תהילים 37
| לדוד אל תתחר במרעים אל תקנא בעשי עולה׃ | 1 |
א Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.
| כי כחציר מהרה ימלו וכירק דשא יבולון׃ | 2 |
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.
| בטח ביהוה ועשה טוב שכן ארץ ורעה אמונה׃ | 3 |
בּ Trust in Adonai, and do good. Dwell in the land, and enjoy safe pasture.
| והתענג על יהוה ויתן לך משאלת לבך׃ | 4 |
Also delight yourself in Adonai, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
| גול על יהוה דרכך ובטח עליו והוא יעשה׃ | 5 |
גּ Commit your way to Adonai. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
| והוציא כאור צדקך ומשפטך כצהרים׃ | 6 |
he will make your righteousness go out as the light, and your mishpat ·justice· as the noonday sun.
| דום ליהוה והתחולל לו אל תתחר במצליח דרכו באיש עשה מזמות׃ | 7 |
דּ Rest in Adonai, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.
| הרף מאף ועזב חמה אל תתחר אך להרע׃ | 8 |
ה Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret, it leads only to evildoing.
| כי מרעים יכרתון וקוי יהוה המה יירשו ארץ׃ | 9 |
For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Adonai shall inherit the land.
| ועוד מעט ואין רשע והתבוננת על מקומו ואיננו׃ | 10 |
ו For yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more. Yes, though you look for his place, he is not there.
| וענוים יירשו ארץ והתענגו על רב שלום׃ | 11 |
But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
| זמם רשע לצדיק וחרק עליו שניו׃ | 12 |
ז The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
| אדני ישחק לו כי ראה כי יבא יומו׃ | 13 |
'Adonay [Lord] will laugh at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
| חרב פתחו רשעים ודרכו קשתם להפיל עני ואביון לטבוח ישרי דרך׃ | 14 |
ח The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.
| חרבם תבוא בלבם וקשתותם תשברנה׃ | 15 |
Their sword shall enter into their own heart. Their bows shall be broken.
| טוב מעט לצדיק מהמון רשעים רבים׃ | 16 |
ט Better is a little that the upright has, than the abundance of many wicked.
| כי זרועות רשעים תשברנה וסומך צדיקים יהוה׃ | 17 |
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Adonai upholds the upright.
| יודע יהוה ימי תמימם ונחלתם לעולם תהיה׃ | 18 |
י Adonai knows the days of the perfect. Their inheritance shall be forever.
| לא יבשו בעת רעה ובימי רעבון ישבעו׃ | 19 |
They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
| כי רשעים יאבדו ואיבי יהוה כיקר כרים כלו בעשן כלו׃ | 20 |
כּ But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Adonai shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish— vanish like smoke.
| לוה רשע ולא ישלם וצדיק חונן ונותן׃ | 21 |
ל The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the upright give generously.
| כי מברכיו יירשו ארץ ומקלליו יכרתו׃ | 22 |
For such as are blessed by him shall inherit the land. Those who are cursed by him shall be cut off.
| מיהוה מצעדי גבר כוננו ודרכו יחפץ׃ | 23 |
מ A man’s goings are established by Adonai. He delights in his way.
| כי יפל לא יוטל כי יהוה סומך ידו׃ | 24 |
Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Adonai holds him up with his hand.
| נער הייתי גם זקנתי ולא ראיתי צדיק נעזב וזרעו מבקש לחם׃ | 25 |
נ I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the upright forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.
| כל היום חונן ומלוה וזרעו לברכה׃ | 26 |
All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.
| סור מרע ועשה טוב ושכן לעולם׃ | 27 |
ס Depart from evil, and do good. Live securely forever.
| כי יהוה אהב משפט ולא יעזב את חסידיו לעולם נשמרו וזרע רשעים נכרת׃ | 28 |
ע For Adonai 'ahav ·affectionately loves· mishpat ·justice·, and does not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
| צדיקים יירשו ארץ וישכנו לעד עליה׃ | 29 |
The upright shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.
| פי צדיק יהגה חכמה ולשונו תדבר משפט׃ | 30 |
פּ The mouth of the upright talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks mishpat ·justice·.
| תורת אלהיו בלבו לא תמעד אשריו׃ | 31 |
The Torah ·Teaching· of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
| צופה רשע לצדיק ומבקש להמיתו׃ | 32 |
צ The wicked watches the upright, and seeks to kill him.
| יהוה לא יעזבנו בידו ולא ירשיענו בהשפטו׃ | 33 |
Adonai will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him as guilty when he is judged.
| קוה אל יהוה ושמר דרכו וירוממך לרשת ארץ בהכרת רשעים תראה׃ | 34 |
ק Wait for Adonai, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.
| ראיתי רשע עריץ ומתערה כאזרח רענן׃ | 35 |
ר I have seen the wicked in great power, spreading himself like a green tree in its native soil.
| ויעבר והנה איננו ואבקשהו ולא נמצא׃ | 36 |
But he passed away, and behold, he was not. Yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.
| שמר תם וראה ישר כי אחרית לאיש שלום׃ | 37 |
שׁ Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.
| ופשעים נשמדו יחדו אחרית רשעים נכרתה׃ | 38 |
As for the rebellious who break away from authority thus breaking relationship, they shall be destroyed together. The future of the wicked shall be cut off.
| ותשועת צדיקים מיהוה מעוזם בעת צרה׃ | 39 |
תּ But the salvation of the upright is from Adonai. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
| ויעזרם יהוה ויפלטם יפלטם מרשעים ויושיעם כי חסו בו׃ | 40 |
Adonai helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him.
