Psalms 2

1 Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?

Why? do they plot nations and peoples do they devise? vanity.

2 Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah:

They take their stand - [the] kings of [the] earth and rulers they seat themselves together on Yahweh and on anointed his.

3 'Let us draw off Their cords, And cast from us Their thick bands.'

Let us tear off fetters their and let us throw away from us ropes their.

4 He who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them.

[the one who] sits In the heavens he laughs [the] Lord he mocks them.

5 Then doth He speak unto them in His anger, And in His wrath He doth trouble them:

Then he speaks to them in anger his and in fury his he terrifies them.

6 'And I — I have anointed My King, Upon Zion — My holy hill.'

And I I have installed king my on Zion [the] mountain of holiness my.

7 I declare concerning a statute: Jehovah said unto me, 'My Son Thou [art], I to-day have brought thee forth.

I will recount concerning [the] decree of Yahweh he said to me [are] son my you I this day I have begotten you.

8 Ask of Me and I give nations — thy inheritance, And thy possession — the ends of earth.

Ask from me so let me make nations inheritance your and possession your [the] ends of [the] earth.

9 Thou dost rule them with a sceptre of iron, As a vessel of a potter Thou dost crush them.'

You will break them with a rod of iron like a vessel of a potter you will smash them.

10 And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,

And therefore O kings act prudently let yourselves be instructed O rulers of [the] earth.

11 Serve ye Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

Serve Yahweh with fear and rejoice with trembling.

12 Kiss the Chosen One, lest He be angry, And ye lose the way, When His anger burneth but a little, O the happiness of all trusting in Him!

Kiss [the] son lest he should be angry - and you may perish way if it burns like a little anger his how blessed! [are] all [those who] seek refuge in him.