Mazmur 73
1 Mazmur Asaf. Sungguh baiklah Allah bagi umat-Nya, bagi orang yang berhati murni.
A PSALM OF ASAPH. Surely God [is] good to Israel, to the clean of heart. And I—as a little thing, My feet have been turned aside,
2 Tetapi aku sudah bimbang, kepercayaanku hampir saja hilang,
As nothing, my steps have slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful,
3 sebab aku cemburu kepada orang congkak, ketika aku melihat keberuntungan orang jahat.
I see the peace of the wicked, That there are no bands at their death,
4 Sebab mereka tidak menderita sakit, badan mereka kuat dan sehat.
And their might [is] firm.
5 Mereka tidak menanggung susah, tidak ditimpa kemalangan seperti orang lain.
They are not in the misery of mortals, And they are not plagued with common men.
6 Karena itu mereka bersikap sombong, dan selalu bertindak dengan kekerasan.
Therefore pride has encircled them, Violence covers them as a dress.
7 Dari hati mereka tertumpah kejahatan; mereka sibuk dengan rencana-rencana jahat.
Their eye has come out from fat. The imaginations of the heart transgressed;
8 Mereka mengejek dan mengata-ngatai, dan dengan sombong mengancam akan menindas.
They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, They speak from on high.
9 Mereka menghujat Allah di surga, dan membual kepada orang-orang di bumi,
They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walks in the earth.
10 sehingga umat Allah pun berbalik kepada mereka, dan percaya kepada omongan mereka.
Therefore His people return here, And waters of fullness are wrung out to them.
11 Kata mereka, "Allah tidak tahu, Yang Mahatinggi tidak mengerti."
And they have said, “How has God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Begitulah keadaan orang jahat; hidupnya tenang, hartanya terus bertambah.
Behold, these [are] the wicked and easy ones of the age, They have increased strength.
13 Percuma saja aku menjaga hatiku bersih; tak ada gunanya aku menjauhi dosa.
Only—a vain thing! I have purified my heart, And I wash my hands in innocence,
14 Sebab sepanjang hari aku ditimpa kemalangan; setiap pagi aku disiksa.
And I am plagued all the day, And my reproof—every morning.
15 Sekiranya aku berkata begitu, aku mengkhianati angkatan anak-anakmu.
If I have said, “I recount thus,” Behold, I have deceived a generation of Your sons.
16 Tetapi waktu aku berusaha untuk mengerti, hal itu terlalu sulit bagiku.
And I think to know this, It [is] perverseness in my eyes,
17 Akhirnya aku masuk ke Rumah TUHAN, lalu mengertilah aku kesudahan orang jahat.
Until I come into the sanctuaries of God, I attend to their latter end.
18 Kautempatkan mereka di jalan yang licin, dan Kaubiarkan mereka jatuh binasa.
Surely You set them in slippery places, You have caused them to fall to desolations.
19 Dalam sekejap mata mereka hancur, amat dahsyatlah kesudahan mereka.
How they have become a desolation as in a moment, They have been ended—consumed from terrors.
20 Seperti mimpi yang menghilang di waktu pagi; ketika Engkau bangkit, ya TUHAN, mereka pun lenyap.
As a dream from awakening, O Lord, In awaking, You despise their image.
21 Ketika aku merasa kesal dan hatiku seperti tertusuk,
For my heart shows itself violent, And my reins prick themselves,
22 aku bodoh dan tidak mengerti, aku seperti binatang di hadapan-Mu.
And I am brutish, and do not know. I have been a beast with You.
23 Namun aku tetap di dekat-Mu, Engkau memegang tangan kananku.
And I [am] continually with You, You have laid hold on my right hand.
24 Kaubimbing aku dengan nasihat, dan Kauterima aku dengan kehormatan kelak.
You lead me with Your counsel, And after, receive me [to] glory.
25 Siapa yang kumiliki di surga kecuali Engkau? Selain Engkau tak ada yang kuinginkan di bumi.
Whom do I have in the heavens? And none have I desired in earth [besides] You.
26 Sekalipun jiwa ragaku menjadi lemah, Engkaulah kekuatanku, ya Allah; Engkaulah segala yang kumiliki untuk selama-lamanya.
My flesh and my heart have been consumed, God [is] the rock of my heart and my portion for all time.
27 Orang yang meninggalkan Engkau akan celaka, Kaubinasakan orang yang tidak setia kepada-Mu.
For behold, those far from You perish, You have cut off everyone, Who is going whoring from You.
28 Tetapi bagiku sungguh baiklah berada dekat Allah, TUHAN Allah kujadikan tempat perlindunganku, supaya aku dapat mewartakan segala perbuatan-Nya.
And [the] nearness of God to me [is] good, I have placed my refuge in Lord YHWH, To recount all Your works!
