Mazmur 73
1 Mazmur Asaf. Sungguh baiklah Allah bagi umat-Nya, bagi orang yang berhati murni.
A psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to those whose minds are pure.
2 Tetapi aku sudah bimbang, kepercayaanku hampir saja hilang,
But I was stumbling, my feet were starting to slide,
3 sebab aku cemburu kepada orang congkak, ketika aku melihat keberuntungan orang jahat.
because I was jealous of self-important people—I saw how well the wicked were doing.
4 Sebab mereka tidak menderita sakit, badan mereka kuat dan sehat.
They don't ever seem to get sick; they are strong and healthy.
5 Mereka tidak menanggung susah, tidak ditimpa kemalangan seperti orang lain.
They don't have problems like other people; they don't get hit by disasters like everybody else.
6 Karena itu mereka bersikap sombong, dan selalu bertindak dengan kekerasan.
They wear their pride like a necklace; they clothe themselves with violence.
7 Dari hati mereka tertumpah kejahatan; mereka sibuk dengan rencana-rencana jahat.
Their eyes bulge out because they're so fat; their minds are full of selfish vanity.
8 Mereka mengejek dan mengata-ngatai, dan dengan sombong mengancam akan menindas.
They mock people, and speak maliciously; they arrogantly threaten cruelty.
9 Mereka menghujat Allah di surga, dan membual kepada orang-orang di bumi,
They talk irreverently against heaven above, and defame people here on earth.
10 sehingga umat Allah pun berbalik kepada mereka, dan percaya kepada omongan mereka.
As a result people turn to them and drink in everything they say.
11 Kata mereka, "Allah tidak tahu, Yang Mahatinggi tidak mengerti."
“God won't find out,” they say. “The Most High doesn't even know what's going on!”
12 Begitulah keadaan orang jahat; hidupnya tenang, hartanya terus bertambah.
Look at these wicked people! They don't have a care in the world, and they're always making money!
13 Percuma saja aku menjaga hatiku bersih; tak ada gunanya aku menjauhi dosa.
It's been pointless to keep my mind pure and my hands clean.
14 Sebab sepanjang hari aku ditimpa kemalangan; setiap pagi aku disiksa.
I'm cursed with suffering all day long; every morning I'm punished.
15 Sekiranya aku berkata begitu, aku mengkhianati angkatan anak-anakmu.
If I'd talked like this to others, I would have betrayed your people.
16 Tetapi waktu aku berusaha untuk mengerti, hal itu terlalu sulit bagiku.
So I thought about it and tried to understand, but it looked like a lot of hard work to me—
17 Akhirnya aku masuk ke Rumah TUHAN, lalu mengertilah aku kesudahan orang jahat.
until I went into God's Temple. Then I understood what happens to the wicked in the end.
18 Kautempatkan mereka di jalan yang licin, dan Kaubiarkan mereka jatuh binasa.
For you send them on a slippery path; you throw them down to destruction.
19 Dalam sekejap mata mereka hancur, amat dahsyatlah kesudahan mereka.
How quickly they're destroyed! They come to a terrifying end.
20 Seperti mimpi yang menghilang di waktu pagi; ketika Engkau bangkit, ya TUHAN, mereka pun lenyap.
Like waking up from a dream, Lord—when you get up you will forget all about them!
21 Ketika aku merasa kesal dan hatiku seperti tertusuk,
At that time my thoughts were bitter. I felt like I had been stabbed.
22 aku bodoh dan tidak mengerti, aku seperti binatang di hadapan-Mu.
I was stupid and ignorant. I was like a brute beast to you.
23 Namun aku tetap di dekat-Mu, Engkau memegang tangan kananku.
Yet I'm always with you; you hold me by the hand.
24 Kaubimbing aku dengan nasihat, dan Kauterima aku dengan kehormatan kelak.
You tell me what to do; and ultimately you will welcome me in glory.
25 Siapa yang kumiliki di surga kecuali Engkau? Selain Engkau tak ada yang kuinginkan di bumi.
Who is there in heaven for me except you? And I want nothing on earth except you.
26 Sekalipun jiwa ragaku menjadi lemah, Engkaulah kekuatanku, ya Allah; Engkaulah segala yang kumiliki untuk selama-lamanya.
My body and my mind may fail, but God is the foundation of my life. He is mine forever!
27 Orang yang meninggalkan Engkau akan celaka, Kaubinasakan orang yang tidak setia kepada-Mu.
Those people who are far from God will die. You destroy all those unfaithful to you.
28 Tetapi bagiku sungguh baiklah berada dekat Allah, TUHAN Allah kujadikan tempat perlindunganku, supaya aku dapat mewartakan segala perbuatan-Nya.
But I love to stay close to God! I have chosen the Lord God to protect me. I will share all that you have done.
