Psalms 10
1 Lord, why are you so distant? Why do you hide from me in times of trouble?
| למה יהוה תעמד ברחוק תעלים לעתות בצרה |
2 The wicked chase down the poor with impunity. May they be trapped by the evil schemes they themselves invented.
| בגאות רשע ידלק עני יתפשו במזמות זו חשבו |
3 For the wicked boast about what they want to do. They praise the greedy, but treat the Lord with contempt.
| כי-הלל רשע על-תאות נפשו ובצע ברך נאץ יהוה |
4 The wicked are too proud to come to God. In all their thinking they never consider God.
| רשע--כגבה אפו בל-ידרש אין אלהים כל-מזמותיו |
5 What they do always seems to go well. They're unaware of God's judgments. They ridicule all their enemies.
| יחילו דרכו בכל-עת--מרום משפטיך מנגדו כל-צורריו יפיח בהם |
6 They tell themselves, “Nothing bad is going to happen to me. I'll never be in trouble!”
| אמר בלבו בל-אמוט לדר ודר אשר לא-ברע |
7 Their speech is full of cursing, lies, and threats; their tongues are always ready to spread trouble and cause evil.
| אלה פיהו מלא--ומרמות ותך תחת לשונו עמל ואון |
8 They hide out in ambush in the villages, ready to kill innocent passers-by. They are always on the lookout for their next victim.
| ישב במארב חצרים--במסתרים יהרג נקי עיניו לחלכה יצפנו |
9 They lie in ambush like a lion ready to attack, ready to leap out from their hiding place to seize their victim. They capture the helpless, throwing a net over them.
| יארב במסתר כאריה בסכה-- יארב לחטוף עני יחטף עני במשכו ברשתו |
10 Their victims are knocked down, laid low. They fall under the strength of the wicked.
| ודכה (ידכה) ישח ונפל בעצומיו חלכאים (חל כאים) |
11 They tell themselves, “God won't notice. He's looking the other way. He won't ever see anything.”
| אמר בלבו שכח אל הסתיר פניו בל-ראה לנצח |
12 Take a stand, Lord! Raise your hand to strike! Don't forget those who can't defend themselves.
| קומה יהוה--אל נשא ידך אל-תשכח עניים (ענוים) |
13 Why do the wicked think they can treat God with such contempt? Why do they think that God won't make them accountable?
| על-מה נאץ רשע אלהים אמר בלבו לא תדרש |
14 But you do see the trouble and grief they cause. Take it into your own hands. The helpless trust in you; you defend the orphans.
| ראתה כי-אתה עמל וכעס תביט-- לתת בידך עליך יעזב חלכה יתום אתה היית עוזר |
15 Destroy the power of the wicked, those evil people! Call each of them to account until there are none left!
| שבר זרוע רשע ורע תדרוש-רשעו בל-תמצא |
16 Lord, you are King forever and ever! The nations will vanish from their lands.
| יהוה מלך עולם ועד אבדו גוים מארצו |
17 Lord, you have heard the longing cries of those who are suffering. You will encourage them, for you will listen to them.
| תאות ענוים שמעת יהוה תכין לבם תקשיב אזנך |
18 You will defend the rights of orphans and the oppressed so that those who are mere human beings here on earth will never terrorize them again.
| לשפט יתום ודך בל-יוסיף עוד--לערץ אנוש מן-הארץ |
