< Psalms 58 >

1 [For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David.] Do you rulers indeed speak righteousness? Do you judge blamelessly, you descendants of Adam?
Govorite li zaista istinu, silni, sudite li pravo, sinovi èovjeèiji?
2 No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.
Ta, bezakonja sastavljate u srcu, meæete na mjerila zloèinstva ruku svojih na zemlji.
3 The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
Od samoga roðenja zastraniše bezakonici, od utrobe materine tumaraju govoreæi laž.
4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; like a deaf viper that stops its ear,
U njima je jed kao jed zmijinji, kao gluhe aspide, koja zatiskuje uho svoje,
5 which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.
Koja ne èuje glasa bajaèu, vraèaru, vještu u vraèanju.
6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, LORD.
Bože! polomi im zube u ustima njihovijem; razbij èeljusti lavovima, Gospode!
7 Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
Nek se proliju kao voda, i nestane ih. Kad puste strijele, neka budu kao slomljene.
8 Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.
Kao puž, koji se rašèinja, neka išèile; kao dijete, koje žena pobaci, neka ne vide sunca.
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
Prije nego kotlovi vaši osjete toplotu od potpaljena trnja, i sirovo i nagorjelo neka raznese vihor.
10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;
Obradovaæe se pravednik kad vidi osvetu, opraæe noge svoje u krvi bezbožnikovoj.
11 so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth."
I reæi æe ljudi: zaista ima ploda pravedniku! zaista je Bog sudija na zemlji!

< Psalms 58 >