اَلْمَزَامِيرُ 109

١ 1 لِإِمَامِ ٱلْمُغَنِّينَ. لِدَاوُدَ. مَزْمُورٌ يَا إِلَهَ تَسْبِيحِي لَا تَسْكُتْ،

To victorye, the salm of Dauid.

٢ 2 لِأَنَّهُ قَدِ ٱنْفَتَحَ عَلَيَّ فَمُ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ وَفَمُ ٱلْغِشِّ. تَكَلَّمُوا مَعِي بِلِسَانِ كِذْبٍ،

God, holde thou not stille my preisyng; for the mouth of the synner, and the mouth of the gileful man is openyd on me.

٣ 3 بِكَلَامِ بُغْضٍ أَحَاطُوا بِي، وَقَاتَلُونِي بِلَا سَبَبٍ.

Thei spaken ayens me with a gileful tunge, and thei cumpassiden me with wordis of hatrede; and fouyten ayens me with out cause.

٤ 4 بَدَلَ مَحَبَّتِي يُخَاصِمُونَنِي. أَمَّا أَنَا فَصَلَاةٌ.

For that thing that thei schulden loue me, thei bacbitiden me; but Y preiede.

٥ 5 وَضَعُوا عَلَيَّ شَرًّا بَدَلَ خَيْرٍ، وَبُغْضًا بَدَلَ حُبِّي.

And thei settiden ayens me yuelis for goodis; and hatrede for my loue.

٦ 6 فَأَقِمْ أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ شِرِّيرًا، وَلْيَقِفْ شَيْطَانٌ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ.

Ordeyne thou a synner on him; and the deuel stonde on his riyt half.

٧ 7 إِذَا حُوكِمَ فَلْيَخْرُجْ مُذْنِبًا، وَصَلَاتُهُ فَلْتَكُنْ خَطِيَّةً.

Whanne he is demed, go he out condempned; and his preier `be maad in to synne.

٨ 8 لِتَكُنْ أَيَّامُهُ قَلِيلَةً، وَوَظِيفَتُهُ لِيَأْخُذْهَا آخَرُ.

Hise daies be maad fewe; and another take his bischopriche.

٩ 9 لِيَكُنْ بَنُوهُ أَيْتَامًا وَٱمْرَأَتُهُ أَرْمَلَةً.

Hise sones be maad faderles; and his wijf a widewe.

١٠ 10 لِيَتِهْ بَنُوهُ تَيَهَانًا وَيَسْتَعْطُوا، وَيَلْتَمِسُوا خُبْزًا مِنْ خِرَبِهِمْ.

Hise sones tremblinge be born ouer, and begge; and be cast out of her habitaciouns.

١١ 11 لِيَصْطَدِ ٱلْمُرَابِي كُلَّ مَا لَهُ، وَلْيَنْهَبِ ٱلْغُرَبَاءُ تَعَبَهُ.

An vsurere seke al his catel; and aliens rauysche hise trauelis.

١٢ 12 لَا يَكُنْ لَهُ بَاسِطٌ رَحْمَةً، وَلَا يَكُنْ مُتَرَأِفٌ عَلَى يَتَامَاهُ.

Noon helpere be to him; nether ony be that haue mercy on hise modirles children.

١٣ 13 لِتَنْقَرِضْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُ. فِي ٱلْجِيلِ ٱلْقَادِمِ لِيُمْحَ ٱسْمُهُمْ.

Hise sones be maad in to perisching; the name of him be don awei in oon generacioun.

١٤ 14 لِيُذْكَرْ إِثْمُ آبَائِهِ لَدَى ٱلرَّبِّ، وَلَا تُمْحَ خَطِيَّةُ أُمِّهِ.

The wickidnesse of hise fadris come ayen in to mynde in the siyt of the Lord; and the synne of his modir be not don awei.

١٥ 15 لِتَكُنْ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ دَائِمًا، وَلْيَقْرِضْ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ ذِكْرَهُمْ.

Be thei maad euere ayens the Lord; and the mynde of hem perische fro erthe.

١٦ 16 مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَنْ يَصْنَعَ رَحْمَةً، بَلْ طَرَدَ إِنْسَانًا مِسْكِينًا وَفَقِيرًا وَٱلْمُنْسَحِقَ ٱلْقَلْبِ لِيُمِيتَهُ.

For that thing that he thouyte not to do merci,

١٧ 17 وَأَحَبَّ ٱللَّعْنَةَ فَأَتَتْهُ، وَلَمْ يُسَرَّ بِٱلْبَرَكَةِ فَتَبَاعَدَتْ عَنْهُ.

and he pursuede a pore man and beggere; and to slee a man compunct in herte.

١٨ 18 وَلَبِسَ ٱللَّعْنَةَ مِثْلَ ثَوْبِهِ، فَدَخَلَتْ كَمِيَاهٍ فِي حَشَاهُ وَكَزَيْتٍ فِي عِظَامِهِ.

And he louede cursing, and it schal come to hym; and he nolde blessing, and it schal be maad fer fro him. And he clothide cursing as a cloth, and it entride as water in to hise ynnere thingis; and as oile in hise boonus.

١٩ 19 لِتَكُنْ لَهُ كَثَوْبٍ يَتَعَطَّفُ بِهِ، وَكَمِنْطَقَةٍ يَتَنَطَّقُ بِهَا دَائِمًا.

Be it maad to him as a cloth, with which he is hilyd; and as a girdil, with which he is euere gird.

٢٠ 20 هَذِهِ أُجْرَةُ مُبْغِضِيَّ مِنْ عِنْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَأُجْرَةُ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّمِينَ شَرًّا عَلَى نَفْسِي.

This is the werk of hem that bacbiten me anentis the Lord; and that speke yuels ayens my lijf.

٢١ 21 أَمَّا أَنْتَ يَارَبُّ ٱلسَّيِّدُ فَٱصْنَعْ مَعِي مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱسْمِكَ. لِأَنَّ رَحْمَتَكَ طَيِّبَةٌ نَجِّنِي.

And thou, Lord, Lord, do with me for thi name; for thi merci is swete.

٢٢ 22 فَإِنِّي فَقِيرٌ وَمِسْكِينٌ أَنَا، وَقَلْبِي مَجْرُوحٌ فِي دَاخِلِي.

Delyuere thou me, for Y am nedi and pore; and myn herte is disturblid with ynne me.

٢٣ 23 كَظِلٍّ عِنْدَ مَيْلِهِ ذَهَبْتُ. ٱنْتَفَضْتُ كَجَرَادَةٍ.

I am takun awei as a schadowe, whanne it bowith awei; and Y am schakun awei as locustis.

٢٤ 24 رُكْبَتَايَ ٱرْتَعَشَتَا مِنَ ٱلصَّوْمِ، وَلَحْمِي هُزِلَ عَنْ سِمَنٍ.

Mi knees ben maad feble of fasting; and my fleische was chaungid for oile.

٢٥ 25 وَأَنَا صِرْتُ عَارًا عِنْدَهُمْ. يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيَّ وَيُنْغِضُونَ رُؤُوسَهُمْ

And Y am maad schenschipe to hem; thei sien me, and moueden her heedis.

٢٦ 26 أَعِنِّي يَارَبُّ إِلَهِي. خَلِّصْنِي حَسَبَ رَحْمَتِكَ.

Mi Lord God, helpe thou me; make thou me saaf bi thi merci.

٢٧ 27 وَلْيَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ هَذِهِ هِيَ يَدُكَ. أَنْتَ يَارَبُّ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا.

And thei schulen wite, that this is thin hond; and thou, Lord, hast do it.

٢٨ 28 أَمَّا هُمْ فَيَلْعَنُونَ، وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ فَتُبَارِكُ. قَامُوا وَخَزُوا، أَمَّا عَبْدُكَ فَيَفْرَحُ.

Thei schulen curse, and thou schalt blesse, thei that risen ayens me, be schent; but thi seruaunt schal be glad.

٢٩ 29 لِيَلْبِسْ خُصَمَائِي خَجَلًا، وَلْيَتَعَطَّفُوا بِخِزْيِهِمْ كَٱلرِّدَاءِ.

Thei that bacbiten me, be clothid with schame; and be thei hilid with her schenschipe as with a double cloth.

٣٠ 30 أَحْمَدُ ٱلرَّبَّ جِدًّا بِفَمِي، وَفِي وَسَطِ كَثِيرِينَ أُسَبِّحُهُ.

I schal knouleche to the Lord greetli with my mouth; and Y schal herie hym in the myddil of many men.

٣١ 31 لِأَنَّهُ يَقُومُ عَنْ يَمِينِ ٱلْمَسْكِينِ، لِيُخَلِّصَهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَاضِينَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ.

Which stood nyy on the riyt half of a pore man; to make saaf my soule fro pursueris.