Psalmi 73
1 Psalam. Asafov Kako je dobar Bog čestitima, Bog onima koji su čista srca!
A Psalm by Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
2 A meni umalo noge ne posrnuše, zamalo koraci ne okliznuše,
But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.
3 jer zločincima zavidjeh motreći sreću grešnika.
For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 Nikakvu patnju ne snose, pretilo je tijelo njihovo.
For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.
5 Ne žive u mukama smrtnika, ljudske ih nevolje ne biju.
They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.
6 Stoga je oholost ogrlica vratu njihovu, a nasilje haljina koja ih pokriva.
Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
7 Iz pretila srca izlazi opakost njihova, srca im se prelijevaju ispraznim tlapnjama.
Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.
8 Podsmjehuju se i zlobno govore, nasiljem prijete odozgo.
They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
9 Ustima na nebo nasrću, a jezik se njihov obara na zemlju.
They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
10 Zato moj narod za njima leti i srče obilne vode
Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.
11 pa veli: “Kako da dozna Bog? Spoznaje li Svevišnji?”
They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Eto, takvi su grešnici: uvijek spokojni, bogatstvo zgrću.
Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
13 Jesam li, dakle, samo ja uzalud čuvao srce čisto i u nedužnosti prao ruke
Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence,
14 kad sam primao udarce svaki dan i kaznu jutro za jutrom?
For all day long I have been plagued, and punished every morning.
15 Da sam kazao: “Govorit ću kao i oni”, izdao bih rod sinova tvojih.
If I had said, “I will speak thus”, behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
16 Promišljah tada da bih spoznao: al' mi se učini mučno u očima mojim
When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me—
17 sve dok ne nađoh ulaz u Božje svetinje pa prozreh kakav im je svršetak.
until I entered God’s sanctuary, and considered their latter end.
18 Zaista, na klizavu stazu ti ih postavljaš, u propast ih obaraš.
Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.
19 Kako učas propadoše, nestaše, užas ih izjede!
How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.
20 Kao što čovjek prezire san kad se probudi, tako ćeš, Gospode, prezreti lik im kada ustaneš.
As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.
21 Kad mi duša bijaše ojađena, a bubrezi probodeni,
For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.
22 bezumnik bijah bez razbora, k'o živinče pred tobom.
I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
23 Al' ću odsad uvijek biti s tobom, jer ti prihvati desnicu moju:
Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.
24 vodit ćeš me po naumu svojem da me zatim uzmeš u slavu svoju.
You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
25 Koga ja imam u nebu osim tebe? Kad sam s tobom, ne veselim se zemlji.
Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.
26 Malaksalo mi tijelo i srce: okrilje srca moga, i baštino moja, o Bože, dovijeka!
My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 Doista, propast će oni koji se udaljuju od tebe, istrebljuješ svakog tko ti se iznevjeri.
For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful 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 it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
