Psalms 1

1 Happy are those who don't follow the advice of the wicked. They refuse to adopt the ways of sinful people, and they don't make fun of others.

אשרי האיש-- אשר לא הלך בעצת רשעים ובדרך חטאים לא עמד ובמושב לצים לא ישב

2 Instead they love to do what the law of the Lord says, and they think about it day and night.

כי אם בתורת יהוה חפצו ובתורתו יהגה יומם ולילה

3 They're like trees growing by flowing rivers, producing fruit every season. Their leaves never wither, and they are successful in all they do.

והיה-- כעץ שתול על-פלגי-מים אשר פריו יתן בעתו--ועלהו לא-יבול וכל אשר-יעשה יצליח

4 But it's not like that for the wicked! They are like chaff, blown away by the wind.

לא-כן הרשעים כי אם-כמץ אשר-תדפנו רוח

5 For this reason the wicked will not survive the judgment—sinners have no place among those who live right.

על-כן לא-יקמו רשעים--במשפט וחטאים בעדת צדיקים

6 For the Lord watches over those who follow the right way, but the way of the wicked leads to death.

כי-יודע יהוה דרך צדיקים ודרך רשעים תאבד