Psalmi 73
1 Psalam. Asafov Kako je dobar Bog čestitima, Bog onima koji su čista srca!
A psalm of Asaph. Yes, God is good to the upright, the Lord to the pure in heart.
2 A meni umalo noge ne posrnuše, zamalo koraci ne okliznuše,
But my feet were almost gone, my steps had nearly slipped,
3 jer zločincima zavidjeh motreći sreću grešnika.
through envy of godless braggarts, when I saw how well they fared.
4 Nikakvu patnju ne snose, pretilo je tijelo njihovo.
For never a pang have they, their body is sound and sleek.
5 Ne žive u mukama smrtnika, ljudske ih nevolje ne biju.
They have no trouble like mortals, no share in human pain.
6 Stoga je oholost ogrlica vratu njihovu, a nasilje haljina koja ih pokriva.
So they wear their pride like a necklace, they put on the garment of wrong,
7 Iz pretila srca izlazi opakost njihova, srca im se prelijevaju ispraznim tlapnjama.
their eyes stand out with fatness, their heart swells with riotous fancies.
8 Podsmjehuju se i zlobno govore, nasiljem prijete odozgo.
Their speech is mocking and evil, condescending and crooked their speech.
9 Ustima na nebo nasrću, a jezik se njihov obara na zemlju.
They have set their mouth in the heavens, while their tongue struts about on the earth.
10 Zato moj narod za njima leti i srče obilne vode
Small wonder that people resort to them, and drink deep draughts of their lore.
11 pa veli: “Kako da dozna Bog? Spoznaje li Svevišnji?”
‘How does God know?’ they say, ‘And has the Most High any knowledge?’
12 Eto, takvi su grešnici: uvijek spokojni, bogatstvo zgrću.
See! These are the godless, with wealth and ease ever increasing.
13 Jesam li, dakle, samo ja uzalud čuvao srce čisto i u nedužnosti prao ruke
Yes, in vain have I kept my heart pure, and washed my hands in innocence;
14 kad sam primao udarce svaki dan i kaznu jutro za jutrom?
for all the day long was I plagued not a morning but I was chastised.
15 Da sam kazao: “Govorit ću kao i oni”, izdao bih rod sinova tvojih.
But to resolve to speak like they do would be treachery to your children.
16 Promišljah tada da bih spoznao: al' mi se učini mučno u očima mojim
So I sought to understand it, but a wearisome task it seemed:
17 sve dok ne nađoh ulaz u Božje svetinje pa prozreh kakav im je svršetak.
till I entered the holy world of God and saw clearly their destiny.
18 Zaista, na klizavu stazu ti ih postavljaš, u propast ih obaraš.
Yes, you set them on slippery places; down to destruction you hurl them.
19 Kako učas propadoše, nestaše, užas ih izjede!
One moment and then what a horror of ruin! They are finished and ended in terrors.
20 Kao što čovjek prezire san kad se probudi, tako ćeš, Gospode, prezreti lik im kada ustaneš.
Like a dream, when one wakes, shall they be, whose phantoms the waker despises.
21 Kad mi duša bijaše ojađena, a bubrezi probodeni,
So my bitterness of mind and the pain that stabbed my heart
22 bezumnik bijah bez razbora, k'o živinče pred tobom.
show how dull I was and stupid just like a beast before you.
23 Al' ću odsad uvijek biti s tobom, jer ti prihvati desnicu moju:
But I am always with you, you have hold of my right hand.
24 vodit ćeš me po naumu svojem da me zatim uzmeš u slavu svoju.
By a plan of yours you guide me and will afterward take me to glory.
25 Koga ja imam u nebu osim tebe? Kad sam s tobom, ne veselim se zemlji.
Whom have I in the heavens but you? And on earth there is none I desire beside you.
26 Malaksalo mi tijelo i srce: okrilje srca moga, i baštino moja, o Bože, dovijeka!
Though flesh and heart waste away, yet God is the rock of my heart, yet God is my portion forever.
27 Doista, propast će oni koji se udaljuju od tebe, istrebljuješ svakog tko ti se iznevjeri.
For see! Those who are far from you must perish, you destroy all who are false to you.
28 A meni je milina biti u Božjoj blizini, imati sklonište svoje u Jahvi. Pripovijedat ću sva tvoja djela na vratima Kćeri sionske.
But I am happy when close to God; the Lord my God I have made my refuge, that I may recount all the things you have done.
