Psalms 41
1 Yahweh is pleased with those people who help to provide for the poor; he will rescue those people when they have troubles.
«Εις τον πρώτον μουσικόν. Ψαλμός του Δαβίδ.» Μακάριος ο επιβλέπων εις τον πτωχόν· εν ημέρα θλίψεως θέλει ελευθερώσει αυτόν ο Κύριος.
2 Yahweh protects them and allows them to live [for a long time]. He enables them to be happy in the land [of Israel], and rescues them from their enemies.
Ο Κύριος θέλει φυλάξει αυτόν και διατηρήσει την ζωήν αυτού· μακάριος θέλει είσθαι επί της γής· και δεν θέλεις παραδώσει αυτόν εις την επιθυμίαν των εχθρών αυτού.
3 When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them, and he heals them.
Ο Κύριος θέλει ενδυναμόνει αυτόν επί της κλίνης της ασθενείας· εν τη αρρωστία αυτού συ θέλεις στρόνει όλην την κλίνην αυτού.
4 [When I was sick], I said, “Yahweh, be merciful to me and heal me; [I know that I am sick because] I have sinned against you.”
Εγώ είπα, Κύριε, ελέησόν με· ίασαι την ψυχήν μου, διότι ήμαρτον εις σε.
5 My enemies say cruel things about me; they say, “How soon will he die, and then everyone will forget about him [MTY]? (OR, he will not have [any descendants to continue] his name).”
Οι εχθροί μου λέγουσι κακά περί εμού, Πότε θέλει αποθάνει, και θέλει απολεσθή το όνομα αυτού;
6 When my enemies come to me, they falsely say that they [are concerned about me]. They listen to bad news about (me/my health). Then they go away and tell everywhere what is happening to me.
Και εάν τις έρχηται να με ίδη, ομιλεί ματαιότητα· η καρδία αυτού συνάγει εις εαυτήν ανομίαν· εξελθών έξω, λαλεί αυτήν.
7 All those who hate me whisper to others about me, and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.
Κατ' εμού ψιθυρίζουσιν ομού πάντες οι μισούντές με· κατ' εμού διαλογίζονται κακά λέγοντες,
8 They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick; he will never get up from his bed [before he dies].”
Πράγμα κακόν εκολλήθη εις αυτόν· και κατάκοιτος ων δεν θέλει πλέον σηκωθή.
9 Even my best friend, whom I trusted very much, who [often] ate with me, has (betrayed me/put me into my enemies’ hands) [IDM].
Και αυτός ο άνθρωπος, μετά του οποίου έζων ειρηνικώς, επί τον οποίον ήλπισα, όστις έτρωγε τον άρτον μου, εσήκωσεν επ' εμέ πτέρναν.
10 But Yahweh, be merciful to me, and enable me to become healthy [again]. When you do that, I will be able to (pay back my enemies/get revenge on my enemies/cause my enemies to suffer like they caused me to suffer).
Αλλά συ, Κύριε, ελέησόν με και ανάστησόν με, και θέλω ανταποδώσει εις αυτούς.
11 [If you enable me to] do that, with the result that my enemies do not defeat me, I will know that you are pleased with me.
Εκ τούτου γνωρίζω ότι συ με ευνοείς, επειδή δεν θριαμβεύει κατ' εμού ο εχθρός μου.
12 [I will know that] it is because I have done what is right that you have helped me, and [I will know that] you will let me be with you forever.
Εμέ δε, συ με εστήριξας εις την ακεραιότητά μου, και με εστερέωσας ενώπιόν σου εις τον αιώνα.
13 Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship]; Praise him forever! Amen! I desire that it will be so!
Ευλογητός Κύριος ο Θεός του Ισραήλ, απ' αιώνος και έως αιώνος. Αμήν και αμήν.
