< Psalms 14 >

1 [Only] foolish people say to themselves, “There is no God!” People who say those things are corrupt/worthless; they do abominable/detestable deeds; there is not one [of them] who does what is good/right.
لِإِمَامِ ٱلْمُغَنِّينَ. لِدَاوُدَ قَالَ ٱلْجَاهِلُ فِي قَلْبِهِ: «لَيْسَ إِلَهٌ». فَسَدُوا وَرَجِسُوا بِأَفْعَالِهِمْ. لَيْسَ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ صَلَاحًا.١
2 Yahweh looks down from heaven and sees humans; he looks to see if anyone is very wise, with the result that he desires [to know] God.
اَلرَّبُّ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ أَشْرَفَ عَلَى بَنِي ٱلْبَشَرِ، لِيَنْظُرَ: هَلْ مِنْ فَاهِمٍ طَالِبِ ٱللهِ؟٢
3 But they are all corrupt/evil; no one does what is good/right.
ٱلْكُلُّ قَدْ زَاغُوا مَعًا، فَسَدُوا. لَيْسَ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ صَلَاحًا، لَيْسَ وَلَا وَاحِدٌ.٣
4 Will those evil people never learn [what God will do to punish them] [RHQ]? They act violently toward Yahweh’s people while eating the food that he provides, and they never pray to Yahweh.
أَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ كُلُّ فَاعِلِي ٱلْإِثْمِ، ٱلَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ شَعْبِي كَمَا يَأْكُلُونَ ٱلْخُبْزَ، وَٱلرَّبَّ لَمْ يَدْعُوا.٤
5 But [some day] they will become very terrified because God helps those who act righteously [and will punish those who reject him].
هُنَاكَ خَافُوا خَوْفًا، لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ فِي ٱلْجِيلِ ٱلْبَارِّ.٥
6 Those who do evil may prevent helpless people from doing what they plan to do, but Yahweh protects those helpless people [MET].
رَأْيَ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ نَاقَضْتُمْ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ مَلْجَأُهُ.٦
7 I wish/desire that [Yahweh] would come from Jerusalem [MTY] and rescue [us] Israeli people! Yahweh, when you bless your people again, all of us Israeli people, who are the descendants of Jacob, will rejoice.
لَيْتَ مِنْ صِهْيَوْنَ خَلَاصَ إِسْرَائِيلَ. عِنْدَ رَدِّ ٱلرَّبِّ سَبْيَ شَعْبِهِ، يَهْتِفُ يَعْقُوبُ، وَيَفْرَحُ إِسْرَائِيلُ.٧

< Psalms 14 >