اَلْمَزَامِيرُ 101

١ 1 لِدَاوُدَ. مَزْمُورٌ رَحْمَةً وَحُكْمًا أُغَنِّي. لَكَ يَارَبُّ أُرَنِّمُ.

Of David, a psalm. If kindness and justice I sing, making melody to you, Lord.

٢ 2 أَتَعَقَّلُ فِي طَرِيقٍ كَامِلٍ. مَتَى تَأْتِي إِلَيَّ؟ أَسْلُكُ فِي كَمَالِ قَلْبِي فِي وَسَطِ بَيْتِي.

I would look to the way that is blameless, and make it my own. Within my own house I would walk with an innocent heart.

٣ 3 لَا أَضَعُ قُدَّامَ عَيْنَيَّ أَمْرًا رَدِيئًا. عَمَلَ ٱلزَّيَغَانِ أَبْغَضْتُ. لَا يَلْصَقُ بِي.

I would never direct my eyes to a thing that is base. The impulse to stray I abhor it shall not cling to me.

٤ 4 قَلْبٌ مُعْوَجٌّ يَبْعُدُ عَنِّي. ٱلشِّرِّيرُ لَا أَعْرِفُهُ.

Far from me be perverseness of heart, or kinship with evil.

٥ 5 ٱلَّذِي يَغْتَابُ صَاحِبَهُ سِرًّا هَذَا أَقْطَعُهُ. مُسْتَكْبِرُ ٱلْعَيْنِ وَمُنْتَفِخُ ٱلْقَلْبِ لَا أَحْتَمِلُهُ.

Who slanders their neighbor in secret, I bring them to silence: haughty looks and proud hearts I will not abide.

٦ 6 عَيْنَايَ عَلَى أُمَنَاءِ ٱلْأَرْضِ لِكَيْ أُجْلِسَهُمْ مَعِي. ٱلسَّالِكُ طَرِيقًا كَامِلًا هُوَ يَخْدِمُنِي.

I will favor the true in the land, they shall live in my court. Those who walk in a way that is blameless will be my attendant.

٧ 7 لَا يَسْكُنُ وَسَطَ بَيْتِي عَامِلُ غِشٍّ. ٱلْمُتَكَلِّمُ بِٱلْكَذِبِ لَا يَثْبُتُ أَمَامَ عَيْنَيَّ.

No one will live in my house who practises guile. No one that speaks a lie will abide in my presence.

٨ 8 بَاكِرًا أُبِيدُ جَمِيعَ أَشْرَارِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، لِأَقْطَعَ مِنْ مَدِينَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ كُلَّ فَاعِلِي ٱلْإِثْمِ.

Morn by morn I will wholly wipe out all the bad in the land, and cut off from the Lord’s own city all workers of evil.