1 ا للهُ هُوَ إلَهُ الانتِقامِ. فَيا إلَهَ الانتِقامِ اظهَرْ!

O Lord, the God Who punishes, God Who punishes, let Your light shine!

2 ي ا قاضِيَ الأرْضِ قُمْ، وَعاقِبِ المُتَغَطرِسِينَ بِما يَستَحِقُّونَ.

Rise up, You Judge of the earth. Pay what is owed to the proud.

3 ي ا اللهُ ، إلَى مَتَى يَسرَحُ أُولَئِكَ الأشرارُ وَيَمرَحُونَ؟ حَتَّى مَتَى يَعْمَلُونَ ما يُرِيدُونَ؟

How long will the sinful, O Lord, how long will the sinful be full of joy?

4 ح َتَّى مَتَى يَظَلُّ أُولَئِكَ المُجرِمُونَ بِحَماسَةٍ يَتَبَجَّحُونَ!

They pour out proud words. All those who do wrong, talk about themselves as if they are great people.

5 س َحَقُوا شَعبَكَ يا اللهُ! وَاضطَهَدُوا الَّذِينَ يَخُصُّونَكَ!

They crush Your people, O Lord. They bring trouble upon Your chosen nation.

6 ي َقتُلُونَ الأرامِلَ وَالغُرَباءَ، وَيَذْبَحُونَ اليَتامَى!

They kill the woman whose husband has died and the stranger. They kill the children who have no parents.

7 ي َقُولُونَ: « اللهُ لا يَرَى ما نَفعَلُ! إلَهُ يَعقُوبَ لا يَدرِي.»

And they say, “The Lord does not see. The God of Jacob does not care.”

8 ت َعَقَّلُوا أيُّها البُلَهاءُ! مَتَى تَتَعَلَّمُونَ أيُّها الحَمقَى؟

Listen, you foolish ones among the people. You fools, when will you understand?

9 ا للهُ الَّذِي صَنَعَ آذانَكُمْ، ألا يَسمَعُ! وَالَّذِي صَنَعَ عُيُونَكُمْ، ألا يَرَى!

He Who made the ear, does He not hear? He Who made the eye, does He not see?

10 ا للهُ يُؤَدِّبُ الأُمَمَ، فَلا بُدَّ أنَّهُ يَقدِرُ أنْ يُوَبِّخَهُمْ! اللهُ يُعَلِّمُ النّاسَ ما لا يَعلَمُونَ.

He Who punishes nations so they might give up sin, will He not speak strong words to them? Is He not the One Who teaches man all he knows?

11 ي َعلَمُ اللهُ ما يُفَكِّرُ بِهِ النّاسُ. يَعلَمُ أنَّهُمْ لَيسُوا سِوَى بُخارٍ!

The Lord knows the thoughts of man. He knows that they are empty.

12 ه َنِيئاً لِلإنسانِ الَّذِي تُؤَدِّبُهُ يا اللهُ ، وَتُعَلِّمُهُ تَعالِيمَكَ.

Happy is the man who is punished until he gives up sin, O Lord, and whom You teach from Your Law.

13 ت ُهَدِّئُهُ فِي وَقتِ الضِّيقِ إلَى أنْ يَفصِلَ المَوتُ بَينَ الأشرارِ وَبَينَهُ.

You give him rest from days of trouble, until a hole is dug for the sinful.

14 ل َنْ يَترُكَ اللهُ شَعبَهُ، أوْ يَهجُرَ الَّذِينَ لَهُ.

For the Lord will not turn away from His people. He will not leave His chosen nation.

15 س َيَعُودُ العَدلُ وَيَتَحَقَّقُ الإنصافُ، وَسَيَراهُ كُلُّ مُستَقِيمِي القَلبِ.

For what is decided will be right and good. And all those whose hearts are right will follow it.

16 م َنْ سَيَنصُرُنِي عَلَى هَؤُلاءِ الأشرارِ؟ مَنْ سَيَتَصَدَّى لِهَؤُلاءِ المُجرِمِينَ؟

Who will rise up for me against the sinful? Who will take a stand for me against those who do wrong?

17 ل َولا أنَّ اللهَ هُوَ عَونِي، لَسَكَنَتْ نَفسِي سَرِيعاً فِي أرضِ المَوتِ.

If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have been among the dead.

18 ح َتَّى عِندَما ظَنَنتُ أنَّ قَدَمِي سَتَزِلُّ، سَنَدَتْنِي مَحَبَّةُ اللهِ.

When I said, “My foot is going out from under me,” Your loving-kindness held me up, O Lord.

19 ق َلِقاً كُنتُ وَمُضطَرِباً، لَكِنَّكَ عَزَّيتَنِي وَفَرَّحتَنِي.

When my worry is great within me, Your comfort brings joy to my soul.

20 أ نتَ لا تَصنَعُ تَحالُفاً مَعَ المَلِكِ الشِّرِّيرِ، الَّذِي يَستَخدِمُ الشَّرِيعَةَ لِخَلْقِ المَتاعِبِ.

Can a sinful throne that brings trouble by its laws be a friend to You?

21 ي ُهاجِمُونَ الصّالِحِينَ، وَيُدِينُونَ الأبرِياءَ وَيَقتُلُونَهُمْ!

They join together against the life of those who are right and good. They send those who are not guilty to their death.

22 ل َكِنَّ اللهَ سَيَكُونُ مَلْجَأِي المُرتَفِعَ. إلَهِي سَيَكُونُ حِصنِي الَّذِي ألُوذُ بِهِ.

But the Lord has been my strong place, my God, and the rock where I am safe.

23 ع َلَى جَرائِمِهِمْ سَيُعاقِبُهُمْ، وَعَلَى سَيِّئاتِهِمْ سَيُحَطِّمُهُمْ. اللهُ إلَهُنا سَيُحَطِّمُهُمْ!

He has brought back their own sin upon them and will destroy them for their wrong-doing. The Lord our God will destroy them.