Psalms 140

1 Unto the end, a psalm for David. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: rescue me from the unjust man.

Osvobodi me, oh Gospod, pred zlobnežem, varuj me pred nasilnežem,

2 Who have devised iniquities in their hearts: all the day long they designed battles.

ki si v svojem srcu domišljajo vragolije; nenehno so zbrani skupaj za vojno.

3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the venom of saps is under their lips.

Svoje jezike so naostrili kakor kača, gadji strup je pod njihovimi ustnicami. (Sela)

4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the wicked: and from unjust men deliver me. Who have proposed to supplant my steps.

Varuj me, oh Gospod, pred rokami zlobnih, ohrani me pred nasilnežem, ki se je namenil, da zruši moja ravnanja.

5 The proud have hidden a net for me. And they have stretched out cords for a snare: they have laid for me a stumblingblock by the wayside.

Ponosni so zame prikrili zanko in vrvi, ob poti so razprostrli mrežo, zame so nastavili pasti. (Sela)

6 I said to the Lord: Thou art my God: hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication.

Gospodu sem rekel: »Ti si moj Bog, usliši glas mojih ponižnih prošenj, oh Gospod.

7 O Lord, Lord, the strength of my salvation: thou hast overshadowed my head in the day of battle.

Oh Bog, Gospod, moč rešitve moje duše, mojo glavo si pokril na dan bitke.

8 Give me not up, O Lord, from my desire to the wicked: they have plotted against me; do not thou forsake me, lest they should triumph.

Ne usliši, oh Gospod, želja zlobnih, nadalje ne njihovega zlobnega naklepa, da se ne bi poviševali.« (Sela)

9 The head of them compassing me about: the labour of their lips shall overwhelm them.

Glede glave tistih, ki me obdajajo, naj jih pokrije vragolija njihovih lastnih ustnic.

10 Burning coals shall fall upon them; thou wilt cast them down into the fire: in miseries they shall not be able to stand.

Naj nanje padajo goreči ogorki, naj bodo vrženi v ogenj, v globoke jame, da ne vstanejo ponovno.

11 A man full of tongue shall not be established in the earth: evil shall catch the unjust man unto destruction.

Naj obrekovalec ne bo utrjen na zemlji, zlo naj lovi nasilneža, da ga premaga.

12 I know that the Lord will do justice to the needy, and will revenge the poor.

Vem, da bo Gospod podpiral zadevo prizadetega in pravico ubogega.

13 But as for the just, they shall give glory to thy name: and the upright shall dwell with thy countenance.

Zagotovo se bodo pravični zahvaljevali tvojemu imenu; iskreni bodo prebivali v tvoji prisotnosti.