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

Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

2 خ َبِّئنِي مِنْ مُؤامَراتِ الأشرارِ. وَمِنْ مَكائِدِهِمِ احفَظنِي.

Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

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

Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

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

That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

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

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

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

They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

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

But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

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

So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

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

And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

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

The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.