Psalmi 74
1 Poučna pjesma. Asafova. Zašto si, Bože, posve zabacio, zašto kiptiš gnjevom na ovce paše svoje?
Maschil. Of Asaph. Of God, why have you put us away from you for ever? why is the fire of your wrath smoking against the sheep who are your care?
2 Sjeti se zajednice koju si davno stekao, plÓemena koje namače kao svoju baštinu i brda Siona gdje si Šator svoj udario!
Keep in mind your band of worshippers, for whom you gave payment in the days which are past, whom you took for yourself as the people of your heritage; even this mountain of Zion, which has been your resting-place.
3 Korakni k ruševinama vječnim - sve je u Svetištu razorio neprijatelj.
Go up and see the unending destruction; all the evil which your haters have done in the holy place;
4 Protivnici tvoji vikahu posred skupštine tvoje, znakove svoje postaviše k'o pobjedne znakove.
Sending out their voices like lions among your worshippers; they have put up their signs to be seen.
5 Bijahu kao oni koji mašu sjekirom po guštari,
They are cutting down, like a man whose blade is lifted up against the thick trees.
6 sjekirom i maljem vrata mu razbijali.
Your doors are broken down with hammers and iron blades.
7 Ognju predadoše Svetište tvoje, do zemlje oskvrnuše Prebivalište tvoga imena.
They have put on fire your holy place; they have made the place of your name unclean, pulling it down to the earth.
8 Rekoše u srcu: “Istrijebimo ih zajedno; spalite sva svetišta Božja na zemlji!”
They have said in their hearts, Let us put an end to them all together; they have given over to the fire all God's places of worship in the land.
9 Ne vidimo znakova svojih, proroka više nema, i nitko među nama ne zna dokle ...
We do not see our signs: there is no longer any prophet, or anyone among us to say how long.
10 Dokle će se još, o Bože, dušmanin rugati? Hoće li protivnik dovijeka prezirati ime tvoje?
O God, how long will those who are against us say cruel things? will the hater go on looking down on your name for ever?
11 Zašto povlačiš ruku, zašto u krilu sakrivaš desnicu svoju?
Why are you keeping back your hand, and covering your right hand in your robe?
12 No Bog je moj kralj od davnine, on koji posred zemlje spasava!
For from the past God is my King, working salvation in the earth.
13 Ti svojom silom rasječe more, smrska glave nakazama u vodi.
The sea was parted in two by your strength; the heads of the great sea-beasts were broken.
14 Ti si Levijatanu glave zdrobio, dao ga za hranu nemanima morskim.
The heads of the great snake were crushed by you; you gave them as food to the fishes of the sea.
15 Ti si dao da provre izvor i bujica, ti si presušio rijeke nepresušne.
You made valleys for fountains and springs; you made the ever-flowing rivers dry.
16 Tvoj je dan i noć je tvoja, ti učvrsti mjesec i sunce;
The day is yours and the night is yours: you made the light and the sun.
17 ti sazda sve granice zemlji, ti stvori ljeto i zimu.
By you all the limits of the earth were fixed; you have made summer and winter.
18 Spomeni se ovoga: dušmanin ti se rugaše, Jahve, i bezumni narod pogrdi ime tvoje.
Keep this in mind, O Lord, that your haters have said cruel things, and that your name has been looked down on by a people of evil behaviour.
19 Ne predaj jastrebu život grlice svoje, i život svojih siromaha ne zaboravi zauvijek!
O give not the soul of your dove to the hawk; let not the life of the poor go out of your memory for ever.
20 Pogledaj na Savez svoj, jer svi su zakuci zemlje puni tmina i nasilja.
Keep in mind your undertaking; for the dark places of the earth are full of pride and cruel acts.
21 Ne daj da jadnik otiđe postiđen: neka siromah i ubog hvale ime tvoje!
O let not the crushed be turned back in shame; let the low man and the poor give praise to your name.
22 Ustani, Bože, zauzmi se za svoju parnicu, spomeni se pogrde koju ti bezumnik svaki dan nanosi.
Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.
23 Ne zaboravi vike neprijatelja svojih: buka buntovnika još se diže k tebi!
Keep in mind the voice of your haters; the outcry of those who come against you goes up every day.
