Mazmur 73
1 Mazmur Asaf. Sesungguhnya Allah itu baik bagi mereka yang tulus hatinya, bagi mereka yang bersih hatinya.
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, sedikit lagi maka kakiku terpeleset, nyaris aku tergelincir.
As nothing, my steps have slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful,
3 Sebab aku cemburu kepada pembual-pembual, kalau aku melihat kemujuran orang-orang fasik.
I see the peace of the wicked, That there are no bands at their death,
4 Sebab kesakitan tidak ada pada mereka, sehat dan gemuk tubuh mereka;
And their might [is] firm.
5 mereka tidak mengalami kesusahan manusia, dan mereka tidak kena tulah seperti orang lain.
They are not in the misery of mortals, And they are not plagued with common men.
6 Sebab itu mereka berkalungkan kecongkakan dan berpakaian kekerasan.
Therefore pride has encircled them, Violence covers them as a dress.
7 Karena kegemukan, kesalahan mereka menyolok, hati mereka meluap-luap dengan sangkaan.
Their eye has come out from fat. The imaginations of the heart transgressed;
8 Mereka menyindir dan mengata-ngatai dengan jahatnya, hal pemerasan dibicarakan mereka dengan tinggi hati.
They do corruptly, And they speak in the wickedness of oppression, They speak from on high.
9 Mereka membuka mulut melawan langit, dan lidah mereka membual di bumi.
They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walks in the earth.
10 Sebab itu orang-orang berbalik kepada mereka, mendapatkan mereka seperti air yang berlimpah-limpah.
Therefore His people return here, And waters of fullness are wrung out to them.
11 Dan mereka berkata: "Bagaimana Allah tahu hal itu, adakah pengetahuan pada Yang Mahatinggi?"
And they have said, “How has God known? And is there knowledge in the Most High?”
12 Sesungguhnya, itulah orang-orang fasik: mereka menambah harta benda dan senang selamanya!
Behold, these [are] the wicked and easy ones of the age, They have increased strength.
13 Sia-sia sama sekali aku mempertahankan hati yang bersih, dan membasuh tanganku, tanda tak bersalah.
Only—a vain thing! I have purified my heart, And I wash my hands in innocence,
14 Namun sepanjang hari aku kena tulah, dan kena hukum setiap pagi.
And I am plagued all the day, And my reproof—every morning.
15 Seandainya aku berkata: "Aku mau berkata-kata seperti itu," maka sesungguhnya aku telah berkhianat kepada angkatan anak-anakmu.
If I have said, “I recount thus,” Behold, I have deceived a generation of Your sons.
16 Tetapi ketika aku bermaksud untuk mengetahuinya, hal itu menjadi kesulitan di mataku,
And I think to know this, It [is] perverseness in my eyes,
17 sampai aku masuk ke dalam tempat kudus Allah, dan memperhatikan kesudahan mereka.
Until I come into the sanctuaries of God, I attend to their latter end.
18 Sesungguhnya di tempat-tempat licin Kautaruh mereka, Kaujatuhkan mereka sehingga hancur.
Surely You set them in slippery places, You have caused them to fall to desolations.
19 Betapa binasa mereka dalam sekejap mata, lenyap, habis oleh karena kedahsyatan!
How they have become a desolation as in a moment, They have been ended—consumed from terrors.
20 Seperti mimpi pada waktu terbangun, ya Tuhan, pada waktu terjaga, rupa mereka Kaupandang hina.
As a dream from awakening, O Lord, In awaking, You despise their image.
21 Ketika hatiku merasa pahit dan buah pinggangku menusuk-nusuk rasanya,
For my heart shows itself violent, And my reins prick themselves,
22 aku dungu dan tidak mengerti, seperti hewan aku di dekat-Mu.
And I am brutish, and do not know. I have been a beast with You.
23 Tetapi aku tetap di dekat-Mu; Engkau memegang tangan kananku.
And I [am] continually with You, You have laid hold on my right hand.
24 Dengan nasihat-Mu Engkau menuntun aku, dan kemudian Engkau mengangkat aku ke dalam kemuliaan.
You lead me with Your counsel, And after, receive me [to] glory.
25 Siapa gerangan ada padaku di sorga selain Engkau? Selain Engkau tidak ada yang kuingini di bumi.
Whom do I have in the heavens? And none have I desired in earth [besides] You.
26 Sekalipun dagingku dan hatiku habis lenyap, gunung batuku dan bagianku tetaplah Allah selama-lamanya.
My flesh and my heart have been consumed, God [is] the rock of my heart and my portion for all time.
27 Sebab sesungguhnya, siapa yang jauh dari pada-Mu akan binasa; Kaubinasakan semua orang, yang berzinah dengan meninggalkan Engkau.
For behold, those far from You perish, You have cut off everyone, Who is going whoring from You.
28 Tetapi aku, aku suka dekat pada Allah; aku menaruh tempat perlindunganku pada Tuhan ALLAH, supaya dapat menceritakan segala pekerjaan-Nya.
And [the] nearness of God to me [is] good, I have placed my refuge in Lord YHWH, To recount all Your works!
