Psalms 37
1 [A Psalm] of David. Fret not yourself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.
Se yon sòm David. Pa fè kòlè lè ou wè mechan yo! Pa anvye sò moun k'ap fè mal yo!
2 For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.
Talè konsa, y'ap rache yo tankou raje. Yo gen pou yo fennen tankou zèb gazon.
3 Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and you shall be fed with the wealth of it.
Mete konfyans ou nan Seyè a, fè sa ki byen! Pran peyi a fè kay ou, viv ak kè poze!
4 Delight [yourself] in the Lord; and he shall grant you the requests of your heart.
Si se nan Seyè a ou pran tout plezi ou, l'a ba ou tou sa ou ta renmen.
5 Disclose your way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.
Renmèt kòz ou nan men Seyè a! Mete konfyans ou nan li, l'a ede ou.
6 And he shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgment as the noon-day.
L'a fè jistis ou parèt aklè tankou yon limyè, l'a fè rezon ou parèt aklè tankou gwo solèy midi.
7 Submit yourself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not yourself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.
Rete dousman dèvan Seyè a, pran san ou. Tann li fè sa l' gen pou l' fè a. Pa fè kòlè lè ou wè moun gen zafè yo ap mache byen. lè ou wè moun reyalize tout move lide yo gen nan tèt yo.
8 ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not yourself so as to do evil.
Pa fache, pa fè move san. Ou pa bezwen ennève! Sa kapab fè ou fè sa ki mal.
9 For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.
Moun ki mete konfyans yo nan Seyè a va pran peyi a pou yo. Men, y'ap disparèt mechan yo.
10 And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and you shall seek for his place, and shall not find [it].
Talè konsa, p'ap gen mechan ankò. W'a chache yo, ou p'ap jwenn yo.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight [themselves] in the abundance of peace.
Men, moun ki soumèt devan Bondye, yo pral resevwa pèyi a pou byen yo, y'a viv ak kè poze nèt ale.
12 The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.
Mechan yo ap fè konplo sou moun k'ap mache dwat yo. Y'ap gade yo konsa, yo anvi devore yo.
13 But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.
Seyè a ap ri mechan an, paske li konnen mechan an pa la pou lontan.
14 Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, [and] to kill the upright in heart.
Mechan yo rale koulin yo, y'ap pare banza yo, pou yo touye pòv yo ak malere yo, pou ansasinen moun k'ap mache dwat yo.
15 Let their sword enter into their [own] heart, and their bows be broken.
Men, se yo menm menm koulin yo pral rache. Banza yo menm ap kase nan men yo.
16 A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.
Pito ou pa gen anpil byen, men ou mache dwat, pase pou ou gen anpil richès nan fè sa ki mal.
17 For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.
Paske, Bondye ap kraze kouraj mechan yo, men l'ap soutni moun ki mache dwat yo.
18 The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
Seyè a konnen jan moun ki fè volonte l' yo ap viv. Eritaj yo la pou tout tan.
19 They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Yo p'ap wont lè bagay gate, y'ap jwenn tou sa yo bezwen lè grangou tonbe sou peyi a.
20 For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honored and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.
Men mechan yo ap peri. Moun ki pa vle wè Seyè a ap fennen tankou flè savann. Y'ap disparèt tankou lafimen.
21 The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.
Mechan an prete, li pa nan renmèt. Men, moun ki mache dwat yo gen kè sansib, yo fè kado.
22 For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.
Moun Seyè a beni va pran peyi a pou yo. Men, moun ki anba madichon Bondye gen pou disparèt sou tè a.
23 The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.
Seyè a pran men lèzòm, li mete yo nan bon chemen. Li kontan wè yo mache dwat.
24 When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.
Si yo tonbe, yo p'ap rete atè a. Paske Seyè a ap ba yo men.
25 I was [once] young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
Depi mwen timoun jouk mwen vin granmoun, mwen pa janm wè Bondye lage yon moun ki mache dwat, ni mwen pa janm wè pitit pitit li yo ap mande charite.
26 He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.
Okontrè, moun ki mache dwat l'a toujou gen kè sansib pou l' bay, pou li prete moun tou. Tout pitit pitit li yo tounen yon benediksyon pou lòt moun.
27 Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.
Pa fè mal, fè sa ki byen. W'a toujou gen yon kote nan peyi a pou ou rete.
28 For the Lord loves judgment, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
Paske, Seyè a renmen moun ki mache dwat. Li pa lage moun ki kenbe fèm nan sèvis li. L'ap toujou pwoteje yo. Men, ras mechan yo gen pou disparèt.
29 But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.
Moun ki mache dwat gen pou pran peyi a pou yo. Y'ap rete nan peyi a tout tan tout tan.
30 The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment.
Moun ki mache dwat devan Bondye bay bon konsèy. Se bon pawòl ase ki soti nan bouch li.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.
Li kenbe lalwa Bondye a fèm nan kè li, li p'ap janm bite.
32 The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
Mechan an ap veye tout vire tounen moun k'ap mache dwat, l'ap chache jan pou l' touye l'.
33 But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.
Men, Seyè a p'ap lage l' nan men mechan an, li p'ap kite yo kondannen l' lè y'ap jije l'.
34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, you shall see [it].
Mete konfyans ou nan Seyè a, fè tou sa l' mande ou fè. L'ap ba ou fòs pou ou ka pran peyi a pou ou. Ou gen pou wè mechan yo disparèt sou latè.
35 I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.
Mwen te wè yon mechan ki te fè tout moun pè li, li te kanpe tankou yon gwo pye mapou.
36 Yet I passed by, and behold! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.
Apre sa, mwen tounen vin pase kote l' te ye a, li pa t' la. Mwen chache l', mwen pa janm wè l' ankò.
37 Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceful man.
Gade moun k'ap mache dwat la byen gade. Gade tout vire tounen l'. Moun ki viv byen ak tout moun ap gen pitit ak pitit pitit.
38 But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
Men, moun k'ap fè mal yo, y'ap rete konsa y'ap disparèt. Tout pitit ak pitit pitit yo ap disparèt tou.
39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.
Se Seyè a k'ap sove moun ki mache dwat yo. L'ap sèvi yo defans lè yo nan tray.
40 And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.
L'ap pote yo sekou, l'ap delivre yo. L'ap wete yo anba men mechan yo, paske se anba zèl li y' al chache pwoteksyon.
