Ψαλμοί 18
1 «Εις τον πρώτον μουσικόν. Ψαλμός του Δαβίδ δούλου του Κυρίου, όστις ελάλησε προς τον Κύριον τους λόγους της ωδής ταύτης, καθ' ην ημέραν ηλευθέρωσεν αυτόν ο Κύριος εκ της χειρός πάντων των εχθρών αυτού και εκ της χειρός του Σαούλ· και είπε, » Θέλω σε αγαπά, Κύριε, η ισχύς μου.
To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord, of David, who said the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord made him free from the hand of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul; and he said, I will give you my love, O Lord, my strength.
2 Ο Κύριος είναι πέτρα μου και φρούριόν μου και ελευθερωτής μου· Θεός μου, βράχος μου· επ' αυτόν θέλω ελπίζει· η ασπίς μου και το κέρας της σωτηρίας μου· υψηλός πύργος μου.
The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour; my God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
3 Θέλω επικαλεσθή τον αξιΰμνητον Κύριον, και εκ των εχθρών μου θέλω σωθή.
I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.
4 Πόνοι θανάτου με περιεκύκλωσαν, και χείμαρροι ανομίας με κατετρόμαξαν·
The cords of death were round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear.
The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me. (Sheol h7585)
6 Εν τη στενοχωρία μου επεκαλέσθην τον Κύριον, και προς τον Θεόν μου εβόησα. Ήκουσεν εκ του ναού αυτού της φωνής μου, και η κραυγή μου ήλθεν ενώπιον αυτού εις τα ώτα αυτού.
In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came before him, even into his ears.
7 Τότε εσαλεύθη και έντρομος έγεινεν η γη, και τα θεμέλια των ορέων εταράχθησαν και εσαλεύθησαν, διότι ωργίσθη.
Then trouble and shock came on the earth; and the bases of the mountains were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
8 Καπνός ανέβαινεν εκ των μυκτήρων αυτού, και πυρ κατατρώγον εκ του στόματος αυτού· άνθρακες ανήφθησαν απ' αυτού.
There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: flames were lighted by it.
9 Και έκλινε τους ουρανούς και κατέβη, και γνόφος υπό τους πόδας αυτού.
The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
10 Και επέβη επί χερουβείμ και επετάσθη· και επέταξεν επί πτερύγων ανέμων.
And he went in flight through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.
11 Έθεσε το σκότος απόκρυφον τόπον αυτού· η σκηνή αυτού, πέριξ αυτού ήσαν ύδατα σκοτεινά, νέφη πυκνά των αέρων.
He made the dark his secret place; his tent round him was the dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
12 Εκ της λάμψεως της έμπροσθεν αυτού διήλθον τα νέφη αυτού, χάλαζα και άνθρακες πυρός.
Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and fire.
13 Και εβρόντησεν εν ουρανοίς ο Κύριος, και ο Ύψιστος έδωκε την φωνήν αυτού· χάλαζα και άνθρακες πυρός.
The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out: a rain of ice and fire.
14 Και απέστειλε τα βέλη αυτού και εσκόρπισεν αυτούς· και αστραπάς επλήθυνε και συνετάραξεν αυτούς.
He sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.
15 Και εφάνησαν τα βάθη των υδάτων και ανεκαλύφθησαν τα θεμέλια της οικουμένης, από της επιτιμήσεώς σου, Κύριε, από του φυσήματος της πνοής των μυκτήρων σου.
Then the deep beds of the waters were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of your words of wrath, O Lord, because of the breath from your mouth.
16 Εξαπέστειλεν εξ ύψους· έλαβέ με· είλκυσέ με εξ υδάτων πολλών.
He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
17 Ηλευθέρωσέ με εκ του δυνατού εχθρού μου, και εκ των μισούντων με, διότι ήσαν δυνατώτεροί μου.
He made me free from my strong hater, and from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
18 Προέφθασάν με εν τη ημέρα της θλίψεώς μου· αλλ' ο Κύριος εστάθη το αντιστήριγμά μου·
They came on me in the day of my trouble; but the Lord was my support.
19 και εξήγαγέ με εις ευρυχωρίαν· ηλευθέρωσέ με διότι ηυδόκησεν εις εμέ.
He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.
20 Αντήμειψέ με ο Κύριος κατά την δικαιοσύνην μου· κατά την καθαρότητα των χειρών μου ανταπέδωκεν εις εμέ.
The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.
21 Διότι εφύλαξα τας οδούς του Κυρίου, και δεν ησέβησα εκκλίνας από του Θεού μου.
For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.
22 Διότι πάσαι αι κρίσεις αυτού ήσαν έμπροσθέν μου, και τα διατάγματα αυτού δεν απεμάκρυνα απ' εμού·
For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.
23 και εστάθην άμεμπτος προς αυτόν, και εφυλάχθην από της ανομίας μου.
And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.
24 Και ανταπέδωκεν εις εμέ ο Κύριος κατά την δικαιοσύνην μου, κατά την καθαρότητα των χειρών μου έμπροσθεν των οφθαλμών αυτού.
Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.
25 Μετά οσίου όσιος θέλεις είσθαι· μετά ανδρός τελείου τέλειος θέλεις είσθαι·
On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
26 μετά καθαρού, καθαρός θέλεις είσθαι· και μετά διεστραμμένου διεστραμμένως θέλεις φερθή.
He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
27 Διότι συ θέλεις σώσει λαόν τεθλιμμένον· οφθαλμούς δε υπερηφάνων θέλεις ταπεινώσει.
For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but eyes full of pride will be made low.
28 Διότι συ θέλεις φωτίσει τον λύχνον μου· Κύριος ο Θεός μου θέλει φωτίσει το σκότος μου.
You, O Lord, will be my light; by you, my God, the dark will be made bright for me.
29 Διότι διά σου θέλω διασπάσει στράτευμα, και διά του Θεού μου θέλω υπερπηδήσει τείχος.
By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in; by the help of my God I have gone over a wall.
30 Του Θεού, η οδός αυτού είναι άμωμος· ο λόγος του Κυρίου είναι δεδοκιμασμένος· είναι ασπίς πάντων των ελπιζόντων επ' αυτόν.
As for God, his way is completely good; the word of the Lord is tested; he is a breastplate for all those who put their faith in him.
31 Διότι τις Θεός πλην του Κυρίου; και τις φρούριον πλην του Θεού ημών;
For who is God but the Lord? or who is a Rock but our God?
32 Ο Θεός είναι ο περιζωννύων με δύναμιν, και καθιστών άμωμον την οδόν μου.
God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.
33 Κάμνει τους πόδας μου ως των ελάφων και με στήνει επί τους υψηλούς τόπους μου.
He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.
34 Διδάσκει τας χείρας μου εις πόλεμον, και έκαμε τόξον χαλκούν τους βραχίονάς μου.
He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.
35 Και έδωκας εις εμέ την ασπίδα της σωτηρίας σου· και η δεξιά σου με υπεστήριξε και η αγαθότης σου με εμεγάλυνεν.
You have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.
36 Επλάτυνας τα βήματά μου υποκάτω μου, και οι πόδες μου δεν εκλονίσθησαν.
You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet are kept from slipping.
37 Κατεδίωξα τους εχθρούς μου και έφθασα αυτούς· και δεν επέστρεψα εωσού συνετέλεσα αυτούς.
I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.
38 Συνέτριψα αυτούς και δεν ηδυνήθησαν να ανεγερθώσιν· έπεσον υπό τους πόδας μου.
I will give them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.
39 Και περιέζωσάς με δύναμιν εις πόλεμον· συνέκαμψας υποκάτω μου τους επανισταμένους επ' εμέ.
For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who come out against me.
40 Και έκαμες τους εχθρούς μου να τρέψωσιν εις εμέ τα νώτα, και εξωλόθρευσα τους μισούντάς με.
By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
41 Εβόησαν, και ουδείς ο σώζων· προς τον Κύριον, και δεν εισήκουσεν αυτών.
They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.
42 Και κατελέπτυνα αυτούς ως κόνιν κατά πρόσωπον ανέμου· απετίναξα αυτούς ως τον πηλόν των οδών.
Then they were crushed as small as dust before the wind; they were drained out like the waste of the streets.
43 Ηλευθέρωσάς με εκ των αντιλογιών του λαού· κατέστησάς με κεφαλήν εθνών· λαός, τον οποίον δεν εγνώρισα, εδούλευσεν εις εμέ.
You have made me free from the fightings of the people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.
44 Μόλις ήκουσαν, και υπήκουσαν εις εμέ· ξένοι υπετάχθησαν εις εμέ.
From the time when my name comes to their ears they will be ruled by me: men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority.
45 Ξένοι παρελύθησαν και κατετρόμαξαν εκ των αποκρύφων τόπων αυτών.
They will be wasting away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.
46 Ζη Κύριος, και ευλογημένον το φρουριόν μου· και ας υψωθή ο Θεός της σωτηρίας μου·
The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured.
47 ο Θεός ο εκδικών με και υποτάσσων λαούς υποκάτω μου·
It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.
48 όστις με ελευθερόνει εκ των εχθρών μου. Ναι, με υψόνεις υπεράνω των επανισταμένων επ' εμέ· ηλευθέρωσάς με από ανδρός αδίκου.
He makes me free from my haters; I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.
49 Διά τούτο θέλω σε υμνεί, Κύριε, μεταξύ των εθνών, και εις το όνομά σου θέλω ψάλλει.
Because of this I will give you praise, O Lord, among the nations, and will make a song of praise to your name.
50 Αυτός μεγαλύνει τας σωτηρίας του βασιλέως αυτού, και κάμνει έλεος εις τον κεχρισμένον αυτού, εις τον Δαβίδ και εις το σπέρμα αυτού έως αιώνος.
Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.
