Psalmi 94
1 Oh Gospod Bog, ki mu pripada maščevanje, oh Bog, ki mu pripada maščevanje, pokaži se.
A Psalm of David himself. The Fourth Sabbath. The Lord is the God of retribution. The God of retribution acts in order to deliver.
2 Dvigni se, ti sodnik zemlje; povrni nagrado ponosnim.
Lift yourself up, for you judge the earth. Repay the arrogant with retribution.
3 Gospod, doklej bodo zlobni, doklej bodo zlobni slavili zmago?
How long will sinners, O Lord, how long will sinners glory?
4 Kako dolgo bodo izgovarjali in govorili trde stvari in se bahali vsi delavci krivičnosti?
How long will they utter and speak iniquity? How long will all who work injustice speak out?
5 Tvoje ljudstvo razbijajo na koščke, oh Gospod in prizadevajo tvojo dediščino.
They have humiliated your people, O Lord, and they have harassed your inheritance.
6 Ubijajo vdovo in tujca in morijo osirotele.
They have executed the widow and the new arrival, and they have slaughtered the orphan.
7 Vendar pravijo: » Gospod nas ne bo videl niti Bog Jakobov tega ne bo upošteval.«
And they have said, “The Lord will not see, nor will the God of Jacob understand.”
8 Razumite, vi brutalni izmed ljudstva, in vi bedaki, kdaj boste modri?
Understand, you senseless ones among the people. And be wise at last, you foolish ones.
9 Kdor je zasadil uho, da ne bi slišal? Kdor je oblikoval oko, da ne bi videl?
He who formed the ear, will he not hear? And he who forged the eye, does he not look closely?
10 Kdor kaznuje pogane, da ne bi grajal? Kdor uči človeka spoznanja, da ne bi vedel?
He who chastises nations, he who teaches man knowledge, will he not rebuke?
11 Gospod pozna človekove misli, da so le-te ničevost.
The Lord knows the thoughts of men: that these are in vain.
12 Blagoslovljen je človek, ki ga karaš, oh Gospod in ga učiš iz svoje postave,
Blessed is the man whom you will instruct, O Lord. And you will teach him from your law.
13 da mu lahko daš počitek od dni nadloge, dokler ni izkopana jama za zlobnega.
So may you soothe him from the evil days, until a pit may be dug for sinners.
14 Kajti Gospod ne bo zavrgel svojega ljudstva niti ne bo zapustil svoje dediščine.
For the Lord will not drive away his people, and he will not abandon his inheritance,
15 Toda sodba se bo vrnila k pravičnosti in vsi iskreni v srcu ji bodo sledili.
even until the time when justice is being converted into judgment, and when those who are close to justice are all those who are upright of heart.
16 Kdo se bo zame dvignil zoper hudodelce? Ali kdo bo zame vstal zoper delavce krivičnosti?
Who will rise up with me against the malignant? Or who will stand with me against the workers of iniquity?
17 Če Gospod ne bi bil moja pomoč, bi moja duša skoraj prebivala v tišini.
Except that the Lord assisted me, my soul almost would have dwelt in Hell. (questioned)
18 Ko sem rekel: »Moje stopalo zdrsuje, me je podpiralo tvoje usmiljenje, oh Gospod.
If ever I said, “My foot is slipping,” then your mercy, O Lord, assisted me.
19 V množici mojih misli znotraj mene tvoje tolažbe razveseljujejo mojo dušo.
According to the multitude of my sorrows in my heart, your consolations have given joy to my soul.
20 Mar bo prestol krivičnosti, ki z uzakonitvijo snuje vragolijo, imel družbo s teboj?
Does the seat of iniquity adhere to you, you who contrive hardship within a commandment?
21 Skupaj se zbirajo zoper dušo pravičnega in obsojajo nedolžno kri.
They will hunt down the soul of the just, and they will condemn innocent blood.
22 Toda Gospod je moja obramba in moj Bog je skala mojega zatočišča.
And the Lord has been made into a refuge for me, and my God into the assistance of my hope.
23 Nadnje bo privedel njihovo lastno krivičnost in odsekal jih bo v njihovi lastni zlobnosti; da, Gospod, naš Bog, jih bo odsekal.
And he will repay them their iniquity, and he will destroy them in their malice. The Lord our God will utterly destroy them.
