1 P lead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.

قاوِمْ مُقاوِمِيَّ يا اللهُ ، وَمَنْ يُقاتِلوْنَنِي قاتِلْهُمْ.

2 T ake hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.

أمسِكْ تُرْسَكَ وَانْهَضْ وَتَعالَ إلَى عَونِي!

3 D raw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation.

ارْفَعْ رُمْحاً وَعَصاً عَلَى مَنْ يُطارِدُنِي. قُلْ لِي: «أنا أُنْقِذُكَ وَأنصُرُكَ.»

4 L et them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

لَيتَ السّاعِينَ إلَى مَوْتِي يُهزَمُونَ وَيُخزَوْنَ. لَيتَ المُتَآمِرِينَ عَلَيَّ يَتَراجَعُونَ وَيَرْتَبِكُونَ.

5 L et them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.

لَيتَ مَلاكَ اللهِ يَطرُدُهُمْ أمامَهُ، كَما تُطَيِّرُ الرِّيحُ القَشَّ!

6 L et their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them.

لَيتَ طَرِيقَ هُرُوبِهِمْ تَكُونُ مُظلِمَةً زَلِقَةً، أمامَ مَلاكِ اللهِ ، مُطارِدِهِمْ.

7 F or without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

لِأنَّهُمْ نَصَبُوا لِي فَخّاً بِلا سَبَبٍ. أرادُوا أذِيَّتِي مِنْ دُونِ سَبَبٍ.

8 L et destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

لِتَأْتِهِمْ مُصِيبَةٌ مِنْ حَيثُ لا يَدْرُونَ! وَلْيَقَعُوا فِي الفَخِّ الَّذِي نَصَبَوْهُ لِي!

9 A nd my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

فَتَبتَهِجَ نَفسِي بِاللهِ وَأفرَحَ بِخَلاصِهِ!

10 A ll my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

وَأقُولَ لَكَ بِكُلِّ كَيانِي: «لا مِثلَ لَكَ يا اللهُ يا مَنْ تُخَلِّصُ المِسْكِينَ مِمَّنْ هُوَ أقوَى مِنْهُ، وَالفُقَراءَ مِمَّنْ يَسرِقُونَهُمْ.»

11 F alse witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

شُهُودٌ قُساةٌ يَقُومُونَ ضِدِّي، وَيَتَّهِمُونَنِي بِجَرائِمَ لا أعمَلُها!

12 T hey rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

يُجازُونَنِي عَنْ خَيرِي شَرّاً، يُحزِنُونَ نَفسِي حَتَّى المَوْتِ.

13 B ut as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

وَأنا الَّذِي لَبِستُ خَيشاً فِي مَرَضِهِمْ، وَأنهَكْتُ جِسمِي بِالصَّومِ، فَعادَتْ صَلَواتِي إليَّ!

14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

فَبَكَيتُ كَمنْ فَقَدَ صَدِيقاً أوْ أخاً. انحَنَيتُ حُزناً كَمَنْ يَنُوحُ عَلَى أُمِّهِ!

15 B ut in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not:

وَعِندَما تَعَثَّرْتُ، هَزِئُوا بِي. لَمْ أكُنْ أعرِفُهُمْ حَقَّ المَعرِفَةِ. أحاطُوا بِي. هاجَمُونِي، لَمْ يَتَوَقَّفُوا.

16 w ith hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

سَخِرُوا بِي، تَهَكَّمُوا عَلَيَّ. وَبِشَتائِمَ فَظِيعَةٍ صَرَخُوا عَلَيَّ.

17 L ord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

حَتَّى مَتَى يا اللهُ تُراقِبُ؟ مِنَ الدَّمارِ أنقِذْنِي. خَلِّصْ حَياتِي الثَّمِينَةَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الأُسُودِ!

18 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people.

وَسَأُسَبِّحُكَ فِي الاجْتِماعِ العَظِيمِ! سَأحمَدُكَ بَينَ الجُمْهُورِ الكَبِيرِ!

19 L et not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

لا تَسمَحْ لأعدائِي بِأنْ يَهزَأُوا بِي ظُلْماً! وَلا تَسمَحْ لِمَنْ يُبغِضُونِي بِلا سَبَبٍ بِأنْ يَتَغامَزُوا عَلَيَّ.

20 F or they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

لا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ عَنِ السَّلامِ، وَهُمْ يَتَآمَرُونَ وَيَبتَكِرُونَ شُرُوراً ضِدَّ شَعبِ هَذِهِ الأرْضِ.

21 Y ea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

يَكذِبُونَ حِينَ يَقُولُونَ عَنِّي: «نَعَمْ، رَأينا بِأعْيُنِنا ما فَعَلَ.»

22 T his thou hast seen, O Lord: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me.

فَتَكَلَّمْ يا اللهُ! لِأنَّكَ رَأيتَ ما حَدَثَ! لا تَبعُدْ عَنِّي هَكَذا يا رَبِّي.

23 S tir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

يا إلَهِي وَرَبِّي اسْتَيقِظْ! قُمْ وَأبرِئْنِي. دافِعْ أنتَ عَنِّي.

24 J udge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

أنصِفنِي يا إلَهِي بِحَسَبِ بِرِّكَ. وَلا تَسمَحْ بِأنْ يَهزَأُوا بِي!

25 L et them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

لا تَسْمَحْ بِأنْ يَقُولُوا: «نِلنا مُرادَ قُلُوبِنا!» لا تَسْمَحْ بِأنْ يَقُولُوا: «ابْتَلَعناهُ!»

26 L et them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

لِيَخزَ وَيُذَلُّ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يُرِيدُونَ هَلاكِي. لَيتَ الخِزيَ وَالعارَ يُغَطِّيانِ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَتَعَظَّمُونَ عَلَيَّ!

27 L et them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

لِيَبتَهِجْ وَيَفْرَحِ الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَ أنْ تَظْهَرَ بَراءَتِي! لَيتَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ دائِماً: «عَظِيمٌ هُوَ اللهُ ، الَّذِي يَفرَحُ بِنَجاحِ عَبِيدِهِ وَخَيْرِهِمْ!»

28 A nd my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

فَلْيُحَدِّثْ لِسانِي بِعَدلِكَ، وَيَحمَدْكَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.