Psalms 49

Pou chèf sanba yo. Se yon sòm pitit Kore yo.

Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

Nou tout, koute sa byen. Louvri zòrèy nou, nou menm k'ap viv toupatou sou latè,

Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

gran kou piti, rich kou pòv.

My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

Mwen pral ban nou bon konsèy. Sa ki nan kè m' se bagay ki gen sans.

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

M'ap louvri zòrèy mwen pou m' tande parabòl la. Mwen pral esplike l' ban nou antan m'ap jwe mizik.

Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

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?

They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

Moun ki mete konfyans yo nan byen latè, moun k'ap fè grandizè pou richès yo genyen,

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

pa gen yonn ladan yo ki ka bay senk kòb pou delivre frè yo, ni ki ka peye Bondye pou l' delivre yo.

(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

Yo ta mèt pare pou yo bay anpil lajan pou sove lavi pa yo, sa p'ap janm rive fèt.

That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

Atò, se pou yo ta viv tout tan san yo pa janm al anba tè?

For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

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.

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.

Se nan simityè yo pral bout, se nan tonm yo pral rete, menm si yo gen gwo bitasyon ki pote non yo.

Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

Yon moun te mèt grannèg kou l' grannèg li gen pou l' mouri. Li tankou zannimo y'ap mennen labatwa.

This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

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.

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.

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.

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

Men, Bondye ap delivre mwen, l'ap wete m' anba pouvwa lanmò.

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

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.

For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

Lè l' mouri, li p'ap pote anyen ale avèk li, l'ap kite tout richès li yo dèyè.

Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.

Li te mèt kontan jan l' t'ap viv la, yo te mèt ap fè lwanj li pou jan afè l' ap mache byen,

He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

yon lè, li gen pou l' mouri tankou zansèt li yo ki p'ap janm wè limyè ankò. Yon moun te mèt grannèg kou l' grannèg, si li pa gen konprann, li tankou zannimo y'ap mennen labatwa.

Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.