Psalms 58

1 To the Overseer. — 'Destroy not.' — A secret treasure, by David. Is it true, O dumb one, righteously ye speak? Uprightly ye judge, O sons of men?

Načelniku godbe: "Ne pogubi"; Davidova pesem odlična. Ali zares, o krdelo, govorite pravico? po pravici sodite, sinovi človeški?

2 Even in heart ye work iniquities, In the land the violence of your hands ye ponder.

Ne, celo iz srca počenjate krivice; v tej deželi tehtate rok svojih silovitost.

3 The wicked have been estranged from the womb, They have erred from the belly, speaking lies.

V stran zavijajo krivični od rojstva; tavajo od materinega telesa laž govoreč.

4 Their poison [is] as poison of a serpent, As a deaf asp shutting its ear,

Strup imajo podoben kačjemu strupu; kakor gada gluhega, ki si maši uho svoje.

5 Which hearkeneth not to the voice of whisperers, A charmer of charms most skilful.

Kateri ne posluša glasú mrmrajočih, njega, ki zna zagovarjati jako.

6 O God, break their teeth in their mouth, The jaw-teeth of young lions break down, O Jehovah.

O Bog, zdróbi jim zobe v njih ustih; mladih levov kočnike poderi, Gospod!

7 They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceedeth as they cut themselves off.

Stopé se naj kakor voda, odidejo naj neprestano; njemu, ki napenja pušice svoje, izpremené se naj kakor v klasje pušice.

8 As a snail that melteth he goeth on, [As] an untimely birth of a woman, They have not seen the sun.

Kakor polž, ki se topi, bode naj vsak, kakor žene splav, kakor ki niso videli solnca.

9 Before your pots discern the bramble, As well the raw as the heated He whirleth away.

Ko se ne bode še čutilo trnje vaše, trnje ščipkovo, tako zeleno kakor suho podrl bode vse.

10 The righteous rejoiceth that he hath seen vengeance, His steps he washeth in the blood of the wicked.

Radoval se bode pravični, ko bode videl maščevanje; noge svoje bode umival v krivičnega krvi.

11 And man saith: 'Surely fruit [is] for the righteous: Surely there is a God judging in the earth!'

In človek poreče: Vendar ima sad pravični, vendar je sodnik na zemlji!