Psalms 58

1 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

Govorite li zaista istinu, silni, sudite li pravo, sinovi èovjeèiji?

2 No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

Ta, bezakonja sastavljate u srcu, meæete na mjerila zloèinstva ruku svojih na zemlji.

3 The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

Od samoga roðenja zastraniše bezakonici, od utrobe materine tumaraju govoreæi laž.

4 Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,

U njima je jed kao jed zmijinji, kao gluhe aspide, koja zatiskuje uho svoje,

5 which does not listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.

Koja ne èuje glasa bajaèu, vraèaru, vještu u vraèanju.

6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, LORD.

Bože! polomi im zube u ustima njihovijem; razbij èeljusti lavovima, Gospode!

7 Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.

Nek se proliju kao voda, i nestane ih. Kad puste strijele, neka budu kao slomljene.

8 Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.

Kao puž, koji se rašèinja, neka išèile; kao dijete, koje žena pobaci, neka ne vide sunca.

9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.

Prije nego kotlovi vaši osjete toplotu od potpaljena trnja, i sirovo i nagorjelo neka raznese vihor.

10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

Obradovaæe se pravednik kad vidi osvetu, opraæe noge svoje u krvi bezbožnikovoj.

11 so that men shall say, “Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.”

I reæi æe ljudi: zaista ima ploda pravedniku! zaista je Bog sudija na zemlji!