Psalms 81

1 Unto the end, for the winepresses, a psalm for Asaph himself. Rejoice to God our helper: sing aloud to the God of Jacob.

Pou chèf sanba yo. Se sou lè chante yo chante lè y'ap kraze rezen. Se yon sòm Asaf. Chante ak kè kontan pou Bondye ki tout defans nou! Fè fèt pou Bondye Jakòb la!

2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel: the pleasant psaltery with the harp.

Konmanse chante a. Bat tanbouren yo! Jwe bèl mizik sou gita ak bandjo yo.

3 Blow up the trumpet on the new moon, on the noted day of your solemnity.

Kònen twonpèt pou anonse fèt la, lè lalin lan nouvèl, ak lè li plenn!

4 For it is a commandment in Israel, and a judgment to the God of Jacob.

Se yon lwa nan peyi Izrayèl, se yon lòd Bondye Jakòb la bay!

5 He ordained it for a testimony in Joseph, when he came out of the land of Egypt: he heard a tongue which he knew not.

Bondye te fè sa tounen yon lwa pou pitit pitit Jozèf yo lè li te fè yo soti nan peyi Lejip la. Mwen tande yon vwa mwen pa rekonèt ki di m' konsa:

6 He removed his back from the burdens: his hands had served in baskets.

Se mwen ki te wete gwo chay lou ki te sou zepòl nou an. Se mwen ki te fè nou mete panyen yo atè.

7 Thou calledst upon me in affliction, and I delivered thee: I heard thee in the secret place of tempest: I proved thee at the waters of contradiction.

Lè nou te anba tray, nou te rele m', mwen te delivre nou. Mwen reponn nou nan loraj kote m' te kache a. Mwen te vle wè sou ki pye nou ye avè m', lè nou te bò sous dlo Meriba a.

8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me,

Koute m' non lè m'ap avèti nou, pèp mwen! Pèp Izrayèl, poukisa nou pa vle koute m'!

9 There shall be no new god in thee: neither shalt thou adore a strange god.

Piga nou janm sèvi lòt bondye, piga nou janm adore bondye lòt nasyon yo!

10 For I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

Se mwen menm ki Seyè a, Bondye nou an. Se mwen menm ki te fè nou kite peyi Lejip la. Louvri bouch nou, m'a plen l' ak pawòl mwen!

11 But my people heard not my voice: and Israel hearkened not to me.

Men, pèp mwen an pa koute m'. Pèp Izrayèl la pa obeyi m'.

12 So I let them go according to the desires of their heart: they shall walk in their own inventions.

Lè m' wè sa, mwen kite yo swiv lide yo te gen nan tèt yo, mwen kite yo fè tou sa yo te vle fè.

13 If my people had heard me: if Israel had walked in my ways:

Ayayay! Si pèp mwen an te vle koute m'. Si pèp Izrayèl la te vle obeyi mwen!

14 I should soon have humbled their enemies, and laid my hand on them that troubled them.

Anvan yo ta bat je yo, mwen ta fè lènmi yo wont, mwen ta kraze tout lènmi yo.

15 The enemies of the Lord have lied to him: and their time shall be for ever.

Moun ki rayi Seyè a ta vin flate yo. Pèp Izrayèl la t'ap alèz pou tout tan.

16 And he fed them with the fat of wheat, and filled them with honey out of the rock.

Mwen ta ba yo pi bon kalite manje pou yo manje. Mwen ta plen vant yo ak bon siwo myèl ki soti nan twou wòch!