Psalms 55
1 God, listen to my prayer, and do not turn away from me while I am pleading with you.
Untuk pemimpin biduan. Dengan permainan kecapi. Nyanyian pengajaran Daud. Berilah telinga, ya Allah, kepada doaku, janganlah bersembunyi terhadap permohonanku!
2 Listen to me, and answer me, because I am overwhelmed by [all] my troubles.
Perhatikanlah aku dan jawablah aku! Aku mengembara dan menangis karena cemas,
3 My enemies cause me to be terrified; wicked people oppress me. They cause me to have great troubles; they are angry with me, and they hate me.
karena teriakan musuh, karena aniaya orang fasik; sebab mereka menimpakan kemalangan kepadaku, dan dengan geramnya mereka memusuhi aku.
4 I am terrified, and I am very much afraid that I will die.
Hatiku gelisah, kengerian maut telah menimpa aku.
5 I am very fearful and I tremble/shake, and I am completely terrified.
Aku dirundung takut dan gentar, perasaan seram meliputi aku.
6 I said, “I wish that I had wings like a dove! If I had wings, I would fly away and find a place to rest.
Pikirku: "Sekiranya aku diberi sayap seperti merpati, aku akan terbang dan mencari tempat yang tenang,
7 I would fly far away and live in the desert.
bahkan aku akan lari jauh-jauh dan bermalam di padang gurun. (Sela)
8 I would quickly find a shelter from [my enemies] [who are like] [MET] a strong wind and rainstorm.”
Aku akan segera mencari tempat perlindungan terhadap angin ribut dan badai."
9 Lord, confuse my enemies, and cause their plans to fail, because I see them acting violently and causing strife in the city [of Jerusalem].
Bingungkanlah mereka, kacaukanlah percakapan mereka, ya Tuhan, sebab aku melihat kekerasan dan perbantahan dalam kota!
10 During [each] day and night they march around on top of its walls, committing crimes and causing trouble.
Siang malam mereka mengelilingi kota itu di atas tembok-temboknya, dan di dalamnya ada kemalangan dan bencana;
11 They destroy [things] everywhere. They oppress and defraud [people] in the (marketplaces/public squares).
penghancuran ada di tengah-tengahnya, di tanah lapangnya tidak habis-habisnya ada penindasan dan tipu.
12 If it were an enemy who was making fun of me, I could endure it. If it were someone who hates me, who despises me, I could hide from him.
Kalau musuhku yang mencela aku, aku masih dapat menanggungnya; kalau pembenciku yang membesarkan diri terhadap aku, aku masih dapat menyembunyikan diri terhadap dia.
13 But it is someone who is just like me, my companion, someone who was my friend [who is doing this to me].
Tetapi engkau orang yang dekat dengan aku, temanku dan orang kepercayaanku:
14 We previously had many good talks together; we walked around together in God’s temple.
kami yang bersama-sama bergaul dengan baik, dan masuk rumah Allah di tengah-tengah keramaian.
15 I desire/hope that my enemies will die suddenly; while they are still young, cause them to go down to the place where the dead people are. They they think evil things. (Sheol h7585)
Biarlah maut menyergap mereka, biarlah mereka turun hidup-hidup ke dalam dunia orang mati! Sebab kejahatan ada di kediaman mereka, ya dalam batin mereka. (Sheol h7585)
16 But I [will] ask Yahweh, [my] God, to help me, and he will save me.
Tetapi aku berseru kepada Allah, dan TUHAN akan menyelamatkan aku.
17 [Each] morning and [each] noontime and [each] evening I tell him what I am concerned about, and I moan, and he hears my voice.
--Di waktu petang, pagi dan tengah hari aku cemas dan menangis; dan Ia mendengar suaraku.
18 I have [very] many enemies, but he will rescue me and bring me back safely from the battles that I fight.
Ia membebaskan aku dengan aman dari serangan terhadap aku, sebab berduyun-duyun mereka melawan aku.
19 God is the one who has ruled everything forever, and he will listen to me. He will cause my enemies to be [defeated and] disgraced, because they do not change their evil behavior and they do not revere God.
Allah akan mendengar dan merendahkan mereka, --Dia yang bersemayam sejak purbakala. (Sela) Karena mereka tidak berubah dan mereka tidak takut akan Allah.
20 My companion, [whom I mentioned previously], betrayed his friends and broke the agreement that he made with them.
Orang itu mengacungkan tangannya kepada mereka yang hidup damai dengan dia, janjinya dilanggarnya;
21 What he said was [easy to listen to, like] butter [is easy to swallow] [MET], but in his inner being he hated people; his words were [soothing] like [olive] oil, [but they hurt people like] sharp swords do [MET].
mulutnya lebih licin dari mentega, tetapi ia berniat menyerang; perkataannya lebih lembut dari minyak, tetapi semuanya adalah pedang terhunus.
22 Put your troubles in Yahweh’s hands, and he will take care of you; he will never allow righteous [people] to experience disasters.
Serahkanlah kuatirmu kepada TUHAN, maka Ia akan memelihara engkau! Tidak untuk selama-lamanya dibiarkan-Nya orang benar itu goyah.
23 God, you will cause murderers [MTY] and liars to die before they have lived half as long as they expect to live; but [as for me], I will trust in you.
Tetapi Engkau, ya Allah, akan menjerumuskan mereka ke lubang sumur yang dalam; orang penumpah darah dan penipu tidak akan mencapai setengah umurnya. Tetapi aku ini percaya kepada-Mu.
