Psalms 94
1 O GOD of avenging—Yahweh, GOD of avenging, shine forth:
Seyè, ou menm Bondye ki gen dwa tire revanj lan, parèt non pou fè yo wè ki moun ou ye.
2 Lift up thyself, O judge of the earth, Render a recompense unto the proud.
Ou menm k'ap jije tout moun sou latè, leve non! Bay moun k'ap pran pòz gwokolèt yo sa yo merite!
3 How long shall the lawless, O Yahweh, How long shall the lawless exult?
Kilè mechan yo va sispann fè fèt? Wi, Seyè, kilè y'a sispann?
4 They pour forth [words], they speak arrogantly, All the workers of iniquity, do boast:
Kilè moun k'ap fè sa ki mal yo va sispann fè grandizè? Kilè y'a sispann fè bèl diskou pou rakonte krim yo fè?
5 Thy people, O Yahweh, they will crush, And, thine inheritance, tread down;
Seyè, y'ap kraze pèp ou a, y'ap peze moun pa ou yo.
6 The widow and sojourner, they will slay, And, the fatherless, murder.
Y'ap koupe kou vèv yo, y'ap koupe kou timoun ki san papa yo, y'ap ansasinen etranje k'ap viv nan peyi a.
7 Yet have they said—Yah, doth not see, The God of Jacob, doth not understand.
Lè konsa yo di: Seyè a pa wè nou! Bondye pèp Izrayèl la pa okipe bagay konsa!
8 Understand, ye brutish among the people, And, ye dullards, when will ye show discretion?
Nou menm, bann san konprann, manyè fè atansyon non! Bann moun fou, kilè n'a konprann?
9 He that planteth the ear, shall he not hear? Or, that fashioneth the eye, shall he not have power to see?
Bondye ki bay zòrèy, ki jan pou l' pa ta ka tande? Bondye ki fè je, ki jan pou l' pa ta ka wè?
10 He that correcteth nations, shall he not reprove? He that teacheth man knowledge!
Limenm ki reskonsab tout nasyon yo, ki jan pou l' pa ta ka pini yo? Limenm k'ap bay moun tout kalite konesans, ki jan pou l' pa ta ka konnen?
11 Yahweh, knoweth the plans of men, That, they, are a breath!
Seyè a konnen lide lèzòm gen nan tèt yo. Li konnen sa pa vo anyen.
12 How happy the man whom thou correctest, O Yah! And whom, out of thy law, thou instructest!
Ala bon sa bon, Seyè, lè w'ap korije yon moun, pou fè l' konnen sa ki nan lalwa ou,
13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of misfortune, Until there be digged—for the lawless one—a pit.
pou l' ka rete ak kè poze lè jou malè a rive, jouk y'a fouye twou pou antere mechan an.
14 For Yahweh, will not abandon, his people, And, his inheritance, will he not forsake;
Seyè a p'ap voye pèp li a jete, li p'ap vire do bay moun ki pou li yo.
15 For, unto righteousness, shall the judicial sentence return, Then shall follow it—all the upright in heart.
Lè sa a, moun va jwenn jistis nan tribinal, tout moun ki mache dwat va dakò avèk sa.
16 Who will rise up for me, against the evil-doers? Who will make a stand for me, against the workers of iniquity?
Kilès ki va kanpe pou mwen kont mechan yo? Kilès ki va pran pou mwen kont moun k'ap fè mal yo?
17 If, Yahweh, had not been a help to me, Soon had sunk into silence—my soul!
Si se pa t' Seyè a ki te sekou mwen, gen lontan depi mwen ta mouri.
18 If I say, My foot, hath slipped, Thy lovingkindness, O Yahweh, supporteth me.
Lè mwen di: Men m'ap tonbe wi! Se ou menm, Seyè, ki soutni m' paske ou gen bon kè.
19 In the multitude of my cares within me, Thy consolations, delight my soul.
Lè m' nan tèt chaje, lè mwen pa konn sa pou m' fè, se ou menm ki ban m' kouraj, se ou menm ki fè kè m' kontan.
20 Shall the throne that inflicteth ruin, have fellowship with thee, That frameth oppression, by statute?
Eske ou nan konfyolo avèk jij pèvèti sa yo, k'ap fè mechanste yo pase pou lalwa?
21 They make an attack on the life of the righteous one, —And, innocent blood, they condemn.
Y'ap fè konplo sou moun ki mache dwat yo, y'ap kondannen inonsan yo amò.
22 But, Yahweh, hath become for me a high tower, And my God, my rock of refuge.
Men, Seyè a se tout defans mwen. Bondye mwen, se twou wòch kote m' jwenn pwoteksyon.
23 Thus hath he brought back on them their iniquity, And, by their own wickedness, will he destroy them, Destroy them, will Yahweh our God.
L'ap fè mechanste yo a tonbe sou pwòp tèt yo, l'ap fè peche yo a touye yo. Seyè a, Bondye nou an, ap disparèt yo.
