Psalmorum 58
1 In finem, ne disperdas. David in tituli inscriptionem. Si vere utique justitiam loquimini, recta judicate, filii hominum.
TO THE OVERSEER. “DO NOT DESTROY.” A MIKTAM OF DAVID. Is it true, O silent one, that you speak righteously? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
2 Etenim in corde iniquitates operamini; in terra injustitias manus vestræ concinnant.
Even in heart you work iniquities, In the land you ponder the violence of your hands.
3 Alienati sunt peccatores a vulva; erraverunt ab utero: locuti sunt falsa.
The wicked have been estranged from the womb, They have erred from the belly, speaking lies.
4 Furor illis secundum similitudinem serpentis, sicut aspidis surdæ et obturantis aures suas,
Their poison [is] as poison of a serpent, As a deaf cobra shutting its ear,
5 quæ non exaudiet vocem incantantium, et venefici incantantis sapienter.
Which does not listen to the voice of whisperers, A charmer of most skillful charms.
6 Deus conteret dentes eorum in ore ipsorum; molas leonum confringet Dominus.
O God, break their teeth in their mouth, Break down the jaw-teeth of young lions, O YHWH.
7 Ad nihilum devenient tamquam aqua decurrens; intendit arcum suum donec infirmentur.
They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceeds as they cut themselves off.
8 Sicut cera quæ fluit auferentur; supercecidit ignis, et non viderunt solem.
He goes on as a snail that melts, [As] an untimely birth of a woman, They have not seen the sun.
9 Priusquam intelligerent spinæ vestræ rhamnum, sicut viventes sic in ira absorbet eos.
Before your pots discern the bramble, As living, He whirls away in His burning anger.
10 Lætabitur justus cum viderit vindictam; manus suas lavabit in sanguine peccatoris.
The righteous rejoices that he has seen vengeance, He washes his steps in the blood of the wicked.
11 Et dicet homo: Si utique est fructus justo, utique est Deus judicans eos in terra.
And man says: “Surely fruit [is] for the righteous: Surely there is a God judging in the earth!”
