תהילים 37
| לדוד אל תתחר במרעים אל תקנא בעשי עולה׃ | 1 |
A psalm of David. Do not be irritated because of evildoers; do not be envious of those who act unrighteously.
| כי כחציר מהרה ימלו וכירק דשא יבולון׃ | 2 |
For they will soon dry up as the grass and wither as the green plants.
| בטח ביהוה ועשה טוב שכן ארץ ורעה אמונה׃ | 3 |
Trust in Yahweh and do what is good; settle in the land and graze in faithfulness.
| והתענג על יהוה ויתן לך משאלת לבך׃ | 4 |
Then delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
| גול על יהוה דרכך ובטח עליו והוא יעשה׃ | 5 |
Give your ways to Yahweh; trust in him, and he will act on your behalf.
| והוציא כאור צדקך ומשפטך כצהרים׃ | 6 |
He will display your justice like the daylight and your innocence like the day at noon.
| דום ליהוה והתחולל לו אל תתחר במצליח דרכו באיש עשה מזמות׃ | 7 |
Be still before Yahweh and wait patiently for him. Do not be angry if someone succeeds in what he does, or when he makes evil plots.
| הרף מאף ועזב חמה אל תתחר אך להרע׃ | 8 |
Do not be angry and frustrated. Do not worry. This only makes trouble.
| כי מרעים יכרתון וקוי יהוה המה יירשו ארץ׃ | 9 |
Evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh will inherit the land.
| ועוד מעט ואין רשע והתבוננת על מקומו ואיננו׃ | 10 |
In a little while the evil man will disappear; you will look at his place, but he will be gone.
| וענוים יירשו ארץ והתענגו על רב שלום׃ | 11 |
But the meek will inherit the land and will delight in great prosperity.
| זמם רשע לצדיק וחרק עליו שניו׃ | 12 |
The wicked man plots against the righteous and he grinds his teeth in rage against him.
| אדני ישחק לו כי ראה כי יבא יומו׃ | 13 |
The Lord laughs at him, for he sees that his day is coming.
| חרב פתחו רשעים ודרכו קשתם להפיל עני ואביון לטבוח ישרי דרך׃ | 14 |
The wicked have drawn out their swords and have bent their bows to cast down the oppressed and needy, to kill those who are upright.
| חרבם תבוא בלבם וקשתותם תשברנה׃ | 15 |
Their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
| טוב מעט לצדיק מהמון רשעים רבים׃ | 16 |
Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked people.
| כי זרועות רשעים תשברנה וסומך צדיקים יהוה׃ | 17 |
For the arms of the wicked people will be broken, but Yahweh supports the righteous people.
| יודע יהוה ימי תמימם ונחלתם לעולם תהיה׃ | 18 |
Yahweh watches over the blameless day by day, and their heritage will be forever.
| לא יבשו בעת רעה ובימי רעבון ישבעו׃ | 19 |
They will not be ashamed when times are bad. When famine comes, they will have enough to eat.
| כי רשעים יאבדו ואיבי יהוה כיקר כרים כלו בעשן כלו׃ | 20 |
But evil men will perish. Yahweh's enemies will be like the glory of the pastures; they will be consumed and disappear in the smoke.
| לוה רשע ולא ישלם וצדיק חונן ונותן׃ | 21 |
The wicked person borrows but does not repay, but the righteous person is generous and gives.
| כי מברכיו יירשו ארץ ומקלליו יכרתו׃ | 22 |
Those who are blessed by God will inherit the land; those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
| מיהוה מצעדי גבר כוננו ודרכו יחפץ׃ | 23 |
It is by Yahweh that a man's steps are established, the man whose way is commendable in God's sight.
| כי יפל לא יוטל כי יהוה סומך ידו׃ | 24 |
Though he stumbles, he will not fall down, for Yahweh is holding him with his hand.
| נער הייתי גם זקנתי ולא ראיתי צדיק נעזב וזרעו מבקש לחם׃ | 25 |
I was young and now am old; I have never seen the righteous person abandoned or his children begging for bread.
| כל היום חונן ומלוה וזרעו לברכה׃ | 26 |
All the day long he is gracious and lends, and his children become a blessing.
| סור מרע ועשה טוב ושכן לעולם׃ | 27 |
Turn away from evil and do what is right; then you will be safe forever.
| כי יהוה אהב משפט ולא יעזב את חסידיו לעולם נשמרו וזרע רשעים נכרת׃ | 28 |
For Yahweh loves justice and does not abandon his faithful followers. They are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.
| צדיקים יירשו ארץ וישכנו לעד עליה׃ | 29 |
The righteous will inherit the land and live there forever.
| פי צדיק יהגה חכמה ולשונו תדבר משפט׃ | 30 |
The mouth of the righteous person speaks wisdom and increases justice.
| תורת אלהיו בלבו לא תמעד אשריו׃ | 31 |
The law of his God is in his heart; his feet will not slip.
| צופה רשע לצדיק ומבקש להמיתו׃ | 32 |
The wicked person watches the righteous person and seeks to kill him.
| יהוה לא יעזבנו בידו ולא ירשיענו בהשפטו׃ | 33 |
Yahweh will not abandon him into the evil person's hand or condemn him when he is judged.
| קוה אל יהוה ושמר דרכו וירוממך לרשת ארץ בהכרת רשעים תראה׃ | 34 |
Wait for Yahweh and keep his way, and he will raise you up to possess the land. You will see when the wicked are cut off.
| ראיתי רשע עריץ ומתערה כאזרח רענן׃ | 35 |
I have seen the wicked and terrifying person spread out like a green tree in its native soil.
| ויעבר והנה איננו ואבקשהו ולא נמצא׃ | 36 |
But when I passed by again, he was not there. I looked for him, but he could not be found.
| שמר תם וראה ישר כי אחרית לאיש שלום׃ | 37 |
Observe the man of integrity, and mark the upright; there is a good future for a man of peace.
| ופשעים נשמדו יחדו אחרית רשעים נכרתה׃ | 38 |
Sinners will be totally destroyed; the future for the wicked man is cut off.
| ותשועת צדיקים מיהוה מעוזם בעת צרה׃ | 39 |
Salvation of the righteous comes from Yahweh; he protects them in the times of trouble.
| ויעזרם יהוה ויפלטם יפלטם מרשעים ויושיעם כי חסו בו׃ | 40 |
Yahweh helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from evil men and saves them because they have taken refuge in him.
