Sòm 73
1 Yon Sòm Asaph Anverite, Bondye bon a Israël, a (sila) avèk kè ki san tach yo!
A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God [is] good to Israel, [even] to such as are of a clean heart.
2 Men pou mwen, pye m te prèt pou glise tonbe, Pa m yo te prèt pou chape.
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
3 Paske mwen te gen anvi awogan yo, lè m te wè jan mechan yo te byen reyisi.
For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 Paske nan lanmò yo, nanpwen soufrans e kò yo byen gra.
For [there are] no bands in their death: but their strength [is] firm.
5 Yo pa nan pwoblèm tankou lòt moun, ni yo pa toumante tankou limanite.
They [are] not in trouble [as other] men; neither are they plagued like [other] men.
6 Pou sa, yo pote ògèy tankou yon bèl kolye. Abiman vyolans kouvri kon yon bèl rad.
Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them [as] a garment.
7 Zye yo anfle nan mitan grès yo. Imajinasyon a kè yo dechennen nèt.
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
8 Yo giyonnen moun. Ak mechanste, yo pale afè oprime lòt moun. Yo pale konsi se anwo sa soti.
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily.
9 Nan bouch yo rive nan syèl la, pandan lang yo fè gwo pwomnad sou tout latè.
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
10 Akoz sa a, pèp pa yo retounen kote yo, e yo kontinye bwè gran sous yo nèt.
Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full [cup] are wrung out to them.
11 Yo di: “Kòman Bondye konnen? Eske gen konesans kote Pi Wo a?”
And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
12 Gade byen, (sila) yo se mechan yo ye. Konsi, toujou alèz, yo te agrandi richès yo.
Behold, these [are] the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase [in] riches.
13 Anverite, se an ven mwen te kenbe kè m san tach, ak lave men m nan inosans.
Verily I have cleansed my heart [in] vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
14 Paske mwen te twouble tout lajounen e te resevwa chatiman chak maten.
For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
15 Si mwen te di: “Mwen va pale konsa,” gade byen, mwen ta trayi jenerasyon pitit Ou yo.
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend [against] the generation of thy children.
16 Lè m te reflechi pou konprann sa, zye m pa t wè klè menm.
When I thought to know this, it [was] too painful for me;
17 Men jis lè m te antre nan sanktiyè Bondye a, mwen te vin konprann jan yo ta fini.
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; [then] understood I their end.
18 Anverite, Ou te mete yo kote ki glise anpil. Ou te jete yo ba jiskaske yo fini nèt.
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
19 Men kijan yo va detwi nan yon enstan! Y ap bale nèt ale avèk gran perèz kap rive sibitman!
How are they [brought] into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
20 Tankou yon rèv lè moun leve, O SENYÈ, lè Ou leve, Ou va meprize pwòp fòm yo. Ou va rayi rèv de lespri yo.
As a dream when [one] awaketh; [so], O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
21 Lè kè m te vin anmè, e kè m te pike anndan m,
Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
22 alò, mwen te vin ensansib e san bon konprann. Mwen te tankou yon bèt devan Ou.
So foolish [was] I, and ignorant: I was [as] a beast before thee.
23 Sepandan, mwen avè W tout tan. Ou te kenbe men dwat mwen.
Nevertheless I [am] continually with thee: thou hast holden [me] by my right hand.
24 Avèk konsèy Ou, Ou va gide mwen, e apre, resevwa mwen nan laglwa.
Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me [to] glory.
25 Se kilès mwen gen nan syèl la sof ke Ou? Epi anplis ke Ou, mwen pa vle anyen sou latè.
Whom have I in heaven [but thee]? and [there is] none upon earth [that] I desire beside thee.
26 Chè mwen avèk kè mwen kab fè fayit, men Bondye se fòs kè mwen ak pòsyon mwen jis pou tout tan.
My flesh and my heart faileth: [but] God [is] the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
27 Paske gade byen, (sila) ki lwen yo va peri. Ou te detwi tout (sila) ki pa t fidèl a Ou menm yo.
For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
28 Men pou mwen, rete pre Bondye se bonte mwen. Mwen te fè Senyè a, BONDYE a, refij mwen, Pou m kab pale tout zèv Ou yo.
But [it is] good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
