תְהִלִּים 45

1 לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ עַל־שֹׁ֭שַׁנִּים לִבְנֵי־קֹ֑רַח מַ֝שְׂכִּ֗יל שִׁ֣יר יְדִידֹֽת׃ רָ֘חַ֤שׁ לִבִּ֨י ׀ דָּ֘בָ֤ר טֹ֗וב אֹמֵ֣ר אָ֭נִי מַעֲשַׂ֣י לְמֶ֑לֶךְ לְ֝שֹׁונִ֗י עֵ֤ט ׀ סֹופֵ֬ר מָהִֽיר׃

My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

2 יָפְיָפִ֡יתָ מִבְּנֵ֬י אָדָ֗ם ה֣וּצַק חֵ֭ן בְּשְׂפְתֹותֶ֑יךָ עַל־כֵּ֤ן בֵּֽרַכְךָ֖ אֱלֹהִ֣ים לְעֹולָֽם׃

Thou art fairer than the children of men: favour is poured into thy lips: therefore Elohim hath blessed thee for ever.

3 חֲגֹֽור־חַרְבְּךָ֣ עַל־יָרֵ֣ךְ גִּבֹּ֑ור הֹ֝ודְךָ֗ וַהֲדָרֶֽךָ׃

Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.

4 וַהֲדָ֬רְךָ֨ ׀ צְלַ֬ח רְכַ֗ב עַֽל־דְּבַר־אֱ֭מֶת וְעַנְוָה־צֶ֑דֶק וְתֹורְךָ֖ נֹורָאֹ֣ות יְמִינֶֽךָ׃

And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

5 חִצֶּ֗יךָ שְׁנ֫וּנִ֥ים עַ֭מִּים תַּחְתֶּ֣יךָ יִפְּל֑וּ בְּ֝לֵ֗ב אֹויְבֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

6 כִּסְאֲךָ֣ אֱ֭לֹהִים עֹולָ֣ם וָעֶ֑ד שֵׁ֥בֶט מִ֝ישֹׁ֗ר שֵׁ֣בֶט מַלְכוּתֶֽךָ׃

Thy throne, O Elohim, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

7 אָהַ֣בְתָּ צֶּדֶק֮ וַתִּשְׂנָ֫א רֶ֥שַׁע עַל־כֵּ֤ן ׀ מְשָׁחֲךָ֡ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֱ֭לֹהֶיךָ שֶׁ֥מֶן שָׂשֹׂ֗ון מֵֽחֲבֵרֶֽיךָ׃

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore Elohim, thy Elohim, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

8 מֹר־וַאֲהָלֹ֣ות קְ֭צִיעֹות כָּל־בִּגְדֹתֶ֑יךָ מִֽן־הֵ֥יכְלֵי שֵׁ֝֗ן מִנִּ֥י שִׂמְּחֽוּךָ׃

All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

9 בְּנֹ֣ות מְ֭לָכִים בְּיִקְּרֹותֶ֑יךָ נִצְּבָ֥ה שֵׁגַ֥ל לִֽ֝ימִינְךָ֗ בְּכֶ֣תֶם אֹופִֽיר׃

Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

10 שִׁמְעִי־בַ֣ת וּ֭רְאִי וְהַטִּ֣י אָזְנֵ֑ךְ וְשִׁכְחִ֥י עַ֝מֵּ֗ךְ וּבֵ֥ית אָבִֽיךְ׃

Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;

11 וְיִתְאָ֣ו הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ יָפְיֵ֑ךְ כִּי־ה֥וּא אֲ֝דֹנַ֗יִךְ וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוִי־לֹֽו׃

So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Master; and worship thou him.

12 וּבַֽת־צֹ֨ר ׀ בְּ֭מִנְחָה פָּנַ֥יִךְ יְחַלּ֗וּ עֲשִׁ֣ירֵי עָֽם׃

And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.

13 כָּל־כְּבוּדָּ֣ה בַת־מֶ֣לֶךְ פְּנִ֑ימָה מִֽמִּשְׁבְּצֹ֖ות זָהָ֣ב לְבוּשָֽׁהּ׃

The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.

14 לִרְקָמֹות֮ תּוּבַ֪ל לַ֫מֶּ֥לֶךְ בְּתוּלֹ֣ות אַ֭חֲרֶיהָ רֵעֹותֶ֑יהָ מ֖וּבָאֹ֣ות לָֽךְ׃

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

15 תּ֖וּבַלְנָה בִּשְׂמָחֹ֣ת וָגִ֑יל תְּ֝בֹאֶ֗ינָה בְּהֵ֣יכַל מֶֽלֶךְ׃

With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace.

16 תַּ֣חַת אֲ֭בֹתֶיךָ יִהְי֣וּ בָנֶ֑יךָ תְּשִׁיתֵ֥מֹו לְ֝שָׂרִ֗ים בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.

17 אַזְכִּ֣ירָה שִׁ֭מְךָ בְּכָל־דֹּ֣ר וָדֹ֑ר עַל־כֵּ֥ן עַמִּ֥ים יְ֝הֹודֻ֗ךָ לְעֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃

I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.