Sòm 49
1 Pou chèf sanba yo. Se yon sòm pitit Kore yo. Nou tout, koute sa byen. Louvri zòrèy nou, nou menm k'ap viv toupatou sou latè,
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all [ye] people; give ear, all [ye] inhabitants of the world:
2 gran kou piti, rich kou pòv.
Both low and high, rich and poor together.
3 Mwen pral ban nou bon konsèy. Sa ki nan kè m' se bagay ki gen sans.
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart [shall be] of understanding.
4 M'ap louvri zòrèy mwen pou m' tande parabòl la. Mwen pral esplike l' ban nou antan m'ap jwe mizik.
I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
5 Poukisa pou m' ta pè, lè jou malè a rive, lè moun ki pa vle wè m' yo sènen m' toupatou ak move lide nan tèt yo?
Why should I fear in the days of evil, [when] the iniquity of my heels shall encompass me?
6 Moun ki mete konfyans yo nan byen latè, moun k'ap fè grandizè pou richès yo genyen,
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
7 pa gen yonn ladan yo ki ka bay senk kòb pou delivre frè yo, ni ki ka peye Bondye pou l' delivre yo.
None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
8 Yo ta mèt pare pou yo bay anpil lajan pou sove lavi pa yo, sa p'ap janm rive fèt.
(For the redemption of their soul [is] precious, and it ceaseth for ever: )
9 Atò, se pou yo ta viv tout tan san yo pa janm al anba tè?
That he should still live for ever, [and] not see corruption.
10 Men, nou wè moun ki gen bon konprann yo mouri, yo disparèt menm jan ak moun sòt ansanm ak moun egare yo. Yo kite tout richès yo pou lòt moun.
For he seeth [that] wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
11 Se nan simityè yo pral bout, se nan tonm yo pral rete, menm si yo gen gwo bitasyon ki pote non yo.
Their inward thought [is], [that] their houses [shall continue] for ever, [and] their dwelling places to all generations; they call [their] lands after their own names.
12 Yon moun te mèt grannèg kou l' grannèg li gen pou l' mouri. Li tankou zannimo y'ap mennen labatwa.
Nevertheless man [being] in honor abideth not: he is like the beasts [that] perish.
13 Se konsa y'ap fini, moun ki mete konfyans yo nan pwòp tèt yo. Se sa ki gen pou rive moun k'ap koute pawòl yo tou.
This their way [is] their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. (Selah)
14 Tankou yo mete mouton nan pak, se konsa y'ap mete yo kote mò yo ye a. Yo pral tou dwat nan simityè, se lanmò ki pral pran swen yo. Bèl kou yo bèl, y'ap tounen pousyè. Se kote mò yo ye a y'ap rete. (Sheol h7585)
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. (Sheol h7585)
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
16 Ou pa bezwen pè lè ou wè yon moun ap vin pi rich, lè ou wè l'ap mete richès pil sou pil lakay li.
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17 Lè l' mouri, li p'ap pote anyen ale avèk li, l'ap kite tout richès li yo dèyè.
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
18 Li te mèt kontan jan l' t'ap viv la, yo te mèt ap fè lwanj li pou jan afè l' ap mache byen,
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and [men] will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
19 yon lè, li gen pou l' mouri tankou zansèt li yo ki p'ap janm wè limyè ankò.
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
20 Yon moun te mèt grannèg kou l' grannèg, si li pa gen konprann, li tankou zannimo y'ap mennen labatwa.
Man [that is] in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish.
