Sòm 18
1 Pou chèf sanba yo. Se chante sa a David, sèvitè Seyè a, te chante pou Bondye lè Bondye te delivre l' anba Sayil ansanm ak tout lòt lènmi l' yo. Ala renmen mwen renmen ou, Seyè! Se ou menm ki tout fòs mwen.
For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said, I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
2 Se ou menm ki twou wòch kote m' kache a. Se ou menm ki sèvi m' ranpa. Se ou menm ki delivre m'. Ou se Bondye mwen, se ou menm ki pwoteje m'. Se nan ou mwen mete tout konfyans mwen. Se ou ki tout defans mwen. Se fòs ou k'ap sove m'. Se anba zèl ou mwen jwenn kote pou m' kache.
Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
3 Mwen rele Seyè a: Li delivre m' anba lènmi m' yo. Lwanj pou Seyè a!
I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4 Lanmò te fin vlope m'. Mwen te pè lè m' wè tout malè sa yo tonbe sou mwen.
The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me. (Sheol h7585)
6 Nan mizè mwen te ye a, mwen rele nan pye Seyè a. Mwen mande Bondye m' lan sekou. Kote l' chita lakay li a, li tande vwa mwen, rèl mwen rive jouk nan zòrèy li.
In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.
7 Lè sa a, latè pran tranble, li souke. Mòn yo pran tranble jouk nan rasin yo. Yon sèl frison pran yo, paske Bondye te ankòlè!
Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations also of the mountains quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.
8 Lafimen t'ap soti nan twou nen li. Yon gwo flanm dife ak moso chabon tou limen t'ap soti nan bouch li.
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
9 Li bese syèl la, li desann avè yon gwo nwaj nwa anba pye li.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
10 Li moute sou do yon zanj cheriben, li t'ap vole. Yon kouran van t'ap pouse l' ale.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
11 Li te kache kò l' nan fènwa. Yon gwo nwaj pwès, plen dlo, te vlope l' toupatou.
He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
12 Anpil lagrèl ak anpil chabon dife t'ap soti nan gwo limyè ki t'ap klere devan l' lan.
At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.
13 Seyè a pran gwonde nan syèl la. Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la fè tout moun tande vwa li.
Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.
14 Li voye flèch li yo, li gaye tout lènmi m' yo. Li fè yo tout kouri ak kout zèklè.
And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
15 Lè ou ankòlè, Seyè, van yo soti ak fòs nan twou nen ou. Lè konsa moun wè fon lanmè a, fondasyon tè a parèt aklè.
Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
16 Seyè a rete nan syèl la, li lonje men l', li pran m'. Li rale m' soti nan gwo dlo yo kote m' te ye a.
He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.
17 Li delivre m' anba gwo lènmi m' yo, anba tout moun sa yo ki te rayi m' epi ki te pi fò pase m'.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
18 Lè m' te nan tray, yo pwofite atake m'. Men, Seyè a te soutni m'.
They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
19 Li wete m' nan move pa a. Li delivre m' paske li renmen mwen.
He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20 Seyè a ban m' rekonpans mwen, paske li wè m' mache dwat devan li. Li ban m' benediksyon, paske li wè mwen inonsan.
Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
21 Mwen te obeyi lalwa Seyè a, mwen pa vire do bay Bondye m' lan pou m' fè sa ki mal.
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 Mwen fè tou sa ki nan lalwa li, mwen pa janm dezobeyi kòmandman li yo.
For all his ordinances were before me, And I put not away his statutes from me.
23 Li konnen mwen pa antò. Mwen kenbe kò m' pou m' pa fè sa ki mal.
I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
24 Se konsa li ban m' rekonpans mwen, paske mwen mache dwat devan li, paske li wè mwen inonsan.
Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
25 Ou menm, Seyè, ou kenbe pawòl ou ak moun ki kenbe pawòl yo. Ou bon ak moun ki bon.
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
26 Ou pa fè ipokrit ak moun ki pa fè ipokrit avè ou, men ou malen ak moun ki malen.
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
27 Ou delivre moun ki soumèt devan ou, men ou desann moun ki konprann yo pa kanmarad pesonn.
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.
28 Seyè, ou se limyè mwen, ou se Bondye mwen. Se ou ki wete m' nan fènwa kote m' te ye a.
For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
29 Avè ou, mwen fonse sou bann lènmi m' yo ki ame jouk nan dan. Avèk ou, mwen eskalade miray ki sèvi yo defans.
For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall.
30 Bondye oo! Tou sa ou fè bon nèt ale. Ou toujou kenbe pawòl ou. Ou pwoteje tout moun ki chache pwoteksyon anba zèl ou.
As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
31 Ki moun ki Bondye si se pa Seyè a? Ki moun ki pran defans nou si se pa Bondye nou an?
For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,
32 Se Bondye ki ban m' fòs, li fè m' mennen yon vi san repwòch.
The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?
33 Li asire pye m' tankou pye kabrit. Li fè m' mache sou mòn yo, san m' pa tonbe.
He maketh my feet like hinds’ [feet]: And setteth me upon my high places.
34 Li moutre m' jan pou m' goumen. Li ban m' fòs pou m' sèvi ak pi gwo banza ki genyen.
He teacheth my hands to war; So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
35 Se ou menm, Seyè, ki pwoteje m'. Se ou ki delivre m'. Si m' kapab leve kanpe, se paske ou renmen m'. Pouvwa ou pa kite m' tonbe.
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great.
36 Ou pa kite yo bare wout mwen. Mwen pa janm pèdi pye.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.
37 Mwen kouri dèyè lènmi m' yo, mwen jwenn yo. Mwen pa tounen jouk tan mwen pa fin kraze yo nèt.
I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.
38 Mwen jete yo atè, yo pa ka leve. Yo tonbe, mwen mete pye m' sou kou yo.
I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet.
39 Ou ban m' kont fòs pou batay la. Ou fè lènmi m' yo mande m' padon.
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
40 Ou fè lènmi m' yo kouri devan m'. Mwen disparèt tout moun ki rayi m' yo.
Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
41 Y'ap rele, y'ap mande sekou. Men, pa gen moun ki ka delivre yo! Y'ap rele Seyè a, men li pa reponn yo.
They cried, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.
42 Mwen kraze yo, yo tout tounen pousyè van pote yo ale. Mwen mache sou yo tankou sou labou nan lari.
Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.
43 Ou delivre m' anba pèp rebèl sa a. Ou mete m' chèf pou m' gouvènen sou tout nasyon yo. Pèp mwen pa t' janm konnen, se yo menm k'ap sèvi m'.
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
44 Moun lòt peyi yo ap flate m'. Kou yo tande vwa m', yo obeyi:
As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.
45 Yo pèdi tout kouraj yo. Yo soti kote yo te kache a, y'ap tranble kou fèy bwa.
The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.
46 Viv Seyè a! Lwanj pou moun ki pran defans mwen an! Se Bondye ki delivre mwen! Ann fè konnen jan li gen pouvwa!
Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,
47 Se Bondye ki pran revanj mwen. Se li ki mete pèp yo anba pye mwen.
Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.
48 Li sove m' anba lènmi m' yo. Li wete m' anba men moun ki t'ap konbat mwen yo. Ou delivre m' anba ansasen yo.
He rescueth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
49 Se poutèt sa, Seyè, m'a fè moun lòt nasyon yo konnen ki moun ou ye. M'a chante pou fè lwanj ou.
Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.
50 Bondye delivre wa li a anpil fwa. Li moutre jan li pa janm sispann renmen David, moun li te chwazi a, ansanm ak pitit pitit li yo pou tout tan.
Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.
