תהילים 35
| לדוד ריבה יהוה את-יריבי לחם את-לחמי | 1 |
Contend, Adonai, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.
| החזק מגן וצנה וקומה בעזרתי | 2 |
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.
| והרק חנית וסגר לקראת רדפי אמר לנפשי ישעתך אני | 3 |
Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, “I am your salvation.”
| יבשו ויכלמו מבקשי נפשי יסגו אחור ויחפרו--חשבי רעתי | 4 |
Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.
| יהיו כמץ לפני-רוח ומלאך יהוה דוחה | 5 |
Let them be as chaff before the wind, Ha mal'ak Yahweh [The Angel of He sustains breathing] driving them on.
| יהי-דרכם חשך וחלקלקת ומלאך יהוה רדפם | 6 |
Let their way be dark and slippery, Adonai’s angel pursuing them.
| כי-חנם טמנו-לי שחת רשתם חנם חפרו לנפשי | 7 |
For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.
| תבואהו שואה לא-ידע ורשתו אשר-טמן תלכדו בשואה יפל-בה | 8 |
Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.
| ונפשי תגיל ביהוה תשיש בישועתו | 9 |
My soul shall be joyful in Adonai. It shall rejoice in his yishu'ah ·salvation·.
| כל עצמותי תאמרנה-- יהוה מי כמוך מציל עני מחזק ממנו ועני ואביון מגזלו | 10 |
All my bones shall say, “Adonai, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”
| יקומון עדי חמס אשר לא-ידעתי ישאלוני | 11 |
Malicious witnesses come forward. They ask me about things about which I know nothing.
| ישלמוני רעה תחת טובה שכול לנפשי | 12 |
They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.
| ואני בחלותם לבושי שק-- עניתי בצום נפשי ותפלתי על-חיקי תשוב | 13 |
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer teshuvah ·completely returned· into my own bosom.
| כרע-כאח לי התהלכתי כאבל-אם קדר שחותי | 14 |
I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.
| ובצלעי שמחו ונאספו נאספו עלי נכים ולא ידעתי קרעו ולא-דמו | 15 |
But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it. They tore at me, and didn’t cease.
| בחנפי לעגי מעוג-- חרק עלי שנימו | 16 |
Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me.
| אדני כמה תראה השיבה נפשי משאיהם מכפירים יחידתי | 17 |
Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.
| אודך בקהל רב בעם עצום אהללך | 18 |
I will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to you in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people.
| אל-ישמחו-לי איבי שקר שנאי חנם יקרצו-עין | 19 |
Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.
| כי לא שלום ידברו ועל רגעי-ארץ--דברי מרמות יחשבון | 20 |
For they don’t speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.
| וירחיבו עלי פיהם אמרו האח האח ראתה עיננו | 21 |
Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!”
| ראיתה יהוה אל-תחרש אדני אל-תרחק ממני | 22 |
You have seen it, Adonai. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me.
| העירה והקיצה למשפטי אלהי ואדני לריבי | 23 |
Wake up! Rise up to my mishpat ·justice· me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!
| שפטני כצדקך יהוה אלהי ואל-ישמחו-לי | 24 |
Vindicate me, Adonai my God, according to your righteousness. Don’t let them gloat over me.
| אל-יאמרו בלבם האח נפשנו אל-יאמרו בלענוהו | 25 |
Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”
| יבשו ויחפרו יחדו-- שמחי רעתי ילבשו-בשת וכלמה-- המגדילים עלי | 26 |
Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.
| ירנו וישמחו חפצי צדקי ויאמרו תמיד יגדל יהוה החפץ שלום עבדו | 27 |
Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my upright cause. Yes, let them say continually, “Adonai be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”
| ולשוני תהגה צדקך כל-היום תהלתך | 28 |
My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your tehilah ·praise song· all day long.
