1 ا سْمَعُوا هَذا يا كُلَّ الأُمَمِ. أصغُوا يا كُلَّ سُكّانِ العالَمِ.

To the Overseer. -- By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Hear this, all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.

2 ي ا كُلَّ البَشَرِ بُسَطاءَ وَعُظَماءَ، فُقَراءَ وَأغنِياءَ،

Both low and high, together rich and needy.

3 ي َتَحَدَّثُ فَمِي بِتَعالِيمَ حِكمَةٍ وَفَهمٍ كُنتُ قَدْ تَأمَّلْتُها.

My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart things of understanding.

4 أ فتَحُ أُذُنَيَّ لِهَذِهِ الأمثالِ، وَأعزِفُ عَلَى قَيثارَتِي.

I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:

5 ل ِمَ أقلَقُ فِي أزمِنَةِ الضِّيقِ مِنَ الَّذِينَ يُلاحِقُونَنِي وَيُحاصِرُونَنِي.

Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.

6 ل َنْ أخشَى الَّذِينَ عَلَى قُوَّتِهِمْ يَتَّكِلُونَ، وَبِثَروَتِهِمْ يَفتَخِرُونَ.

Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.

7 ل ا يَقدِرُ أخٌ إنسانٌ مِثلُكَ أنْ يَفدِيكَ. لا يَسْتَطِيعُ أحَدٌ أنْ يَدْفَعَ للهِ ما يَكْفِي!

A brother doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement.

8 ل ا يَقدِرُ أحَدٌ أنْ يَدفَعَ ما يَكفِي لِتَخلِيصِ حَياتِهِ.

And precious the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased -- to the age.

9 أ وْ أنْ يَشتَرِيَ حَقَّ الحَياةِ إلَى الأبَدِ، فَيُنقِذَ جَسَدَهُ مِنَ القَبرِ.

And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.

10 ا نظُرُوا، فَالحُكَماءُ يَمُوتُونَ وَيَتَعَفَّنُونَ، تَماماً كَالجُهّالِ وَالحَمقَى. هُمْ أيضاً يَمُوتُونَ وَيَترُكُونَ لِلآخَرِينَ ثَروَتَهُمْ.

For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.

11 ا لقَبرُ إلَى الأبَدِ بَيتُهُمْ، وَمَسكَنُهُمْ جِيلاً بَعدَ جِيلٍ، مَعَ أنَّهُمْ امْتَلَكُوا أرْضاً كَثِيرَةً.

Their heart: Their houses to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the lands.

12 ق َدْ يَكُونُ إنسانٌ غَنِيّاً، لَكِنَّهُ لا يَبقَى هُنا إلَى الأبَدِ. بَلْ يَمُوتُ كَما الحَيوانُ،

And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.

13 ه َذِهِ هِيَ نِهايَةُ الحَمْقَى، وَنِهايَةُ الَّذِينَ يَتَعَلَّمُونَ مِنْهُمْ. سِلاهْ

This their way folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah.

14 ك َالغَنَمِ سَيَمُوتُونَ، فَيُصبِحُ القَبرُ حَظِيرَتَهُمْ وَالمَوتُ راعِيَهُمْ. ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّى المُستَقِيمُونَ أجسادَهُمْ. يَحمِلُونَها وَيَضَعُونَها فِي القَبرِ،

As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form for consumption. Sheol a dwelling for him.

15 ل َكِنَّ اللهَ سَيَفدِينِي مِنَ المَوتِ، وَسَيَأخُذُنِي لأكُونَ مَعَهُ. سِلاهْ

Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive me. Selah.

16 ل ا تَخْشَ إنساناً بِسَبَبِ غِناهُ وَجَمالِ مَساكِنِهِ.

Fear not, when one maketh wealth, When the honour of his house is abundant,

17 ل أنَّ الَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَيَهبِطُونَ إلَى القَبرِ، لا يَأخُذُونَ شَيئاً مِنْ ثَروَتِهِمْ مَعَهُمْ.

For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.

18 ي َعتَبِرُ الغَنِيُّ نَفسَهُ مَحظُوظاً فِي الحَياةِ، وَيَمدَحُهُ النّاسُ عَلَى ما فَعَلَ لِنَفسِهِ.

For his soul in his life he blesseth, (And they praise thee when thou dost well for thyself.)

19 ل َكِنْ يَأتِي وَقتٌ يَذهَبُ فِيهِ لِيَكُونَ مَعَ آبائِهِ، حَيثُ لا يَرَى نُوراً إلَى الأبَدِ.

It cometh to the generation of his fathers, For ever they see not the light.

20 إ نسانٌ غَنِيٌّ وَلا يَفهَمُ أشبَهُ بِالحَيواناتِ الَّتِي تَبِيدُ.

Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!