Mazmur 73
1 Mazmur Asaf. Sungguh baiklah Allah bagi umat-Nya, bagi orang yang berhati murni.
Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
2 Tetapi aku sudah bimbang, kepercayaanku hampir saja hilang,
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
3 sebab aku cemburu kepada orang congkak, ketika aku melihat keberuntungan orang jahat.
For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
4 Sebab mereka tidak menderita sakit, badan mereka kuat dan sehat.
For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
5 Mereka tidak menanggung susah, tidak ditimpa kemalangan seperti orang lain.
They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
6 Karena itu mereka bersikap sombong, dan selalu bertindak dengan kekerasan.
Therefore pride compasses them about as a chain; violence covers them as a garment.
7 Dari hati mereka tertumpah kejahatan; mereka sibuk dengan rencana-rencana jahat.
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
8 Mereka mengejek dan mengata-ngatai, dan dengan sombong mengancam akan menindas.
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
9 Mereka menghujat Allah di surga, dan membual kepada orang-orang di bumi,
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth.
10 sehingga umat Allah pun berbalik kepada mereka, dan percaya kepada omongan mereka.
Therefore his people return here: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
11 Kata mereka, "Allah tidak tahu, Yang Mahatinggi tidak mengerti."
And they say, How does God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
12 Begitulah keadaan orang jahat; hidupnya tenang, hartanya terus bertambah.
Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
13 Percuma saja aku menjaga hatiku bersih; tak ada gunanya aku menjauhi dosa.
Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.
14 Sebab sepanjang hari aku ditimpa kemalangan; setiap pagi aku disiksa.
For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
15 Sekiranya aku berkata begitu, aku mengkhianati angkatan anak-anakmu.
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of your children.
16 Tetapi waktu aku berusaha untuk mengerti, hal itu terlalu sulit bagiku.
When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
17 Akhirnya aku masuk ke Rumah TUHAN, lalu mengertilah aku kesudahan orang jahat.
Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
18 Kautempatkan mereka di jalan yang licin, dan Kaubiarkan mereka jatuh binasa.
Surely you did set them in slippery places: you casted them down into destruction.
19 Dalam sekejap mata mereka hancur, amat dahsyatlah kesudahan mereka.
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
20 Seperti mimpi yang menghilang di waktu pagi; ketika Engkau bangkit, ya TUHAN, mereka pun lenyap.
As a dream when one awakes; so, O Lord, when you awake, you shall despise their image.
21 Ketika aku merasa kesal dan hatiku seperti tertusuk,
Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
22 aku bodoh dan tidak mengerti, aku seperti binatang di hadapan-Mu.
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before you.
23 Namun aku tetap di dekat-Mu, Engkau memegang tangan kananku.
Nevertheless I am continually with you: you have held me by my right hand.
24 Kaubimbing aku dengan nasihat, dan Kauterima aku dengan kehormatan kelak.
You shall guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
25 Siapa yang kumiliki di surga kecuali Engkau? Selain Engkau tak ada yang kuinginkan di bumi.
Whom have I in heaven but you? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside you.
26 Sekalipun jiwa ragaku menjadi lemah, Engkaulah kekuatanku, ya Allah; Engkaulah segala yang kumiliki untuk selama-lamanya.
My flesh and my heart fails: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
27 Orang yang meninggalkan Engkau akan celaka, Kaubinasakan orang yang tidak setia kepada-Mu.
For, lo, they that are far from you shall perish: you have destroyed all them that go a whoring from you.
28 Tetapi bagiku sungguh baiklah berada dekat Allah, TUHAN Allah kujadikan tempat perlindunganku, supaya aku dapat mewartakan segala perbuatan-Nya.
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all your works.
