Sòm 48
1 Yon Chan; yon Sòm fis a Koré yo. Gran se Bondye e gran se lwanj Li merite a, nan Jérusalem, vil Bondye nou an, mòn sen pa Li a.
Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be greatly praised in the city where he [lives], [which is built on Zion], his sacred hill.
2 Bèl nan wotè li, jwa tout latè a, se Mòn Sion nan pati nò a, Vil gran Wa a.
That city, on a high [hill], is beautiful; it is the city where the true [God], the great king, [lives], and it causes people all over the world to rejoice [when they see it].
3 Bondye te parèt nan sitadèl li yo. La, Li te fè tèt Li rekonèt kon yon refij.
God is in the strong towers there, and he shows that he protects the people in that city.
4 Men gade, wa yo te rasanble yo. Yo pase akote vil la ansanm.
Many kings gathered [with their armies] to attack [that city],
5 Yo te wè li, e yo te etone. Yo te sezi nèt, yo te kouri nan laperèz.
but when they saw it, they were amazed; they became terrified, and ran away.
6 La, yo pèdi ekilib yo nèt. Doulè ak sezisman te pran yo tankou fanm k ap akouche.
Because they were very afraid, they trembled like a woman who is about to give birth to a child;
7 Avèk van lès la, Ou te kraze bato Tarsis yo.
they shook [like] ships sailing from Tarshish are shaken by a strong wind.
8 Jan nou konn tande a, se konsa nou vin wè, nan vil SENYÈ dèzame yo, nan vil Bondye pa nou an. Bondye va etabli li nèt, jis pou tout tan.
We had heard [that this city is glorious], and now we have seen that it is. It is the city in which Yahweh, the almighty one, [lives]. It is the city which God will preserve/protect forever.
9 Nou te reflechi sou lanmou dous Ou a, O Bondye, nan mitan tanp Ou a.
God, [here] in your temple we think about how you faithfully love us.
10 Jan non Ou ye a, O Bondye, Se konsa Lwanj Ou ye, jis rive nan dènye pwent tè a; Men dwat Ou plen ladwati.
You [MTY] are famous and (are praised/people praise you) all over the earth, because you rule powerfully [MTY] and justly.
11 Kite Mòn Sion fè kè kontan! Kite fi a Juda yo rejwi akoz jijman Ou yo.
The people who live near Zion Hill should be happy! The people in [all] the cities [MTY] in Judah should rejoice because you judge people fairly.
12 Mache toupatou nan Sion e antoure li. Konte fò wo li yo.
[You Israeli people should] walk around Zion [Hill] and count the towers there;
13 Konsidere ranpa li yo. Antre nan palè li yo, pou ou kab pale jenerasyon k ap vini an.
notice the walls there and examine the forts in order that you can tell about them to your children.
14 Paske Bondye se Bondye pa nou an jis pou tout tan. Li va gide nou jiska lanmò.
[Say to them], “This is [the city that belongs to] our God, [the one who lives] forever; he will guide us all of our lives.”
