Psalms 2

1 Wherefore did the heathen rage, and the nations imagine vain things?

Zakaj besnijo pogani in ljudstvo domišlja prazno stvar?

2 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers gathered themselves together, against the Lord, and against his Christ;

Kralji zemlje so se usmerili in vladarji se skupaj posvetujejo zoper Gospoda in zoper njegovega maziljenca, rekoč:

3 [saying], Let us break through their bonds, and cast away their yoke from us.

»Pretrgajmo njihove vezi in odvrzimo njihove vrvi od sebe.«

4 He that dwells in the heavens shall laugh them to scorn, and the Lord shall mock them.

Tisti, ki sedi v nebesih, se bo smejal. Gospod jih bo imel v posmeh.

5 Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his fury.

Potem jim bo govoril v svojem besu in jih nadlegoval v svojem bridkem nezadovoljstvu.

6 But I have been made king by him on Sion his holy mountain,

»Vendarle sem jaz postavil svojega kralja na svoji sveti gori Sion.«

7 declaring the ordinance of the Lord: the Lord said to me, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee.

Oznanil bom odlok. Gospod mi je rekel: »Ti si moj Sin. Ta dan sem te rodil.

8 Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen [for] thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth [for] thy possession.

Zahtevaj od mene in dal ti bom pogane za tvojo dediščino in najbolj oddaljene kraje zemlje za tvojo posest.

9 Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces as a potter's vessel.

Zdrobil jih boš z železno palico, raztreščil jih boš na koščke kakor lončarjevo posodo.«

10 Now therefore understand, ye kings: be instructed, all ye that judge the earth.

Zatorej bodite sedaj modri, oh vi kralji. Dajte se poučiti, vi sodniki zemlje.

11 Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice in him with trembling.

Gospodu služite s strahom in veselite se s trepetanjem.

12 Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and ye should perish from the righteous way: whensoever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled, blessed are all they that trust in him.

Poljubite Sina, da ne bi bil jezen in ne izginete iz poti, ko je njegov bes le malo razvnet. Blagoslovljeni so vsi, ki svoje upanje položijo vanj.