Psalmi 17
1 Usliši iskrenega, oh Gospod, bodi pozoren na moj klic, pazljivo prisluhni moji molitvi, ki ne prihaja iz hlinjenih ustnic.
A Prayer of David. Lord, listen to my justice, attend to my supplication. Pay attention to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.
2 Naj moja razsodba pride iz tvoje prisotnosti, naj tvoje oči gledajo stvari, ki so pravične.
Let my judgment proceed from your presence. Let your eyes behold fairness.
3 Preizkusil si moje srce, obiskal si me ponoči, preizkusil si me, pa ničesar nisi našel; odločen sem, da moja usta ne bodo grešila.
You have tested my heart and visited it by night. You have examined me by fire, and iniquity has not been found in me.
4 Kar se tiče človeških del, sem se po besedi tvojih ustnic varoval pred stezami uničevalca.
Therefore, may my mouth not speak the works of men. I have kept to difficult ways because of the words of your lips.
5 Podpiraj mojo smer življenja po tvojih stezah, da moje stopinje ne zdrsnejo.
Perfect my steps in your paths, so that my footsteps may not be disturbed.
6 Klical sem k tebi, kajti uslišal me boš, oh Bog. Nagni k meni svoje uho in usliši moj govor.
I have cried out because you, O God, have listened to me. Incline your ear to me and heed my words.
7 Pokaži svojo čudovito ljubečo skrbnost, oh ti, ki s svojo desnico rešuješ tiste, ki svoje trdno upanje polagajo vate pred tistimi, ki se vzdigujejo proti njim.
Make your mercies wonderful, for you save those who hope in you.
8 Varuj me kakor zenico očesa, skrij me pod senco svojih peruti,
From those who resist your right hand, preserve me like the pupil of your eye. Protect me under the shadow of your wings,
9 pred zlobnimi, ki me zatirajo, pred mojimi smrtnimi sovražniki, ki me obdajajo naokrog.
from the face of the impious who have afflicted me. My enemies have surrounded my soul.
10 Zajeti so v svojo lastno maščobo. S svojimi usti govorijo ponosno.
They have concealed their fatness; their mouth has been speaking arrogantly.
11 Sedaj so nas obdali na naših korakih. Svoje oči so naravnali in pripognili k zemlji,
They have cast me out, and now they have surrounded me. They have cast their eyes down to the earth.
12 kakor lev, ki je pohlepen po svojem plenu in kakor bi bil mlad lev, ki preži na skrivnih krajih.
They have taken me, like a lion ready for the prey, and like a young lion dwelling in hiding.
13 Vzdigni se, oh Gospod, razočaraj ga, vrzi ga dol. Osvobodi mojo dušo pred zlobnim, kar je tvoj meč,
Rise up, O Lord, arrive before him and displace him. Deliver my soul from the impious one: your spear from the enemies of your hand.
14 pred ljudmi, ki so tvoja roka, oh Gospod, pred ljudmi sveta, ki imajo svoj delež v tem življenju in katerih trebuh napolnjuješ s svojim skritim zakladom. Polni so otrok in preostanek svojega imetja zapustijo svojim otročičem.
Lord, divide them from the few of the earth in their life. Their gut has been filled from your hidden stores. They have been filled with sons, and they have bequeathed to their little ones the remainder.
15 Kar se mene tiče, bom v pravičnosti gledal tvoj obraz. Ko se zbudim, bom nasičen s tvojo podobnostjo.
But as for me, I will appear before your sight in justice. I will be satisfied when your glory appears.
