תהילים 37
| לדוד אל-תתחר במרעים אל-תקנא בעשי עולה | 1 |
Do not be bothered/upset by what wicked [people do]. Do not desire to have the things that people who do wrong/evil have,
| כי כחציר מהרה ימלו וכירק דשא יבולון | 2 |
because they will soon disappear, like grass withers [in the hot sun] and dries up. Just like some green plants [come up but] die [during the hot summer], evil people will soon die also.
| בטח ביהוה ועשה-טוב שכן-ארץ ורעה אמונה | 3 |
Trust in Yahweh, and do what is good; if you do that, you will live safely in the land [that he has given you], and you will live peacefully [MET].
| והתענג על-יהוה ויתן-לך משאלת לבך | 4 |
Be delighted with all that Yahweh [does for you]; if you do that, he will give you the things that you desire most.
| גול על-יהוה דרכך ובטח עליו והוא יעשה | 5 |
Commit to Yahweh all the things that you plan to do; trust in him, and he will do [whatever is needed to help you].
| והוציא כאור צדקך ומשפטך כצהרים | 6 |
He will show [as clearly] as the sunlight that you (are innocent/have done nothing that is wrong); he will show [as clearly] as [the sun at] noontime [SIM] that all the things that you have decided are just.
| דום ליהוה-- והתחולל-לו אל-תתחר במצליח דרכו באיש עשה מזמות | 7 |
Be quiet in Yahweh’s presence, and wait patiently for him [to do what you want him to do]. Do not be bothered/upset when what evil men do is successful, when they are able to do the wicked things that they plan.
| הרף מאף ועזב חמה אל-תתחר אך-להרע | 8 |
Do not be angry [about what wicked people do]. Do not want to punish them yourself. Do not be envious of such people because you will only harm [yourself if you try to envy them].
| כי-מרעים יכרתון וקוי יהוה המה יירשו-ארץ | 9 |
[Some day Yahweh] will get rid of wicked people, but those who trust in Yahweh will live [safely] in the land [that he has given to them].
| ועוד מעט ואין רשע והתבוננת על-מקומו ואיננו | 10 |
Soon the wicked will disappear. If you look for them, they will be gone.
| וענוים יירשו-ארץ והתענגו על-רב שלום | 11 |
But those who are humble will live safely in their land. They will happily enjoy living peacefully and having the other good things [that Yahweh gives them].
| זמם רשע לצדיק וחרק עליו שניו | 12 |
Wicked people plan to harm righteous/godly people; they snarl at them [MET] [like wild animals].
| אדני ישחק-לו כי-ראה כי-יבא יומו | 13 |
But Yahweh laughs [at them] because he knows that some day [MTY] [he will judge and punish] the wicked people.
| חרב פתחו רשעים-- ודרכו קשתם להפיל עני ואביון לטבוח ישרי-דרך | 14 |
Wicked people pull out their swords/daggers and they put strings on their bows, ready to kill people who are poor [DOU] and to slaughter those who live righteously.
| חרבם תבוא בלבם וקשתותם תשברנה | 15 |
But they will be killed by their own swords/daggers, and their bows will be broken.
| טוב-מעט לצדיק-- מהמון רשעים רבים | 16 |
It is good to be righteous/godly even if you do not have many possessions, but it is bad to be wicked, even if you are very wealthy,
| כי זרועות רשעים תשברנה וסומך צדיקים יהוה | 17 |
because [Yahweh] will completely take away the strength of wicked people, but he will (sustain/take care of) people who live righteously.
| יודע יהוה ימי תמימם ונחלתם לעולם תהיה | 18 |
Every day Yahweh cares about those who have not done any evil things; the things that Yahweh gives them will last forever.
| לא-יבשו בעת רעה ובימי רעבון ישבעו | 19 |
They will survive when calamities occur; when there are famines, they will still have plenty to eat.
| כי רשעים יאבדו ואיבי יהוה כיקר כרים כלו בעשן כלו | 20 |
But wicked people will die; [just] like the beautiful wild flowers in the fields [die under the hot sun] and disappear like smoke [MET], Yahweh [will cause] his enemies to suddenly disappear.
| לוה רשע ולא ישלם וצדיק חונן ונותן | 21 |
The wicked people borrow [money], but they are not able to repay it; righteous/godly people, [in contrast, have enough money that] they can give generously [to others].
| כי מברכיו יירשו ארץ ומקלליו יכרתו | 22 |
Those whom Yahweh has blessed will live safely in the land that he has given to them, but he will get rid of those people whom he has cursed.
| מיהוה מצעדי-גבר כוננו ודרכו יחפץ | 23 |
Yahweh protects those who do what is pleasing to him, and he will enable them to walk confidently, wherever they go;
| כי-יפל לא-יוטל כי-יהוה סומך ידו | 24 |
even if they stumble, they will not fall down, because Yahweh holds them by his hand.
| נער הייתי-- גם-זקנתי ולא-ראיתי צדיק נעזב וזרעו מבקש-לחם | 25 |
I was young [previously], and now I am an old man, but [in all those years], I have never seen righteous/godly people being abandoned by Yahweh, nor have I seen that their children [needed to] beg for food.
| כל-היום חונן ומלוה וזרעו לברכה | 26 |
Righteous/Godly people are generous, and happily lend [money to others], and their children are a blessing to them.
| סור מרע ועשה-טוב ושכן לעולם | 27 |
Turn away from [doing] evil, and do what is good. If you do that, you [and your descendants] will live in your land forever.
| כי יהוה אהב משפט ולא-יעזב את-חסידיו לעולם נשמרו וזרע רשעים נכרת | 28 |
[That will happen] because Yahweh likes to see people doing what is just, and he will never forsake righteous/godly people. He will protect them forever; but he will get rid of the children of wicked people.
| צדיקים יירשו-ארץ וישכנו לעד עליה | 29 |
Righteous/Godly people will own the land [that Yahweh promised to give to them], and they will live there forever.
| פי-צדיק יהגה חכמה ולשונו תדבר משפט | 30 |
Righteous people give wise [advice to others], and they [MTY] say what is just/fair.
| תורת אלהיו בלבו לא תמעד אשריו | 31 |
They continually think about God’s laws; they do not stray from [God’s] path.
| צופה רשע לצדיק ומבקש להמיתו | 32 |
Those who are evil wait in ambush for righteous people in order to kill them [as they walk by].
| יהוה לא-יעזבנו בידו ולא ירשיענו בהשפטו | 33 |
But Yahweh will not abandon righteous people, and allow (them to fall into their enemies’ hands/their enemies harm them). And he will not allow righteous people to be condemned when someone takes them to a judge [to be put on trial].
| קוה אל-יהוה ושמר דרכו וירוממך לרשת ארץ בהכרת רשעים תראה | 34 |
Be patient and trust that Yahweh [will help you], and (walk on his paths/do what he wants you to do). [If you do that], he will honor you by giving you the land [that he promised], and when he gets rid of the wicked, you will see it happen.
| ראיתי רשע עריץ ומתערה כאזרח רענן | 35 |
I have seen that wicked people who (act like tyrants/terrify people) [sometimes] prosper, like trees that grow well in fertile soil,
| ויעבר והנה איננו ואבקשהו ולא נמצא | 36 |
when I looked [later], they were gone! I searched for them, but [Yahweh had caused] them to disappear.
| שמר-תם וראה ישר כי-אחרית לאיש שלום | 37 |
Notice the people who have not done evil things, those who act righteously: their descendants will have peace in their inner beings.
| ופשעים נשמדו יחדו אחרית רשעים נכרתה | 38 |
But Yahweh will get rid of the wicked; he will also get rid of their descendants (OR, as a result, they will not have any descendants).
| ותשועת צדיקים מיהוה מעוזם בעת צרה | 39 |
Yahweh rescues righteous people; in times of trouble he protects them [MET].
| ויעזרם יהוה ויפלטם יפלטם מרשעים ויושיעם--כי-חסו בו | 40 |
Yahweh helps them and saves them; he rescues them from [being attacked/harmed by] wicked people because they go to him to be protected [MET].
