< תהילים 49 >
לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃ שִׁמְעוּ־זֹאת כָּל־הָֽעַמִּים הַאֲזִינוּ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵי חָֽלֶד׃ | 1 |
For the end, a Psalm for the sons of Core. Hear these words, all you nations, listen, all you that dwell upon the earth:
גַּם־בְּנֵי אָדָם גַּם־בְּנֵי־אִישׁ יַחַד עָשִׁיר וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ | 2 |
both the sons of mean men, and sons of [great] men; the rich and poor [man] together.
פִּי יְדַבֵּר חָכְמוֹת וְהָגוּת לִבִּי תְבוּנֽוֹת׃ | 3 |
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall bring [forth] understanding.
אַטֶּה לְמָשָׁל אָזְנִי אֶפְתַּח בְּכִנּוֹר חִידָתֽ͏ִי׃ | 4 |
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my riddle on the harp.
לָמָּה אִירָא בִּימֵי רָע עֲוֺן עֲקֵבַי יְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃ | 5 |
Therefore should I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall compass me.
הַבֹּטְחִים עַל־חֵילָם וּבְרֹב עָשְׁרָם יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ | 6 |
They that trust in their strength, and boast themselves in the multitude of their wealth—
אָח לֹא־פָדֹה יִפְדֶּה אִישׁ לֹא־יִתֵּן לֵאלֹהִים כָּפְרֽוֹ׃ | 7 |
A brother does not redeem, shall a man redeem? he shall not give to God a ransom for himself,
וְיֵקַר פִּדְיוֹן נַפְשָׁם וְחָדַל לְעוֹלָֽם׃ | 8 |
or the price of the redemption of his soul, though he labour for ever,
וִֽיחִי־עוֹד לָנֶצַח לֹא יִרְאֶה הַשָּֽׁחַת׃ | 9 |
and live to the end, [so] that he should not see corruption.
כִּי יִרְאֶה ׀ חֲכָמִים יָמוּתוּ יַחַד כְּסִיל וָבַעַר יֹאבֵדוּ וְעָזְבוּ לַאֲחֵרִים חֵילָֽם׃ | 10 |
When he shall see wise men dying, the fool and the senseless one shall perish together; and they shall leave their wealth to strangers.
קִרְבָּם בָּתֵּימוֹ ׀ לְֽעוֹלָם מִשְׁכְּנֹתָם לְדֹר וָדֹר קָֽרְאוּ בִשְׁמוֹתָם עֲלֵי אֲדָמֽוֹת׃ | 11 |
And their sepulchres are their houses for ever, [even] their tabernacles to all generations: they have called their lands after their own names.
וְאָדָם בִּיקָר בַּל־יָלִין נִמְשַׁל כַּבְּהֵמוֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃ | 12 |
And man being in honour, understands not: he is compared to the senseless cattle, and is like to them.
זֶה דַרְכָּם כֵּסֶל לָמוֹ וְאַחֲרֵיהֶם ׀ בְּפִיהֶם יִרְצוּ סֶֽלָה׃ | 13 |
This their way is an offence to them: yet afterwards men will commend their sayings. (Pause)
כַּצֹּאן ׀ לִֽשְׁאוֹל שַׁתּוּ מָוֶת יִרְעֵם וַיִּרְדּוּ בָם יְשָׁרִים ׀ לַבֹּקֶר וצירם וְצוּרָם לְבַלּוֹת שְׁאוֹל מִזְּבֻל לֽוֹ׃ (Sheol ) | 14 |
They have laid [them] as sheep in Hades; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, and their help shall fail in Hades from their glory. (Sheol )
אַךְ־אֱלֹהִים יִפְדֶּה נַפְשִׁי מִֽיַּד־שְׁאוֹל כִּי יִקָּחֵנִי סֶֽלָה׃ (Sheol ) | 15 |
But God shall deliver my soul from the power of Hades, when he shall receive me. (Pause) (Sheol )
אַל־תִּירָא כִּֽי־יַעֲשִׁר אִישׁ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּה כְּבוֹד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ | 16 |
Fear not when a man is enriched, and when the glory of his house is increased.
כִּי לֹא בְמוֹתוֹ יִקַּח הַכֹּל לֹא־יֵרֵד אַחֲרָיו כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ | 17 |
For he shall take nothing when he dies; neither shall his glory descend with him.
כִּֽי־נַפְשׁוֹ בְּחַיָּיו יְבָרֵךְ וְיוֹדֻךָ כִּי־תֵיטִיב לָֽךְ׃ | 18 |
For his soul shall be blessed in his life: he shall give thanks to you when you do well to him.
תָּבוֹא עַד־דּוֹר אֲבוֹתָיו עַד־נֵצַח לֹא יִרְאוּ־אֽוֹר׃ | 19 |
[Yet] he shall go in to the generation of his fathers; he shall never see light.
אָדָם בִּיקָר וְלֹא יָבִין נִמְשַׁל כַּבְּהֵמוֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃ | 20 |
Man that is in honour, understands not: he is compared to the senseless cattle, and is like them.