1 ا سْمَعنِي يا اللهُ عِندَما أتَكَلَّمُ! احمِنِي مِنْ تَهدِيداتِ عَدُوِّي.

Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; guard and preserve my life from the terror of the enemy.

2 خ َبِّئنِي مِنْ مُؤامَراتِ الأشرارِ. وَمِنْ مَكائِدِهِمِ احفَظنِي.

Hide me from the secret counsel and conspiracy of the ungodly, from the scheming of evildoers,

3 أ لسِنَتُهُمْ ماضِيَةٌ كَالسُّيُوفِ. وَكَلِماتُهُمُ الحاقِدَةُ كَالقَوسِ المُعَدَّةِ لِلإطلاقِ.

Who whet their tongues like a sword, who aim venomous words like arrows,

4 و َفَجأةً وَدُونَ خِشيَةٍ، يُطلِقُونَ السَّهمَ مِنْ مَخبَإهِمْ. وَيُصِيبُونَ الإنسانَ المُستَقِيمَ.

Who shoot from ambush at the blameless man; suddenly do they shoot at him, without self-reproach or fear.

5 ب ِكَلِماتٍ شِرِّيرَةٍ يُشَجِّعُونَ أحَدُهُمُ الآخَرَ. يَتَحَدَّثُونَ عَنْ نَصبِ المَصائِدِ. وَيَقُولُونَ: «لَنْ يَراها أحَدٌ!»

They encourage themselves in an evil purpose, they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who will discover us ?

6 أ َخْفُوا مَصائِدَهُمُ المُحكَمَةَ. وَهُمْ يَبحَثُونَ عَنْ ضَحايا. دَواخِلُ الإنسانِ عَمِيقَةٌ، وَكَذَلِكَ قَلبُهُ.

They think out acts of injustice and say, We have accomplished a well-devised thing! For the inward thought of each one and his heart is deep.

7 غ َيرَ أنَّ اللهَ أيضاً يَرمِي سِهامَهُ! فَيَضرِبُ الأعداءَ فَجأةً.

But God will shoot an unexpected arrow at them; and suddenly shall they be wounded.

8 ي َقدِرُ أنْ يُوقِعَهُمْ فِي مَصائِدِهِمْ وَخُطَطِهِمْ. كُلُّ مَنْ يَراهُمْ يَهُزُّ رَأسَهُ مُتَعَجِّباً.

And they will be made to stumble, their own tongues turning against them; all who gaze upon them will shake their heads and flee away.

9 ث ُمَّ يَرَى الجَمِيعُ ما حَدَثَ، وَيُخبِرُونَ بِما صَنَعَ اللهُ. وَيُعَلِّمُونَ الآخَرِينَ عَنْ أعمالِهِ العَظِيمَةِ.

And all men shall fear and be in awe; and they will declare the work of God, for they will wisely consider and acknowledge that it is His doing.

10 ل ِيَبتَهِجِ البارُّ باللهِ ، وَليَحتَمِ بِهِ. لِيَتَهَلَّلْ ذُو القَلبِ المُستَقِيمِ.

The righteous shall be glad in the Lord and shall trust and take refuge in Him; and all the upright in heart shall glory and offer praise.