المَزامِير 49

١ 1 لِقَائِدِ الْمُنْشِدِينَ. مَزْمُورٌ لِبَنِي قُورَحَ اسْمَعُوا هَذَا يَا جَمِيعَ الشُّعُوبِ، أَصْغُوا يَا جَمِيعَ سُكَّانِ الْعَالَمِ.

Hear this, all you people; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world:

٢ 2 (اسْمَعُوا) إِلَيَّ أَيُّهَا الْعُظَمَاءُ، الأَغْنِيَاءُ وَالْفُقَرَاءُ عَلَى السَّوَاءِ.

Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

٣ 3 يَنْطِقُ فَمِي بِالْحِكْمَةِ، وَخَوَاطِرُ قَلْبِي بِالْفَهْمِ.

My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

٤ 4 أُعِيرُ أُذُنِي لأَسْمَعَ مَثَلاً، وَعَلَى عَزْفِ الْعُودِ أَشْرَحُ لُغْزِي.

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

٥ 5 لِمَاذَا أَخَافُ فِي أَيَّامِ الْخَطَرِ عِنْدَمَا يُحِيطُ بِي شَرُّ مُطَارِدِيَّ؟

Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

٦ 6 أُولَئِكَ الْمُتَّكِلُونَ عَلَى ثَرْوَتِهِمْ، وَبِوَفْرَةِ غِنَاهُمْ يَفْتَخِرُونَ.

They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

٧ 7 لَا يَقْدِرُ أَحَدٌ أَبَداً أَنْ يَفْتَدِيَ أَخَاهُ أَوْ يُقَدِّمَ لِلهِ كَفَّارَةً عَنْهُ.

None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

٨ 8 لأَنَّ فِدْيَةَ النُّفُوسِ بَاهِظَةٌ يَتَعَذَّرُ دَفْعُهَا مَدَى الْحَيَاةِ

(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceases for ever: )

٩ 9 طَلَباً لِلْخُلُودِ عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَتَفَادِياً لِرُؤْيَةِ الْقَبْرِ.

That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

١٠ 10 لَكِنَّ الْحُكَمَاءَ يَمُوتُونَ كَمَا يَمُوتُ الْجَاهِلُ وَالْغَبِيُّ، تَارِكِينَ ثَرْوَتَهُمْ لِغَيْرِهِمْ.

For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

١١ 11 يَتَوَهَّمُونَ أَنَّ بُيُوتَهُمْ خَالِدَةٌ، وَأَنَّ مَسَاكِنَهُمْ بَاقِيَةٌ مِنْ جِيلٍ إِلَى جِيلٍ، فَأَطْلَقُوا أَسْمَاءَهُمْ عَلَى أَرَاضِيهِمْ (تَخْلِيداً لِذِكْرِهِمْ).

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

١٢ 12 وَلَكِنَّ الإِنْسَانَ لَا يَخْلُدُ فِي أُبَّهَتِهِ. إِنَّهُ يُمَاثِلُ الْبَهَائِمَ الَّتِي تُبَادُ.

Nevertheless man being in honour abides not: he is like the beasts that perish.

١٣ 13 هَذَا هُوَ مَصِيرُ الْجُهَّالِ الْوَاثِقِينَ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ، وَمَصِيرُ أَعْقَابِهِمِ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَحْسِنُونَ أَقْوَالَهُمْ.

This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. (Selah)

١٤ 14 يُسَاقُونَ لِلْمَوْتِ كَالأَغْنَامِ، وَيَكُونُ الْمَوْتُ رَاعِيَهُمْ وَيَسُودُ الْمُسْتَقِيمُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ. تَبْلَى صُورَتُهُمْ، وَتَصِيرُ الْهَاوِيَةُ مَسْكَنَهُمْ. (Sheol h7585)

Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. (Sheol h7585)

١٥ 15 إِنَّمَا اللهُ يَفْتَدِي نَفْسِي مِنْ قَبْضَةِ الْهَاوِيَةِ إذْ يَأْخُذُنِي إِلَيْهِ. (Sheol h7585)

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)

١٦ 16 لَا تَخْشَ إِذَا اغْتَنَى إِنْسَانٌ، وَزَادَ مَجْدُ بَيْتِهِ.

Be not you afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

١٧ 17 فَإِنَّهُ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ لَا يَأْخُذُ مَعَهُ شَيْئاً، وَلَا يَلْحَقُ بِهِ مَجْدُهُ إِلَى قَبْرِهِ.

For when he dies he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

١٨ 18 وَمَعَ أَنَّهُ يُنَعِّمُ نَفْسَهُ بِالْبَرَكَاتِ فِي أَثْنَاءِ حَيَاتِهِ وَيُطْرِيهِ النَّاسُ إذْ أَحْسَنَ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ،

Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise you, when you do well to yourself.

١٩ 19 إلّا أَنَّ نَفْسَهُ سَتَلْحَقُ بِآبَائِهِ، الَّذِينَ لَا يَرَوْنَ النُّورَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

٢٠ 20 فَالإِنْسَانُ الْمُتَمَتِّعُ بِالْكَرَامَةِ مِنْ غَيْرِ فَهْمٍ، يُمَاثِلُ الْبَهَائِمَ البَائِدَةَ.

Man that is in honour, and understands not, is like the beasts that perish.