1 F ret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.

لا يُزعْجْكَ الأشْرارُ. وَلا تَحسِدْ مَنْ يَقتَرِفُونَ الآثامَ.

2 F or they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

لِأنَّهُمْ سَرْعانَ ما يُذَلُّونَ وَيَمُوتُونَ، يَذْبُلُونَ مِثلَ الحَشائِشِ الَّتِي تَنمُو فِي الحُقُولِ.

3 T rust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

عَلَى اللهِ اتَّكِلْ، وَافْعَلِ الخَيرَ. وَسَتَسكُنُ أرْضَكَ وَتَنْعُمُ بِالأمانِ.

4 D elight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

تَلَذَّذْ بِاللهِ ، وَسَيُعطِيكَ مُشْتَهَياتِ قَلْبِكَ.

5 C ommit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

سَلِّمْ للهِ حَياتَكَ، وَاتَّكِلْ عَلَيهِ، وَهُوَ سَيَعْمَلُ.

6 A nd he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

سَيَجْعَلُ صَلاحَكَ يُشْرِقُ كَالضِّياءِ، وَعَدلَكَ كَشَمْسِ الظَّهِيرَةِ.

7 R est in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

اثبُتْ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهَ ، وَانتَظِرْهُ بِصَبرٍ. وَلا تَقلَقْ إذا نَجَحَتْ خُطَطُ ذَوِي المَكائِدِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ.

8 C ease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

لا تَنزَعِجْ وَلا تَغْضَبْ! وَلا تَغْتَظْ فَتَنْدَفِعَ إلَى الشَّرِّ.

9 F or evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

لِأنَّ الأشْرارَ سَيَهلِكُونَ، أمّا الَّذِينَ يَنتَظِرُونَ اللهَ ، فَسَيَمْتَلِكُونَ الأرْضَ.

10 F or yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

بَعْدَ وَقْتٍ قَلِيلٍ، يَمضِي الشِّرِّيرُ. تُفَتِّشُ عَنْهُ طَوِيلا، فَلا تَجِدُهُ!

11 B ut the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

أمّا الوُدَعاءُ فَسَيَمْتَلِكُونَ الأرْضَ، وَيَتَمَتَّعُونَ بِسَلامٍ وَخَيرٍ.

12 T he wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

الأشْرارُ يَكِيدُونَ دَوْماً لِلصّالِحِينَ، وَيُظهِرُونَ بُغضَهُمْ لَهُمْ.

13 T he Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.

لَكِنَّ اللهَ يَسْخَرُ مِنْهُمْ! لِأنَّهُ يَعْرِفُ أنَّ يَوْمَهُمْ آتٍ!

14 T he wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

يَستَلُّ الأشْرارُ سُيُوفَهُمْ وَيَمُدُّونَ أقواسَهُمْ. لِقَتلِ المَساكِينِ وَذَبْحِ الصّالِحِينَ المُستَقِيمِينَ.

15 T heir sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

لَكِنَّ سُيُوفَهُمْ سَتَختَرِقُ قُلُوبَهُمْ، وَأقواسَهُمْ سَتَنكَسِرُ.

16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

القَلِيلُ الَّذِي يَملِكُهُ البارُّ خَيرٌ مِنَ الثَّروَةِ العَظِيمَةِ الَّتِي يُكَدِّسُها الأشْرارُ.

17 F or the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

لِأنَّ قُوَّةَ الأشْرارِ سَتُكْسَرُ، أمّا الصّالِحُونَ، فَاللهُ يَعتَنِي بِهِمْ.

18 T he Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

اللهُ يَعلَمُ مَنْ هُمُ الطّاهِرُونَ، وَثَوابُهُمْ يَدُومُ إلَى الأبَدِ!

19 T hey shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

فِي الأزمِنَةِ العَصِيبَةِ لَنْ يَخزُوا، وَفِي أيّامِ الجُوعِ يَشْبَعُونَ.

20 B ut the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

أمّا الأشْرارُ فَسَيَهلِكُونَ. فَأعداءُ اللهِ أشْبَهُ بِزُهُورِ الحَقلِ الجَمِيلَةِ، الَّتِي تَصعَدُ ذاتَ يَوْمٍ فِي الدُّخانِ!

21 T he wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

الشِّرِّيرُ يَستَدِينُ المالَ وَلا يَسُدُّ دَيْنَهُ، أمّا الصّالِحُ فَكَرِيمٌ مِعْطاءٌ.

22 F or such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

لِأنَّ مَنْ يُبارِكهُمُ اللهُ يَمْتَلِكُونَ الأرْضَ، وَمَنْ يَلعَنُهُمْ يَهلِكُونَ.

23 T he steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

يُثَبِّتُ اللهُ خَطَواتِ الإنسانِ الَّذِي تُرضِيهِ طَرِيقُهُ.

24 T hough he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

إذا تَعَثَّرَ، لا يَسقُطُ، فَاللهُ حاضِرٌ لِيَسنِدَهُ وَيُثَبِّتَهُ.

25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

عَمَّرْتُ طَوِيلاً، وَلَمْ أرَ بارّاً مَتْرُوكاً، وَلَمْ أرَ أبناءَهُ يَستَعْطُونَ طَعاماً.

26 H e is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

بَلْ هُوَ شَفُوقٌ دَوْماً وَيُقْرِضُ بِسَخاءٍ، وَالبَرَكَةُ نَصِيبُ أبْنائِهِ.

27 D epart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

فَتَجَنَّبِ الشَّرَّ، وَافعَلِ الخَيرَ وَلَنْ تَكُونَ بِلا مَأوَى.

28 F or the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

لِأنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ الإنصافَ. وَلا يَترُكُ أتباعَهُ الأُمَناءَ. إلَى الأبَدِ يَرعاهُمْ، أمّا نَسلُ الأشْرارِ فَيُقطَعُ.

29 T he righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

يَأخُذُ الصّالِحُونَ الأرْضَ المَوعُودَةَ، وَإلَى الأبَدِ يَسكُنُونَها.

30 T he mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

بِحِكْمَةٍ يَتَكَلَّمُ الإنسانُ الصّالِحُ، وَعَنْ أُمُورٍ مُستَقِيمَةٍ يَتَحَدَّثُ.

31 T he law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

شَرِيعَةُ إلَهِهِ فِي قَلبِهِ. بِها يَعمَلُ دائِماً.

32 T he wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

الشِّرِّيرُ يُراقِبُ الصّالِحِينَ دَوْماً مُتَفَكِّراً فِي طُرُقٍ لِقَتلِهِمْ.

33 T he Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

لَكِنَّ اللهَ لا يَترُكُ الإنسانَ الصّالِحَ، لا يَدَعُهُ اللهُ يُدانُ فِي المُحاكَمَةِ.

34 W ait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

انتَظِرِ اللهَ وَاعْمَلْ بِكَلامِهِ، وَهُوَ يَرفَعُكَ فَتَمْتَلِكَ الأرْضَ، وَتَرَى الأشْرارَ يَهلِكُونَ.

35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

رَأيتُ مَرَّةً طاغِيَةً مُسْتبِدّاً، مُتَشَامِخاً كأرْزِ لُبْنانَ.

36 Y et he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

ثُمَّ مَرَرْتُ بِهِ ثانِيَةً، فَلَمْ أجِدْهُ. بَحَثْتُ عَنْهُ، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ مَوضِعٌ.

37 M ark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

لاحِظِ الأتقِياءَ الأُمَناءَ. فَآخِرَةُ مُحِبِّي السَّلامِ صالِحَةٌ.

38 B ut the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

أمّا كاسِرُو الشَّرِيعَةِ فَيَهلِكُونَ جَمِيعاً، لِأنَّهُمْ سَيُقطَعُونَ مِنَ الأرْضِ.

39 B ut the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

يَنصُرُ اللهُ الأبرارَ، هُوَ حِصْنُهُمْ فِي الضِّيقِ.

40 A nd the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

يُعِينُهُمْ اللهُ وَيُحَرِّرُهُمْ. وَمِنَ الأشْرارِ يُنقِذُهُمْ. لِأنَّهُمْ إلَيهِ يَلجأونَ.