Psalms 17
1 A Prayer of David. Hear, O Yahweh, the right, Attend to my loud cry, Give ear unto my prayer, on lips that would not deceive:
Usliši iskrenega, oh Gospod, bodi pozoren na moj klic, pazljivo prisluhni moji molitvi, ki ne prihaja iz hlinjenih ustnic.
2 From before thee, let my sentence come forth, Thine eyes, behold with equity.
Naj moja razsodba pride iz tvoje prisotnosti, naj tvoje oči gledajo stvari, ki so pravične.
3 Thou hast tested my heart, hast made inspection by night, hast refined me until thou couldst find nothing, Had I devised evil, my mouth should not have transgressed:
Preizkusil si moje srce, obiskal si me ponoči, preizkusil si me, pa ničesar nisi našel; odločen sem, da moja usta ne bodo grešila.
4 As for the workings of men, By the word of thy lips, have, I, taken heed of the paths of the violent one.
Kar se tiče človeških del, sem se po besedi tvojih ustnic varoval pred stezami uničevalca.
5 Thou hast held fast my goings on to thy ways, My footsteps have not been shaken:
Podpiraj mojo smer življenja po tvojih stezah, da moje stopinje ne zdrsnejo.
6 I, have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O GOD, —Incline thine ear unto me, Hear thou my speech:
Klical sem k tebi, kajti uslišal me boš, oh Bog. Nagni k meni svoje uho in usliši moj govor.
7 Let thy lovingkindness be distinguished, thou Saviour of such as seek refuge from them who lift themselves up against thy right hand.
Pokaži svojo čudovito ljubečo skrbnost, oh ti, ki s svojo desnico rešuješ tiste, ki svoje trdno upanje polagajo vate pred tistimi, ki se vzdigujejo proti njim.
8 Guard me, as the pupil of the eye, —Under the shadow of thy wings, wilt thou hide me:
Varuj me kakor zenico očesa, skrij me pod senco svojih peruti,
9 From the face of lawless ones who have treated me with violence, the foes of my soul, who come round against me:
pred zlobnimi, ki me zatirajo, pred mojimi smrtnimi sovražniki, ki me obdajajo naokrog.
10 Their own fat [heart], have they shut up, —With their mouth, have they spoken proudly.
Zajeti so v svojo lastno maščobo. S svojimi usti govorijo ponosno.
11 As for our own goings, now, have they surrounded us, —Their eyes, they fix, bending to the earth:
Sedaj so nas obdali na naših korakih. Svoje oči so naravnali in pripognili k zemlji,
12 His likeness, is as a lion, that longeth to rend, and as a young lion, lurking in secret places.
kakor lev, ki je pohlepen po svojem plenu in kakor bi bil mlad lev, ki preži na skrivnih krajih.
13 Rise, Yahweh! Confront his face, Bring him down, Deliver my soul from the lawless one [who is] thy sword:
Vzdigni se, oh Gospod, razočaraj ga, vrzi ga dol. Osvobodi mojo dušo pred zlobnim, kar je tvoj meč,
14 From men [who are] thy hand, O Yahweh, From the men of this age, whose portion, is among the living, and, with thy treasure, thou fillest their bosom, —They must be satisfied with sons, And must leave their abundance to their children: —
pred ljudmi, ki so tvoja roka, oh Gospod, pred ljudmi sveta, ki imajo svoj delež v tem življenju in katerih trebuh napolnjuješ s svojim skritim zakladom. Polni so otrok in preostanek svojega imetja zapustijo svojim otročičem.
15 I, in righteousness, shall behold thy face, Shall be satisfied when awakened by a vision of thee.
Kar se mene tiče, bom v pravičnosti gledal tvoj obraz. Ko se zbudim, bom nasičen s tvojo podobnostjo.
