תהילים 37
| לדוד אל-תתחר במרעים אל-תקנא בעשי עולה | 1 |
[By David.] Do not fret because of evildoers, neither be 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 like the green herb.
| בטח ביהוה ועשה-טוב שכן-ארץ ורעה אמונה | 3 |
Trust in YHWH, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
| והתענג על-יהוה ויתן-לך משאלת לבך | 4 |
Also delight yourself in YHWH, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
| גול על-יהוה דרכך ובטח עליו והוא יעשה | 5 |
Commit your way to YHWH. Trust also in him, and he will act.
| והוציא כאור צדקך ומשפטך כצהרים | 6 |
And he will make your righteousness go forth as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
| דום ליהוה-- והתחולל-לו אל-תתחר במצליח דרכו באיש עשה מזמות | 7 |
Rest in YHWH, and wait patiently for him. Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
| הרף מאף ועזב חמה אל-תתחר אך-להרע | 8 |
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret, it leads only to evildoing.
| כי-מרעים יכרתון וקוי יהוה המה יירשו-ארץ | 9 |
For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for YHWH shall inherit the land.
| ועוד מעט ואין רשע והתבוננת על-מקומו ואיננו | 10 |
For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he isn't there.
| וענוים יירשו-ארץ והתענגו על-רב שלום | 11 |
But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
| זמם רשע לצדיק וחרק עליו שניו | 12 |
The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
| אדני ישחק-לו כי-ראה כי-יבא יומו | 13 |
YHWH 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 those who are upright in the way.
| חרבם תבוא בלבם וקשתותם תשברנה | 15 |
Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
| טוב-מעט לצדיק-- מהמון רשעים רבים | 16 |
Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.
| כי זרועות רשעים תשברנה וסומך צדיקים יהוה | 17 |
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but YHWH upholds the righteous.
| יודע יהוה ימי תמימם ונחלתם לעולם תהיה | 18 |
YHWH knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
| לא-יבשו בעת רעה ובימי רעבון ישבעו | 19 |
They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. 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. The enemies of YHWH shall be like the burning of an oven. They will vanish—vanish like smoke.
| לוה רשע ולא ישלם וצדיק חונן ונותן | 21 |
The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous give generously.
| כי מברכיו יירשו ארץ ומקלליו יכרתו | 22 |
For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
| מיהוה מצעדי-גבר כוננו ודרכו יחפץ | 23 |
The steps of a man are established by YHWH, and he delights in his way.
| כי-יפל לא-יוטל כי-יהוה סומך ידו | 24 |
Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for YHWH holds him up 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 the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
| כל-היום חונן ומלוה וזרעו לברכה | 26 |
All day long he deals graciously and lends, and his offspring are a blessing.
| סור מרע ועשה-טוב ושכן לעולם | 27 |
Turn away from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
| כי יהוה אהב משפט ולא-יעזב את-חסידיו לעולם נשמרו וזרע רשעים נכרת | 28 |
For YHWH loves justice, and doesn't forsake his faithful ones. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
| צדיקים יירשו-ארץ וישכנו לעד עליה | 29 |
The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
| פי-צדיק יהגה חכמה ולשונו תדבר משפט | 30 |
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. 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 |
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
| יהוה לא-יעזבנו בידו ולא ירשיענו בהשפטו | 33 |
YHWH 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 YHWH, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
| ראיתי רשע עריץ ומתערה כאזרח רענן | 35 |
I have seen the wicked wielding great power, and towering like a cedar of Lebanon.
| ויעבר והנה איננו ואבקשהו ולא נמצא | 36 |
And I passed by, and look, he was not. And I looked for him, but he could not be found.
| שמר-תם וראה ישר כי-אחרית לאיש שלום | 37 |
Observe the blameless, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
| ופשעים נשמדו יחדו אחרית רשעים נכרתה | 38 |
As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
| ותשועת צדיקים מיהוה מעוזם בעת צרה | 39 |
The salvation of the righteous is from YHWH. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
| ויעזרם יהוה ויפלטם יפלטם מרשעים ויושיעם--כי-חסו בו | 40 |
And YHWH helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him.
