תהילים 37
| לדוד אל תתחר במרעים אל תקנא בעשי עולה׃ | 1 |
[A Psalm] of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.
| כי כחציר מהרה ימלו וכירק דשא יבולון׃ | 2 |
For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.
| בטח ביהוה ועשה טוב שכן ארץ ורעה אמונה׃ | 3 |
Hope in the Lord, and do good; and dwell on the land, and thou shalt be fed with the wealth of it.
| והתענג על יהוה ויתן לך משאלת לבך׃ | 4 |
Delight [thyself] in the Lord; and he shall grant thee the requests of thine heart.
| גול על יהוה דרכך ובטח עליו והוא יעשה׃ | 5 |
Disclose thy way to the Lord, and hope in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.
| והוציא כאור צדקך ומשפטך כצהרים׃ | 6 |
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.
| דום ליהוה והתחולל לו אל תתחר במצליח דרכו באיש עשה מזמות׃ | 7 |
Submit thyself to the Lord, and supplicate him: fret not thyself because of him that prospers in his way, at the man that does unlawful deeds.
| הרף מאף ועזב חמה אל תתחר אך להרע׃ | 8 |
ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself so as to do evil.
| כי מרעים יכרתון וקוי יהוה המה יירשו ארץ׃ | 9 |
For evil-doers shall be destroyed: but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the land.
| ועוד מעט ואין רשע והתבוננת על מקומו ואיננו׃ | 10 |
And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find [it].
| וענוים יירשו ארץ והתענגו על רב שלום׃ | 11 |
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight [themselves] in the abundance of peace.
| זמם רשע לצדיק וחרק עליו שניו׃ | 12 |
The sinner will watch for the righteous, and gnash his teeth upon him.
| אדני ישחק לו כי ראה כי יבא יומו׃ | 13 |
But the Lord shall laugh at him: for he foresees that his day will come.
| חרב פתחו רשעים ודרכו קשתם להפיל עני ואביון לטבוח ישרי דרך׃ | 14 |
Sinners have drawn their swords, they have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy one, [and] to slay the upright in heart.
| חרבם תבוא בלבם וקשתותם תשברנה׃ | 15 |
Let their sword enter into their [own] heart, and their bows be broken.
| טוב מעט לצדיק מהמון רשעים רבים׃ | 16 |
A little is better to the righteous than abundant wealth of sinners.
| כי זרועות רשעים תשברנה וסומך צדיקים יהוה׃ | 17 |
For the arms of sinners shall be broken; but the Lord supports the righteous.
| יודע יהוה ימי תמימם ונחלתם לעולם תהיה׃ | 18 |
The Lord knows the ways of the perfect; and their inheritance shall be for ever.
| לא יבשו בעת רעה ובימי רעבון ישבעו׃ | 19 |
They shall not be ashamed in an evil time; and in days of famine they shall be satisfied.
| כי רשעים יאבדו ואיבי יהוה כיקר כרים כלו בעשן כלו׃ | 20 |
For the sinners shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord at the moment of their being honoured and exalted have utterly vanished like smoke.
| לוה רשע ולא ישלם וצדיק חונן ונותן׃ | 21 |
The sinner borrows, and will not pay again: but the righteous has compassion, and gives.
| כי מברכיו יירשו ארץ ומקלליו יכרתו׃ | 22 |
For they that bless him shall inherit the earth; and they that curse him shall be utterly destroyed.
| מיהוה מצעדי גבר כוננו ודרכו יחפץ׃ | 23 |
The steps of a man are rightly ordered by the Lord: and he will take pleasure in his way.
| כי יפל לא יוטל כי יהוה סומך ידו׃ | 24 |
When he falls, he shall not be ruined: for the Lord supports his hand.
| נער הייתי גם זקנתי ולא ראיתי צדיק נעזב וזרעו מבקש לחם׃ | 25 |
I was [once] young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.
| כל היום חונן ומלוה וזרעו לברכה׃ | 26 |
He is merciful, and lends continually; and his seed shall be blessed.
| סור מרע ועשה טוב ושכן לעולם׃ | 27 |
Turn aside from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever.
| כי יהוה אהב משפט ולא יעזב את חסידיו לעולם נשמרו וזרע רשעים נכרת׃ | 28 |
For the Lord loves judgment, and will not forsake his saints; they shall be preserved for ever: the blameless shall be avenged, but the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
| צדיקים יירשו ארץ וישכנו לעד עליה׃ | 29 |
But the righteous shall inherit the earth, and dwell upon it for ever.
| פי צדיק יהגה חכמה ולשונו תדבר משפט׃ | 30 |
The mouth of the righteous will meditate wisdom, and his tongue will speak of judgment.
| תורת אלהיו בלבו לא תמעד אשריו׃ | 31 |
The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.
| צופה רשע לצדיק ומבקש להמיתו׃ | 32 |
The sinner watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
| יהוה לא יעזבנו בידו ולא ירשיענו בהשפטו׃ | 33 |
But the Lord will not leave him in his hands, nor by any means condemn him when he is judged.
| קוה אל יהוה ושמר דרכו וירוממך לרשת ארץ בהכרת רשעים תראה׃ | 34 |
Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are destroyed, thou shalt see [it].
| ראיתי רשע עריץ ומתערה כאזרח רענן׃ | 35 |
I saw the ungodly very highly exalting himself, and lifting himself up like the cedars of Libanus.
| ויעבר והנה איננו ואבקשהו ולא נמצא׃ | 36 |
Yet I passed by, and lo! he was not: and I sought him, but his place was not found.
| שמר תם וראה ישר כי אחרית לאיש שלום׃ | 37 |
Maintain innocence, and behold uprightness: for there is a remnant to the peaceable man.
| ופשעים נשמדו יחדו אחרית רשעים נכרתה׃ | 38 |
But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together: the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.
| ותשועת צדיקים מיהוה מעוזם בעת צרה׃ | 39 |
But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; and he is their defender in the time of affliction.
| ויעזרם יהוה ויפלטם יפלטם מרשעים ויושיעם כי חסו בו׃ | 40 |
And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: and he shall rescue them from sinners, and save them, because they have hoped in him.
