Psalmi 51

1 Smiluj se na me, Bože, po milosti svojoj, i po velikoj dobroti svojoj oèisti bezakonje moje.

For the music director. A psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after he had committed adultery with Bathsheba. God, please be gracious to me, because of your trustworthy love, because of your infinite kindness please wipe away my sins.

2 Operi me dobro od bezakonja mojega, i od grijeha mojega oèisti me.

Wash away all my guilt; cleanse me from my sin.

3 Jer ja znam prijestupe svoje, i grijeh je moj jednako preda mnom.

I admit my rebellion; my sin always stares me in my face.

4 Samome tebi zgriješih, i na tvoje oèi zlo uèinih, a ti si pravedan u rijeèima svojim i èist u sudu svojem.

I have sinned against you, you alone. I have done evil in your sight. So you are right in what you say, and fair when you judge.

5 Gle, u bezakonju rodih se, i u grijehu zatrudnje mati moja mnom.

It's true that I was born guilty—sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

6 Gle, istinu ljubiš u srcu, i iznutra javljaš mi mudrost.

But you want truth on the inside; you teach me wisdom deep within.

7 Pokropi me isopom, i oèistiæu se; umij me, i biæu bjelji od snijega.

Purify me with hyssop so I can be clean; wash me so I can be whiter than snow.

8 Daj mi da slušam radost i veselje, da se prenu kosti koje si potro.

Please let me hear joy and happiness again; let the bones you have crushed be glad once more.

9 Odvrati lice svoje od grijeha mojih, i sva bezakonja moja oèisti.

Turn your face away from looking at my sins; please wipe away my guilt.

10 Uèini mi, Bože, èisto srce, i duh prav ponovi u meni.

Create a pure mind in me, God, and make me trustworthy again.

11 Nemoj me odvrgnuti od lica svojega, i svetoga duha svojega nemoj uzeti od mene.

Don't expel me from your presence; don't take away your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Vrati mi radost spasenja svojega, i duh vladalaèki neka me potkrijepi.

Give me back the happiness of your salvation; help me to have a willing nature.

13 Nauèiæu bezakonike putovima tvojim, i grješnici k tebi æe se obratiti.

Then I will teach your ways to rebellious people, and these sinners will come back to you.

14 Izbavi me od krvi, Bože, Bože, spasitelju moj, i jezik æe moj glasiti pravdu tvoju.

God, please forgive me for the blood I have shed, God of my salvation, and I will sing for joy of your goodness.

15 Gospode! otvori usta moja, i ona æe kazati hvalu tvoju.

Open my lips so I can speak your praise!

16 Jer žrtve neæeš: ja bih je prinio; za žrtve paljenice ne mariš.

For sacrifices don't make you happy, or I would bring one; burnt offerings aren't what pleases you.

17 Žrtva je Bogu duh skrušen, srca skrušena i poništena ne odbacuješ, Bože.

The “sacrifices” that God wants are on the inside—the brokenness of repentance. God won't reject a broken and sorrowful heart.

18 Po dobroti svojoj, Gospode, èini dobro Sionu, podigni zidove Jerusalimske.

Be kind to Zion, help the city; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Onda æe ti biti mile žrtve pravde, prinosi i žrtve paljenice; onda æe metati na žrtvenik tvoj teoce.

Then you will be pleased with sacrifices given in the right spirit, for all kinds of burnt offerings, and bulls sacrificed on your altar once more.