Psalms 58

1 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

Načelniku godbe: "Ne pogubi"; Davidova pesem odlična. Ali zares, o krdelo, govorite pravico? po pravici sodite, sinovi človeški?

2 No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

Ne, celo iz srca počenjate krivice; v tej deželi tehtate rok svojih silovitost.

3 The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

V stran zavijajo krivični od rojstva; tavajo od materinega telesa laž govoreč.

4 Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,

Strup imajo podoben kačjemu strupu; kakor gada gluhega, ki si maši uho svoje.

5 which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.

Kateri ne posluša glasú mrmrajočih, njega, ki zna zagovarjati jako.

6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh.

O Bog, zdróbi jim zobe v njih ustih; mladih levov kočnike poderi, Gospod!

7 Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.

Stopé se naj kakor voda, odidejo naj neprestano; njemu, ki napenja pušice svoje, izpremené se naj kakor v klasje pušice.

8 Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.

Kakor polž, ki se topi, bode naj vsak, kakor žene splav, kakor ki niso videli solnca.

9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.

Ko se ne bode še čutilo trnje vaše, trnje ščipkovo, tako zeleno kakor suho podrl bode vse.

10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

Radoval se bode pravični, ko bode videl maščevanje; noge svoje bode umival v krivičnega krvi.

11 so that men shall say, “Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.”

In človek poreče: Vendar ima sad pravični, vendar je sodnik na zemlji!