1 ل ِماذا تَتآمَرُ الأُمَمُ، وَلِماذا تُدَبِّرُ الشُّعُوبُ المَكائِدَ عَبَثاً؟

Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?

2 أ عَدَّ مُلُوكُ الأرْضِ أنفُسَهُمْ لِلمَعرَكَةِ. وَاجتَمَعَ الحُكّامُ مَعاً عَلَى اللهِ وَعَلَى مَسِيحِهِ.

The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, saying,

3 ي َقُولُونَ: «لِنَتَخَلَّصْ مِنْ قُيُودِهِمْ، وَلْنُلْقِ بِها بَعِيداً عَنّا!»

Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us.

4 ا لجالِسُ فِي السَّماءِ يَضحَكُ، اللهُ يَهْزَأُ بِهِمْ.

He that sitteth in the heavens will laugh: The Lord will have them in derision.

5 ث ُمَّ يَتَحَدَّثُ إلَيْهِمْ فِي غَضَبِهِ، وَبِسَخَطِهِ يُفزِعُهُمْ وَيَقُولُ:

Then will he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure:

6 « قَدْ نَصَّبْتُ مَلِكِي فِي صِهْيَوْنَ – جَبَلِيَ المُقَدَّسِ.»

Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.

7 د َعُونِي أُخبِرُكُمْ بِما قَضَى بِهِ اللهُ. قالَ لِي: «أنتَ ابْنِي، وَأنا اليَوْمَ وَلَدْتُكَ!

I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee.

8 ا طلُبْ، وَسَأجعَلُ جَمِيعَ الشُّعُوبِ مِيراثاً لَكَ، وَأطرافَ الأرْضِ مُلْكاً لَكَ.

Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

9 س َتَحكُمُها بِصَولَجانٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، وَتُكَسِّرُها كَآنِيَةِ الفَخّارِ.»

Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

10 و َالآنَ، تَعَقَّلُوا أيُّها المُلُوكُ. وَخُذُوا بِنَصِيحَتِي يا قادَةَ الأرْضِ.

Now therefore be wise, O ye kings: Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

11 ا خدِمُوا اللهَ بِخَوْفٍ وَتَوقِيرٍ. ارتَعِدُوا أمامَهُ ارتِعاداً.

Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

12 ا خضَعُوا لِلابْنِ لِئَلّا يَغضَبَ، فَتَهلِكُوا! لِأنَّ غَضَبَهُ يُوشِكُ أنْ يَنفَجِرَ. هَنِيئاً لِلمُتَّكِلِينَ عَلَيهِ.

Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.