Psalmi 73
1 Ta dobar je Bog Izrailju, onima koji su èista srca.
A psalm of Asaph. Yes, God is good to the upright, the Lord to the pure in heart.
2 A noge moje umalo ne zaðoše, umalo ne popuznuše stopala moja,
But my feet were almost gone, my steps had nearly slipped,
3 Jer se rasrdih na bezumnike videæi kako bezbožnici dobro žive.
through envy of godless braggarts, when I saw how well they fared.
4 Jer ne znaju za nevolju do same smrti, i tijelo je njihovo pretilo.
For never a pang have they, their body is sound and sleek.
5 Na poslovima èovjeèijim nema ih, i ne muèe se s drugim ljudima.
They have no trouble like mortals, no share in human pain.
6 Toga radi optoèeni su ohološæu kao ogrlicom, i obuèeni u obijest kao u stajaæe ruho.
So they wear their pride like a necklace, they put on the garment of wrong,
7 Od debljine izbuljeno im je oko, srce puno klape.
their eyes stand out with fatness, their heart swells with riotous fancies.
8 Potsmijevaju se, pakosno govore o nasilju, oholo govore.
Their speech is mocking and evil, condescending and crooked their speech.
9 Usta svoja dižu u nebo, i zemlju prolazi jezik njihov.
They have set their mouth in the heavens, while their tongue struts about on the earth.
10 I zato se onamo navraæaju neki iz naroda njegova, i piju vodu iz puna izvora.
Small wonder that people resort to them, and drink deep draughts of their lore.
11 I govore: kako æe razabrati Bog? zar višnji zna?
“How does God know?” they say, “And has the Most High any knowledge?”
12 Pa eto, ovi bezbožnici sreæni na svijetu umnožavaju bogatstvo.
See! These are the godless, with wealth and ease ever increasing.
13 Zar dakle uzalud èistim srce svoje, i umivam bezazlenošæu ruke svoje,
Yes, in vain have I kept my heart pure, and washed my hands in innocence;
14 Dopadam rana svaki dan, i muke svako jutro?
for all the day long was I plagued not a morning but I was chastised.
15 Kad bih kazao: govoriæu kao i oni, iznevjerio bih rod sinova tvojih.
But to resolve to speak like they do would be treachery to your children.
16 I tako stadoh razmišljati da bih ovo razumio; ali to bješe teško u oèima mojima.
So I sought to understand it, but a wearisome task it seemed:
17 Dok najposlije uðoh u svetinju Božiju, i doznah kraj njihov.
till I entered the holy world of God and saw clearly their destiny.
18 Ta na klizavom mjestu postavio si ih, i bacaš ih u propast!
Yes, you set them on slippery places; down to destruction you hurl them.
19 Kako zaèas propadaju, ginu, nestaje ih od nenadne strahote!
One moment and then what a horror of ruin! They are finished and ended in terrors.
20 Kao san, kad se èovjek probudi, tako probudivši ih, Gospode, u ništa obraæaš utvaru njihovu.
Like a dream, when one wakes, shall they be, whose phantoms the waker despises.
21 Kad kipljaše srce moje i rastrzah se u sebi,
So my bitterness of mind and the pain that stabbed my heart
22 Tada bijah neznalica i ne razumijevah; kao živinèe bijah pred tobom.
show how dull I was and stupid just like a beast before you.
23 Ali sam svagda kod tebe, ti me držiš za desnu ruku.
But I am always with you, you have hold of my right hand.
24 Po svojoj volji vodiš me, i poslije æeš me odvesti u slavu.
By a plan of yours you guide me and will afterward take me to glory.
25 Koga imam na nebu? i s tobom nièega neæu na zemlji.
Whom have I in the heavens but you? And on earth there is none I desire beside you.
26 Èezne za tobom tijelo moje i srce moje; Bog je grad srca mojega i dio moj dovijeka.
Though flesh and heart waste away, yet God is the rock of my heart, yet God is my portion forever.
27 Jer evo koji otstupiše od tebe, ginu; ti istrebljavaš svakoga koji èini preljubu ostavljajuæi tebe.
For see! Those who are far from you must perish, you destroy all who are false to you.
28 A meni je dobro biti blizu Boga. Na Gospoda polažem nadanje svoje, i kazivaæu sva èudesa tvoja.
But I am happy when close to God; the Lord my God I have made my refuge, that I may recount all the things you have done.
