Sòm 7
1 Plent David te pote bay Seyè a pou Kouch, moun laras Benjamen. Seyè, Bondye mwen, se nan ou mwen mete tout konfyans mwen. Delivre m'. Pa kite m' tonbe nan men moun k'ap pèsekite m' yo.
A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the Lord about Cush, the Benjamite. Lord my God, I take refuge in you. Deliver me, save me from all who pursue me;
2 Si se pa sa, tankou lyon yo fè, y'ap pote m' ale, y'ap devore m' san pesonn p'ap ka pote m' sekou.
or like lions they will tear me to pieces, and rend me, past hope of rescue.
3 Seyè, Bondye mwen, si m' te fè bagay sa yo vre, si m' te fè yon moun mal,
Lord, my God, if my life has been such if my hands have been stained with guilt,
4 si m' te aji mal ak moun ki te fè m' byen, si m' te pèsekite lènmi m' san rezon,
if friends I paid back with evil, if I plundered my foes without cause,
5 ou mèt kite lènmi pousib mwen jouk li mete men sou mwen. Ou mèt kite l' mache sou mwen, ou mèt kite l' trennen non m' nan labou.
may the enemy chase and find me, trample my life to the ground, my honour leave in the dirt! (Selah)
6 Seyè, leve non! Mete ou ankòlè! Leve, pran pozisyon kont lènmi m' yo ki fin debòde. Leve non! vin pote m' sekou, paske se jistis ou m'ap chache.
Arise, Lord, in anger, against my foes rise in fury. Awake for my help: let justice be done.
7 Sanble tout nasyon yo bò kote ou. Rete nan syèl la, gouvènen yo tout.
Gather the nations about you, and sit on your lofty throne,
8 Ou menm Seyè, ou se jij tout moun. Tanpri, Seyè, fè m' jistis paske mwen mache dwat, mwen inonsan.
as the Lord, the judge of the peoples. Judge me, Lord, in my innocence and according to my integrity.
9 Fè mechan yo sispann fè move bagay. Tanpri, bay moun ki mache dwat yo fòs. Ou se yon Bondye ki pa nan patipri: Ou konnen tout lide moun gen nan tèt yo ak tout santiman ki nan kè yo.
Put an end to the wrong of the wicked, protect the righteous. Searcher of hearts and minds, righteous God.
10 Se Bondye ki defans mwen. Li delivre tout moun ki mache dwat.
God is my shield: he saves the upright in heart.
11 Bondye se yon jij ki san patipri: Li toujou kondannen mechan yo.
God is a just judge, constant in righteous anger.
12 Si yon moun pa chanje lavi li, Bondye ap file nepe li, l'ap pare banza li pou l' vize li.
He will sharpen his sword without fail, his bow is bent and ready,
13 Bondye ap pare zam sa yo pou touye li. L'ap sèvi ak flèch li yo pou simen dife.
his deadly weapons are ready, his arrows he makes of flame.
14 Gade jan mechan an gen move lide nan kè li! L'ap fè plan pou fè moun mal. L'ap plede bay manti.
The enemy who conceives evil; pregnant with mischief, giving birth to lies,
15 Li fouye yon gwo twou byen fon nan tè a. Lèfini, se li menm ki tonbe ladan li.
a pit they have made and dug; but into the hole that they made they will fall.
16 Se konsa, malè li te pare pou lòt moun, se sou li li tonbe. Se pwòp mechanste l' ki tounen kont li!
On their own heads their mischief comes back; on their own skulls their violence comes down.
17 Mwen menm, m'ap di Seyè a mèsi pou jistis li. M'ap fè lwanj Seyè a ki anwo nan syèl la.
I will give thanks to the Lord for his justice, and sing to the name of the Lord Most High.
