Psalms 49
1 For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core. Hear these words, all you nations, listen, all you that dwell upon the earth:
| لِإِمَامِ ٱلْمُغَنِّينَ. لِبَنِي قُورَحَ. مَزْمُورٌ اِسْمَعُوا هَذَا يَا جَمِيعَ ٱلشُّعُوبِ. أَصْغُوا يَا جَمِيعَ سُكَّانِ ٱلدُّنْيَا، | ١ |
2 both the sons of mean men, and sons of [great] men; the rich and poor [man] together.
| عَالٍ وَدُونٍ، أَغْنِيَاءَ وَفُقَرَاءَ، سَوَاءً. | ٢ |
3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall bring [forth] understanding.
| فَمِي يَتَكَلَّمُ بِٱلْحِكَمِ، وَلَهَجُ قَلْبِي فَهْمٌ. | ٣ |
4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my riddle on the harp.
| أُمِيلُ أُذُنِي إِلَى مَثَلٍ، وَأُوضِّحُ بِعُودٍ لُغْزِي. | ٤ |
5 Therefore should I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall compass me.
| لِمَاذَا أَخَافُ فِي أَيَّامِ ٱلشَّرِّ عِنْدَمَا يُحِيطُ بِي إِثْمُ مُتَعَقِّبِيَّ؟ | ٥ |
6 They that trust in their strength, and boast themselves in the multitude of their wealth—
| ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّكِلُونَ عَلَى ثَرْوَتِهِمْ، وَبِكَثْرَةِ غِنَاهُمْ يَفْتَخِرُونَ. | ٦ |
7 A brother does not redeem, shall a man redeem? he shall not give to God a ransom for himself,
| ٱلْأَخُ لَنْ يَفْدِيَ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ فِدَاءً، وَلَا يُعْطِيَ ٱللهَ كَفَّارَةً عَنْهُ. | ٧ |
8 or the price of the redemption of his soul, though he labour for ever,
| وَكَرِيمَةٌ هِيَ فِدْيَةُ نُفُوسِهِمْ، فَغَلِقَتْ إِلَى ٱلدَّهْرِ. | ٨ |
9 and live to the end, [so] that he should not see corruption.
| حَتَّى يَحْيَا إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ فَلَا يَرَى ٱلْقَبْرَ. | ٩ |
10 When he shall see wise men dying, the fool and the senseless one shall perish together; and they shall leave their wealth to strangers.
| بَلْ يَرَاهُ! ٱلْحُكَمَاءُ يَمُوتُونَ. كَذَلِكَ ٱلْجَاهِلُ وَٱلْبَلِيدُ يَهْلِكَانِ، وَيَتْرُكَانِ ثَرْوَتَهُمَا لِآخَرِينَ. | ١٠ |
11 And their sepulchres are their houses for ever, [even] their tabernacles to all generations: they have called their lands after their own names.
| بَاطِنُهُمْ أَنَّ بُيُوتَهُمْ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، مَسَاكِنَهُمْ إِلَى دَوْرٍ فَدَوْرٍ. يُنَادُونَ بِأَسْمَائِهِمْ فِي ٱلْأَرَاضِي. | ١١ |
12 And man being in honour, understands not: he is compared to the senseless cattle, and is like to them.
| وَٱلْإِنْسَانُ فِي كَرَامَةٍ لَا يَبِيتُ. يُشْبِهُ ٱلْبَهَائِمَ ٱلَّتِي تُبَادُ. | ١٢ |
13 This their way is an offence to them: yet afterwards men will commend their sayings. (Pause)
| هَذَا طَرِيقُهُمُ ٱعْتِمَادُهُمْ، وَخُلَفَاؤُهُمْ يَرْتَضُونَ بِأَقْوَالِهِمْ. سِلَاهْ. | ١٣ |
14 They have laid [them] as sheep in Hades; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, and their help shall fail in Hades from their glory. (Sheol h7585)
| مِثْلَ ٱلْغَنَمِ لِلْهَاوِيَةِ يُسَاقُونَ. ٱلْمَوْتُ يَرْعَاهُمْ، وَيَسُودُهُمُ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمُونَ. غَدَاةً وَصُورَتُهُمْ تَبْلَى. ٱلْهَاوِيَةُ مَسْكَنٌ لَهُمْ. (Sheol h7585) | ١٤ |
15 But God shall deliver my soul from the power of Hades, when he shall receive me. (Pause) (Sheol h7585)
| إِنَّمَا ٱللهُ يَفْدِي نَفْسِي مِنْ يَدِ ٱلْهَاوِيَةِ لِأَنَّهُ يَأْخُذُنِي. سِلَاهْ. (Sheol h7585) | ١٥ |
16 Fear not when a man is enriched, and when the glory of his house is increased.
| لَا تَخْشَ إِذَا ٱسْتَغْنَى إِنْسَانٌ، إِذَا زَادَ مَجْدُ بَيْتِهِ. | ١٦ |
17 For he shall take nothing when he dies; neither shall his glory descend with him.
| لِأَنَّهُ عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ كُلَّهُ لَا يَأْخُذُ. لَا يَنْزِلُ وَرَاءَهُ مَجْدُهُ. | ١٧ |
18 For his soul shall be blessed in his life: he shall give thanks to you when you do well to him.
| لِأَنَّهُ فِي حَيَاتِهِ يُبَارِكُ نَفْسَهُ، وَيَحْمَدُونَكَ إِذَا أَحْسَنْتَ إِلَى نَفْسِكَ. | ١٨ |
19 [Yet] he shall go in to the generation of his fathers; he shall never see light.
| تَدْخُلُ إِلَى جِيلِ آبَائِهِ، ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُعَايِنُونَ ٱلنُّورَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ. | ١٩ |
20 Man that is in honour, understands not: he is compared to the senseless cattle, and is like them.
| إِنْسَانٌ فِي كَرَامَةٍ وَلَا يَفْهَمُ يُشْبِهُ ٱلْبَهَائِمَ ٱلَّتِي تُبَادُ. | ٢٠ |
