Psalms 71
1 Lord, you are the one who keeps me safe; please don't disappoint me.
Tebi si, Jahve, utječem, ne daj da se ikada postidim!
2 Save me, rescue me, because you always do what is right.
U pravdi me svojoj spasi i izbavi, prikloni uho k meni i spasi me!
3 Please listen to me, and save me. Be my rock of protection where I can always go and hide. You gave the command to save me; for you are my rock and fortress.
Budi mi hrid utočišta i čvrsta utvrda spasenja: jer ti si stijena i utvrda moja.
4 My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of those who are evil and brutal.
Bože moj, istrgni me iz ruke zlotvora, iz šake silnika i tlačitelja:
5 For you, Lord God, are my hope. You are the one I have trusted since I was young.
jer ti si, o Gospode, ufanje moje, Jahve, uzdanje od moje mladosti!
6 I have depended on you since birth; you have taken care of me from my mother's womb. That's why I'm always praising you!
Na te se oslanjam od utrobe; ti si mi zaštitnik od majčina krila: u te se svagda uzdam.
7 My life has been like a miracle to many people, for you have been my powerful protector.
Mnogima postadoh čudo, jer ti si mi bio silna pomoć.
8 All day long I am full of praise for you, telling how wonderful you are!
Usta mi bijahu puna tvoje hvale, slaviše te svaki dan!
9 Don't reject me now I'm getting old. When my strength is gone, please don't abandon me.
Ne zabaci me u starosti: kad mi malakšu sile, ne zapusti me!
10 For my enemies are talking about me; those who want to kill me are plotting together.
Jer govore o meni moji dušmani, i koji me vrebaju složno se svjetuju:
11 They say, “God has given up on him. Let's go after him because there's no one to save him.”
“Bog ga je napustio; progonite ga i uhvatite jer nema tko da ga spasi!”
12 God, please don't stay away from me. My God, hurry to help me!
O Bože, ne stoj daleko od mene, Bože moj, pohitaj mi u pomoć!
13 Defeat my accusers, get rid of them! May those who want to cause me trouble be covered with shame and disgrace!
Neka se postide i propadnu koji traže moj život; nek' se sramotom i stidom pokriju koji mi žele nesreću!
14 As for me, I will go on hoping in you, and I will praise you more and more.
A ja ću se uvijek uzdati, iz dana u dan hvaleć' te sve više.
15 I will talk about your goodness and your salvation every day, even though it's more than I can understand.
Ustima ću naviještati pravednost tvoju, povazdan pomoć tvoju: jer im ne znam broja.
16 I will come and explain what the Lord has done. I will remind people that you alone do what is right.
Kazivat ću silu Jahvinu, Gospode, slavit ću samo tvoju pravednost.
17 God, you have taught me since I was young, and I still tell others about all the wonderful things you do.
Bože, ti mi bijaše učitelj od mladosti moje, i sve do sada naviještam čudesa tvoja.
18 Even though I'm old and gray, please don't abandon me, God. Let me tell the new generation about your power. Let me explain to all who are to come the great things you do.
Ni u starosti, kad posijedim, Bože, ne zapusti me, da kazujem mišicu tvoju naraštaju novom i svima budućima silu tvoju,
19 God, your trustworthy and true nature is higher than the highest heaven! You have done incredible things! God, who is like you?
i pravednost tvoju, Bože, koja seže do neba, kojom učini velika djela. Bože, tko je kao ti!
20 You had me face many troubles and plenty of misery, but you will bring me back to life; you will rise me up from the depths of the earth.
Trpljenja mnoga i velika bacio si na me: ali ti ćeš me opet oživiti i opet me podići iz dubine zemlje.
21 You will give me even greater prestige, and you will make me happy again.
Povećaj dostojanstvo moje i opet me utješi:
22 Then I will praise you on the harp for your trustworthiness, my God. I will sing praises to you on the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
A ja ću uz harfu slaviti tvoju vjernost, o Bože, svirat ću ti u citaru, Sveče Izraelov!
23 I will shout for joy as I sing praises to you, for you have redeemed me.
Moje će usne klicati pjevajuć' tebi i moja duša koju si spasio.
24 All day long I will tell about all the good things you have done, for those who tried to cause me misery have been disgraced and humiliated.
I moj će jezik svagda slaviti pravdu tvoju, jer su postiđeni i posramljeni oni što traže moju nesreću.
