Psalmi 64

1 Poslušaj moj glas, oh Bog, v moji molitvi, varuj moje življenje strahu pred sovražnikom.

[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

2 Skrij me pred skrivnim načrtom hudobnih, pred vstajo delavcev krivičnosti,

Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;

3 ki brusijo svoj jezik kakor meč in upogibajo svoje loke, da bi streljali svoje puščice, celó grenke besede,

who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

4 da bi lahko na skrivnem streljali na popolnega. Nenadoma streljajo nanj in se ne bojijo.

to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

5 Med seboj se hrabrijo v zli zadevi. Na skrivaj se posvetujejo o nastavljanju zank; pravijo: »Kdo jih bo videl?«

They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, "Who will see them?"

6 Preiskujejo krivičnosti, dovršijo marljivo iskanje. Notranja misel vsakogar izmed njih in srce, oboje je globoko.

They plot injustice; they hide a well-conceived plan. Surely man's mind and heart are cunning.

7 Toda Bog bo nanje streljal s puščico, nenadoma bodo ranjeni.

But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.

8 Tako bodo dosegli, da bo njihov lastni jezik padel nanje. Vsi, ki jih vidijo, bodo zbežali stran.

Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.

9 Vsi ljudje se bodo bali in bodo oznanjali Božje delo, kajti o njegovem dejanju bodo modro preudarjali.

All humankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done.

10 Pravični bodo veseli v Gospodu in bodo zaupali vanj in vsi iskreni v srcu bodo ponosni.

The righteous shall be glad in YHWH, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him.