Psalms 73
1 A PSALM OF ASAPH. Surely God [is] good to Israel, to the clean of heart. And I—as a little thing, My feet have been turned aside,
Psalam. Asafov Kako je dobar Bog čestitima, Bog onima koji su čista srca!
2 As nothing, my steps have slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful,
A meni umalo noge ne posrnuše, zamalo koraci ne okliznuše,
3 I see the peace of the wicked, That there are no bands at their death,
jer zločincima zavidjeh motreći sreću grešnika.
4 And their might [is] firm.
Nikakvu patnju ne snose, pretilo je tijelo njihovo.
5 They are not in the misery of mortals, And they are not plagued with common men.
Ne žive u mukama smrtnika, ljudske ih nevolje ne biju.
6 Therefore pride has encircled them, Violence covers them as a dress.
Stoga je oholost ogrlica vratu njihovu, a nasilje haljina koja ih pokriva.
7 Their eye has come out from fat. The imaginations of the heart transgressed;
Iz pretila srca izlazi opakost njihova, srca im se prelijevaju ispraznim tlapnjama.
8 They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, They speak from on high.
Podsmjehuju se i zlobno govore, nasiljem prijete odozgo.
9 They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walks in the earth.
Ustima na nebo nasrću, a jezik se njihov obara na zemlju.
10 Therefore His people return here, And waters of fullness are wrung out to them.
Zato moj narod za njima leti i srče obilne vode
11 And they have said, “How has God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?”
pa veli: “Kako da dozna Bog? Spoznaje li Svevišnji?”
12 Behold, these [are] the wicked and easy ones of the age, They have increased strength.
Eto, takvi su grešnici: uvijek spokojni, bogatstvo zgrću.
13 Only—a vain thing! I have purified my heart, And I wash my hands in innocence,
Jesam li, dakle, samo ja uzalud čuvao srce čisto i u nedužnosti prao ruke
14 And I am plagued all the day, And my reproof—every morning.
kad sam primao udarce svaki dan i kaznu jutro za jutrom?
15 If I have said, “I recount thus,” Behold, I have deceived a generation of Your sons.
Da sam kazao: “Govorit ću kao i oni”, izdao bih rod sinova tvojih.
16 And I think to know this, It [is] perverseness in my eyes,
Promišljah tada da bih spoznao: al' mi se učini mučno u očima mojim
17 Until I come into the sanctuaries of God, I attend to their latter end.
sve dok ne nađoh ulaz u Božje svetinje pa prozreh kakav im je svršetak.
18 Surely You set them in slippery places, You have caused them to fall to desolations.
Zaista, na klizavu stazu ti ih postavljaš, u propast ih obaraš.
19 How they have become a desolation as in a moment, They have been ended—consumed from terrors.
Kako učas propadoše, nestaše, užas ih izjede!
20 As a dream from awakening, O Lord, In awaking, You despise their image.
Kao što čovjek prezire san kad se probudi, tako ćeš, Gospode, prezreti lik im kada ustaneš.
21 For my heart shows itself violent, And my reins prick themselves,
Kad mi duša bijaše ojađena, a bubrezi probodeni,
22 And I am brutish, and do not know. I have been a beast with You.
bezumnik bijah bez razbora, k'o živinče pred tobom.
23 And I [am] continually with You, You have laid hold on my right hand.
Al' ću odsad uvijek biti s tobom, jer ti prihvati desnicu moju:
24 You lead me with Your counsel, And after, receive me [to] glory.
vodit ćeš me po naumu svojem da me zatim uzmeš u slavu svoju.
25 Whom do I have in the heavens? And none have I desired in earth [besides] You.
Koga ja imam u nebu osim tebe? Kad sam s tobom, ne veselim se zemlji.
26 My flesh and my heart have been consumed, God [is] the rock of my heart and my portion for all time.
Malaksalo mi tijelo i srce: okrilje srca moga, i baštino moja, o Bože, dovijeka!
27 For behold, those far from You perish, You have cut off everyone, Who is going whoring from You.
Doista, propast će oni koji se udaljuju od tebe, istrebljuješ svakog tko ti se iznevjeri.
28 And [the] nearness of God to me [is] good, I have placed my refuge in Lord YHWH, To recount all Your works!
A meni je milina biti u Božjoj blizini, imati sklonište svoje u Jahvi. Pripovijedat ću sva tvoja djela na vratima Kćeri sionske.
