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 those with a pure heart.
2 Tetapi aku sudah bimbang, kepercayaanku hampir saja hilang,
But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slipped out from under me
3 sebab aku cemburu kepada orang congkak, ketika aku melihat keberuntungan orang jahat.
because I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 Sebab mereka tidak menderita sakit, badan mereka kuat dan sehat.
For they have no pain until their death, but they are strong and well fed.
5 Mereka tidak menanggung susah, tidak ditimpa kemalangan seperti orang lain.
They are free from the burdens of other men; they are not afflicted like other men.
6 Karena itu mereka bersikap sombong, dan selalu bertindak dengan kekerasan.
Pride adorns them like a necklace around their neck; violence clothes them like a robe.
7 Dari hati mereka tertumpah kejahatan; mereka sibuk dengan rencana-rencana jahat.
Out of such blindness comes sin; evil thoughts pass through their hearts.
8 Mereka mengejek dan mengata-ngatai, dan dengan sombong mengancam akan menindas.
They mock and speak wickedly; in their arrogance they threaten oppression.
9 Mereka menghujat Allah di surga, dan membual kepada orang-orang di bumi,
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongues march through the earth.
10 sehingga umat Allah pun berbalik kepada mereka, dan percaya kepada omongan mereka.
Therefore his people turn to them and abundant waters are drained out.
11 Kata mereka, "Allah tidak tahu, Yang Mahatinggi tidak mengerti."
They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge with the Most High?”
12 Begitulah keadaan orang jahat; hidupnya tenang, hartanya terus bertambah.
Take notice: these people are wicked; they are always carefree, becoming richer and richer.
13 Percuma saja aku menjaga hatiku bersih; tak ada gunanya aku menjauhi dosa.
Surely it is in vain that I have guarded my heart and washed my hands in innocence.
14 Sebab sepanjang hari aku ditimpa kemalangan; setiap pagi aku disiksa.
For all the day long I have been afflicted and disciplined every morning.
15 Sekiranya aku berkata begitu, aku mengkhianati angkatan anak-anakmu.
If I had said, “I will say these things,” then I would have betrayed this generation of your children.
16 Tetapi waktu aku berusaha untuk mengerti, hal itu terlalu sulit bagiku.
Though I tried to understand these things, it was too difficult for me.
17 Akhirnya aku masuk ke Rumah TUHAN, lalu mengertilah aku kesudahan orang jahat.
Then I went into God's sanctuary and came to understand their fate.
18 Kautempatkan mereka di jalan yang licin, dan Kaubiarkan mereka jatuh binasa.
Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.
19 Dalam sekejap mata mereka hancur, amat dahsyatlah kesudahan mereka.
How they become a wilderness in a moment! They come to an end and are finished in awful terrors.
20 Seperti mimpi yang menghilang di waktu pagi; ketika Engkau bangkit, ya TUHAN, mereka pun lenyap.
They are like a dream after one wakes up; Lord, when you arise, you will think nothing of those dreams.
21 Ketika aku merasa kesal dan hatiku seperti tertusuk,
For my heart was grieved, and I was deeply wounded.
22 aku bodoh dan tidak mengerti, aku seperti binatang di hadapan-Mu.
I was ignorant and lacked insight; I was like a senseless animal before you.
23 Namun aku tetap di dekat-Mu, Engkau memegang tangan kananku.
Yet I am always with you; you hold my right hand.
24 Kaubimbing aku dengan nasihat, dan Kauterima aku dengan kehormatan kelak.
You will guide me with your advice and afterward receive me to glory.
25 Siapa yang kumiliki di surga kecuali Engkau? Selain Engkau tak ada yang kuinginkan di bumi.
Whom have I in heaven but you? There is no one on earth that I desire but you.
26 Sekalipun jiwa ragaku menjadi lemah, Engkaulah kekuatanku, ya Allah; Engkaulah segala yang kumiliki untuk selama-lamanya.
My flesh and my heart grow weak, but God is the strength of my heart forever.
27 Orang yang meninggalkan Engkau akan celaka, Kaubinasakan orang yang tidak setia kepada-Mu.
Those who are far from you will perish; you will destroy all those who are unfaithful to you.
28 Tetapi bagiku sungguh baiklah berada dekat Allah, TUHAN Allah kujadikan tempat perlindunganku, supaya aku dapat mewartakan segala perbuatan-Nya.
But as for me, all I need to do is to approach God. I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge. I will declare all your deeds.
