תהילים 109
| למנצח לדוד מזמור אלהי תהלתי אל תחרש׃ | 1 |
For the chief musician. A psalm of David. God whom I praise, do not be silent,
| כי פי רשע ופי מרמה עלי פתחו דברו אתי לשון שקר׃ | 2 |
For the wicked and deceitful attack me; they speak lies against me.
| ודברי שנאה סבבוני וילחמוני חנם׃ | 3 |
They surround me and say hateful things, and they attack me without cause.
| תחת אהבתי ישטנוני ואני תפלה׃ | 4 |
In return for my love they accuse me, but I pray for them.
| וישימו עלי רעה תחת טובה ושנאה תחת אהבתי׃ | 5 |
They repay me evil for good, and they hate my love.
| הפקד עליו רשע ושטן יעמד על ימינו׃ | 6 |
Appoint a wicked man over such an enemy as these people; appoint an accuser to stand at his right hand.
| בהשפטו יצא רשע ותפלתו תהיה לחטאה׃ | 7 |
When he is judged, may he be found guilty; may his prayer be considered sinful.
| יהיו ימיו מעטים פקדתו יקח אחר׃ | 8 |
May his days be few; may another take his office.
| יהיו בניו יתומים ואשתו אלמנה׃ | 9 |
May his children be fatherless, and may his wife be a widow.
| ונוע ינועו בניו ושאלו ודרשו מחרבותיהם׃ | 10 |
May his children wander about and beg, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home.
| ינקש נושה לכל אשר לו ויבזו זרים יגיעו׃ | 11 |
May the creditor take all he owns; may strangers plunder what he earns.
| אל יהי לו משך חסד ואל יהי חונן ליתומיו׃ | 12 |
May no one extend any kindness to him; may no one have pity on his fatherless children.
| יהי אחריתו להכרית בדור אחר ימח שמם׃ | 13 |
May his children be cut off; may their name be blotted out in the next generation.
| יזכר עון אבתיו אל יהוה וחטאת אמו אל תמח׃ | 14 |
May his ancestors' sins be mentioned to Yahweh; and may the sin of his mother not be forgotten.
| יהיו נגד יהוה תמיד ויכרת מארץ זכרם׃ | 15 |
May their guilt always be before Yahweh; may Yahweh cut off their memory from the earth.
| יען אשר לא זכר עשות חסד וירדף איש עני ואביון ונכאה לבב למותת׃ | 16 |
May Yahweh do this because this man never bothered to show any covenant faithfulness, but instead harassed the oppressed, the needy, and the disheartened to death.
| ויאהב קללה ותבואהו ולא חפץ בברכה ותרחק ממנו׃ | 17 |
He loved cursing; may it come back upon him. He hated blessing; may no blessing come to him.
| וילבש קללה כמדו ותבא כמים בקרבו וכשמן בעצמותיו׃ | 18 |
He clothed himself with cursing as his garment, and his curse came into his inner being like water, like oil into his bones.
| תהי לו כבגד יעטה ולמזח תמיד יחגרה׃ | 19 |
May his curses be to him like the clothes he wears to cover himself, like the belt he always wears.
| זאת פעלת שטני מאת יהוה והדברים רע על נפשי׃ | 20 |
May this be the reward of my accusers from Yahweh, of those who say evil things about me.
| ואתה יהוה אדני עשה אתי למען שמך כי טוב חסדך הצילני׃ | 21 |
Yahweh my Lord, deal kindly with me for your name's sake. Because your covenant faithfulness is good, save me.
| כי עני ואביון אנכי ולבי חלל בקרבי׃ | 22 |
For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
| כצל כנטותו נהלכתי ננערתי כארבה׃ | 23 |
I am fading away like the shadow of the evening; I am shaken off like a locust.
| ברכי כשלו מצום ובשרי כחש משמן׃ | 24 |
My knees are weak from fasting; I am turning to skin and bones.
| ואני הייתי חרפה להם יראוני יניעון ראשם׃ | 25 |
I am disdained by my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
| עזרני יהוה אלהי הושיעני כחסדך׃ | 26 |
Help me, Yahweh my God; save me by your covenant faithfulness.
| וידעו כי ידך זאת אתה יהוה עשיתה׃ | 27 |
May they know that this is your doing, that you, Yahweh, have done this.
| יקללו המה ואתה תברך קמו ויבשו ועבדך ישמח׃ | 28 |
Though they curse me, please bless me; when they attack, may they be put to shame, but may your servant rejoice.
| ילבשו שוטני כלמה ויעטו כמעיל בשתם׃ | 29 |
May my adversaries be clothed with shame; may they wear their shame like a robe.
| אודה יהוה מאד בפי ובתוך רבים אהללנו׃ | 30 |
With my mouth I give great thanks to Yahweh; I will praise him in the midst of a crowd.
| כי יעמד לימין אביון להושיע משפטי נפשו׃ | 31 |
For he will stand at the right hand of the one who is needy, to save him from those who judge him.
