Psalms 91

1 Praise of a Song, by David. He that dwells in the help of the Highest, shall sojourn under the shelter of the God of heaven.

Kdor prebiva na skrivnem kraju Najvišjega, bo ostal pod senco Vsemogočnega.

2 He shall say to the Lord, You are my helper and my refuge: my God; I will hope in him.

Rekel bom o Gospodu: » On je moje zatočišče in moja trdnjava; moj Bog, vanj bom zaupal.«

3 For he shall deliver you from the snare of the hunters, from [every] troublesome matter.

Zagotovo te bo osvobodil pred ptičarjevo zanko in pred ogabno kužno boleznijo.

4 He shall overshadow you with his shoulders, and you shall trust under his wings: his truth shall cover you with a shield.

Pokril te bo s svojim perjem in pod njegovimi perutmi boš zaupal. Njegova resnica bo tvoj ščit in oklep.

5 You shall not be afraid of terror by night; nor of the arrow flying by day;

Ne boš se bal zaradi strahote ponoči niti zaradi puščice, ki leti podnevi,

6 [nor] of the [evil] thing that walks in darkness; [nor] of calamity, and the evil spirit at noon-day.

niti zaradi kužne bolezni, ki hodi v temi niti zaradi uničenja, ki pustoši opoldan.

7 A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you.

Tisoč jih bo padlo na tvoji strani in deset tisoč na tvoji desnici, toda tebi se to ne bo približalo.

8 Only with your eyes shall you observe and see the reward of sinners.

Samo s svojimi očmi boš gledal in videl nagrado zlobnih.

9 For you, O Lord, are my hope: you, my soul, have made the Most High your refuge.

Ker si naredil Gospoda, ki je moje zatočišče, celó Najvišjega, [za] svoje prebivališče,

10 No evils shall come upon you, and no scourge shall draw near to your dwelling.

te nobeno zlo ne zadene niti nobena nadloga ne bo prišla blizu tvojega prebivališča.

11 For he shall give his angels charge concerning you, to keep you in all your ways.

Kajti svojim angelom bo zapovedal nad teboj, da te varujejo na vseh tvojih poteh.

12 They shall bear you up on their hands, lest at any time you dash your foot against a stone.

Nosili te bodo na svojih rokah, da ne bi svojega stopala treščil ob kamen.

13 You shall tread on the asp and basilisk: and you shall trample on the lion and dragon.

Stopal boš na leva in gada; mladega leva in zmaja boš pomendral pod stopali.

14 For he has hoped in me, and I will deliver him: I will protect him, because he has known my name.

Ker je svojo ljubezen naravnal name, zato ga bom osvobodil. Postavil ga bom visoko, ker je spoznal moje ime.

15 He shall call upon me, and I will listen to him: I am with him in affliction; and I will deliver him, and glorify him.

Klical bo k meni in odgovoril mu bom. Z njim bom v stiski, osvobodil ga bom in mu izkazal čast.

16 I will satisfy him with length of days, and show him my salvation.

Zadovoljil ga bom z dolgim življenjem in mu pokazal svojo rešitev duše.