Ψαλμοί 73
1 «Ψαλμός του Ασάφ.» Αγαθός τωόντι είναι ο Θεός εις τον Ισραήλ, εις τους καθαρούς την καρδίαν.
A Psalm of Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to those who are upright in heart.
2 Εμού δε, οι πόδες μου σχεδόν εκλονίσθησαν· παρ' ολίγον ωλίσθησαν τα βήματά μου.
But my feet were nearly moved; my steps had nearly slipped.
3 Διότι εζήλευσα τους μωρούς, βλέπων την ευτυχίαν των ασεβών.
For I was zealous over the iniquitous, seeing the peacefulness of sinners.
4 Επειδή δεν είναι λύπαι εις τον θάνατον αυτών, αλλ' η δύναμις αυτών είναι στερεά.
For they have no respect for their death, nor do they have support in their wounds.
5 Δεν είναι εν κόποις, ως οι άλλοι άνθρωποι· ουδέ μαστιγόνονται μετά των λοιπών ανθρώπων.
They are not with the hardships of men, nor will they be scourged with men.
6 διά τούτο περικυκλόνει αυτούς η υπερηφανία ως περιδέραιον· η αδικία σκεπάζει αυτούς ως ιμάτιον.
Therefore, arrogance has held on to them. They have been covered with their iniquity and impiety.
7 Οι οφθαλμοί αυτών εξέχουσιν εκ του πάχους· εξεπέρασαν τας επιθυμίας της καρδίας αυτών.
Their iniquity has proceeded, as if from fat. They have parted from the affection of the heart.
8 Εμπαίζουσι και λαλούσιν εν πονηρία καταδυναστείαν· λαλούσιν υπερηφάνως.
They have thought and spoken wickedness. They have spoken iniquity in high places.
9 Θέτουσιν εις τον ουρανόν το στόμα αυτών, και η γλώσσα αυτών διατρέχει την γην.
They have set their mouth against heaven, and their tongue has traversed the earth.
10 Διά τούτο θέλει στραφή ενταύθα ο λαός αυτού· και ύδατα ποτηρίου πλήρους εκθλίβονται δι' αυτούς.
Therefore, my people will be converted here, and fullness of days will be found in them.
11 Και λέγουσι, Πως γνωρίζει ταύτα ο Θεός; και υπάρχει γνώσις εν τω Υψίστω;
And they said, “How would God know?” and, “Isn’t there knowledge in high places?”
12 Ιδού, ούτοι είναι ασεβείς και ευτυχούσι διαπαντός· αυξάνουσι τα πλούτη αυτών.
Behold, these are sinners, and, abounding in this age, they have obtained riches.
13 Άρα, ματαίως εκαθάρισα την καρδίαν μου και ένιψα εν αθωότητι τας χείρας μου.
And I said: So then, it is without purpose that I have justified my heart and washed my hands among the innocent.
14 Διότι εμαστιγώθην όλην την ημέραν και ετιμωρήθην πάσαν αυγήν.
And I have been scourged all day long, and I have received my chastisement in the mornings.
15 Αν είπω, Θέλω ομιλεί ούτως· ιδού, εξυβρίζω εις την γενεάν των υιών σου.
If I were to say that I would explain this: Behold, I would condemn this nation of your sons.
16 Και εστοχάσθην να εννοήσω τούτο, πλην μ' εφάνη δύσκολον·
I considered, so that I might know this. It is a hardship before me,
17 εωσού εισελθών εις το αγιαστήριον του Θεού, ενόησα τα τέλη αυτών.
until I may enter into the Sanctuary of God, and understand it to its last part.
18 Συ βεβαίως έθεσας αυτούς εις τόπους ολισθηρούς· έρριψας αυτούς εις κρημνόν.
So, because of deceitfulness, truly, you have placed it before them. While they were being lifted up, you were casting them down.
19 Πως διά μιας κατήντησαν εις ερήμωσιν Ηφανίσθησαν, απωλέσθησαν υπό αιφνιδίου ολέθρου.
How have they been brought to desolation? They have suddenly failed. They have perished because of their iniquity.
20 Ως όνειρον εξεγειρομένου Κύριε, όταν εγερθής, θέλεις αφανίσει την εικόνα αυτών.
As a dream is to those who awaken, O Lord, so will you reduce their image to nothing in your city.
21 Ούτως εκαίετο η καρδία μου, και τα νεφρά μου εβασανίζοντο·
For my heart has been inflamed, and my temperament has been changed.
22 και εγώ ήμην ανόητος και δεν εγνώριζον· κτήνος ήμην ενώπιόν σου.
And so, I have been reduced to nothing, and I did not know it.
23 Εγώ όμως είμαι πάντοτε μετά σού· συ με επίασας από της δεξιάς μου χειρός.
I have become like a beast of burden to you, and I am always with you.
24 Διά της συμβουλής σου θέλεις με οδηγήσει και μετά ταύτα θέλεις με προσλάβει εν δόξη.
You have held my right hand. And in your will, you have conducted me, and with your glory, you have taken me up.
25 Τίνα άλλον έχω εν τω ουρανώ; και επί της γης δεν θέλω άλλον παρά σε.
For what is there for me in heaven? And what do I wish for on earth before you?
26 Ητόνησεν η σαρξ μου και η καρδία μου· αλλ' ο Θεός είναι η δύναμις της καρδίας μου και η μερίς μου εις τον αιώνα.
My body has failed, and my heart: O God of my heart, and God my portion, into eternity.
27 Διότι, ιδού, όσοι απομακρύνονται από σου, θέλουσιν απολεσθή· συ εξωλόθρευσας πάντας τους εκκλίνοντας από σου.
For behold, those who put themselves far from you will perish. You have perished all those who fornicate away from you.
28 Αλλά δι' εμέ, το να προσκολλώμαι εις τον Θεόν είναι το αγαθόν μου· έθεσα την ελπίδα μου επί Κύριον τον Θεόν, διά να κηρύττω πάντα τα έργα σου.
But it is good for me to adhere to God, to put my hope in the Lord God, so that I may announce all your prophecies, at the gates of the daughter of Zion.
