Psalms 35
1 Of David. O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.
Dari Daud. Berbantahlah, TUHAN, melawan orang yang berbantah dengan aku, berperanglah melawan orang yang berperang melawan aku!
2 Be a breastplate to me, and give me your help.
Peganglah perisai dan utar-utar, bangunlah menolong aku,
3 Take up your spear and keep back my attackers; say to my soul, I am your salvation.
cabutlah tombak dan kapak menghadapi orang-orang yang mengejar aku; katakanlah kepada jiwaku: "Akulah keselamatanmu!"
4 Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.
Biarlah mendapat malu dan kena noda, orang-orang yang ingin mencabut nyawaku; biarlah mundur dan tersipu-sipu orang-orang yang merancang kecelakaanku!
5 Let them be like dust from the grain before the wind; let the angel of the Lord send them in flight.
Biarlah mereka seperti sekam dibawa angin, didorong Malaikat TUHAN;
6 Let their way be dark and full of danger; let them be troubled by the angel of the Lord.
biarlah jalan mereka gelap dan licin, dan Malaikat TUHAN mengejar mereka!
7 For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.
Karena tanpa alasan mereka memasang jaring terhadap aku, tanpa alasan mereka menggali pelubang untuk nyawaku.
8 Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction.
Biarlah kebinasaan mendatangi dia dengan tidak disangka-sangka, jerat yang dipasangnya, biarlah menangkap dia sendiri, biarlah ia jatuh dan musnah!
9 And my soul will have joy in the Lord; it will be glad in his salvation.
Tetapi aku bersorak-sorak karena TUHAN, aku girang karena keselamatan dari pada-Nya;
10 All my bones will say, Lord, who is like you? The saviour of the poor man from the hands of the strong, of him who is poor and in need from him who takes his goods.
segala tulangku berkata: "Ya, TUHAN, siapakah yang seperti Engkau, yang melepaskan orang sengsara dari tangan orang yang lebih kuat dari padanya, orang sengsara dan miskin dari tangan orang yang merampasi dia?"
11 False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.
Saksi-saksi yang gemar kekerasan bangkit berdiri, apa yang tidak kuketahui, itulah yang mereka tuntut dari padaku.
12 They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.
Mereka membalas kebaikanku dengan kejahatan; perasaan bulus mencekam aku.
13 But as for me, when they were ill I put on the clothing of sorrow: I went without food and was sad, and my prayer came back again to my heart.
Tetapi aku, ketika mereka sakit, aku memakai pakaian kabung; aku menyiksa diriku dengan berpuasa, dan doaku kembali timbul dalam dadaku,
14 My behaviour was as if it had been my friend or my brother: I was bent low in grief like one whose mother is dead.
seolah-olah temanku atau saudarakulah yang sakit, demikianlah aku berlaku; seperti orang yang berkeluh kesah karena kematian ibu, demikianlah aku tunduk dengan pakaian kabung.
15 But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.
Tetapi ketika aku tersandung jatuh, bersukacitalah mereka dan berkerumun, berkerumun melawan aku; orang-orang asing yang tidak kukenal menista aku dengan tidak henti-hentinya;
16 Like men of deceit they put me to shame; the voice of their wrath was loud against me.
dengan fasik mereka mengolok-olok terus, menggertakkan giginya terhadap aku.
17 Lord, how long will you be looking on? take my soul from their destruction, my life from the lions.
Sampai berapa lama, Tuhan, Engkau memandangi saja? Selamatkanlah jiwaku dari perusakan mereka, nyawaku dari singa-singa muda!
18 I will give you praise in the great meeting; I will give you honour among a strong people.
Aku mau menyanyikan syukur kepada-Mu dalam jemaah yang besar, di tengah-tengah rakyat yang banyak aku mau memuji-muji Engkau.
19 Do not let my haters be glad over me falsely; let not those who are against me without cause make sport of me.
Janganlah sekali-kali bersukacita atas aku orang-orang yang memusuhi aku tanpa sebab, atau mengedip-ngedipkan mata orang-orang yang membenci aku tanpa alasan.
20 For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land.
Karena mereka tidak membicarakan damai, dan terhadap orang-orang yang rukun di negeri mereka merancangkan penipuan,
21 Their mouths were open wide against me, and they said, Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it.
mereka membuka mulutnya lebar-lebar terhadap aku dan berkata: "Syukur, syukur, mata kami telah melihatnya!"
22 You have seen this, O Lord; be not unmoved: O Lord, be not far from me.
Engkau telah melihatnya, TUHAN, janganlah berdiam diri, ya Tuhan, janganlah jauh dari padaku!
23 Be awake, O Lord, be moved to take up my cause, my God and my Lord.
Terjagalah dan bangunlah membela hakku, membela perkaraku, ya Allahku dan Tuhanku!
24 Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.
Hakimilah aku sesuai dengan keadilan-Mu, ya TUHAN Allahku, supaya mereka jangan bersukacita atasku!
25 Let them not say in their hearts, So we will have it: let them not say, We have put an end to him.
Janganlah mereka berkata dalam hatinya: "Syukur, itulah keinginan kami!" Dan janganlah mereka berkata: "Kami telah menelannya!"
26 Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.
Biarlah bersama-sama mendapat malu dan tersipu-sipu orang-orang yang bersukacita atas kemalanganku; biarlah berpakaian malu dan noda orang-orang yang membesarkan dirinya terhadap aku!
27 Let those who are on my side give cries of joy; let them ever say, The Lord be praised, for he has pleasure in the peace of his servant.
Biarlah bersorak-sorai dan bersukacita orang-orang yang ingin melihat aku dibenarkan! Biarlah mereka tetap berkata: "TUHAN itu besar, Dia menginginkan keselamatan hamba-Nya!"
28 And my tongue will be talking of your righteousness and of your praise all the day.
Dan lidahku akan menyebut-nyebut keadilan-Mu, memuji-muji Engkau sepanjang hari.
