תהילים 37
| לדוד אל-תתחר במרעים אל-תקנא בעשי עולה | 1 |
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, nor be thou envious against those who work unrighteousness.
| כי כחציר מהרה ימלו וכירק דשא יבולון | 2 |
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
| בטח ביהוה ועשה-טוב שכן-ארץ ורעה אמונה | 3 |
Trust in Jehovah, and do good. Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness.
| והתענג על-יהוה ויתן-לך משאלת לבך | 4 |
Delight thyself also in Jehovah, and he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
| גול על-יהוה דרכך ובטח עליו והוא יעשה | 5 |
Commit thy way to Jehovah. Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.
| והוציא כאור צדקך ומשפטך כצהרים | 6 |
And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy justice as the noon-day.
| דום ליהוה-- והתחולל-לו אל-תתחר במצליח דרכו באיש עשה מזמות | 7 |
Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him. Fret not thyself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.
| הרף מאף ועזב חמה אל-תתחר אך-להרע | 8 |
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Fret not thyself, it tends only to evil-doing.
| כי-מרעים יכרתון וקוי יהוה המה יירשו-ארץ | 9 |
For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Jehovah, they shall inherit the land.
| ועוד מעט ואין רשע והתבוננת על-מקומו ואיננו | 10 |
For yet a little while, and the wicked man shall not be. Yea, thou shall diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.
| וענוים יירשו-ארץ והתענגו על-רב שלום | 11 |
But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
| זמם רשע לצדיק וחרק עליו שניו | 12 |
The wicked man plots against the righteous man, and gnashes upon him with his teeth.
| אדני ישחק-לו כי-ראה כי-יבא יומו | 13 |
The Lord will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
| חרב פתחו רשעים-- ודרכו קשתם להפיל עני ואביון לטבוח ישרי-דרך | 14 |
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill such as are upright in the way.
| חרבם תבוא בלבם וקשתותם תשברנה | 15 |
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
| טוב-מעט לצדיק-- מהמון רשעים רבים | 16 |
Better is a little that the righteous man has than the abundance of many wicked men.
| כי זרועות רשעים תשברנה וסומך צדיקים יהוה | 17 |
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Jehovah upholds the righteous.
| יודע יהוה ימי תמימם ונחלתם לעולם תהיה | 18 |
Jehovah knows the days of the perfect, and their inheritance shall be forever.
| לא-יבשו בעת רעה ובימי רעבון ישבעו | 19 |
They shall not be put to shame in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
| כי רשעים יאבדו ואיבי יהוה כיקר כרים כלו בעשן כלו | 20 |
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of Jehovah is as the fat of lambs: they shall disintegrate; they shall disintegrate away into smoke.
| לוה רשע ולא ישלם וצדיק חונן ונותן | 21 |
The wicked man borrows, and pays not again, but the righteous man deals graciously, and gives.
| כי מברכיו יירשו ארץ ומקלליו יכרתו | 22 |
For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land, and those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
| מיהוה מצעדי-גבר כוננו ודרכו יחפץ | 23 |
A man's goings are established by Jehovah, and he delights in his way.
| כי-יפל לא-יוטל כי-יהוה סומך ידו | 24 |
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholds him with his hand.
| נער הייתי-- גם-זקנתי ולא-ראיתי צדיק נעזב וזרעו מבקש-לחם | 25 |
I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen a righteous man forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
| כל-היום חונן ומלוה וזרעו לברכה | 26 |
All the day long he deals graciously, and lends, and his seed is blessed.
| סור מרע ועשה-טוב ושכן לעולם | 27 |
Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell for evermore.
| כי יהוה אהב משפט ולא-יעזב את-חסידיו לעולם נשמרו וזרע רשעים נכרת | 28 |
For Jehovah loves justice, and forsakes not his sanctified. They are preserved forever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
| צדיקים יירשו-ארץ וישכנו לעד עליה | 29 |
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it forever.
| פי-צדיק יהגה חכמה ולשונו תדבר משפט | 30 |
The mouth of a righteous man talks of wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
| תורת אלהיו בלבו לא תמעד אשריו | 31 |
The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
| צופה רשע לצדיק ומבקש להמיתו | 32 |
A wicked man watches a righteous man, and seeks to kill him.
| יהוה לא-יעזבנו בידו ולא ירשיענו בהשפטו | 33 |
Jehovah will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
| קוה אל-יהוה ושמר דרכו וירוממך לרשת ארץ בהכרת רשעים תראה | 34 |
Wait for Jehovah, and keep his way, and he will exalt thee to inherit the land. When sinners are cut off, thou shall see it.
| ראיתי רשע עריץ ומתערה כאזרח רענן | 35 |
I have seen a wicked man in great power, and spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
| ויעבר והנה איננו ואבקשהו ולא נמצא | 36 |
But I passed by, and, lo, he was not. Yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
| שמר-תם וראה ישר כי-אחרית לאיש שלום | 37 |
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for there is a happy end to the man of peace.
| ופשעים נשמדו יחדו אחרית רשעים נכרתה | 38 |
As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The end of the wicked shall be cut off.
| ותשועת צדיקים מיהוה מעוזם בעת צרה | 39 |
But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble,
| ויעזרם יהוה ויפלטם יפלטם מרשעים ויושיעם--כי-חסו בו | 40 |
and Jehovah helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from sinners, and saves them, because they have taken refuge in him.
