Psalms 18
1 For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said, I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
Učitelju zbora. Od Jahvina sluge Davida koji Jahvi ispjeva ovu pjesmu u onaj dan kad ga Jahve oslobodi iz ruku neprijatelja Ljubim te, Jahve, kreposti moja!
2 Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
Jahve, hridino moja, utvrdo moja spase moj; Bože moj, pećino moja kojoj se utječem, štite moj, snago spasenja moga, tvrđavo moja!
3 I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
Zazvat ću Jahvu, hvale predostojna, i od dušmana bit ću izbavljen.
4 The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
Valovi smrti okružiše mene, prestraviše me bujice pogubne.
Užad Podzemlja sputiše me, smrtonosne zamke padoše na me: (Sheol h7585)
6 In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.
u nevolji zazvah Jahvu i Bogu svome zavapih. Iz svog Hrama zov mi začu, i vapaj moj mu do ušiju doprije.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations also of the mountains quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.
I zemlja se potrese i uzdrhta, uzdrmaše se temelji gora, pokrenuše se, jer On gnjevom planu.
8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
Iz nosnica mu dim se diže, iz usta mu oganj liznu, ugljevlje živo od njega plamsa.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
On nagnu nebesa i siđe, pod nogama oblaci mu mračni.
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
Na keruba stade i poletje; na krilima vjetra zaplovi.
11 He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Ogrnu se mrakom kao koprenom, prekri se tamnim vodama i oblacima tmastim,
12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.
od blijeska pred licem njegovim užga se ugljevlje plameno.
13 Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice, Hailstones and coals of fire.
Jahve s neba zagrmje, Svevišnjega glas se ori.
14 And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
Odape strijele i dušmane rasu, izbaci munje i na zemlju ih obori.
15 Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
Morska se dna pokazaše, i temelji svijeta postaše goli od strašne prijetnje Jahvine, od olujna daha gnjeva njegova.
16 He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.
On pruži s neba ruku i mene prihvati, iz silnih voda on me izbavi.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
Od protivnika moćnog mene oslobodi, od dušmana mojih jačih od mene.
18 They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
Navališe na me u dan zlosretni, ali me Jahve zaštiti,
19 He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
na polje prostrano izvede me, spasi me jer sam mu mio.
20 Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
Po pravednosti mojoj Jahve mi uzvrati, po čistoći ruku mojih on me nagradi,
21 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
jer čuvah putove Jahvine, od Boga se svoga ne udaljih.
22 For all his ordinances were before me, And I put not away his statutes from me.
Odredbe njegove sve su mi pred očima, zapovijedi njegove nisam odbacio,
23 I was also perfect with him, And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
do srži odan njemu sam bio, čuvam se grijeha svakoga.
24 Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
Jahve mi po pravdi mojoj vrati, čistoću ruku mojih vidje.
25 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
S prijateljem ti si prijatelj, poštenu poštenjem uzvraćaš.
26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
S čovjekom čistim ti si čist, a lukavca izigravaš,
27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; But the haughty eyes thou wilt bring down.
jer narodu poniženu spasenje donosiš, a ponižavaš oči ohole.
28 For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
Jahve, ti moju svjetiljku užižeš, Bože, tminu moju obasjavaš:
29 For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall.
s tobom udaram na čete dušmanske, s Bogom svojim preskačem zidine.
30 As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
Savršeni su puti Gospodnji, i riječ je Božja ognjem kušana. On, samo on, štit je svima koji se k njemu utječu.
31 For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,
Jer tko je Bog osim Jahve? Tko li je hridina osim Boga našega?
32 The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?
Taj Bog me snagom opasuje, stere mi put besprijekoran,
33 He maketh my feet like hinds’ [feet]: And setteth me upon my high places.
noge mi dade brze k'o u košute i postavi me na visine čvrste,
34 He teacheth my hands to war; So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
ruke mi za borbu uvježba i mišice da luk mjedeni napinju.
35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great.
Daješ mi štit svoj koji spasava, tvoja me desnica drži, tvoja me brižljivost uzvisi.
36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.
Pouzdanje daješ mom koraku, i noge mi više ne posrću.
37 I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.
Pognah svoje dušmane i dostigoh, i ne vratih se dok ih ne uništih.
38 I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet.
Obaram ih, ne mogu se dići, padaju, pod nogama mi leže.
39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
Ti me opasa snagom za borbu, a protivnike moje meni podloži.
40 Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
Ti dušmane moje u bijeg natjera, i rasprših one koji su me mrzili.
41 They cried, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.
Vapiju u pomoć - nikog da pomogne; vapiju Jahvi - ne odaziva se.
42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.
Smrvih ih kao prah na vjetru, zgazih ih k'o blato na putu.
43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Ti me izbavi od bune u mom narodu, postavi me glavarom pogana, puk koji ne poznavah služi mi.
44 As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.
Svaki moj šapat pokorno on sluša, sinovi tuđinci meni laskaju;
45 The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.
sinovi tuđinski gube srčanost, izlaze dršćuć' iz svojih utvrda.
46 Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,
Živio Jahve! Blagoslovljena hridina moja! Neka se uzvisi Bog, spasenje moje!
47 Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.
Bog koji mi daje osvetu i narode meni pokorava.
48 He rescueth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
Od dušmana me mojih izbavljaš i nad protivnike me moje izdižeš, ti mene od čovjeka silnika spasavaš.
49 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.
Zato te slavim, Jahve, među pucima i psalam pjevam tvome Imenu:
50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.
umnožio si pobjede kralju svojemu, pomazaniku svome milost si iskazao, Davidu i potomstvu njegovu navijeke.
