Psalms 55
1 For the music director. With stringed instruments. A psalm (maskil) of David. God, please hear my prayer; don't ignore my cry for help!
Untuk pemimpin kor. Dengan permainan kecapi. Nyanyian pengajaran Daud. Ya Allah, dengarlah doaku, jangan berpaling dari permohonanku.
2 Please listen, and give me an answer. I'm terribly troubled by my problems! I'm frantic!
Perhatikanlah aku dan jawablah aku, aku hancur karena kesusahanku.
3 For my enemies are screaming at me; the wicked are intimidating me. They rain down suffering on me, angrily assaulting me in their hatred.
Hatiku gelisah oleh ancaman musuh dan penindasan orang jahat. Sebab mereka menyusahkan hidupku, dan dengan marah memusuhi aku.
4 My heart thumps in agony! Terrified, I feel I'm about to die!
Hatiku sangat gelisah, kengerian maut menghantui diriku.
5 I'm in a panic, trembling with fear; feelings of horror wash over me.
Aku diliputi kegentaran dan ketakutan, dicekam oleh perasaan seram.
6 I tell myself, If only God would give me wings like a dove so I could fly away and be at peace!
Ah, sekiranya aku bersayap seperti merpati, aku akan terbang mencari tempat yang tenang.
7 I would fly far away to escape, and stay in the wilderness. (Selah)
Ya, aku akan terbang jauh sekali, dan berdiam di padang gurun.
8 I would hurry to a place to hide, out of the wind, safe from the raging storm.
Aku akan bergegas mencari tempat berlindung terhadap badai dan angin ribut.
9 Confuse them, Lord! Muddle what they're saying, for I see violence and conflict in the city.
Ya TUHAN, bingungkanlah musuh-musuhku, kacaukanlah percakapan mereka, sebab di kota kulihat kekerasan dan perkelahian.
10 They patrol the city walls day and night, and wickedness and trouble are within the city.
Siang malam mereka berkeliling, melakukan kejahatan dan menimbulkan kekacauan.
11 The ones causing destruction are inside the city; frauds and cheats are always on the streets.
Di mana-mana ada penghancuran; penindasan dan penipuan merajalela di pasar.
12 The problem is that it's not an enemy who mocks me—I could stand that. It's not someone who hates me who insults me—I could avoid them.
Sekiranya musuh yang mencela aku, aku masih bisa tahan. Sekiranya lawan yang menghina aku, aku masih bisa bersembunyi dari dia.
13 No, it's you, a man just like me, my best friend who I know so well!
Tapi justru engkau, rekanku, sahabatku, kawan dekatku yang mengkhianati aku.
14 Our friendship was so close. We used to have great talks together as we walked with everyone to the house of God.
Dahulu kita bergaul dengan ramah, dan biasa beribadat bersama-sama di Rumah Tuhan.
15 May death come quickly to them; may they go down into the grave alive, because evil finds its home in them. (Sheol h7585)
Biarlah musuhku mati mendadak dan hidup-hidup turun ke dunia orang mati, sebab kejahatan ada di rumah mereka, di tengah-tengah mereka. (Sheol h7585)
16 As for me, I cry out to God, and the Lord will save me.
Tetapi aku berseru kepada Allah, TUHAN akan menyelamatkan aku.
17 I weep and groan morning, noon, and night, and he listens to me.
Siang malam aku mengeluh dan menangis, dan Ia mendengar suaraku.
18 He rescues me, keeping me safe and sound from my attackers, because there are so many against me.
Ia menyelamatkan aku dari serangan musuh, yang berduyun-duyun melawan aku.
19 God who has ruled from the beginning will hear me and answer them. (Selah) For they refuse to change and don't respect God.
Allah yang memerintah dari kekal akan mendengar aku dan mengalahkan mereka. Sebab mereka tidak mau bertobat, dan tidak takut kepada Allah.
20 As for my best friend, he attacked his friends who had no quarrel with him; he broke the promises he had made to them.
Bekas kawanku menyerang teman-temannya, ia mengingkari janjinya.
21 What he says is as smooth as butter, but inside he plans war; his words are as soothing as oil, but they cut like sharp swords.
Kata-katanya halus merayu, tetapi dalam hatinya ada kebencian. Bicaranya lemah lembut, tetapi menusuk seperti pedang yang tajam.
22 Throw your burdens onto the Lord and he will take care of you. He will never allow those who live right to fall.
Serahkanlah kekhawatiranmu kepada TUHAN, maka Ia akan menopang engkau; sebab orang jujur tidak dibiarkan-Nya dikalahkan.
23 But you, God, will bring down murderers and liars, throwing them into the pit of destruction before they have even lived half their lives. As for me, I will trust in you.
Tetapi Engkau, ya Allah, akan menjebloskan mereka ke dalam lubang yang paling dalam. Para penipu dan penumpah darah tak akan mencapai separuh umur mereka. Tetapi aku percaya kepada-Mu.
