مزامیر 14

1 برای رهبر سرایندگان. مزمور داوود. کسی که فکر می‌کند خدایی نیست، ابله است. چنین شخصی فاسد است و دست به کارهای پلید می‌زند و هیچ نیکی در او نیست.

Unto the end. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They were corrupted, and they have become abominable in their studies. There is no one who does good; there is not even one.

2 خداوند از آسمان به انسانها نگاه می‌کند تا شخص فهمیده‌ای بیابد که طالب خدا باشد.

The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, to see if there were any who were considering or seeking God.

3 اما همه گمراه شده‌اند، همه فاسد گشته‌اند، نیکوکاری نیست، حتی یک نفر.

They have all gone astray; together they have become useless. There is no one who does good; there is not even one. Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongues, they have been acting deceitfully; the venom of asps is under their lips. Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood. Grief and unhappiness are in their ways; and the way of peace, they have not known. There is no fear of God before their eyes.

4 آیا این بدکاران شعور ندارند؟ آنها که قوم مرا مانند نان می‌بلعند و می‌خورند و هرگز خداوند را نمی‌طلبند؟

Will they never learn: all those who work iniquity, who devour my people like a meal of bread?

5 ولی وحشت، آنها را فرا می‌گیرد زیرا خدا با درستکاران است.

They have not called upon the Lord. There, they have trembled in fear, where there was no fear.

6 بله، وقتی بدکاران امید آدم بیچاره را نقش بر آب می‌کنند، خداوند او را در پناه خود می‌گیرد.

For the Lord is with the just generation. You have confounded the counsel of the needy because the Lord is his hope.

7 کاش که نجات برای اسرائیل از صهیون فرا می‌رسید و خداوند سعادت گذشته را به قوم خود باز می‌گردانید! بگذار یعقوب شادی کند و اسرائیل به وجد آید!

Who will grant the salvation of Israel from Zion? When the Lord turns away the captivity of his people, Jacob will exult, and Israel will rejoice.