Psalms 73
1 BOOK III A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, even to such as are pure in heart.
Psalam. Asafov Kako je dobar Bog čestitima, Bog onima koji su čista srca!
2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
A meni umalo noge ne posrnuše, zamalo koraci ne okliznuše,
3 For I was envious at the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
jer zločincima zavidjeh motreći sreću grešnika.
4 For there are no pangs at their death, and their body is sound.
Nikakvu patnju ne snose, pretilo je tijelo njihovo.
5 In the trouble of man they are not; neither are they plagued like men.
Ne žive u mukama smrtnika, ljudske ih nevolje ne biju.
6 Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; violence covereth them as a garment.
Stoga je oholost ogrlica vratu njihovu, a nasilje haljina koja ih pokriva.
7 Their eyes stand forth from fatness; they are gone beyond the imaginations of their heart.
Iz pretila srca izlazi opakost njihova, srca im se prelijevaju ispraznim tlapnjama.
8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression; they speak as if there were none on high.
Podsmjehuju se i zlobno govore, nasiljem prijete odozgo.
9 They have set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
Ustima na nebo nasrću, a jezik se njihov obara na zemlju.
10 Therefore His people return hither; and waters of fullness are drained out by them.
Zato moj narod za njima leti i srče obilne vode
11 And they say: 'How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'
pa veli: “Kako da dozna Bog? Spoznaje li Svevišnji?”
12 Behold, such are the wicked; and they that are always at ease increase riches.
Eto, takvi su grešnici: uvijek spokojni, bogatstvo zgrću.
13 Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocency;
Jesam li, dakle, samo ja uzalud čuvao srce čisto i u nedužnosti prao ruke
14 For all the day have I been plagued, and my chastisement came every morning.
kad sam primao udarce svaki dan i kaznu jutro za jutrom?
15 If I had said: 'I will speak thus', behold, I had been faithless to the generation of Thy children.
Da sam kazao: “Govorit ću kao i oni”, izdao bih rod sinova tvojih.
16 And when I pondered how I might know this, it was wearisome in mine eyes;
Promišljah tada da bih spoznao: al' mi se učini mučno u očima mojim
17 Until I entered into the sanctuary of God, and considered their end.
sve dok ne nađoh ulaz u Božje svetinje pa prozreh kakav im je svršetak.
18 Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin.
Zaista, na klizavu stazu ti ih postavljaš, u propast ih obaraš.
19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are wholly consumed by terrors.
Kako učas propadoše, nestaše, užas ih izjede!
20 As a dream when one awaketh, so, O Lord, when Thou arousest Thyself, Thou wilt despise their semblance.
Kao što čovjek prezire san kad se probudi, tako ćeš, Gospode, prezreti lik im kada ustaneš.
21 For my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins.
Kad mi duša bijaše ojađena, a bubrezi probodeni,
22 But I was brutish, and ignorant; I was as a beast before Thee.
bezumnik bijah bez razbora, k'o živinče pred tobom.
23 Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; Thou holdest my right hand.
Al' ću odsad uvijek biti s tobom, jer ti prihvati desnicu moju:
24 Thou wilt guide me with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me with glory.
vodit ćeš me po naumu svojem da me zatim uzmeš u slavu svoju.
25 Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And beside Thee I desire none upon earth.
Koga ja imam u nebu osim tebe? Kad sam s tobom, ne veselim se zemlji.
26 My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.
Malaksalo mi tijelo i srce: okrilje srca moga, i baštino moja, o Bože, dovijeka!
27 For, lo, they that go far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost destroy all them that go astray from Thee.
Doista, propast će oni koji se udaljuju od tebe, istrebljuješ svakog tko ti se iznevjeri.
28 But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all Thy works.
A meni je milina biti u Božjoj blizini, imati sklonište svoje u Jahvi. Pripovijedat ću sva tvoja djela na vratima Kćeri sionske.
