المَزامِير 64

١ 1 يَااللهُ اسْمَعْ صَوْتِي حِينَ أَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ أَمْرِي، وَاحْفَظْ حَيَاتِي مِنْ رَهْبَةِ عَدُوِّي.

Sh'ma ·Hear obey· my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

٢ 2 اسْتُرْنِي مِنْ مُؤَامَرَةِ الأَشْرَارِ، وَمِنْ هِيَاجِ جُمْهُورِ فَاعِلِي الإِثْمِ،

Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;

٣ 3 الَّذِينَ سَنُّوا أَلْسِنَتَهُمْ كَالسَّيْفِ، وَصَوَّبُوا سِهَامَ كَلاَمِهِمِ الْمُرِّ،

who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,

٤ 4 لِيَرْمُوا الْبَرِيءَ مِنْ مَكَامِنِهِمْ. يَرْمُونَهُ فَجْأَةً وَمِنْ غَيْرِ رَادِعٍ.

to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

٥ 5 يُشَدِّدُونَ عَزَائِمَهُمْ فِي أَمْرٍ شِرِّيرٍ، وَيَكِيدُونَ لِنَصْبِ الْفِخَاخِ خُفْيَةً، قَائِلِينَ: «مَنْ يَرَانَا؟»

They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?”

٦ 6 يُدَبِّرُونَ الْمَكَائِدَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ: «نَحْنُ عَلَى أُهْبَةِ الاسْتِعْدَادِ فَقَدْ أَحْكَمْنَا الْخُطَّةَ». فَمَا أَعْمَقَ مَا يُضْمِرُهُ قَلْبُ الإِنْسَانِ مِنْ أَفْكَارٍ!

They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.

٧ 7 لَكِنَّ اللهَ يُطْلِقُ عَلَيْهِمْ سَهْماً فَيُصَابُونَ فَجْأَةً بِجِرَاحٍ.

But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.

٨ 8 كَلِمَاتُ أَلْسِنَتِهِمْ تَرْتَدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَكُلُّ مَنْ يَرَاهُمْ يَهُزُّ رَأْسَهُ احْتِقَاراً،

Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.

٩ 9 فَيَخَافُ جَمِيعُ الْبَشَرِ وَيُذِيعُونَ مَا فَعَلَهُ اللهُ، مُعْتَبِرِينَ بِصَنَائِعِهِ.

All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done.

١٠ 10 يَفْرَحُ الْبَارُّ بِالرَّبِّ وَيَحْتَمِي بِهِ، وَيَبْتَهِجُ جَمِيعُ أَصْحَابِ الْقُلُوبِ الْمُسْتَقِيمَةِ.

The upright shall be glad in Adonai, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!