1 ي َقُولُ الأحْمَقُ فِي قَلبِهِ: «اللهُ غَيرُ مَوجُودٍ!» الحَمقَى يُخَرِّبونَ. يَفعَلُونَ أُمُوراً مُلتَوِيَةً. وَلَيسَ فِيهُمْ مَنْ يَعمَلُ عَمَلاً صالِحاً.
The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable deeds; there is none that does good or right.
2 م ِنَ السَّماءِ نَظَرَ اللهُ إلَى البَشَرِ، لِيَرَى إنْ كانَ بَينَهُمْ أيُّ حَكِيمٍ، إنْ كانَ هُناكَ مَنْ يَطلُبُهُ.
The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any who understood, dealt wisely, and sought after God, inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him.
3 ل َكِنَّهُمُ انْحَرَفُوا جَمِيعاً وَابتَعَدُوا. جَمِيعُهُمْ فاسِدُونَ. وَلَيسَ فِيهِمْ مَنْ يَعمَلُ عَمَلاً صالِحاً، وَلا واحِدٌ!
They are all gone aside, they have all together become filthy; there is none that does good or right, no, not one.
4 أ لا يَفهَمُونَ؟ لا يَطلُبُ هَؤلاءِ الأشْرارُ مَشُورَةَ اللهِ ، لَكِنَّهُمْ يَلتَهِمُونَ شَعبِي كَما يَلتَهِمُونَ الطَّعامَ!
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread and who do not call on the Lord?
5 و َعِندَما يُعاقِبُهُمُ اللهُ، سَيَرتَعِبُ الأشرارُ رُعباً. لِأنَّ اللهَ يَقِفُ مَعَ الصّالِحِينَ.
There they shall be in great fear, for God is with the generation of the righteous (those upright and in right standing with Him).
6 ي َستَصْغِرُ الأشرارُ سَعيَ المَساكِينِ إلَى النَّصِيحَةِ. لِأنَّ اللهَ هُوَ مَلاذُهُمْ وَمَلْجَأُهُمْ.
You would put to shame and confound the plans of the poor and patient, but the Lord is his safe refuge.
7 ل َيْتَ خَلاصَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ يَأْتِي سَرِيعاً مِنْ عِندِ اللهِ عَلَى جَبَلِ صِهْيَوْنَ! عَندَما يُعِيدُ اللهُ أسرَى الحَربِ، سَيَبتَهِجُ يَعقُوبُ وَيَفرَحُ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ.
Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord shall restore the fortunes of His people, then Jacob shall rejoice and Israel shall be glad.