1 إ لَهِي، إلَهِي، لِماذا تَرَكْتَنِي؟ أأنْتَ أبْعَدُ مِنْ أنْ تُخَلِّصَنِي، أوْ تَسمَعَ صَرَخاتِي؟

My God, my God, why have You left me alone? Why are You so far from helping me, and from the words I cry inside myself?

2 إ لَهِي، فِي النَّهارِ دَعَوْتُكَ فَلَمْ تُجِبْ. وَطَوالَ اللَّيلِ لَمْ أسكُتْ.

O my God, I cry during the day, but You do not answer. I cry during the night, but I find no rest.

3 ل َكِنَّكَ أنتَ القُدُّوسُ. مُتَوَّجٌ أنتَ عَلَى عَرْشِ تَسبِيحاتِ شَعبِكَ.

Yet You are holy. The praises Israel gives You are Your throne.

4 ع َلَيكَ اتَّكَلَ آباؤُنا. اتَّكَلُوا عَلَيكَ فَأنقَذْتَهُمْ.

Our fathers trusted in You, and You saved them.

5 ص َرَخُوا إلَيكَ فَنَجُوا. عَلَيكَ اتَّكَلُوا، فَلَمْ تَخذِلْهُمْ.

They cried to You and were set free. They trusted in You and were not ashamed.

6 ف َهَلْ أنا دُودَةٌ لا إنسانٌ؟ أأنا شَيءٌ يَحتَقِرُهُ النّاسُ؟

But I am a worm and not a man. I am put to shame by men, and am hated by the people.

7 ف َكُلُّ مَنْ يَرانِي يَهزَأُ بِي. يَمُدُّونَ ألسِنَتَهُمْ وَيَهُزُّونَ رُؤُوسَهُمْ عَلَيَّ.

All who see me make fun of me. They open their mouths and shake their heads, and say,

8 ي َقُولُونَ: لِيَدْعُ اللهَ! فَيُنقِذَهُ، وَيُخَلِّصَهُ بِما أنَّهُ مَسرُورٌ بِهِ!

“He trusts in the Lord. Let the Lord help him. Let the Lord take him out of trouble, because he is happy in Him.”

9 أ مّا أنا، فَقَدْ أخْرَجْتَنِي سالِماً مِنْ بَطْنِ أُمِّي. طَمْأنتَنِي وَأنا بَعْدُ أرْضَعُ.

But You brought me out when I was born. You made me trust when I drank my mother’s milk.

10 أ ُلْقِيْتُ بَينَ ذِراعَيكَ مُنذُ وُلِدْتُ. كُنتَ إلَهِي وَأنا فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّي.

I was in Your care from birth. Since my mother gave birth to me, You have been my God.

11 ف َلا تَترُكْنِي لِأنَّ الضِّيقَ قَرِيبٌ، وَلا مُعِينَ لِي!

Do not be far from me, for trouble is near. And there is no one to help.

12 أ حاطَ بِي أعدائِي كَالثِّيرانِ، كَثِيرانِ باشانَ يُطَوِّقُونَنِي!

Many bulls have gathered all around me. Strong bulls of Bashan stand around me.

13 ف تَحُوا أفواهَهُمْ كَأسَدٍ غاضِبٍ مُزَمْجِرٍ يَنقَضُّ عَلَى فَرِيسَتِهِ.

They open their mouths wide against me, like a loud, hungry lion.

14 ا نسَكَبْتُ كَالماءِ، وَانفَصَلَتْ كُلُّ عِظامِي. وَكالشَّمْعِ ذابَ قَلْبِي داخِلِي.

I am poured out like water. And all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like a melted candle within me.

15 ج َفَّتْ قُوَّتِي كَقِطعَةِ فَخّارٍ. وَالتَصَقَ لِسانِي بِسَقْفِ حَلْقِي. وَأنتَ وَضَعتَنِي عَلَى حافَّةِ القَبْرِ.

My strength is dried up like a piece of a broken clay pot. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. And You lay me in the dust of death.

16 أ حاطَ بِي الأشرارُ كَكِلابِ باشانَ. أطبَقَتْ عَلَيَّ جَماعَةٌ مِنْ فاعِلِي الشَّرِّ. وَكَأسَدٍ ثَقَبُوا يَدَيَّ وَرِجلَيَّ.

For dogs have gathered around me. A group of sinful men stand around me. They have cut through my hands and feet.

17 أ رَى كُلَّ عِظامِي. وَهُمْ يُحَدِّقُونَ بِي وَيَتَفَرَّسُونَ فِيَّ.

I can tell how many bones I have. The people look at me with wide eyes.

18 ي َقتَسِمُونَ ثِيابِي فِيْما بَيْنَهُمْ، وَعَلَى قَمِيْصِي يُلقُونَ القُرعَةَ.

They divide my clothes among them by drawing names to see who would get them.

19 ف َلا تَبعُدْ عَنِّي هَكَذا يا اللهُ. يا قُوَّتِي، أسْرِعْ إلَى عَوْنِي.

But You, O Lord, be not far from me! O my Strength, hurry to help me!

20 م ِنَ السَّيفِ نَجِّ نَفسِي. وَمِنَ الكِلابِ خَلِّصْ حَياتِي الوَحِيدَةَ!

Take me away from the sword. Save my life from the power of the dog.

21 خ َلِّصْنِي مِنْ فَمِ الأسَدِ، احمِنِي مِنْ قُرُونِ الثِّيرانِ.

Save me from the lion’s mouth, and from the horns of the wild bulls You answer me.

22 ل ِهَذا سَأُعلِنُ اسْمَكَ لإخوَتِي، وَسَأُسَبِحُكَ وَسَطَ جَماعَةِ شَعبِكَ.

I will make Your name known to my brothers. In the center of the meeting of worship I will praise You.

23 س َبِّحُوا اللهَ يا مَنْ تَخافُونَهُ! كَرِّمُوهُ يا نَسلَ يَعقُوبَ! اتَّقُوهُ يا كُلَّ نَسلِ إسْرائِيلَ.

You who fear the Lord, give Him praise. All you children of Jacob, honor Him. Fear Him, all you children of Israel.

24 ف َاللهُ لا يَخجَلُ مِنَ الوُدَعاءِ المُتَألِّمِينَ وَلا يَحْتَقِرُهُمْ! لا يَختَفِي عَنْهُمْ، بَلْ يَسمَعُ عِندَما يَصْرُخُونَ إلَيهِ.

For He has not turned away from the suffering of the one in pain or trouble. He has not hidden His face from him. But He has heard his cry for help.

25 م ِنْكَ يَأْتِي تَسبِيحِي فِي الاجْتِماعِ العَظِيمِ. وَسَأُوفِي بِنُذُورِي أمامَ عابِدِيكَ.

My praise will be from You in the big meeting of worship. I will keep my promises to Him in front of those who fear Him.

26 ت َعالَوا أيُّها الوُدَعاءُ، كُلُوا وَاشْبَعُوا. سَبِّحُوا اللهَ يا مَنْ تَطلُبُونَهُ، وَلْتَحْيَ قُلُوبُكُمْ إلَى الأبَدِ!

Those who suffer will eat and have enough. Those who look for the Lord will praise Him. May your heart live forever!

27 ي ا سُكّانَ الأرْضِ كُلِّها، تَذَكَّرُوا اللهَ وَارجِعُوا إلَيهِ! لَيتَ البَشَرَ كُلَّهُمْ يَنحَنُونَ وَيَعبُدُونَكَ.

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord. All the families of the nations will worship before Him.

28 ل ِأنَّ المُلْكَ للهِ. اللهُ يَحكُمُ عَلَى كُلِّ الشُّعُوبِ.

For the holy nation is the Lord’s, and He rules over the nations.

29 ك ُلُّ الأغْنِياءِ وَالأصِحّاءِ سَيَأْكُلُونَ وَيَسجُدُونَ. نَعَمْ، كُلُّ الَّذِينَ يَنحَدِرُونَ إلَى التُّرابِ، وَحَتَّى الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُعْطَوْا حَياةً، سَيَسجُدُونَ كُلُّهُمْ.

All the proud ones of the earth will eat and worship. All who go down to the dust will fall to their knees before Him, even he who cannot keep his soul alive.

30 ذ ُرِّيَتُهُمْ سَتَخدِمُهُ. وَسَتُحَدِّثُ النّاسَ عَنْ فَضلِ رَبِّنا فِي الأجيالِ التّالِيَةِ.

Future children will serve Him. They will tell of the Lord to their children.

31 ي َأْتِي أُناسٌ وَيُخبِرُونَ مَنْ لَمْ يُولَدُوا بَعْدُ بِأعْمالِ اللهِ الحَسَنَةِ.

They will come and tell about His saving power to a people yet to be born. For He has done it.