Mazmur 73
1 Mazmur Asaf. Sesungguhnya Allah itu baik bagi mereka yang tulus hatinya, bagi mereka yang bersih hatinya.
BOOK III A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, even to such as are pure in heart.
2 Tetapi aku, sedikit lagi maka kakiku terpeleset, nyaris aku tergelincir.
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
3 Sebab aku cemburu kepada pembual-pembual, kalau aku melihat kemujuran orang-orang fasik.
For I was envious at the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 Sebab kesakitan tidak ada pada mereka, sehat dan gemuk tubuh mereka;
For there are no pangs at their death, and their body is sound.
5 mereka tidak mengalami kesusahan manusia, dan mereka tidak kena tulah seperti orang lain.
In the trouble of man they are not; neither are they plagued like men.
6 Sebab itu mereka berkalungkan kecongkakan dan berpakaian kekerasan.
Therefore pride is as a chain about their neck; violence covereth them as a garment.
7 Karena kegemukan, kesalahan mereka menyolok, hati mereka meluap-luap dengan sangkaan.
Their eyes stand forth from fatness; they are gone beyond the imaginations of their heart.
8 Mereka menyindir dan mengata-ngatai dengan jahatnya, hal pemerasan dibicarakan mereka dengan tinggi hati.
They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression; they speak as if there were none on high.
9 Mereka membuka mulut melawan langit, dan lidah mereka membual di bumi.
They have set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
10 Sebab itu orang-orang berbalik kepada mereka, mendapatkan mereka seperti air yang berlimpah-limpah.
Therefore His people return hither; and waters of fullness are drained out by them.
11 Dan mereka berkata: "Bagaimana Allah tahu hal itu, adakah pengetahuan pada Yang Mahatinggi?"
And they say: 'How doth God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?'
12 Sesungguhnya, itulah orang-orang fasik: mereka menambah harta benda dan senang selamanya!
Behold, such are the wicked; and they that are always at ease increase riches.
13 Sia-sia sama sekali aku mempertahankan hati yang bersih, dan membasuh tanganku, tanda tak bersalah.
Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocency;
14 Namun sepanjang hari aku kena tulah, dan kena hukum setiap pagi.
For all the day have I been plagued, and my chastisement came every morning.
15 Seandainya aku berkata: "Aku mau berkata-kata seperti itu," maka sesungguhnya aku telah berkhianat kepada angkatan anak-anakmu.
If I had said: 'I will speak thus', behold, I had been faithless to the generation of Thy children.
16 Tetapi ketika aku bermaksud untuk mengetahuinya, hal itu menjadi kesulitan di mataku,
And when I pondered how I might know this, it was wearisome in mine eyes;
17 sampai aku masuk ke dalam tempat kudus Allah, dan memperhatikan kesudahan mereka.
Until I entered into the sanctuary of God, and considered their end.
18 Sesungguhnya di tempat-tempat licin Kautaruh mereka, Kaujatuhkan mereka sehingga hancur.
Surely Thou settest them in slippery places; Thou hurlest them down to utter ruin.
19 Betapa binasa mereka dalam sekejap mata, lenyap, habis oleh karena kedahsyatan!
How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are wholly consumed by terrors.
20 Seperti mimpi pada waktu terbangun, ya Tuhan, pada waktu terjaga, rupa mereka Kaupandang hina.
As a dream when one awaketh, so, O Lord, when Thou arousest Thyself, Thou wilt despise their semblance.
21 Ketika hatiku merasa pahit dan buah pinggangku menusuk-nusuk rasanya,
For my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins.
22 aku dungu dan tidak mengerti, seperti hewan aku di dekat-Mu.
But I was brutish, and ignorant; I was as a beast before Thee.
23 Tetapi aku tetap di dekat-Mu; Engkau memegang tangan kananku.
Nevertheless I am continually with Thee; Thou holdest my right hand.
24 Dengan nasihat-Mu Engkau menuntun aku, dan kemudian Engkau mengangkat aku ke dalam kemuliaan.
Thou wilt guide me with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me with glory.
25 Siapa gerangan ada padaku di sorga selain Engkau? Selain Engkau tidak ada yang kuingini di bumi.
Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And beside Thee I desire none upon earth.
26 Sekalipun dagingku dan hatiku habis lenyap, gunung batuku dan bagianku tetaplah Allah selama-lamanya.
My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever.
27 Sebab sesungguhnya, siapa yang jauh dari pada-Mu akan binasa; Kaubinasakan semua orang, yang berzinah dengan meninggalkan Engkau.
For, lo, they that go far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost destroy all them that go astray from Thee.
28 Tetapi aku, aku suka dekat pada Allah; aku menaruh tempat perlindunganku pada Tuhan ALLAH, supaya dapat menceritakan segala pekerjaan-Nya.
But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all Thy works.
