan se pou SENYÈ a, e pouvwa Li se sou tout nasyon yo.
Because Yahweh is the king! He rules all the nations.
29 Tout moun byen reyisi sou latè va manje e adore. Tout (sila) ki desann nan pousyè a va bese devan Li, Menm (sila) ki pa kab fè nanm li viv la.
I desire that all the rich people on the earth will bow before him. Some day they will die, but I want them to prostrate themselves on the ground in his presence [before they die].
30 Jenerasyon yo va sèvi Li. Yo va pale de SENYÈ a a desandan yo k ap vini an.
People (in the future generations/who have not been born yet) will also serve Yahweh. Our descendants will be told about what Yahweh [has done].
31 Yo va vini. Yo va deklare ladwati Li a yon pèp ki va vin fèt. Paske Li te reyisi fè tout bagay sa a.
People who are not yet born, [who will live in future years], will be told how Yahweh rescued his people. People will tell them, “Yahweh did it!”
