Psalms 73
1 [A Psalm by Asaph.] Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
Ta dobar je Bog Izrailju, onima koji su èista srca.
2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.
A noge moje umalo ne zaðoše, umalo ne popuznuše stopala moja,
3 For I was envious of the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Jer se rasrdih na bezumnike videæi kako bezbožnici dobro žive.
4 For there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.
Jer ne znaju za nevolju do same smrti, i tijelo je njihovo pretilo.
5 They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.
Na poslovima èovjeèijim nema ih, i ne muèe se s drugim ljudima.
6 Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
Toga radi optoèeni su ohološæu kao ogrlicom, i obuèeni u obijest kao u stajaæe ruho.
7 Their sin proceeds forth from fatness. Their hearts overflow with imaginations.
Od debljine izbuljeno im je oko, srce puno klape.
8 They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
Potsmijevaju se, pakosno govore o nasilju, oholo govore.
9 They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
Usta svoja dižu u nebo, i zemlju prolazi jezik njihov.
10 Therefore his people turn to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.
I zato se onamo navraæaju neki iz naroda njegova, i piju vodu iz puna izvora.
11 They say, "How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?"
I govore: kako æe razabrati Bog? zar višnji zna?
12 Look, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
Pa eto, ovi bezbožnici sreæni na svijetu umnožavaju bogatstvo.
13 Surely in vain I have cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocence,
Zar dakle uzalud èistim srce svoje, i umivam bezazlenošæu ruke svoje,
14 For all day long have I been plagued, and punished every morning.
Dopadam rana svaki dan, i muke svako jutro?
15 If I had said, "I will speak thus;" look, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
Kad bih kazao: govoriæu kao i oni, iznevjerio bih rod sinova tvojih.
16 When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me;
I tako stadoh razmišljati da bih ovo razumio; ali to bješe teško u oèima mojima.
17 Until I entered God's sanctuary, and considered their latter end.
Dok najposlije uðoh u svetinju Božiju, i doznah kraj njihov.
18 Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.
Ta na klizavom mjestu postavio si ih, i bacaš ih u propast!
19 How they are suddenly destroyed. They are completely swept away with terrors.
Kako zaèas propadaju, ginu, nestaje ih od nenadne strahote!
20 As a dream when one wakes up, so, YHWH, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.
Kao san, kad se èovjek probudi, tako probudivši ih, Gospode, u ništa obraæaš utvaru njihovu.
21 For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.
Kad kipljaše srce moje i rastrzah se u sebi,
22 I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
Tada bijah neznalica i ne razumijevah; kao živinèe bijah pred tobom.
23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.
Ali sam svagda kod tebe, ti me držiš za desnu ruku.
24 You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Po svojoj volji vodiš me, i poslije æeš me odvesti u slavu.
25 Who do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth who I desire besides you.
Koga imam na nebu? i s tobom nièega neæu na zemlji.
26 My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Èezne za tobom tijelo moje i srce moje; Bog je grad srca mojega i dio moj dovijeka.
27 For, look, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.
Jer evo koji otstupiše od tebe, ginu; ti istrebljavaš svakoga koji èini preljubu ostavljajuæi tebe.
28 But it is good for me to come close to God. I have made YHWH my refuge, that I may tell of all your works in the gates of the daughter of Zion.
A meni je dobro biti blizu Boga. Na Gospoda polažem nadanje svoje, i kazivaæu sva èudesa tvoja.
