Psalms 2
1 Wherefore have nations assembled in tumult? Or should, peoples, mutter an empty thing?
Why do the heathen rage, And the nations meditate a vain thing?
2 The kings of earth take their station, and, grave men, have met by appointment together, —against Yahweh, and against his Anointed One [saying]:
Why do the kings of the earth rise up, And the princes combine together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed king?
3 Let us break asunder their bonds, —and cast from us their cords!
“Let us break their bonds asunder; Let us cast away from us their fetters!”
4 He that sitteth in the heavens, will laugh, —My Lord, will mock at them:
He that sitteth in heaven will laugh; The Lord will have them in derision.
5 Then, will he speak unto them in his anger, and, in his wrath, confound them:
Then shall he speak to them in his wrath, And confound them in his hot displeasure.
6 Yet, I, have installed my king, —on Zion my holy mountain.
“I myself have anointed my king, Upon Zion, my holy hill!”
7 Let me tell of a decree, —Yahweh, hath said unto me, My son, thou art, I, to-day, have begotten thee:
I will declare the decree of Jehovah: He hath said to me, “Thou art my son; This day I have begotten thee.
8 Ask of me, and let me give nations as thine inheritance, and, as thy possession, the ends of the earth:
Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, And the ends of the earth for thy possession.
9 Thou shalt shepherd them with a sceptre of iron, —as a potter’s vessel, shalt thou dash them in pieces.
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”
10 Now, therefore, ye kings, show your prudence, Be admonished, ye judges of earth:
Be wise, therefore, O ye kings! Be admonished, ye rulers of the earth!
11 Serve Yahweh with reverence, and exult with trembling:
Be subject to Jehovah with awe, And fear with trembling!
12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish by the way, for soon might be kindled his anger, —How happy are all who seek refuge in him!
Kiss the son, lest He be angry, and ye perish in your way; For soon shall his wrath be kindled. Happy are all they who seek refuge in him.
