Sòm 99
1 SENYÈ a renye! Kite pèp yo pran tranble. Li plase twòn Li an anwo cheriben yo. Kite latè pran tranble!
Yahweh is the [supreme] king, so [all] the people-groups should tremble ([in his presence/in front of him])! He sits on his throne [in the temple] above the [statues of] winged creatures, [so] the earth should quake/shake!
2 SENYÈ a gran nan Sion. Li leve wo anwo tout pèp yo.
Yahweh is a mighty [king] in Jerusalem; [but] he is [also] the supreme ruler of all people-groups.
3 Kite yo louwe non Ou ki gran e mèvèye; Se sen ke Li ye.
[So] they should praise him because he is very great/powerful; and he is holy!
4 Pwisans a Wa a renmen lajistis. Ou te etabli ekite. Ou te fè jistis ak ladwati Ou vin rive nan Jacob.
He is a mighty king who (loves/is pleased with) what is just/right; he has acted justly and fairly [DOU] in Israel.
5 Leve wo SENYÈ, Bondye nou an! Adore nan machpye twòn Li an. Se sen ke Li ye.
Praise Yahweh our God! Worship him [in front of the Sacred Chest in his temple] [MTY], where he rules people. He is holy!
6 Moïse avèk Aaron te pami prèt Li yo e Samuel te pami (sila) ki te rele non Li yo. Yo te rele non SENYÈ a e Li te reponn yo.
Moses and Aaron were two of his priests; Samuel also was someone who prayed to him. Those [three] cried out to Yahweh [to help them], and he answered them.
7 Li te pale ak yo nan pilye nwaj la. Yo te kenbe temwayaj Li yo, avèk règleman ke Li te bay yo.
He spoke to Moses and Aaron from the cloud [that was like a huge] pillar; they obeyed [all] the laws and commandments [DOU] that he gave to them.
8 O SENYÈ, Bondye nou an, Ou te reponn yo. Ou te pou yo yon Bondye ki padone, men Ou te pran vanjans sou zak mechan yo.
Yahweh, our God, you answered [your people] [when they cried out to you to help them]; you are a God who forgave them [for those sins that they had committed], even though you punished them for the things that they did that are wrong.
9 Egzalte SENYÈ, Bondye nou an! Adore nan mon sen Li an, paske sen se SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an!
Praise Yahweh, our God, and worship him [at the temple] on his sacred hill; [it is right to do that] because Yahweh, our God, is holy!
