Psalms 140

1 TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Deliver me, O YHWH, from an evil man, Keep me from one of violence.

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

2 Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble [for] wars.

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

3 They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of a viper [is] under their lips. (Selah)

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

4 Preserve me, YHWH, from the hands of the wicked, Keep me from one of violence, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.

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

5 The proud hid a snare for me—and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, They have set snares for me. (Selah)

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

6 I have said to YHWH, “You [are] my God, Hear, YHWH, the voice of my supplications.”

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

7 O YHWH, my Lord, strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of armor.

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

8 Do not grant, O YHWH, the desires of the wicked, Do not bring forth his wicked scheme, They are high. (Selah)

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

9 The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covers them.

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

10 They cause burning coals to fall on themselves, He casts them into fire, Into deep pits—they do not arise.

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

11 A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence—evil hunts to overflowing.

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

12 I have known that YHWH executes The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.

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

13 Surely the righteous give thanks to Your Name, The upright dwell with Your presence!

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