Sòm 58
1 Pou direktè koral la; Nan melodi la “Pa Detwi”. Yon Sòm David Vrèman, èske nou pale ladwati, O lòt dye yo? Èske nou jije san fòt, O fis a lòm yo?
Unto the end. May you not destroy. Of David, with the inscription of a title. If, truly and certainly, you speak justice, then judge what is right, you sons of men.
2 Non, nan kè, nou fòmante inikite. Sou latè, nou peze balans pou separe bay vyolans ak men nou.
For, even in your heart, you work iniquity. Your hands construct injustice on the earth.
3 Mechan yo pèvès depi nan vant. (Sila) ki bay manti yo fè move wout depi nesans yo.
Sinners have become foreigners from the womb; they have gone astray from conception. They have been speaking falsehoods.
4 Yo gen pwazon tankou pwazon sèpan. Kon vipè soud ki bouche zòrèy li,
Their fury is similar to that of a serpent; it is like a deaf asp, who even blocks her ears,
5 pou li pa tande vwa a (sila) k ap chame li yo, malgre se yon majisyen abil k ap fè wanga.
who will not listen to the voice of charmers, nor even to the enchanter who chants wisely.
6 O Bondye, kraze dan nan bouch yo! Kase gwo dan a jenn lyon an, O SENYÈ.
God will crush their teeth within their own mouth. The Lord will break the molars of the lions.
7 Kite yo koule disparèt tankou dlo k ap kouri sou tè. Lè flèch li yo parèt, kite yo fèt tankou shaf san tèt.
They will come to nothing, like water flowing away. He has aimed his bow, while they are being weakened.
8 Kite yo tankou kalmason ki fonn, ki vin disparèt pandan l ap mache, tankou avòtman a yon fanm ki p ap janm wè solèy la.
Like wax that flows, they will be carried away. Fire has fallen upon them, and they will not see the sun.
9 Avan chodyè ou yo kab santi dife pikan yo, Li va bale yo fè yo disparèt nan van toubiyon; vèt ak (sila) kap brile yo, ansanm.
Before your thorns could know the brier, he consumes them alive, as if in rage.
10 Moun ladwati a va rejwi lè l wè vanjans lan. Li va lave pye li nan san a mechan yo,
The just one will rejoice when he sees vindication. He will wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.
11 pou moun yo di: “Anverite, gen yon rekonpans pou moun ladwati yo. Anverite, genyen yon Bondye k ap jije latè!”
And man will say, “If the just one is fruitful, then, truly, there is a God judging them on earth.”
