Mazmur 73
1 Mazmur Asaf. Sungguh baiklah Allah bagi umat-Nya, bagi orang yang berhati murni.
A Psalm by Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
2 Tetapi aku sudah bimbang, kepercayaanku hampir saja hilang,
But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.
3 sebab aku cemburu kepada orang congkak, ketika aku melihat keberuntungan orang jahat.
For 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 there are no struggles in their death, but their strength is firm.
5 Mereka tidak menanggung susah, tidak ditimpa kemalangan seperti orang lain.
They are free from burdens of men, neither are they plagued like other men.
6 Karena itu mereka bersikap sombong, dan selalu bertindak dengan kekerasan.
Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
7 Dari hati mereka tertumpah kejahatan; mereka sibuk dengan rencana-rencana jahat.
Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.
8 Mereka mengejek dan mengata-ngatai, dan dengan sombong mengancam akan menindas.
They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
9 Mereka menghujat Allah di surga, dan membual kepada orang-orang di bumi,
They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
10 sehingga umat Allah pun berbalik kepada mereka, dan percaya kepada omongan mereka.
Therefore their people return to them, and they drink up waters of abundance.
11 Kata mereka, "Allah tidak tahu, Yang Mahatinggi tidak mengerti."
They say, “How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Begitulah keadaan orang jahat; hidupnya tenang, hartanya terus bertambah.
Behold, these are the wicked. Being always at ease, they increase in riches.
13 Percuma saja aku menjaga hatiku bersih; tak ada gunanya aku menjauhi dosa.
Surely I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence,
14 Sebab sepanjang hari aku ditimpa kemalangan; setiap pagi aku disiksa.
For all day long I have been plagued, and punished every morning.
15 Sekiranya aku berkata begitu, aku mengkhianati angkatan anak-anakmu.
If I had said, “I will speak thus”, behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.
16 Tetapi waktu aku berusaha untuk mengerti, hal itu terlalu sulit bagiku.
When I tried to understand this, it was too painful for me—
17 Akhirnya aku masuk ke Rumah TUHAN, lalu mengertilah aku kesudahan orang jahat.
until I entered God’s sanctuary, and considered their latter end.
18 Kautempatkan mereka di jalan yang licin, dan Kaubiarkan mereka jatuh binasa.
Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.
19 Dalam sekejap mata mereka hancur, amat dahsyatlah kesudahan mereka.
How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.
20 Seperti mimpi yang menghilang di waktu pagi; ketika Engkau bangkit, ya TUHAN, mereka pun lenyap.
As a dream when one wakes up, so, Lord, when you awake, you will despise their fantasies.
21 Ketika aku merasa kesal dan hatiku seperti tertusuk,
For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart.
22 aku bodoh dan tidak mengerti, aku seperti binatang di hadapan-Mu.
I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you.
23 Namun aku tetap di dekat-Mu, Engkau memegang tangan kananku.
Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.
24 Kaubimbing aku dengan nasihat, dan Kauterima aku dengan kehormatan kelak.
You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward 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 heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.
26 Sekalipun jiwa ragaku menjadi lemah, Engkaulah kekuatanku, ya Allah; Engkaulah segala yang kumiliki untuk selama-lamanya.
My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
27 Orang yang meninggalkan Engkau akan celaka, Kaubinasakan orang yang tidak setia kepada-Mu.
For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed 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 it is good for me to come close to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
