المَزامِير 27

١ 1 لِدَاوُدَ الرَّبُّ نُورِي وَخَلاصِي، مِمَّنْ أَخَافُ؟ الرَّبُّ حِصْنُ حَيَاتِي مِمَّنْ أَرْتَعِبُ؟

[A Psalm] of David, before he was anointed. The Lord is my light and my Saviour; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the defender of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

٢ 2 عِنْدَمَا هَجَمَ فَاعِلُو الإِثْمِ، خُصُومِي وَأَعْدَائِي، لِيَلْتَهِمُوا لَحْمِي، تَعَثَّرُوا وَسَقَطُوا.

When evil-doers drew near against me to eat up my flesh, my persecutors and mine enemies, they fainted and fell.

٣ 3 إِنِ اصْطَفَّ ضِدِّي جَيْشٌ، لَا يَخَافُ قَلْبِي. إنْ نَشَبَتْ عَلَيَّ حَرْبٌ، أَظَلُّ فِي ذَلِكَ مُطْمَئِنّاً.

Though an army should set itself in array against me, my heart shall not be afraid: though war should rise up against me, in this am I confident.

٤ 4 أَمْراً وَاحِداً طَلَبْتُ مِنَ الرَّبِّ وَإِيَّاهُ فَقَطْ أَلْتَمِسُ: أَنْ أُقِيمَ فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِي، لأُشَاهِدَ جَمَالَ الرَّبِّ وَأَتَأَمَّلَ فِي هَيْكَلِهِ.

One thing have I asked of the Lord, this will I earnestly seek: that I should dwell in the house of the Lord, all the days of my life, that I should behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and survey his temple.

٥ 5 لأَنَّهُ يَحْمِينِي فِي يَوْمِ الشَّرِّ تَحْتَ سَقْفِ بَيْتِهِ وَيَحْرُسُنِي آمِناً فِي خِبَاءِ خَيْمَتِهِ. إِذْ عَلَى صَخْرَةٍ عَالِيَةٍ يَرْفَعُنِي.

For in the day of mine afflictions he hid me in his tabernacle: he sheltered me in the secret of his tabernacle; he set me up on a rock.

٦ 6 حِينَئِذٍ أَفْتَخِرُ عَلَى أَعْدَائِي الْمُحِيطِينَ بِي، وَأُقَدِّمُ لَهُ فِي خَيْمَتِهِ ذَبَائِحَ هُتَافٍ، فَأُغَنِّي بَلْ أُرَنِّمُ حَمْداً لِلرَّبِّ.

And now, behold, he has lifted up mine head over mine enemies: I went round and offered in his tabernacle the sacrifice of joy; I will sing even sing psalms to the Lord.

٧ 7 اسْمَعْ يَا رَبُّ نِدَائِي لأَنِّي بِمِلْءِ صَوْتِي أَدْعُوكَ! ارْحَمْنِي وَاسْتَجِبْ لِي.

Hear, O Lord, my voice which I have uttered aloud: pity me, and listen to me.

٨ 8 قُلْتَ: اطْلُبُوا وَجْهِي! فَوَجْهَكَ يَا رَبُّ أَطْلُبُ.

My heart said to you, I have diligently sought your face: your face, O Lord, I will seek.

٩ 9 لَا تَحْجُبْ وَجْهَكَ عَنِّي. لَا تَطْرُدْ بِغَضَبٍ عَبْدَكَ، فَطَالَمَا كُنْتَ عَوْنِي. لَا تَرْفُضْنِي وَلَا تَهْجُرْنِي يَا اللهُ مُخَلِّصِي.

Turn not your face away from me, turn not you away from your servant in anger: be you my helper, forsake me not; and, O God my Saviour, overlook me not.

١٠ 10 إِنَّ أَبِي وَأُمِّي قَدْ تَرَكَانِي، لَكِنَّ الرَّبَّ يَتَعَهَّدُنِي بِرِعَايَتِهِ.

For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord has taken me to himself.

١١ 11 عَلِّمْنِي يَا رَبُّ طَرِيقَكَ، وَقُدْنِي فِي طَرِيقٍ مُسْتَقِيمَةٍ لِئَلّا يَشْمَتَ بِي أَعْدَائِي.

Teach me, O Lord, in your way, and guide me in a right path, because of mine enemies.

١٢ 12 لَا تُسَلِّمْنِي إِلَى مَرَامِ مُضَايِقِيَّ، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ قَامَ عَلَيَّ شُهُودُ زُورٍ يَنْفُثُونَ الظُّلْمَ فِي وَجْهِي.

Deliver me not over to the desire of them that afflict me; for unjust witnesses have risen up against me, and injustice has lied within herself.

١٣ 13 غَيْرَ أَنِّي قَدْ آمَنْتُ بِأَنْ أَرَى جُودَ الرَّبِّ فِي أَرْضِ الأَحْيَاءِ.

I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

١٤ 14 انْتَظِرِ الرَّبَّ. تَقَوَّ وَلْيَتَشَجَّعْ قَلْبُكَ. وَانْتَظِرِ الرَّبَّ دَائِماً.

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and let your heart be strengthened: yes wait on the Lord.