Psalms 140
1 For the end, a Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man.
Osvobodi me, oh Gospod, pred zlobnežem, varuj me pred nasilnežem,
2 Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war.
ki si v svojem srcu domišljajo vragolije; nenehno so zbrani skupaj za vojno.
3 They have sharpened their tongue as [the tongue] of a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. (Pause)
Svoje jezike so naostrili kakor kača, gadji strup je pod njihovimi ustnicami. (Sela)
4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner; rescue me from unjust men; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
Varuj me, oh Gospod, pred rokami zlobnih, ohrani me pred nasilnežem, ki se je namenil, da zruši moja ravnanja.
5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and have stretched out ropes [for] snares for my feet; they set a stumbling block for me near the path. (Pause)
Ponosni so zame prikrili zanko in vrvi, ob poti so razprostrli mrežo, zame so nastavili pasti. (Sela)
6 I said to the Lord, You are my God; listen, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication.
Gospodu sem rekel: »Ti si moj Bog, usliši glas mojih ponižnih prošenj, oh Gospod.
7 O Lord God, the strength of my salvation; you have screened my head in the day of battle.
Oh Bog, Gospod, moč rešitve moje duše, mojo glavo si pokril na dan bitke.
8 Deliver me not, O Lord, to the sinner, according to my desire: they have devised [mischief] against me; forsake me not, lest they should be exalted. (Pause)
Ne usliši, oh Gospod, želja zlobnih, nadalje ne njihovega zlobnega naklepa, da se ne bi poviševali.« (Sela)
9 [As for] the head of them that compass me, the mischief of their lips shall cover them.
Glede glave tistih, ki me obdajajo, naj jih pokrije vragolija njihovih lastnih ustnic.
10 Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; and you shall cast them down in afflictions: they shall not bear up [under them].
Naj nanje padajo goreči ogorki, naj bodo vrženi v ogenj, v globoke jame, da ne vstanejo ponovno.
11 A talkative man shall not prosper on the earth: evils shall hunt the unrighteous man to destruction.
Naj obrekovalec ne bo utrjen na zemlji, zlo naj lovi nasilneža, da ga premaga.
12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the poor, and the right of the needy ones.
Vem, da bo Gospod podpiral zadevo prizadetega in pravico ubogega.
13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name: the upright shall dwell in your presence.
Zagotovo se bodo pravični zahvaljevali tvojemu imenu; iskreni bodo prebivali v tvoji prisotnosti.
