Psalms 12

1 Help, YHWH; for the righteous man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

Pomagaj, Gospod, kajti bogaboječi človek izginja, kajti zvesti izmed človeških otrok slabi.

2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

Prazne reči govorijo vsak s svojim bližnjim. Govorijo z laskavimi ustnicami in dvoličnim srcem.

3 YHWH shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

Gospod bo iztrebil vse laskave ustnice in jezik, ki govori ponosne stvari,

4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is master over us?

ki so rekli: »S svojim jezikom bomo prevladali, naše ustnice so naša last. Kdo je gospodar nad nami?«

5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith YHWH; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

»Zaradi zatiranja siromašnega, zaradi vzdihovanja pomoči potrebnega se bom sedaj vzdignil, « govori Gospod, »postavil ga bom na varno pred tistim, ki se napihuje nad njim.«

6 The words of YHWH are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Gospodove besede so čiste besede; kakor srebro, preizkušeno v zemljini talilni peči, sedemkrat prečiščeno.

7 Thou shalt keep them, O YHWH, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

Ti jih boš varoval, oh Gospod, pred tem rodom jih boš ohranil na veke.

8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

Zlobni hodijo na vsaki strani, ko so najnizkotnejši ljudje povišani.