1 ي َقُولُ الأحْمَقُ فِي قَلبِهِ: «اللهُ غَيرُ مَوجَودٍ!» الحَمقَى يُخَرِّبونَ. يَفعَلُونَ أُمُوراً مُلتَوِيَةً. لا يَعمَلُونَ أيَّ صَلاحٍ.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

2 م ِنَ السَّماءِ نَظَرَ اللهُ إلَى البَشَرِ، لِيَرَى إنْ كانَ بَينَهُمْ أيُّ حَكِيمٍ، إنْ كانَ هُناكَ مَنْ يَطلُبُهُ.

God looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

3 ل َكِنَّهُمْ جَمِيعَهُمُ انْحَرَفُوا وَابتَعَدُوا عَنِ اللهِ. جَمِيعُهُمْ كانُوا فاسِدِينَ. لَيسَ بَينَهُمْ مَنْ يَعمَلُ الصَّلاحَ، وَلا واحِدٌ.

Every one of them is gone back, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one.

4 أ لا يَفهَمُونَ؟ لا يَطلُبُ الأشْرارُ مَشُورَةَ اللهِ، بَلْ يَلتَهِمُونَ شَعبِي كَما يَلتَهِمُونَ الطَّعامَ!

Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people they eat bread? they call not upon God.

5 ل َذَلِكَ سَيَخافُونَ خَوْفاً لَمْ يَخافُوهُ مِنْ قَبلُ. لِأنَّ اللهَ قَدْ رَفَضَ الأشْرارَ. فَسَيُخْزَى مَهاجِمُوكَ، وَيُشَتِّتُ اللهُ عِظامَهُمْ.

There were they in great fear, where no fear was; for God scattereth the bones of him that encampeth against thee. Thou hast put to shame, for God hath despised them.

6 ل َيتَ 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 were come out of Zion! When God turneth again the captivity of his people, Jacob shall be glad, Israel shall rejoice.