תהילים 1

1 אשרי האיש-- אשר לא הלך בעצת רשעים ובדרך חטאים לא עמד ובמושב לצים לא ישב

Happy are those who don't follow the advice of the wicked. They refuse to adopt the ways of sinful people, and they don't make fun of others.

2 כי אם בתורת יהוה חפצו ובתורתו יהגה יומם ולילה

Instead they love to do what the law of the Lord says, and they think about it day and night.

3 והיה-- כעץ שתול על-פלגי-מים אשר פריו יתן בעתו--ועלהו לא-יבול וכל אשר-יעשה יצליח

They're like trees growing by flowing rivers, producing fruit every season. Their leaves never wither, and they are successful in all they do.

4 לא-כן הרשעים כי אם-כמץ אשר-תדפנו רוח

But it's not like that for the wicked! They are like chaff, blown away by the wind.

5 על-כן לא-יקמו רשעים--במשפט וחטאים בעדת צדיקים

For this reason the wicked will not survive the judgment—sinners have no place among those who live right.

6 כי-יודע יהוה דרך צדיקים ודרך רשעים תאבד

For the Lord watches over those who follow the right way, but the way of the wicked leads to death.