المَزامِير 73

١ 1 مَزْمُورٌ لآسَافَ حَقّاً إِنَّ اللهَ رَفِيقٌ بِإِسْرَائِيلَ، بِذَوِي الْقُلُوبِ النَّقِيَّةِ.

A Psalm. Of Asaph. Truly, God is good to Israel, even to such as are clean in heart.

٢ 2 أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ أَوْشَكَتْ قَدَمَايَ أَنْ تَزِلّا، وَخَطَوَاتِي أَنْ تَنْزَلِقَ،

But as for me, my feet had almost gone from under me; I was near to slipping;

٣ 3 لأَنِّي حَسَدْتُ الْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ، إِذْ شَاهَدْتُ نَجَاحَ الأَشْرَارِ.

Because of my envy of the men of pride, when I saw the well-being of the wrongdoers.

٤ 4 فَإِنَّ أَوْجَاعَ الْمَوْتِ لَا تُصِيبُهُمْ وَأَجْسَامَهُمْ سَمِينَةٌ.

For they have no pain; their bodies are fat and strong.

٥ 5 لَا يُقَاسُونَ مِنْ أَتْعَابِ الْبَشَرِ، وَلَا يُعَانُونَ مِنَ الْمَصَائِبِ كَالنَّاسِ.

They are not in trouble as others are; they have no part in the unhappy fate of men.

٦ 6 لِذَلِكَ لَبِسُوا الْكِبْرِيَاءَ كَقِلادَةٍ، وَارْتَدَوْا الظُّلْمَ كَثَوْبٍ.

For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.

٧ 7 عُيُونُهُمْ جَاحِظَةٌ مِنْ كَثْرَةِ شَحْمِ طَمَعِهِمْ. وَشَرُّهُمْ تَجَاوَزَ مَا يَتَصَوَّرُهُ الْقَلْبُ.

Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.

٨ 8 يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ وَيَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِالظُّلْمِ خُبْثاً، وَبِكِبْرِيَاءَ يَنْطِقُونَ.

Their thoughts are deep with evil designs; their talk from their seats of power is of cruel acts.

٩ 9 جَدَّفُوا عَلَى السَّمَاءِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ، وَلَوَّثُوا الأَرْضَ بِخُبْثِ أَلْسِنَتِهِمْ.

Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.

١٠ 10 حَتَّى شَعْبُ اللهِ يَرْجِعُونَ إِلَيْهِمْ، وَيُصَدِّقُونَ مَا يَقُولُونَهُ لَهُمْ.

For this reason they are full of bread; and water is ever flowing for them.

١١ 11 أَمَّا هُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ: كَيْفَ يَعْلَمُ اللهُ، وَهَلْ يَدْرِي الْعَلِيُّ بِمَا يَحْدُثُ؟

And they say, How will the Lord see this? is there knowledge in the Most High?

١٢ 12 هَا هُمُ الأَشْرَارُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ فِي الْعَالَمِ يَزْدَادُونَ ثَرْوَةً.

Truly, such are the sinners; they do well at all times, and their wealth is increased.

١٣ 13 بَاطِلاً قَدْ طَهَّرْتُ قَلْبِي وَغَسَلْتُ يَدَيَّ بِالنَّقَاوَةِ.

As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness;

١٤ 14 لَقَدْ جَعَلْتَنِي يَا رَبُّ مُصَاباً طُولَ النَّهَارِ، وَأَوْقَعْتَ علَيَّ عِقَابَكَ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ.

For I have been troubled all the day; every morning have I undergone punishment.

١٥ 15 لَوْ أَنَّنِي نَطَقْتُ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا، لَكُنْتُ قَدْ خُنْتُ جِيلَ أَوْلادِكَ.

If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children.

١٦ 16 وَعِنْدَمَا نَوَيْتُ أَنْ أَفْهَمَ هَذَا، تَعَذَّرَ الأَمْرُ عَلَيَّ،

When my thoughts were turned to see the reason of this, it was a weariness in my eyes;

١٧ 17 إِلَى أَنْ دَخَلْتُ أَقْدَاسَ اللهِ، وَتَأَمَّلْتُ آخِرَةَ الأَشْرَارِ

Till I went into God's holy place, and saw the end of the evil-doers.

١٨ 18 حَقّاً إِنَّكَ أَوْقَفْتَهُمْ فِي أَمَاكِنَ زَلِقَةٍ، وَأَوْقَعْتَهُمْ فِي التَّهْلُكَاتِ.

You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction.

١٩ 19 كَيْفَ صَارُوا لِلْخَرَابِ فَجْأَةً؟ انْقَرَضُوا وَأَفْنَتْهُمُ الدَّوَاهِي.

How suddenly are they wasted! fears are the cause of their destruction.

٢٠ 20 كَحُلْمٍ يَتَلاشَى عِنْدَ الْيَقَظَةِ هَكَذَا تَخْتَفِي صُورَتُهُمْ عِنْدَمَا تَنْهَضُ يَا رَبُّ لِمُعَاقَبَتِهِمْ.

As a dream when one is awake, they are ended; they are like an image gone out of mind when sleep is over.

٢١ 21 عِنْدَمَا تَمَرْمَرَ قَلْبِي وَوَخَزَنِي ضَمِيرِي،

My heart was made bitter, and I was pained by the bite of grief:

٢٢ 22 أَدْرَكْتُ أَنَّنِي كُنْتُ غَبِيًّا لَا أَعْرِفُ شَيْئاً، إِذْ كُنْتُ كَبَهِيمَةٍ أَمَامَكَ.

As for me, I was foolish, and without knowledge; I was like a beast before you.

٢٣ 23 غَيْرَ أَنِّي مَعَكَ دَائِماً، وَأَنْتَ قَدْ أَمْسَكْتَ بِيَدِي الْيُمْنَى.

But still I am ever with you; you have taken me by my right hand.

٢٤ 24 تَهْدِينِي بِمَشُورَتِكَ، وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ تَأْخُذُنِي إِلَى الْمَجْدِ.

Your wisdom will be my guide, and later you will put me in a place of honour.

٢٥ 25 مَنْ لِي فِي السَّمَاءِ غَيْرُكَ؟ وَلَسْتُ أَبْغِي فِي الأَرْضِ أَحَداً مَعَكَ.

Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.

٢٦ 26 إِنَّ جَسَدِي وَقَلْبِي يَفْنَيَانِ، أَمَّا اللهُ فَهُوَ صَخْرَةُ قَلْبِي وَنَصِيبِي إِلَى الدَّهْرِ.

My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.

٢٧ 27 هُوَذَا الْمُبْتَعِدُونَ عَنْكَ يَهْلِكُونَ وَأَنْتَ تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ مَنْ يَخُونُكَ.

For those who are far away from you will come to destruction: you will put an end to all those who have not kept faith with you.

٢٨ 28 أَمَّا أَنَا فَخَيْرٌ لِي أَنْ أَقْتَرِبَ إِلَى اللهِ، لأَنِّي عَلَى السَّيِّدِ تَوَكَّلْتُ، لأُحَدِّثَ بِجَمِيعِ عَجَائِبِكَ.

But it is good for me to come near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works.