اَلْمَزَامِيرُ 94

١ 1 يَا إِلَهَ ٱلنَّقَمَاتِ يَارَبُّ، يَا إِلَهَ ٱلنَّقَمَاتِ، أَشْرِقِ.

The Lord is the God to whom revenge belongeth: the God of revenge hath acted freely.

٢ 2 ٱرْتَفِعْ يَا دَيَّانَ ٱلْأَرْضِ. جَازِ صَنِيعَ ٱلْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَ.

Lift up thyself, thou that judgest the earth: render a reward to the proud.

٣ 3 حَتَّى مَتَى ٱلْخُطَاةُ يَارَبُّ، حَتَّى مَتَى ٱلْخُطَاةُ يَشْمَتُونَ؟

How long shall sinners, O Lord: how long shall sinners glory?

٤ 4 يُبِقُّونَ، يَتَكَلَّمُونَ بِوَقَاحَةٍ. كُلُّ فَاعِلِي ٱلْإِثْمِ يَفْتَخِرُونَ.

Shall they utter, and speak iniquity: shall all speak who work injustice?

٥ 5 يَسْحَقُونَ شَعْبَكَ يَارَبُّ، وَيُذِلُّونَ مِيرَاثَكَ.

Thy people, O Lord, they have brought low: and they have afflicted thy inheritance.

٦ 6 يَقْتُلُونَ ٱلْأَرْمَلَةَ وَٱلْغَرِيبَ، وَيُمِيتُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ.

They have slain the widow and the stranger: and they have murdered the fatherless.

٧ 7 وَيَقُولُونَ: «ٱلرَّبُّ لَا يُبْصِرُ، وَإِلَهُ يَعْقُوبَ لَا يُلَاحِظُ».

And they have said: The Lord shall not see: neither shall the God of Jacob understand.

٨ 8 اِفْهَمُوا أَيُّهَا ٱلْبُلَدَاءُ فِي ٱلشَّعْبِ، وَيَا جُهَلَاءُ مَتَى تَعْقِلُونَ؟

Understand, ye senseless among the people: and, you fools, be wise at last.

٩ 9 ٱلْغَارِسُ ٱلْأُذُنِ أَلَا يَسْمَعُ؟ ٱلصَّانِعُ ٱلْعَيْنَ أَلَا يُبْصِرُ؟

He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he that formed the eye, doth he not consider?

١٠ 10 ٱلْمُؤَدِّبُ ٱلْأُمَمَ أَلَا يُبَكِّتُ؟ ٱلْمُعَلِّمُ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ مَعْرِفَةً.

He that chastiseth nations, shall he not rebuke: he that teacheth man knowledge?

١١ 11 ٱلرَّبُّ يَعْرِفُ أَفْكَارَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ أَنَّهَا بَاطِلَةٌ.

The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are vain.

١٢ 12 طُوبَى لِلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِي تُؤَدِّبُهُ يَارَبُّ، وَتُعَلِّمُهُ مِنْ شَرِيعَتِكَ

Blessed is the man whom thou shalt instruct, O Lord: and shalt teach him out of thy law.

١٣ 13 لِتُرِيحَهُ مِنْ أَيَّامِ ٱلشَّرِّ، حَتَّى تُحْفَرَ لِلشِّرِّيرِ حُفْرَةٌ.

That thou mayst give him rest from the evil days: till a pit be dug for the wicked.

١٤ 14 لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ لَا يَرْفُضُ شَعْبَهُ، وَلَا يَتْرُكُ مِيرَاثَهُ.

For the Lord will not cast off his people: neither will he forsake his own inheritance.

١٥ 15 لِأَنَّهُ إِلَى ٱلْعَدْلِ يَرْجِعُ ٱلْقَضَاءُ، وَعَلَى أَثَرِهِ كُلُّ مُسْتَقِيمِي ٱلْقُلُوبِ.

Until justice be turned into judgment: and they that are near it are all the upright in heart.

١٦ 16 مَنْ يَقُومُ لِي عَلَى ٱلْمُسِيئِينَ؟ مَنْ يَقِفُ لِي ضِدَّ فَعَلَةِ ٱلْإِثْمِ؟

Who shall rise up for me against the evildoers? or who shall stand with me against the workers of iniquity?

١٧ 17 لَوْلَا أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ مُعِينِي، لَسَكَنَتْ نَفْسِي سَرِيعًا أَرْضَ ٱلسُّكُوتِ.

Unless the Lord had been my helper, my soul had almost dwelt in hell. (questioned)

١٨ 18 إِذْ قُلْتُ: «قَدْ زَلَّتْ قَدَمِي» فَرَحْمَتُكَ يَارَبُّ تَعْضُدُنِي.

If I said: My foot is moved: thy mercy, O Lord, assisted me.

١٩ 19 عِنْدَ كَثْرَةِ هُمُومِي فِي دَاخِلِي، تَعْزِيَاتُكَ تُلَذِّذُ نَفْسِي.

According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, thy comforts have given joy to my soul.

٢٠ 20 هَلْ يُعَاهِدُكَ كُرْسِيُّ ٱلْمَفَاسِدِ، ٱلْمُخْتَلِقُ إِثْمًا عَلَى فَرِيضَةٍ؟

Doth the seat of iniquity stick to thee, who framest labour in commandment?

٢١ 21 يَزْدَحِمُونَ عَلَى نَفْسِ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ، وَيَحْكُمُونَ عَلَى دَمٍ زَكِيٍّ.

They will hunt after the soul of the just, and will condemn innocent blood.

٢٢ 22 فَكَانَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِي صَرْحًا، وَإِلَهِي صَخْرَةَ مَلْجَإِي.

But the Lord is my refuge: and my God the help of my hope.

٢٣ 23 وَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِثْمَهُمْ، وَبِشَرِّهِمْ يُفْنِيهِمْ. يُفْنِيهِمُ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا.

And he will render them their iniquity: and in their malice he will destroy them: the Lord our God will destroy them.