1 T ruly God is good to Israel, even to those who are upright and pure in heart.

صالِحٌ هُوَ اللهُ لإسْرائِيلَ، لأنقِياءِ القُلُوبِ وَالدَّوافِعِ.

2 B ut as for me, my feet were almost gone, my steps had well-nigh slipped.

لَكِنِّي كِدْتُ أزِلُّ وَأتَوَقَّفُ عَنِ اتِّباعِهِ.

3 F or I was envious of the foolish and arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

لأنِّي رَأيتُ حالَ الأشرارِ الحَسَنِ، وَغِرتُ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النّاسِ المُتَغَطرِسِينَ.

4 F or they suffer no violent pangs in their death, but their strength is firm.

فَما مِنْ ألَمٍ يُزْعِجُهُمْ طَوالَ حَياتِهِمْ، وَصِحَّتُهُمْ مُمتازَةٌ.

5 T hey are not in trouble as other men; neither are they smitten and plagued like other men.

لا يُضطَرُّونَ إلَى الكِفاحِ كَبَقِيَّةِ النّاسِ، وَلا يُشارِكُونَهُمْ ضِيقاتِهِمْ.

6 T herefore pride is about their necks like a chain; violence covers them like a garment.

وَلِهَذا يَعرِضُونَ كِبرِياءَهُمْ كَقِلادَةٍ، وَقَساوَتَهُمْ كَرِداءٍ يَلُفُّونَهُ حَولَهُمْ.

7 T heir eyes stand out with fatness, they have more than heart could wish; and the imaginations of their minds overflow.

يُرِيدُونَ المَزِيدَ دائِماً وَيَحْصُلُونَ عَلَيْهِ. وَدائِماً يُدَبِّرُونَ المَكائِدَ لِلحُصُولِ عَلَيهِ.

8 T hey scoff, and wickedly utter oppression; they speak loftily.

بِالنّاسِ يَستَهزِئُونَ وَلِلشَّرِّ يُخَطِّطُونَ. وَمِنْ عَليائِهِمْ يَرسُمُونَ طُرُقاً لِظُلمِ الآخَرِينَ.

9 T hey set their mouths against and speak down from heaven, and their tongues swagger through the earth.

يَتَحَدَّثُونَ وَكَأنَّهُمْ آلِهَةٌ.

10 T herefore His people return here, and waters of a full cup are drained by them.

لِذَلِكَ، حَتَّى شَعبُ اللهِ يَلجَأُ إلَيْهِمْ طَلَباً لِلعَونِ، وَيَقبَلُ كُلَّ ما يَقُولُونَهُ.

11 A nd they say, How does God know? Is there knowledge in the Most High?

يَقُولُ أُولَئِكَ المُتَكَبِّرُونَ: «لا يَعرِفُ اللهُ ما نَحنُ نَفعَلُهُ.»

12 B ehold, these are the ungodly, who always prosper and are at ease in the world; they increase in riches.

ها أُولَئِكَ أشرارٌ، لَكِنَّهُمْ أغنِياءٌ وَيَزدادُونَ غِنىً!

13 S urely then in vain have I cleansed my heart and washed my hands in innocency.

فَلِماذا أظَلُّ مُخلِصاً للهِ؟ وَلِماذا أُبقِي نَفسِي طاهِرَةً؟

14 F or all the day long have I been smitten and plagued, and chastened every morning.

لِماذا أُعانِي الوَقتَ كُلَّهُ؟ وَلِماذا أحتَمِلُ التَّأنِيبَ كُلَّ صَباحٍ؟

15 H ad I spoken thus, I would have been untrue and have dealt treacherously against the generation of Your children.

لَكِنْ لَوْ قَرَّرتُ أنْ أتَحَدَّثَ هَكَذا، لَكُنتُ قَدْ خُنْتُ شَعبَكَ.

16 B ut when I considered how to understand this, it was too great an effort for me and too painful

جاهِداً حاوَلتُ أنْ أفهَمَ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ، لَكِنَّ فَهمَها صَعبٌ كَثِيراً عَلَيَّ.

17 U ntil I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end.

استَصْعَبْتُ فَهمَها إلَى أنْ دَخَلْتُ هَيكَلَكَ. عِندَئِذٍ فَهِمتُ أخِيراً!

18 Y ou do set the in slippery places; You cast them down to ruin and destruction.

أنتَ وَضَعتَهُمْ يا اللهُ فِي وَضعٍ خَطِرٍ! وَأعدَدْتَهُمْ لِسُقُوطِهِمْ.

19 H ow they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors!

وَذاتَ يَومٍ سَيَسقُطُونَ دُونَ سابِقِ إنذارٍ. أهوالٌ سَتُصِيبُهُمْ فَيَنتَهِي أمرُهُمْ!

20 A s a dream until one awakens, so, O Lord, when You arouse Yourself, You will despise their outward show.

سَيَكُونُ هَؤُلاءِ يا رَبُّ كَحُلمٍ نَنساهُ عِندَ الصَّحوِ! سَيَكُونُونَ مُرعِبِينَ كَالوُحُوشِ لَكِنْ فِي كَوابِيسِنا.

21 F or my heart was grieved, embittered, and in a state of ferment, and I was pricked in my heart.

عِندَما حَزِنتُ وَانزَعَجْتُ وَأنا أُفَكِّرُ فِي أُولَئِكَ الأغبِياءِ الأشرارِ.

22 S o foolish, stupid, and brutish was I, and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.

كُنتُ غَبِيّاً حَقّاً عِندَكَ، غَبِيّاً كَالثَّورِ!

23 N evertheless I am continually with You; You do hold my right hand.

لَكِنَّنِي بَقِيتُ عَلَى الدَّوامِ مَعَكَ! وَأنتَ تُمسِكُ بِيَدِي.

24 Y ou will guide me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to honor and glory.

بِنَصائِحِكَ تَقُودُنِي. وَإلَى المَجدِ سَتَأخُذُنِي.

25 W hom have I in heaven but You? And I have no delight or desire on earth besides You.

لَيسَ لِي فِي السَّماءِ سِواكَ، وَلا أُرِيدُ عَلَى الأرْضِ غَيرَكَ.

26 M y flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the Rock and firm Strength of my heart and my Portion forever.

قَدْ يَضعُفُ جَسَدِي وَعَقلِي، لَكِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ قُوَّتِي وَهَوَ حِصَّتِي إلَى الأبَدِ!

27 F or behold, those who are far from You shall perish; You will destroy all who are false to You and like harlots depart from You.

لَكِنَّ البَعِيدِينَ عَنكَ سَيُبادُونَ. وَسَتُهلِكُ غَيرَ المُخلِصِينَ لَكَ.

28 B ut it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God and made Him my refuge, that I may tell of all Your works.

أمّا أنا فَيَطِيبُ لِي قُربُكَ. فِي الرَّبِّ الإلَهِ وَضَعتُ ثِقَتِي، وَسَأخبِرُ بِكُلِّ صَنائِعِكَ!