Psalms 37
1 Do not be bothered/upset by what wicked [people do]. Do not desire to have the things that people who do wrong/evil have,
«Ψαλμός του Δαβίδ.» Μη αγανάκτει διά τους πονηρευομένους, μηδέ ζήλευε τους εργάτας της ανομίας.
2 because they will soon disappear, like grass withers [in the hot sun] and dries up. Just like some green plants [come up but] die [during the hot summer], evil people will soon die also.
Διότι ως χόρτος ταχέως θέλουσι κοπή, και ως χλωρά βοτάνη θέλουσι καταμαρανθή.
3 Trust in Yahweh, and do what is good; if you do that, you will live safely in the land [that he has given you], and you will live peacefully [MET].
Έλπιζε επί Κύριον και πράττε το αγαθόν· κατοίκει την γην και νέμου την αλήθειαν·
4 Be delighted with all that Yahweh [does for you]; if you do that, he will give you the things that you desire most.
και ευφραίνου εν Κυρίω, και θέλει σοι δώσει τα ζητήματα της καρδίας σου.
5 Commit to Yahweh all the things that you plan to do; trust in him, and he will do [whatever is needed to help you].
Ανάθες εις τον Κύριον την οδόν σου και έλπιζε επ' αυτόν, και αυτός θέλει ενεργήσει·
6 He will show [as clearly] as the sunlight that you (are innocent/have done nothing that is wrong); he will show [as clearly] as [the sun at] noontime [SIM] that all the things that you have decided are just.
και θέλει εξάξει ως φως την δικαιοσύνην σου και την κρίσιν σου ως μεσημβρίαν.
7 Be quiet in Yahweh’s presence, and wait patiently for him [to do what you want him to do]. Do not be bothered/upset when what evil men do is successful, when they are able to do the wicked things that they plan.
Αναπαύου επί τον Κύριον και πρόσμενε αυτόν· μη αγανάκτει διά τον κατευοδούμενον εν τη οδώ αυτού, διά άνθρωπον πράττοντα παρανομίας.
8 Do not be angry [about what wicked people do]. Do not want to punish them yourself. Do not be envious of such people because you will only harm [yourself if you try to envy them].
Παύσον από θυμού και άφες την οργήν· μηδόλως αγανάκτει ώστε να πράττης πονηρά.
9 [Some day Yahweh] will get rid of wicked people, but those who trust in Yahweh will live [safely] in the land [that he has given to them].
Διότι οι πονηρευόμενοι θέλουσιν εξολοθρευθή· οι δε προσμένοντες τον Κύριον, ούτοι θέλουσι κληρονομήσει την γην.
10 Soon the wicked will disappear. If you look for them, they will be gone.
Διότι έτι μικρόν και ο ασεβής δεν θέλει υπάρχει· και θέλεις ζητήσει τον τόπον αυτού, και δεν θέλει ευρεθή·
11 But those who are humble will live safely in their land. They will happily enjoy living peacefully and having the other good things [that Yahweh gives them].
οι πραείς όμως θέλουσι κληρονομήσει την γήν· και θέλουσι κατατρυφά εν πολλή ειρήνη.
12 Wicked people plan to harm righteous/godly people; they snarl at them [MET] [like wild animals].
Ο ασεβής μηχανάται κατά του δικαίου, και τρίζει κατ' αυτού τους οδόντας αυτού.
13 But Yahweh laughs [at them] because he knows that some day [MTY] [he will judge and punish] the wicked people.
Ο Κύριος θέλει γελάσει επ' αυτώ, επειδή βλέπει ότι έρχεται η ημέρα αυτού.
14 Wicked people pull out their swords/daggers and they put strings on their bows, ready to kill people who are poor [DOU] and to slaughter those who live righteously.
Οι ασεβείς εξέσπασαν ρομφαίαν και ενέτειναν το τόξον αυτών, διά να καταβάλωσι τον πτωχόν και τον πένητα, διά να σφάξωσι τους περιπατούντας εν ευθύτητι.
15 But they will be killed by their own swords/daggers, and their bows will be broken.
Η ρομφαία αυτών θέλει εμβή εις την καρδίαν αυτών, και τα τόξα αυτών θέλουσι συντριφθή.
16 It is good to be righteous/godly even if you do not have many possessions, but it is bad to be wicked, even if you are very wealthy,
Κάλλιον το ολίγον του δικαίου παρά ο πλούτος πολλών ασεβών.
17 because [Yahweh] will completely take away the strength of wicked people, but he will (sustain/take care of) people who live righteously.
Διότι οι βραχίονες των ασεβών θέλουσι συντριφθή· τους δε δικαίους υποστηρίζει ο Κύριος.
18 Every day Yahweh cares about those who have not done any evil things; the things that Yahweh gives them will last forever.
Γινώσκει ο Κύριος τας ημέρας των αμέμπτων· και η κληρονομία αυτών θέλει είσθαι εις τον αιώνα·
19 They will survive when calamities occur; when there are famines, they will still have plenty to eat.
δεν θέλουσι καταισχυνθή εν καιρώ πονηρώ· και εν ημέραις πείνης θέλουσι χορτασθή.
20 But wicked people will die; [just] like the beautiful wild flowers in the fields [die under the hot sun] and disappear like smoke [MET], Yahweh [will cause] his enemies to suddenly disappear.
Οι δε ασεβείς θέλουσιν εξολοθρευθή· και οι εχθροί του Κυρίου, ως το πάχος των αρνίων, θέλουσιν αναλωθή· εις καπνόν θέλουσι διαλυθή.
21 The wicked people borrow [money], but they are not able to repay it; righteous/godly people, [in contrast, have enough money that] they can give generously [to others].
Δανείζεται ο ασεβής και δεν αποδίδει, ο δε δίκαιος ελεεί και δίδει.
22 Those whom Yahweh has blessed will live safely in the land that he has given to them, but he will get rid of those people whom he has cursed.
Διότι οι ευλογημένοι αυτού θέλουσι κληρονομήσει την γήν· οι δε κατηραμένοι αυτού θέλουσιν εξολοθρευθή.
23 Yahweh protects those who do what is pleasing to him, and he will enable them to walk confidently, wherever they go;
Όταν υπό Κυρίου κατευθύνωνται τα διαβήματα του ανθρώπου, η οδός αυτού είναι αρεστή εις αυτόν.
24 even if they stumble, they will not fall down, because Yahweh holds them by his hand.
Εάν πέση, δεν θέλει συντριφθή· διότι ο Κύριος υποστηρίζει την χείρα αυτού.
25 I was young [previously], and now I am an old man, but [in all those years], I have never seen righteous/godly people being abandoned by Yahweh, nor have I seen that their children [needed to] beg for food.
Νέος ήμην και ήδη εγήρασα, και δεν είδον δίκαιον εγκαταλελειμμένον ουδέ το σπέρμα αυτού ζητούν άρτον.
26 Righteous/Godly people are generous, and happily lend [money to others], and their children are a blessing to them.
Όλην την ημέραν ελεεί και δανείζει, και το σπέρμα αυτού είναι εις ευλογίαν.
27 Turn away from [doing] evil, and do what is good. If you do that, you [and your descendants] will live in your land forever.
Έκκλινον από του κακού και πράττε το αγαθόν, και θέλεις διαμένει εις τον αιώνα.
28 [That will happen] because Yahweh likes to see people doing what is just, and he will never forsake righteous/godly people. He will protect them forever; but he will get rid of the children of wicked people.
Διότι ο Κύριος αγαπά κρίσιν, και δεν εγκαταλείπει τους οσίους αυτού· εις τον αιώνα θέλουσι διαφυλαχθή· το δε σπέρμα των ασεβών θέλει εξολοθρευθή.
29 Righteous/Godly people will own the land [that Yahweh promised to give to them], and they will live there forever.
Οι δίκαιοι θέλουσι κληρονομήσει την γην, και επ' αυτής θέλουσι κατοικεί εις τον αιώνα.
30 Righteous people give wise [advice to others], and they [MTY] say what is just/fair.
Το στόμα του δικαίου μελετά σοφίαν, και η γλώσσα αυτού λαλεί κρίσιν.
31 They continually think about God’s laws; they do not stray from [God’s] path.
Ο νόμος του Θεού αυτού είναι εν τη καρδία αυτού· τα διαβήματα αυτού δεν θέλουσιν ολισθήσει.
32 Those who are evil wait in ambush for righteous people in order to kill them [as they walk by].
Κατασκοπεύει ο αμαρτωλός τον δίκαιον και ζητεί να θανατώση αυτόν.
33 But Yahweh will not abandon righteous people, and allow (them to fall into their enemies’ hands/their enemies harm them). And he will not allow righteous people to be condemned when someone takes them to a judge [to be put on trial].
Ο Κύριος δεν θέλει αφήσει αυτόν εις τας χείρας αυτού, ουδέ θέλει καταδικάσει αυτόν όταν κρίνη αυτόν.
34 Be patient and trust that Yahweh [will help you], and (walk on his paths/do what he wants you to do). [If you do that], he will honor you by giving you the land [that he promised], and when he gets rid of the wicked, you will see it happen.
Πρόσμενε τον Κύριον και φύλαττε την οδόν αυτού, και θέλει σε υψώσει διά να κληρονομήσης την γήν· όταν εξολοθρευθώσιν οι ασεβείς, θέλεις ιδεί.
35 I have seen that wicked people who (act like tyrants/terrify people) [sometimes] prosper, like trees that grow well in fertile soil,
Είδον τον ασεβή υπερυψούμενον και εξηπλωμένον ως την χλωράν δάφνην·
36 when I looked [later], they were gone! I searched for them, but [Yahweh had caused] them to disappear.
αλλ' ηφανίσθη· και ιδού, δεν υπήρχε· και εζήτησα αυτόν, και δεν ευρέθη.
37 Notice the people who have not done evil things, those who act righteously: their descendants will have peace in their inner beings.
Παρατήρει τον άκακον και βλέπε τον ευθύν, ότι εις τον ειρηνικόν άνθρωπον θέλει είσθαι εγκατάλειμμα·
38 But Yahweh will get rid of the wicked; he will also get rid of their descendants (OR, as a result, they will not have any descendants).
οι δε παραβάται θέλουσιν όλως εξολοθρευθή· των ασεβών το εγκατάλειμμα θέλει αποκοπή.
39 Yahweh rescues righteous people; in times of trouble he protects them [MET].
Των δικαίων όμως η σωτηρία είναι παρά Κυρίου· αυτός είναι η δύναμις αυτών εν καιρώ θλίψεως.
40 Yahweh helps them and saves them; he rescues them from [being attacked/harmed by] wicked people because they go to him to be protected [MET].
Και θέλει βοηθήσει αυτούς ο Κύριος, και ελευθερώσει αυτούς· θέλει ελευθερώσει αυτούς από ασεβών και σώσει αυτούς· διότι ήλπισαν επ' αυτόν.
