Psalms 41

1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

Para el músico principal. Un salmo de David. Dichoso el que considera a los pobres. Yahvé lo librará en el día del mal.

2 The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters.

Yahvé lo preservará y lo mantendrá con vida. Será bendecido en la tierra, y no lo entregará a la voluntad de sus enemigos.

3 The Lord will be his support on his bed of pain: by you will all his grief be turned to strength.

Yahvé lo sostendrá en su lecho de enfermo, y restaurarlo de su lecho de enfermedad.

4 I said, Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you.

Dije: “¡Yahvé, ten piedad de mí! Cúrame, porque he pecado contra ti”.

5 My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?

Mis enemigos hablan mal de mí: “¿Cuándo morirá y perecerá su nombre?”

6 If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.

Si viene a verme, habla con falsedad. Su corazón recoge la iniquidad para sí mismo. Cuando va al extranjero, lo cuenta.

7 All my haters are talking secretly together against me; they are designing my downfall.

Todos los que me odian susurran juntos contra mí. Se imaginan lo peor para mí.

8 They say, He has an evil disease, which will not let him go: and now that he is down he will not get up again.

“Una mala enfermedad”, dicen, “lo ha afligido. Ahora que yace no se levantará más”.

9 Even my dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me, is turned against me.

Sí, mi propio amigo familiar, en quien confié, que comió el pan conmigo, ha levantado su talón contra mí.

10 But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment.

Pero tú, Yahvé, ten piedad de mí y levántame, para que yo les pague.

11 By this I see that you have pleasure in me, because my hater does not overcome me.

Por esto sé que te deleitas en mí, porque mi enemigo no triunfa sobre mí.

12 And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.

En cuanto a mí, me sostienes en mi integridad, y ponme en tu presencia para siempre.

13 May the Lord God of Israel be praised, through eternal days and for ever. So be it. So be it.

Benditosea Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, ¡desde la eternidad y hasta la eternidad! Amén y amén.