Psalms 17
1 A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Usliši iskrenega, oh Gospod, bodi pozoren na moj klic, pazljivo prisluhni moji molitvi, ki ne prihaja iz hlinjenih ustnic.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes look upon equity.
Naj moja razsodba pride iz tvoje prisotnosti, naj tvoje oči gledajo stvari, ki so pravične.
3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Preizkusil si moje srce, obiskal si me ponoči, preizkusil si me, pa ničesar nisi našel; odločen sem, da moja usta ne bodo grešila.
4 As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
Kar se tiče človeških del, sem se po besedi tvojih ustnic varoval pred stezami uničevalca.
5 My steps have held fast to thy paths, my feet have not slipped.
Podpiraj mojo smer življenja po tvojih stezah, da moje stopinje ne zdrsnejo.
6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech.
Klical sem k tebi, kajti uslišal me boš, oh Bog. Nagni k meni svoje uho in usliši moj govor.
7 Shew thy marvelous lovingkindness, O thou that savest them which put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them], by thy right hand.
Pokaži svojo čudovito ljubečo skrbnost, oh ti, ki s svojo desnico rešuješ tiste, ki svoje trdno upanje polagajo vate pred tistimi, ki se vzdigujejo proti njim.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Varuj me kakor zenico očesa, skrij me pod senco svojih peruti,
9 From the wicked that spoil me, my deadly enemies, that compass me about.
pred zlobnimi, ki me zatirajo, pred mojimi smrtnimi sovražniki, ki me obdajajo naokrog.
10 They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
Zajeti so v svojo lastno maščobo. S svojimi usti govorijo ponosno.
11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they set their eyes to cast [us] down to the earth.
Sedaj so nas obdali na naših korakih. Svoje oči so naravnali in pripognili k zemlji,
12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
kakor lev, ki je pohlepen po svojem plenu in kakor bi bil mlad lev, ki preži na skrivnih krajih.
13 Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;
Vzdigni se, oh Gospod, razočaraj ga, vrzi ga dol. Osvobodi mojo dušo pred zlobnim, kar je tvoj meč,
14 From men, by thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: they are satisfied with children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
pred ljudmi, ki so tvoja roka, oh Gospod, pred ljudmi sveta, ki imajo svoj delež v tem življenju in katerih trebuh napolnjuješ s svojim skritim zakladom. Polni so otrok in preostanek svojega imetja zapustijo svojim otročičem.
15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Kar se mene tiče, bom v pravičnosti gledal tvoj obraz. Ko se zbudim, bom nasičen s tvojo podobnostjo.
