اَلْمَزَامِيرُ 35

١ 1 لِدَاوُدَ خَاصِمْ يَارَبُّ مُخَاصِمِيَّ. قَاتِلْ مُقَاتِلِيَّ.

[A Psalm] of David. Judge thou, O Lord, them that injure me, fight against them that fight against me.

٢ 2 أَمْسِكْ مِجَنًّا وَتُرْسًا وَٱنْهَضْ إِلَى مَعُونَتِي،

Take hold of shield and buckler, and arise for my help.

٣ 3 وَأَشْرِعْ رُمْحًا وَصُدَّ تِلْقَاءَ مُطَارِدِيَّ. قُلْ لِنَفْسِي: «خَلَاصُكِ أَنَا».

Bring forth a sword, and stop [the way] against them that persecute me: say to my soul, I am thy salvation.

٤ 4 لِيَخْزَ وَلْيَخْجَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَطْلُبُونَ نَفْسِي. لِيَرْتَدَّ إِلَى ٱلْوَرَاءِ وَيَخْجَلِ ٱلْمُتَفَكِّرُونَ بِإِسَاءَتِي.

Let them that seek my soul be ashamed and confounded: let them that devise evils against me be turned back and put to shame.

٥ 5 لِيَكُونُوا مِثْلَ ٱلْعُصَافَةِ قُدَّامَ ٱلرِّيحِ، وَمَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ دَاحِرُهُمْ.

Let them be as dust before the wind, and an angel of the Lord afflicting them.

٦ 6 لِيَكُنْ طَرِيقُهُمْ ظَلَامًا وَزَلَقًا، وَمَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ طَارِدُهُمْ.

Let their way be dark and slippery, and an angel of the Lord persecuting them.

٧ 7 لِأَنَّهُمْ بِلَا سَبَبٍ أَخْفَوْا لِي هُوَّةَ شَبَكَتِهِمْ. بِلَا سَبَبٍحَفَرُوا لِنَفْسِي.

For without cause they have hid for me their destructive snare: without a cause they have reproached my soul.

٨ 8 لِتَأْتِهِ ٱلتَّهْلُكَةُ وَهُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ، وَلْتَنْشَبْ بِهِ ٱلشَّبَكَةُ ٱلَّتِي أَخْفَاهَا، وَفِي ٱلتَّهْلُكَةِ نَفْسِهَا لِيَقَعْ.

Let a snare which they know not come upon them; and the gin which they hid take them; and let them fall into the very same snare.

٩ 9 أَمَّا نَفْسِي فَتَفْرَحُ بِٱلرَّبِّ وَتَبْتَهِجُ بِخَلَاصِهِ.

But my soul shall exult in the Lord: it shall delight in his salvation.

١٠ 10 جَمِيعُ عِظَامِي تَقُولُ: «يَارَبُّ، مَنْ مِثْلُكَ ٱلْمُنْقِذُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ مِمَّنْ هُوَ أَقْوَى مِنْهُ، وَٱلْفَقِيرَ وَٱلْبَائِسَ مِنْ سَالِبِهِ؟».

All my bones shall say, O Lord, who is like to thee? delivering the poor out of the hand of them that are stronger than he, yea, the poor and needy one from them that spoil him.

١١ 11 شُهُودُ زُورٍ يَقُومُونَ، وَعَمَّا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ يَسْأَلُونَنِي.

Unjust witnesses arose, and asked me of things I new not.

١٢ 12 يُجَازُونَنِي عَنِ ٱلْخَيْرِ شَرًّا، ثَكَلًا لِنَفْسِي.

They rewarded me evil for good, and bereavement to my soul.

١٣ 13 أَمَّا أَنَا فَفِي مَرَضِهِمْ كَانَ لِبَاسِي مِسْحًا. أَذْلَلْتُ بِٱلصَّوْمِ نَفْسِي، وَصَلَاتِي إِلَى حِضْنِي تَرْجِعُ.

But I, when they troubled me, put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting: and my prayer shall return to my [own] bosom.

١٤ 14 كَأَنَّهُ قَرِيبٌ، كَأَنَّهُ أَخِي كُنْتُ أَتَمَشَّى. كَمَنْ يَنُوحُ عَلَى أُمِّهِ ٱنْحَنَيْتُ حَزِينًا.

I behaved agreeably towards them as [if it had been] our neighbour [or] brother: I humbled myself as one mourning and sad of countenance.

١٥ 15 وَلَكِنَّهُمْ فِي ظَلْعِي فَرِحُوا وَٱجْتَمَعُوا. ٱجْتَمَعُوا عَلَيَّ شَاتِمِينَ وَلَمْ أَعْلَمْ. مَزَّقُوا وَلَمْ يَكُفُّوا.

Yet they rejoiced against me, and plagues were plentifully brought against me, and I knew [it] not: they were scattered, but repented not.

١٦ 16 بَيْنَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ ٱلْمُجَّانِ لِأَجْلِ كَعْكَةٍ حَرَّقُوا عَلَيَّ أَسْنَانَهُمْ.

They tempted me, they sneered at me most contemptuously, they gnashed their teeth upon me.

١٧ 17 يَارَبُّ، إِلَى مَتَى تَنْظُرُ؟ ٱسْتَرِدَّ نَفْسِي مِنْ تَهْلُكَاتِهِمْ، وَحِيدَتِي مِنَ ٱلْأَشْبَالِ.

O Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? Deliver my soul from their mischief, mine only-begotten one from the lions.

١٨ 18 أَحْمَدُكَ فِي ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ ٱلْكَثِيرَةِ. فِي شَعْبٍ عَظِيمٍ أُسَبِّحُكَ.

I will give thanks to thee even in a great congregation: in an abundant people I will praise thee.

١٩ 19 لَا يَشْمَتْ بِي ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ أَعْدَائِي بَاطِلًا، وَلَا يَتَغَامَزْ بِٱلْعَيْنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُبْغِضُونَنِي بِلَا سَبَبٍ.

Let not them that are mine enemies without a cause rejoice against me; who hate me for nothing, and wink with their eyes.

٢٠ 20 لِأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِٱلسَّلَامِ، وَعَلَى ٱلْهَادِئِينَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ بِكَلَامِ مَكْرٍ.

For to me they spoke peaceably, but imagined deceits in [their] anger.

٢١ 21 فَغَرُوا عَلَيَّ أَفْوَاهَهُمْ. قَالُوا: «هَهْ! هَهْ!قَدْ رَأَتْ أَعْيُنُنَا».

And they opened wide their mouth upon me; they said Aha, aha, our eyes have seen [it].

٢٢ 22 قَدْ رَأَيْتَ يَارَبُّ، لَا تَسْكُتْ. يَا سَيِّدُ، لَا تَبْتَعِدْ عَنِّي.

Thou hast seen [it], O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, withdraw not [thyself] from me.

٢٣ 23 ٱسْتَيْقِظْ وَٱنْتَبِهْ إِلَى حُكْمِي، يَا إِلَهِي وَسَيِّدِي إِلَى دَعْوَايَ.

Awake, O Lord, and attend to my judgment, [even] to my cause, my God and my Lord.

٢٤ 24 ٱقْضِ لِي حَسَبَ عَدْلِكَ يَارَبُّ إِلَهِي، فَلَا يَشْمَتُوا بِي.

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

٢٥ 25 لَا يَقُولُوا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ: «هَهْ! شَهْوَتُنَا». لَا يَقُولُوا: «قَدِ ٱبْتَلَعْنَاهُ!».

Let them not say in their hearts, Aha, aha, [it is pleasing] to our soul: neither let them say, We have devoured him.

٢٦ 26 لِيَخْزَ وَلْيَخْجَلْ مَعًا ٱلْفَرِحُونَ بِمُصِيبَتِي. لِيَلْبِسِ ٱلْخِزْيَ وَٱلْخَجَلَ ٱلْمُتَعَظِّمُونَ عَلَيَّ.

Let them be confounded and ashamed together that rejoice at my afflictions: let them be clothed with shame and confusion that speak great swelling words against me.

٢٧ 27 لِيَهْتِفْ وَيَفْرَحِ ٱلْمُبْتَغُونَ حَقِّي، وَلْيَقُولُوا دَائِمًا: «لِيَتَعَظَّمِ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْمَسْرُورُ بِسَلَامَةِ عَبْدِهِ».

Let them that rejoice in my righteousness exult and be glad: and let them say continually, The Lord be magnified, who desire the peace of his servant.

٢٨ 28 وَلِسَانِي يَلْهَجُ بِعَدْلِكَ. ٱلْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ بِحَمْدِكَ.

And my tongue shall meditate on thy righteousness, [and] on thy praise all the day.