Psalms 140

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

Načelniku godbe, psalm Davidov. Reši me, Gospod, hudobnih ljudî; mož presilovitih brani me,

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

Kateri mislijo hudo v srci; vsak dan se shajajo – na vojsko.

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

Brusijo jezik svoj, podoben kačjemu; strup gadji je pod njih ustnami.

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

Reši me, Gospod, rok krivičnih, mož presilovitih brani me, ki mislijo izpodbiti mi noge.

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.

Skrivali so mi prevzetniki zanko in vrvi; razgrinjali mi mrežo poleg pota.

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

Rekel sem Gospodu; Bog mogočni si moj; čuj, Gospod, molitev mojih glas.

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

Gospod, Bog, moč blaginje moje; glavo si mojo pokril o boja času.

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 dopústi, Gospod, kar želi krivični; pregrešne misli njegove ne pospešuj; povzdigovali bi se presilno.

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

Glave njih, ki me obdajajo, – ustnic njih nadloga naj jih pokrije.

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

Žarjavica pridi nadnje; v ogenj naj jih vrže, v jame, da ne vstanejo.

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

Mož prokleti ne utrdi se na zemlji; mož silovitosti, njega naj udari pogin.

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

Vem, da bode Gospod pravdo vodil siromaku, pravico potrebnim.

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

Dà, pravični bodo slavili ime tvoje; pošteni sedeli pred tvojim obličjem.