Psalms 17
1 A Prayer of David. Lord, listen to my justice, attend to my supplication. Pay attention to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.
Usliši iskrenega, oh Gospod, bodi pozoren na moj klic, pazljivo prisluhni moji molitvi, ki ne prihaja iz hlinjenih ustnic.
2 Let my judgment proceed from your presence. Let your eyes behold fairness.
Naj moja razsodba pride iz tvoje prisotnosti, naj tvoje oči gledajo stvari, ki so pravične.
3 You have tested my heart and visited it by night. You have examined me by fire, and iniquity has not been found in me.
Preizkusil si moje srce, obiskal si me ponoči, preizkusil si me, pa ničesar nisi našel; odločen sem, da moja usta ne bodo grešila.
4 Therefore, may my mouth not speak the works of men. I have kept to difficult ways because of the words of your lips.
Kar se tiče človeških del, sem se po besedi tvojih ustnic varoval pred stezami uničevalca.
5 Perfect my steps in your paths, so that my footsteps may not be disturbed.
Podpiraj mojo smer življenja po tvojih stezah, da moje stopinje ne zdrsnejo.
6 I have cried out because you, O God, have listened to me. Incline your ear to me and heed my words.
Klical sem k tebi, kajti uslišal me boš, oh Bog. Nagni k meni svoje uho in usliši moj govor.
7 Make your mercies wonderful, for you save those who hope in you.
Pokaži svojo čudovito ljubečo skrbnost, oh ti, ki s svojo desnico rešuješ tiste, ki svoje trdno upanje polagajo vate pred tistimi, ki se vzdigujejo proti njim.
8 From those who resist your right hand, preserve me like the pupil of your eye. Protect me under the shadow of your wings,
Varuj me kakor zenico očesa, skrij me pod senco svojih peruti,
9 from the face of the impious who have afflicted me. My enemies have surrounded my soul.
pred zlobnimi, ki me zatirajo, pred mojimi smrtnimi sovražniki, ki me obdajajo naokrog.
10 They have concealed their fatness; their mouth has been speaking arrogantly.
Zajeti so v svojo lastno maščobo. S svojimi usti govorijo ponosno.
11 They have cast me out, and now they have surrounded me. They have cast their eyes down to the earth.
Sedaj so nas obdali na naših korakih. Svoje oči so naravnali in pripognili k zemlji,
12 They have taken me, like a lion ready for the prey, and like a young lion dwelling in hiding.
kakor lev, ki je pohlepen po svojem plenu in kakor bi bil mlad lev, ki preži na skrivnih krajih.
13 Rise up, O Lord, arrive before him and displace him. Deliver my soul from the impious one: your spear from the enemies of your hand.
Vzdigni se, oh Gospod, razočaraj ga, vrzi ga dol. Osvobodi mojo dušo pred zlobnim, kar je tvoj meč,
14 Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life. Their gut has been filled from your hidden stores. They have been filled with sons, and they have bequeathed to their little ones the remainder.
pred ljudmi, ki so tvoja roka, oh Gospod, pred ljudmi sveta, ki imajo svoj delež v tem življenju in katerih trebuh napolnjuješ s svojim skritim zakladom. Polni so otrok in preostanek svojega imetja zapustijo svojim otročičem.
15 But as for me, I will appear before your sight in justice. I will be satisfied when your glory appears.
Kar se mene tiče, bom v pravičnosti gledal tvoj obraz. Ko se zbudim, bom nasičen s tvojo podobnostjo.
