Psalms 58

1 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

Ali zares govorite pravičnost, oh skupnost? Ali sodite iskreno, oh vi človeški sinovi?

2 No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

Da, v srcu počnete zlobnost, na zemlji presojate nasilje svojih rok.

3 The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

Zlobni so odtujeni od maternice. Proč odidejo takoj, ko so rojeni, govoreč laži.

4 Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,

Njihov strup je podoben kačjemu strupu. Podobni so gluhemu gadu, ki si maši svoje uho,

5 which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.

ki ne bo prisluhnil glasu krotilcev, ki nikoli ne kroti tako oprezno.

6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, LORD.

Oh Bog, polomi jim njihove zobe v njihovih ustih. Mladim levom izruj velik zob, oh Gospod.

7 Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.

Naj se stopijo kakor vode, ki nenehno tečejo. Ko on napenja svoj lok, da izstreli svoje puščice, naj bodo kakor razrezani na koščke.

8 Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.

Kakor polž, ki se stopi, naj premine vsak izmed njih. Kakor preran porod ženske, da oni ne morejo videti sonca.

9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.

Preden lahko vaši lonci začutijo trnje, jih bo odvedel proč kakor z vrtinčastim vetrom, tako žive kakor v svojem besu.

10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

Pravični se bo veselil, ko vidi maščevanje. Svoja stopala si bo umil v krvi zlobnega.

11 so that men shall say, “Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.”

Tako da bo človek rekel: »Resnično je nagrada za pravičnega. Resnično, on je Bog, ki sodi na zemlji.«