اَلْمَزَامِيرُ 35

١ 1 لِدَاوُدَ خَاصِمْ يَارَبُّ مُخَاصِمِيَّ. قَاتِلْ مُقَاتِلِيَّ.

[A Psalm] of David. Plead [my cause], O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

٢ 2 أَمْسِكْ مِجَنًّا وَتُرْسًا وَٱنْهَضْ إِلَى مَعُونَتِي،

Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.

٣ 3 وَأَشْرِعْ رُمْحًا وَصُدَّ تِلْقَاءَ مُطَارِدِيَّ. قُلْ لِنَفْسِي: «خَلَاصُكِ أَنَا».

Draw out also the spear, and stop [the way] against them that persecute me: say to my soul, I [am] thy salvation.

٤ 4 لِيَخْزَ وَلْيَخْجَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَطْلُبُونَ نَفْسِي. لِيَرْتَدَّ إِلَى ٱلْوَرَاءِ وَيَخْجَلِ ٱلْمُتَفَكِّرُونَ بِإِسَاءَتِي.

Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

٥ 5 لِيَكُونُوا مِثْلَ ٱلْعُصَافَةِ قُدَّامَ ٱلرِّيحِ، وَمَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ دَاحِرُهُمْ.

Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase [them].

٦ 6 لِيَكُنْ طَرِيقُهُمْ ظَلَامًا وَزَلَقًا، وَمَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ طَارِدُهُمْ.

Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them.

٧ 7 لِأَنَّهُمْ بِلَا سَبَبٍ أَخْفَوْا لِي هُوَّةَ شَبَكَتِهِمْ. بِلَا سَبَبٍحَفَرُوا لِنَفْسِي.

For without cause they have hid for me their net [in] a pit, [which] without cause they have digged for my soul.

٨ 8 لِتَأْتِهِ ٱلتَّهْلُكَةُ وَهُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ، وَلْتَنْشَبْ بِهِ ٱلشَّبَكَةُ ٱلَّتِي أَخْفَاهَا، وَفِي ٱلتَّهْلُكَةِ نَفْسِهَا لِيَقَعْ.

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

٩ 9 أَمَّا نَفْسِي فَتَفْرَحُ بِٱلرَّبِّ وَتَبْتَهِجُ بِخَلَاصِهِ.

And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

١٠ 10 جَمِيعُ عِظَامِي تَقُولُ: «يَارَبُّ، مَنْ مِثْلُكَ ٱلْمُنْقِذُ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ مِمَّنْ هُوَ أَقْوَى مِنْهُ، وَٱلْفَقِيرَ وَٱلْبَائِسَ مِنْ سَالِبِهِ؟».

All my bones shall say, LORD, who [is] like thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, even the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

١١ 11 شُهُودُ زُورٍ يَقُومُونَ، وَعَمَّا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ يَسْأَلُونَنِي.

False witnesses arose; they laid to my charge [things] that I knew not.

١٢ 12 يُجَازُونَنِي عَنِ ٱلْخَيْرِ شَرًّا، ثَكَلًا لِنَفْسِي.

They rewarded me evil for good [to] the spoiling of my soul.

١٣ 13 أَمَّا أَنَا فَفِي مَرَضِهِمْ كَانَ لِبَاسِي مِسْحًا. أَذْلَلْتُ بِٱلصَّوْمِ نَفْسِي، وَصَلَاتِي إِلَى حِضْنِي تَرْجِعُ.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing [was] sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into my own bosom.

١٤ 14 كَأَنَّهُ قَرِيبٌ، كَأَنَّهُ أَخِي كُنْتُ أَتَمَشَّى. كَمَنْ يَنُوحُ عَلَى أُمِّهِ ٱنْحَنَيْتُ حَزِينًا.

I behaved myself as though [he had been] my friend [or] brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth [for his] mother.

١٥ 15 وَلَكِنَّهُمْ فِي ظَلْعِي فَرِحُوا وَٱجْتَمَعُوا. ٱجْتَمَعُوا عَلَيَّ شَاتِمِينَ وَلَمْ أَعْلَمْ. مَزَّقُوا وَلَمْ يَكُفُّوا.

But in my adversity they rejoiced, and assembled themselves: [yes], the abjects assembled themselves against me, and I knew [it] not; they did tear [me], and ceased not:

١٦ 16 بَيْنَ ٱلْفُجَّارِ ٱلْمُجَّانِ لِأَجْلِ كَعْكَةٍ حَرَّقُوا عَلَيَّ أَسْنَانَهُمْ.

With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

١٧ 17 يَارَبُّ، إِلَى مَتَى تَنْظُرُ؟ ٱسْتَرِدَّ نَفْسِي مِنْ تَهْلُكَاتِهِمْ، وَحِيدَتِي مِنَ ٱلْأَشْبَالِ.

LORD, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

١٨ 18 أَحْمَدُكَ فِي ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ ٱلْكَثِيرَةِ. فِي شَعْبٍ عَظِيمٍ أُسَبِّحُكَ.

I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among many people.

١٩ 19 لَا يَشْمَتْ بِي ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ أَعْدَائِي بَاطِلًا، وَلَا يَتَغَامَزْ بِٱلْعَيْنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يُبْغِضُونَنِي بِلَا سَبَبٍ.

Let not them that are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: [neither] let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

٢٠ 20 لِأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِٱلسَّلَامِ، وَعَلَى ٱلْهَادِئِينَ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ بِكَلَامِ مَكْرٍ.

For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against [them that are] quiet in the land.

٢١ 21 فَغَرُوا عَلَيَّ أَفْوَاهَهُمْ. قَالُوا: «هَهْ! هَهْ!قَدْ رَأَتْ أَعْيُنُنَا».

Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me, [and] said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen [it].

٢٢ 22 قَدْ رَأَيْتَ يَارَبُّ، لَا تَسْكُتْ. يَا سَيِّدُ، لَا تَبْتَعِدْ عَنِّي.

[This] thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O LORD, be not far from me.

٢٣ 23 ٱسْتَيْقِظْ وَٱنْتَبِهْ إِلَى حُكْمِي، يَا إِلَهِي وَسَيِّدِي إِلَى دَعْوَايَ.

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, [even] to my cause, my God and my LORD.

٢٤ 24 ٱقْضِ لِي حَسَبَ عَدْلِكَ يَارَبُّ إِلَهِي، فَلَا يَشْمَتُوا بِي.

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

٢٥ 25 لَا يَقُولُوا فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ: «هَهْ! شَهْوَتُنَا». لَا يَقُولُوا: «قَدِ ٱبْتَلَعْنَاهُ!».

Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

٢٦ 26 لِيَخْزَ وَلْيَخْجَلْ مَعًا ٱلْفَرِحُونَ بِمُصِيبَتِي. لِيَلْبِسِ ٱلْخِزْيَ وَٱلْخَجَلَ ٱلْمُتَعَظِّمُونَ عَلَيَّ.

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at my hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify [themselves] against me.

٢٧ 27 لِيَهْتِفْ وَيَفْرَحِ ٱلْمُبْتَغُونَ حَقِّي، وَلْيَقُولُوا دَائِمًا: «لِيَتَعَظَّمِ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلْمَسْرُورُ بِسَلَامَةِ عَبْدِهِ».

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yes, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

٢٨ 28 وَلِسَانِي يَلْهَجُ بِعَدْلِكَ. ٱلْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ بِحَمْدِكَ.

And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness [and] of thy praise all the day long.