< Psalms 41 >
1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.
Psalmus David, in finem. Beatus vir qui intelligit super egenum, et pauperem: in die mala liberabit eum Dominus.
2 Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.
Dominus conservet eum, et vivificet eum, et beatum faciat eum in terra: et non tradat eum in animam inimicorum eius.
3 Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.
Dominus opem ferat illi super lectum doloris eius: universum stratum eius versasti in infirmitate eius.
4 I — I said, 'O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'
Ego dixi: Domine miserere mei: sana animam meam, quia peccavi tibi.
5 Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth — his name hath perished!
Inimici mei dixerunt mala mihi: Quando morietur, et peribit nomen eius?
6 And if he came to see — vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out — at the street he speaketh.
Et si ingrediebatur ut videret, vana loquebatur, cor eius congregavit iniquitatem sibi. Egrediebatur foras, et loquebatur
7 All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:
in idipsum. Adversum me susurrabant omnes inimici mei: adversum me cogitabant mala mihi.
8 A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not again.
Verbum iniquum constituerunt adversum me: Numquid qui dormit non adiiciet ut resurgat?
9 Even mine ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, made great the heel against me,
Etenim homo pacis meae, in quo speravi: qui edebat panes meos, magnificavit super me supplantationem.
10 And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.
Tu autem Domine miserere mei, et resuscita me: et retribuam eis.
11 By this I have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.
In hoc cognovi quoniam voluisti me: quoniam non gaudebit inimicus meus super me.
12 As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.
Me autem propter innocentiam suscepisti: et confirmasti me in conspectu tuo in aeternum.
13 Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age — and unto the age. Amen and Amen.
Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel a saeculo, et usque in saeculum: fiat, fiat.