Psalms 140

1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Deliuer me, O Lord, from the euill man: preserue me from the cruel man:

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

2 Which imagine euill things in their heart, and make warre continually.

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

3 They haue sharpened their tongues like a serpent: adders poyson is vnder their lips. (Selah)

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

4 Keepe mee, O Lord, from the handes of the wicked: preserue mee from the cruell man, which purposeth to cause my steppes to slide.

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

5 The proude haue layde a snare for me, and spred a nette with cordes in my pathway, and set grennes for me. (Selah)

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

6 Therefore I saide vnto the Lord, Thou art my God: heare, O Lord, the voyce of my prayers.

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

7 O Lord God the strength of my saluation, thou hast couered mine head in the day of battel.

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

8 Let not the wicked haue his desire, O Lord: performe not his wicked thought, least they be proude. (Selah)

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

9 As for the chiefe of them, that compasse me about, let the mischiefe of their owne lippes come vpon them.

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

10 Let coles fal vpon them: let him cast them into the fire, and into the deepe pits, that they rise not.

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

11 For the backbiter shall not be established vpon the earth: euill shall hunt the cruell man to destruction.

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

12 I know that the Lord will auenge the afflicted, and iudge the poore.

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

13 Surely the righteous shall prayse thy Name, and the iust shall dwell in thy presence.

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