Psalms 1

1 Happy are those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, not halting in ways frequented by sinners, nor taking a seat in a gathering of scoffers.

Beatus vir qui non abiit in consilio impiorum, et in via peccatorum non stetit, et in cathedra pestilentiæ non sedit;

2 But the law of the Lord is their joy, they study it day and night.

sed in lege Domini voluntas ejus, et in lege ejus meditabitur die ac nocte.

3 They are like trees planted by runlets of water, yielding fruit in due season, leaves never fading. In all that they do, they prosper.

Et erit tamquam lignum quod plantatum est secus decursus aquarum, quod fructum suum dabit in tempore suo: et folium ejus non defluet; et omnia quæcumque faciet prosperabuntur.

4 Not so fare the wicked, not so; like chaff are they, blown by the wind.

Non sic impii, non sic; sed tamquam pulvis quem projicit ventus a facie terræ.

5 So the wicked will not stand firm in the judgment, nor sinners appear, when the righteous are gathered.

Ideo non resurgent impii in judicio, neque peccatores in concilio justorum:

6 For the way of the righteous is dear to the Lord, but the way of the wicked will end in ruin.

quoniam novit Dominus viam justorum, et iter impiorum peribit.