Psalmi 116
1 Ljubim Jahvu jer čuje vapaj molitve moje:
I love Yahweh, because he hears me when I cry for him to help me.
2 uho svoje prignu k meni u dan u koji ga zazvah.
He listens to me, so I will call out to him all during my life.
Everything around me [MET] caused me to think that I would die; I was very afraid that I would [die and go to] the place where dead people are. I was very distressed/worried and afraid. (Sheol h7585)
4 Tada zazvah ime Jahvino: “O Jahve, spasi život moj!”
[But] then I called out to Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh, I plead with you to save/rescue me!”
5 Dobrostiv je Jahve i pravedan, pun sućuti je Bog naš.
Yahweh is kind and does what is right; he is our God, and he acts mercifully [to us].
6 Jahve čuva bezazlene: u nevolji bijah, on me izbavi.
He protects those who (are helpless/cannot defend themselves); and when I thought that I would die, he saved me.
7 Vrati se, dušo moja, u svoj pokoj, jer Jahve je dobrotvor tvoj.
I must encourage/tell myself to (have inner peace/not worry any more), because Yahweh has done very good things for me.
8 On mi život od smrti izbavi, oči moje od suza, noge od pada.
Yahweh has saved me [SYN] from dying, and has kept/protected me from [troubles that would cause me to] cry. He has kept/protected me from stumbling.
9 Hodit ću pred licem Jahvinim u zemlji živih.
[So here] on the earth, where people are still alive, I live knowing that Yahweh is [directing] me.
10 Ja vjerujem i kada kažem: “Nesretan sam veoma.”
I continued to believe/trust [in Yahweh], even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted/troubled.”
11 U smetenosti svojoj rekoh: “Svaki je čovjek lažac!”
[Even] when I was distressed/worried and said, “I cannot trust anyone,” [I continued to trust in Yahweh].
12 Što da uzvratim Jahvi za sve što mi je učinio?
So now [I will tell you] [RHQ] what I will offer to Yahweh, because of all the good things that he has done for me.
13 Uzet ću čašu spasenja i zazvat ću ime Jahvino.
I will offer to him a cup [of wine] to thank him for saving/rescuing me.
14 Izvršit ću Jahvi zavjete svoje pred svim pukom njegovim.
When I am together with many [HYP] people who belong to Yahweh, I will give to him the offerings that I solemnly promised to give to him.
15 Dragocjena je u očima Jahvinim smrt pobožnika njegovih.
Yahweh is very grieved/sad when one of his people dies.
16 Jahve, tvoj sam sluga, tvoj sluga, sin sluškinje tvoje: ti si razriješio okove moje.
I am one of those who serve Yahweh; I serve him like my mother did. He has freed/saved me from dying (OR, from being fastened by chains).
17 Tebi ću prinijeti žrtve zahvalne, zazvat ću ime Jahvino.
[So] I will offer to him a sacrifice to thank him, and I will pray to him.
18 Izvršit ću Jahvi zavjete svoje pred svim pukom njegovim,
When I am together with many of [HYP] the people who belong to Yahweh, [in the courtyard] outside his temple in Jerusalem, I will give to him the offerings that I solemnly promised to give to him. Praise Yahweh!
19 u predvorjima Doma Jahvina, posred tebe, Jeruzaleme!
