Psalms 73
1 A psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those with a pure heart.
Psalam. Asafov Kako je dobar Bog čestitima, Bog onima koji su čista srca!
2 But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slipped out from under me
A meni umalo noge ne posrnuše, zamalo koraci ne okliznuše,
3 because I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
jer zločincima zavidjeh motreći sreću grešnika.
4 For they have no pain until their death, but they are strong and well fed.
Nikakvu patnju ne snose, pretilo je tijelo njihovo.
5 They are free from the burdens of other men; they are not afflicted like other men.
Ne žive u mukama smrtnika, ljudske ih nevolje ne biju.
6 Pride adorns them like a necklace around their neck; violence clothes them like a robe.
Stoga je oholost ogrlica vratu njihovu, a nasilje haljina koja ih pokriva.
7 Out of such blindness comes sin; evil thoughts pass through their hearts.
Iz pretila srca izlazi opakost njihova, srca im se prelijevaju ispraznim tlapnjama.
8 They mock and speak wickedly; in their arrogance they threaten oppression.
Podsmjehuju se i zlobno govore, nasiljem prijete odozgo.
9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongues march through the earth.
Ustima na nebo nasrću, a jezik se njihov obara na zemlju.
10 Therefore his people turn to them and abundant waters are drained out.
Zato moj narod za njima leti i srče obilne vode
11 They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge with the Most High?”
pa veli: “Kako da dozna Bog? Spoznaje li Svevišnji?”
12 Take notice: these people are wicked; they are always carefree, becoming richer and richer.
Eto, takvi su grešnici: uvijek spokojni, bogatstvo zgrću.
13 Surely it is in vain that I have guarded my heart and washed my hands in innocence.
Jesam li, dakle, samo ja uzalud čuvao srce čisto i u nedužnosti prao ruke
14 For all the day long I have been afflicted and disciplined every morning.
kad sam primao udarce svaki dan i kaznu jutro za jutrom?
15 If I had said, “I will say these things,” then I would have betrayed this generation of your children.
Da sam kazao: “Govorit ću kao i oni”, izdao bih rod sinova tvojih.
16 Though I tried to understand these things, it was too difficult for me.
Promišljah tada da bih spoznao: al' mi se učini mučno u očima mojim
17 Then I went into God's sanctuary and came to understand their fate.
sve dok ne nađoh ulaz u Božje svetinje pa prozreh kakav im je svršetak.
18 Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.
Zaista, na klizavu stazu ti ih postavljaš, u propast ih obaraš.
19 How they become a wilderness in a moment! They come to an end and are finished in awful terrors.
Kako učas propadoše, nestaše, užas ih izjede!
20 They are like a dream after one wakes up; Lord, when you arise, you will think nothing of those dreams.
Kao što čovjek prezire san kad se probudi, tako ćeš, Gospode, prezreti lik im kada ustaneš.
21 For my heart was grieved, and I was deeply wounded.
Kad mi duša bijaše ojađena, a bubrezi probodeni,
22 I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was like a senseless animal before you.
bezumnik bijah bez razbora, k'o živinče pred tobom.
23 Yet I am always with you; you hold my right hand.
Al' ću odsad uvijek biti s tobom, jer ti prihvati desnicu moju:
24 You will guide me with your advice and afterward receive me to glory.
vodit ćeš me po naumu svojem da me zatim uzmeš u slavu svoju.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you? There is no one on earth that I desire but you.
Koga ja imam u nebu osim tebe? Kad sam s tobom, ne veselim se zemlji.
26 My flesh and my heart grow weak, but God is the strength of my heart forever.
Malaksalo mi tijelo i srce: okrilje srca moga, i baštino moja, o Bože, dovijeka!
27 Those who are far from you will perish; you will destroy all those who are unfaithful to you.
Doista, propast će oni koji se udaljuju od tebe, istrebljuješ svakog tko ti se iznevjeri.
28 But as for me, all I need to do is to approach God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge. I will declare all your deeds.
A meni je milina biti u Božjoj blizini, imati sklonište svoje u Jahvi. Pripovijedat ću sva tvoja djela na vratima Kćeri sionske.
