Psalms 35

Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

Se yon sòm David. Seyè, atake moun ki pa vle wè m' yo, goumen ak moun k'ap fè m' lagè yo.

Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

Pran zam ou sèvi pou pare kou a, leve non, vin pote m' sekou.

Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

Pran fwenn ou, pran rach ou. Atake moun k'ap pousib mwen yo. Fè m' konnen se ou menm k'ap delivre m'.

Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

Se pou moun k'ap chache touye m' yo sezi, se pou yo wont. Se pou moun k'ap fè konplo sou mwen yo rale kò yo dèyè. Se pou yo pa ka leve tèt yo.

Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.

Se pou yo tankou pay van ap pote ale, lè zanj Bondye a ap kouri dèyè yo.

Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

Se pou fènwa bare wout yo, pou chemen an glise anba pye yo, lè zanj Bondye a ap talonnen yo.

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

San m' pa fè yo anyen, y'ap tann pèlen pou mwen. San m' pa fè yo anyen, y'ap fouye yon twou byen fon pou m' ka tonbe ladan l'.

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

Men, y'ap rete konsa, malè ap tonbe sou yo, y'ap pran nan pèlen yo te tann lan, y'ap tonbe nan twou yo te fouye a.

And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

Se konsa Seyè a pral fè kè m' kontan, m'ap kontan anpil, paske li delivre mwen.

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

M'a di ak tout kè mwen: -Seyè, pa gen tankou ou! Ou delivre fèb yo anba moun ki gen fòs pase yo. Ou delivre pòv yo ak malere yo anba moun k'ap piye yo.

False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

Gen moun k'ap kanpe bay manti sou mwen. Yo di mwen fè yon pakèt bagay mwen pa janm konnen mwen fè.

They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

Moun mwen fè byen se yo k'ap fè m' mal. Mwen fin dekouraje.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

Lè yo te malad, mwen te pran gwo lapenn pou yo, mwen rete san manje. Mwen bese tèt mwen pou mwen lapriyè pou yo,

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

menm jan mwen ta lapriyè pou yon zanmi osinon pou yon frè. M'ap mache do ba ak gwo lapenn nan kè m', tankou yon moun ki pèdi manman l'.

But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

Men, lè mwen menm mwen nan tray, yo tout yo kontan, yo mete tèt yo ansanm. Y'ap fè pil dèyè do m' pou bay manti sou mwen. Y'ap kale do m' san pran souf.

With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

Yo atake m', yo pase m' nan betiz. Y'ap gade m', y'ap griyen dan sou mwen.

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

Seyè, pou konbe tan ankò w'a penmèt sa? Pwoteje m' non anba bèt sovaj sa yo. Sove m' anba lyon sa yo.

I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

M'a di ou mèsi nan mitan tout moun lè yo reyini, m'a fè lwanj ou devan yon gwo foul moun.

Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

Pa kite lènmi m' yo, bann mantò sa yo, fè fèt sou tèt mwen. Pa kite moun sa yo ki rayi m' san m' pa fè yo anyen an fè siy sou mwen.

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

Yo pale tankou moun k'ap chache kont. Y'ap kalkile tout kalite manti pou yo fè sou moun ki pa nan kont ak pesonn nan peyi a.

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

Yo louvri bouch yo byen laj pou bay manti sou mwen. Y'ap di: -Wi! Nou te wè ou!

This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

Men ou menm, Seyè, ou wè tout bagay. Pa rete san ou pa di anyen nan sa, Seyè! Pa rete lwen m' konsa.

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Leve non, Seyè, vin pran defans mwen! Leve non, Bondye mwen, vin plede kòz mwen!

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

Ou pa nan patipri, Seyè. Fè m' jistis. Pa kite lènmi m' yo fè fèt sou tèt mwen.

Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

Pa kite yo di nan kè yo: -Wi! se sa menm nou te vle rive li! Pa kite yo di: -Nou fini avè l'!

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

Tout moun ki kontan wè jan m'ap soufri a, se pou yo wont jouk yo pa konn sa pou yo fè. Se pou moun k'ap gonfle lestonmak yo sou mwen pèdi fil, se pou yo kouri al kache!

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

Se pou moun ki kontan wè jan m' inonsan an pran rele byen fò san rete. Se pou yo di: -Seyè a gen gwo pouvwa! Li vle pou sèvitè li viv ak kè poze.

And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

Lè sa a, m'a fè konnen jistis ou, m'a fè lwanj ou tout lajounen.