תְהִלִּים 45

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

In my inner being I am stirred by a beautiful message which will be sung to the king. The words of this message will be written with a pen by me, a skilled writer.

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

[O King], you are the most handsome man in the world, and you always speak [MTY] eloquently, because God has always blessed you.

3 חֲגֹֽור־חַרְבְּךָ֣ עַל־יָרֵ֣ךְ גִּבֹּ֑ור הֹ֝ודְךָ֗ וַהֲדָרֶֽךָ׃

You who are a mighty warrior, put on your sword! You are glorious and majestic.

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

Ride on like a great chief to defend the truth that you speak and the fair decisions that you make! Because you are strong [MTY], you will do awesome deeds.

5 חִצֶּ֗יךָ שְׁנ֫וּנִ֥ים עַ֭מִּים תַּחְתֶּ֣יךָ יִפְּל֑וּ בְּ֝לֵ֗ב אֹויְבֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Your arrows are sharp, and they pierce the hearts of your enemies. Soldiers of many nations will fall dead at your feet.

6 כִּסְאֲךָ֣ אֱ֭לֹהִים עֹולָ֣ם וָעֶ֑ד שֵׁ֥בֶט מִ֝ישֹׁ֗ר שֵׁ֣בֶט מַלְכוּתֶֽךָ׃

The kingdom [MTY] that God will give to you will remain forever. You rule [MTY] people justly.

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

You love right actions, and you hate evil actions. Therefore God, your God, has chosen [MTY] you [to be king] and caused you to be happier [MET] than any other king.

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

The perfume of various spices is on your robes. [People] (entertain you/make you happy) in ivory palaces by playing stringed instruments.

9 בְּנֹ֣ות מְ֭לָכִים בְּיִקְּרֹותֶ֑יךָ נִצְּבָ֥ה שֵׁגַ֥ל לִֽ֝ימִינְךָ֗ בְּכֶ֣תֶם אֹופִֽיר׃

Among the women who stay near you [EUP] stay are daughters of [other] kings. And at your right hand stands [your bride], the queen, wearing beautiful ornaments of gold that comes from Ophir.

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

[Now I will say something] to your bride: Listen to me carefully [DOU]! Forget the people who live in your home country, forget your relatives!

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

Because you are [very], the king will desire [to sleep with] [EUP] you. He is your master, so you must obey him.

12 וּבַֽת־צֹ֨ר ׀ בְּ֭מִנְחָה פָּנַ֥יִךְ יְחַלּ֗וּ עֲשִׁ֣ירֵי עָֽם׃

The people from Tyre [city] will bring gifts to you; their rich people will try to persuade you to do favors for them.

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

[O king], your bride will be entering the palace wearing beautiful robes made from gold thread.

14 לִרְקָמֹות֮ תּוּבַ֪ל לַ֫מֶּ֥לֶךְ בְּתוּלֹ֣ות אַ֭חֲרֶיהָ רֵעֹותֶ֑יהָ מ֖וּבָאֹ֣ות לָֽךְ׃

While she is wearing a gown that has many colors, her companions will lead her to you. She will have many other young women who accompany her.

15 תּ֖וּבַלְנָה בִּשְׂמָחֹ֣ת וָגִ֑יל תְּ֝בֹאֶ֗ינָה בְּהֵ֣יכַל מֶֽלֶךְ׃

They will be very joyful [DOU] as they are led along to enter your palace.

16 תַּ֣חַת אֲ֭בֹתֶיךָ יִהְי֣וּ בָנֶ֑יךָ תְּשִׁיתֵ֥מֹו לְ֝שָׂרִ֗ים בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Some day, your sons and your grandsons will become kings, just like your ancestors were. You will enable them to become rulers in many countries [HYP].

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

And as for me, I will enable people in every generation to remember the great things that you [MTY] have done, and people will praise you forever.