Psalms 39

1 I said [to myself], “I will be careful not to sin by the things that I say [MTY]. I will not say anything [to complain] while wicked people are near to me [and can hear me].”

Rekoh: èuvaæu se na putovima svojim da ne zgriješim jezikom svojim; zauzdavaæu usta svoja, dok je bezbožnik preda mnom.

2 [So] I was completely silent [DOU], and I did not [even] talk about things that were good, but it was useless, because I began to suffer even more.

Bijah nijem i glasa ne pustih; muèah i o dobru. Ali se tuga moja podiže,

3 I became very anxious/worried [IDM]. As I thought [about my troubles], I became more worried. Then [finally] I said [MTY],

Zapali se srce moje u meni, u mislima mojim razgorje se oganj; progovorih jezikom svojim:

4 “Yahweh, show/tell me how long I will live. Tell me when I will die. Tell me how many years I will live!

Kaži mi, Gospode, kraj moj, i dokle æe trajati dani moji? da znam kako sam ništa.

5 [It seems that] you have caused me to live only a short time; (my lifetime/all the time that I have lived) seems like nothing to you. The time that all we humans live is [as short as] [MET] a puff of wind.

Evo s pedi dao si mi dane, i vijek je moj kao ništa pred tobom. Baš je ništa svaki èovjek živ.

6 Then we disappear like a shadow does. It seems that all that we do is for nothing/useless. We [sometimes] get a lot of money, but we do not know who will get it [after we die].

Baš hodi èovjek kao utvara; baš se uzalud kida, sabira, a ne zna kome æe dopasti.

7 So now, Yahweh, if I expect [RHQ] [to receive blessings from other people], I will be disappointed. You are the [only] one from whom I confidently expect [to receive blessings].

Pa šta da èekam, Gospode? Nad je moj u tebi.

8 Save me from [being punished for] all the sins that I have committed. And do not allow foolish people to make fun of me.

Iz svega bezakonja mojega izbavi me, ne daj me bezumnome na potsmijeh.

9 I did not say anything [when you punished me], because [I knew that] you were the one who caused [me to suffer].

Nijem sam, neæu otvoriti usta svojijeh; jer si me ti udario.

10 But now, please stop punishing me! [If you do not do that], I am about to die because of the ways that you [SYN] have struck/afflicted me.

Olakšaj mi udarac svoj, silna ruka tvoja ubi me.

11 When you rebuke someone and punish him for the sin that he has committed, you destroy the things that (he loves/are precious to him), like moths’ [larva] destroy clothing. Our lives [disappear like] a puff of wind.

Ako æeš karati èovjeka za prijestupe, rastoèiæe se kao od moljaca krasota njegova. Baš je ništa svaki èovjek.

12 Yahweh, listen to me while I pray; pay attention to me while I cry out to you. Help me while I am crying. I am here on the earth for only a short time, like all my ancestors.

Slušaj molitvu moju, Gospode, i èuj jauk moj. Gledajuæi suze moje nemoj muèati. Jer sam gost u tebe i došljak kao i svi stari moji.

13 [Now] please leave me alone, [and do not punish me any more] in order that I may smile and be happy for a while before I die. [EUP, DOU]”

Nemoj me više gnjevno gledati, pa æu odahnuti prije nego otidem i više me ne bude.