1 ل ِماذا، يا اللهُ ، تَبقَى بَعِيداً هَكَذا، صامِتاً فِي زَمانِ الضِّيقِ؟

Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,

2 ي ُخَطِّطُ الأشْرارُ المُتَكَبِّرُونَ للشَّرِّ. وَيَسقُطُ المَساكِينُ فِي فَخِّ مَكائِدِ الأشرارِ.

Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

3 ح َقّاً يَفتَخِرُ الأشْرارُ بِرَغَباتِهِمِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ لِلَّذّاتِ. وَالجَشِعُونَ يَلْعَنُونَ وَيَحتَقِرُونَ اللهَ.

Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

4 ع ِندَما يَغْضَبُ الأشْرارُ، فَإنَّهُمْ لا يَطلُبُونَ فِي تَكَبُّرِهِمْ مَشُورَةَ اللهِ. لا مَكانَ للهِ فِي خُطَطِهِمْ.

The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. `God is not!' all his devices.

5 ي َفعَلُ الأشْرارُ دَوْماً أُمُوراً مُلتَوِيَةً. وَهُمْ لا يَرَوْنَ أحكامُكَ وَتَعلِيمَكَ. لَكِنَّكَ تَسْخَرُ بِهِمْ.

Pain do his ways at all times, On high Thy judgments before him, All his adversaries -- he puffeth at them.

6 ي َقُولُونَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ إنَّهُمْ لَنْ يَفشَلُوا، وَلَنْ يَحدُثَ لَهُمْ سُوءٌ أبَداً.

He hath said in his heart, `I am not moved,' To generation and generation not in evil.

7 أ فواهُهُمْ مَملوءَةٌ بِاللَّعَناتِ وَالمَكرِ وَالتَّهدِيدِ، وَتَحتَ ألسِنَتِهِمْ شَقاءٌ وَشَرٌّ.

Of oaths his mouth is full, And deceits, and fraud: Under his tongue perverseness and iniquity,

8 ي َكمُنُونَ فِي الأزِقَّةِ لِيَغتالُوا الأبرِياءَ. يَقبَعُونَ فِي السِّرِّ مُتَرَقِّبِينَ مُرُورَ المَسْكِينِ.

He doth sit in an ambush of the villages, In secret places he doth slay the innocent. His eyes for the afflicted watch secretly,

9 ي َكمُنُونَ كَأسَدٍ فِي عَرِينِهِ. يَختَبِئُونَ لِيُمسِكُوا بِالمَساكِينِ. لِيُمسِكُوهُمْ وَيَجُرُّوهُمْ فِي شَبَكَتِهِمْ.

He lieth in wait in a secret place, as a lion in a covert. He lieth in wait to catch the poor, He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net.

10 ي َنطَرِحُ المَساكِينُ أيضاً مِنْ بَطشِ الأشرارِ.

He is bruised -- he boweth down, Fallen by his mighty ones hath the afflicted.

11 ي َقُولُ المَساكِين فِي أنفُسِهِمْ: «اللهُ نَسِيَنا. يَتَجاهَلُنا وَلا يَرَى ما يَحدُثُ لَنا.»

He said in his heart, `God hath forgotten, He hath hid His face, He hath never seen.'

12 ق ُمْ يا اللهُ. ارفَعْ يَدَكَ لِتُعاقِبَهُمْ. لا تَنْسَ المَساكِينَ.

Arise, O Jehovah! O God, lift up Thy hand! Forget not the humble.

13 ل ِماذا يُهِينُ الشِّريرُ اللهَ وَيَقُولُ لِنَفْسِهِ: «لَنْ يُحاسِبَنِي اللهُ عَلَى ما فَعَلْتُ»؟

Wherefore hath the wicked despised God? He hath said in his heart, `It is not required.'

14 ل َكِنَّكَ تَرَى يا اللهُ ما يَحدُثُ. تَرَى كُلَّ الضِّيقِ وَالألَمِ! وَتَمُدُّ يَدَكَ لِتُساعِدَ البُؤَساءَ. أنتَ مُعِينُ مَنْ لا مُعِينَ لَهُ!

Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave, Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.

15 ا كسِرْ يا اللهُ ذِراعَ الشِّرِّيرِ! حَطِّمْ ما فَعَلَهُ مِنْ شَرٍّ فَلا يَبقَى لَهُ أثَرٌ!

Break the arm of the wicked and the evil, Seek out his wickedness, find none;

16 ا للهُ مَلِكٌ إلَى أبَدِ الآبِدِينَ! وَسَتُقطَعُ الأُمَمُ الشِّرِّيرَةُ مِنْ أرْضِهِ!

Jehovah king to the age, and for ever, The nations have perished out of His land!

17 ا سْمَعْ يا اللهُ مَطلَبَ المَساكِينِ المُتَّضِعِينَ. شَجِّعْهُمْ! اسْتَمِعْ إلَى صَلَواتِهِمْ.

The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,

18 أ نصِفِ الأيتامَ وَالمُضطَهَدِينَ، فَلا يَعُودُ الإنْسانُ، الّذِي هُوَ مِنَ الأرْضِ، يُرْعِبُهُمْ.

To judge the fatherless and bruised: He addeth no more to oppress -- man of the earth!