المَزامِير 2

١ 1 لِمَاذَا ضَجَّتِ الأُمَمُ؟ وَلِمَاذَا تَتَآمَرُ الشُّعُوبُ بَاطِلاً؟

Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot a vain thing?

٢ 2 اجْتَمَعَ مُلُوكُ الأَرْضِ وَرُؤَسَاؤُهَا، وَتَحَالَفُوا لِيُقَاوِمُوا الرَّبَّ وَمَسِيحَهُ، قَائِلِينَ:

The kings of the earth take a stand, and the rulers take counsel together, against Yahweh, and against his Anointed, saying,

٣ 3 «لِنُحَطِّمْ عَنَّا قُيُودَهُمَا، وَنَتَحَرَّرْ مِنْ نِيرِ عُبُودِيَّتِهِمَا».

“Let’s break their bonds apart, and cast their cords from us.”

٤ 4 لَكِنَّ الْجَالِسَ عَلَى عَرْشِهِ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ يَضْحَكُ. الرَّبُّ يَسْتَهْزِيءُ بِهِمْ.

He who sits in the heavens will laugh. The Lord will have them in derision.

٥ 5 عِنْدَئِذٍ يُنْذِرُهُمْ فِي حُمُوِّ غَضَبِهِ، وَيُرَوِّعُهُمْ بِشِدَّةِ سَخَطِهِ،

Then he will speak to them in his anger, and terrify them in his wrath:

٦ 6 قَائِلاً: «أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ مَسَحْتُ مَلِكِي، وَأَجْلَسْتُهُ عَلَى صِهْيَوْنَ، جَبَلِي الْمُقَدَّسِ».

“Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”

٧ 7 وَهَا أَنَا أُعْلِنُ مَا قَضَى بِهِ الرَّبُّ: قَالَ لِيَ الرَّبُّ: «أَنْتَ ابْنِي، أَنَا اليَوْمَ وَلَدْتُكَ.

I will tell of the decree: Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.

٨ 8 اطْلُبْ مِنِّي فَأُعْطِيَكَ الأُمَمَ مِيرَاثاً، وَأَقَاصِيَ الأَرْضِ مُلْكاً لَكَ.

Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.

٩ 9 فَتُكَسِّرَهُمْ بِقَضِيبٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، وَتُحَطِّمَهُمْ كَآنِيَةِ الْفَخَّارِ».

You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”

١٠ 10 وَالآنَ تَعَقَّلُوا أَيُّهَا الْمُلُوكُ، وَاحْذَرُوا يَاحُكَّامَ الأَرْضِ.

Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth.

١١ 11 اعْبُدُوا الرَّبَّ بِخَوْفٍ، وَابْتَهِجُوا بِرِعْدَةٍ.

Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

١٢ 12 قَبِّلُوا الابْنَ لِئَلاَّ يَغْضَبَ، فَتَهْلِكُوا فِي الطَّرِيقِ، لِئَلاَّ يَتَوَهَّجَ غَضَبُهُ سَرِيعاً. طُوبَى لِجَمِيعِ الْمُتَّكِلِينَ عَلَيْهِ.

Give sincere homage to the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish on the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.