1 S ave me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life.

يا اللهُ نَجِّنِي لأنَّ الماءَ قَدِ ارتَفَعَ إلَى عُنقِي.

2 I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me.

فِي الوَحلِ العَمِيقِ أغُوصُ، وَلَيسَ لِقَدَمَيَّ مَوضِعٌ. دَخَلتُ فِي المِياهِ العَمِيقَةِ، وَالتَّيّارُ يَجرِفُنِي!

3 I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

مِنَ الاستِغاثَةِ تَعِبتُ. وَحَلقِي يُؤلِمُنِي. تَعِبَتْ مِنَ النَّظَرِ عَيْنايَ بَينَما أنا أنتَظِرُ اللهَ.

4 T hose who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; Those who would destroy me are powerful, being wrongfully my enemies; What I did not steal, I then have to restore.

الَّذِينَ يَبغِضُونَنِي بِلا سَبَبٍ أكثَرُ مِنْ شَعرِ رَأسِي. الَّذِينَ يُحاوِلُونَ تَدمِيرِي كَثِرُوا، وَحَولِيَ كَذَبُوا. وَالآنَ لا بُدَّ أنْ أرُدَّ ما لَمْ أسرِقْ!

5 O God, it is You who knows my folly, And my wrongs are not hidden from You.

ذُنُوبِي مَعرُوفَةٌ لَدَيكَ يا اللهُ! لا أقدِرُ أنْ أُخفِيَ عَنكَ ذَنبِي.

6 M ay those who wait for You not be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts; May those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

أيُّها الرَّبُّ الإلَهُ القَدِيرُ، لا تَدَعْ مَنْ يَرجُونَكَ يَخجَلُوا مِنِّي. يا إلَهَ إسرائِيلَ، لا تَدَعْ مَنْ يَطلُبُونَكَ يَقُولُوا فِيَّ سُوءاً.

7 B ecause for Your sake I have borne reproach; Dishonor has covered my face.

وَجهِي مُغَطَّىً بِالعارِ، وَأنا أحتَمِلُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أجلِكَ!

8 I have become estranged from my brothers And an alien to my mother’s sons.

كَغَرِيبٍ صِرتُ عِندَ إخْوَتِي. وَكَأجنَبِيٍّ عِندَ أبناءِ أُمِّي.

9 F or zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

فَقَدْ أكَلَتْنِي الغَيْرَةُ عَلَى بَيْتِكَ، وَإهاناتُ الَّذِينَ أهانُوكَ وَقَعَتْ عَلَيَّ!

10 W hen I wept in my soul with fasting, It became my reproach.

حِينَ أبكِي وَأصُومُ للهِ، فَلا يَكُفُّونَ عَنْ تَحقِيرِي.

11 W hen I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them.

ألبَسُ الخَيشَ حُزناً، وَأصِيرُ لَهُمْ أُضحُوكَةً.

12 T hose who sit in the gate talk about me, And I am the song of the drunkards.

الَّذِينَ يَجلِسُونَ عِندَ بَوّابَةِ المَدِينَةِ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ عَلَيَّ، وَشارِبُو الخَمرِ يُؤَلِّفُونَ عَنِّي أغانِيَ.

13 B ut as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of Your lovingkindness, Answer me with Your saving truth.

أمّا أنا يا اللهُ ، فَأُصَلِّي لِكَي أحظَى بِرِضاكَ. فَاسْتَجِبْ لِي بِعَظِيمِ رَحمَتِكَ وَقُوَّةِ خَلاصِكَ.

14 D eliver me from the mire and do not let me sink; May I be delivered from my foes and from the deep waters.

مِنْ هَذا الوَحلِ نَجِّنِي، لِئَلّا أغرَقَ أكثَرَ! أعِنِّي فَأنجُوَ مِنْ أعْدائِي، وَمِنَ المِياهِ العَمِيقَةِ.

15 M ay the flood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.

حِينَئِذٍ، لا يَجرِفُنِي التَّيّارُ، وَلا تَبتَلِعُنِي المِياهُ العَمِيقَةُ، وَلا تُغلِقُ الهاوِيَةُ فَمَها عَلَيَّ!

16 A nswer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good; According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me,

استَجِبْ يا اللهُ لِي بِرَحمَتِكَ الصّالِحَةِ. بِعَظِيمِ مَحَبَّتِكَ التَفِتْ إلَيَّ.

17 A nd do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress; answer me quickly.

لا تَخْتَفِ عَنْ عَبدِكَ! أنا فِي ضِيقٍ، فَأَسرِعْ باستِجابَتِكَ!

18 O h draw near to my soul and redeem it; Ransom me because of my enemies!

تَعالَ خَلِّصْنِي! افدِنِي. بِسَبَبِ أعدائِيَ تَعالَ وَحَرِّرْنِي!

19 Y ou know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor; All my adversaries are before You.

عالِمٌ أنتَ بِعارِي وَحَرَجِي وَخِزيِي. وَخُصُومِي أنتَ تَعرِفُهُمْ.

20 R eproach has broken my heart and I am so sick. And I looked for sympathy, but there was none, And for comforters, but I found none.

يُذِلُّنِي هَذا الخِزيُ، فَأنا يائِسٌ! رَجَوْتُ عَطفاً، فَلَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ عَطفٍ. رَجَوْتُ مَنْ يُعَزُّونَنِي، فَما وَجَدتُ أحَداً.

21 T hey also gave me gall for my food And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

لَكِنَّهُمْ دَسُّوا سُمّاً فِي طَعامِي. وَفِي عَطَشِي أعطُونِي خَلّاً.

22 M ay their table before them become a snare; And when they are in peace, may it become a trap.

لِتَكُنْ مَوائِدُهُمْ مَصائِدَ لَهُمْ. وَلَيْتَ وَلائِمَهُمْ لأصحابِهِمْ تَصِيرُ مِصيَدَةً.

23 M ay their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their loins shake continually.

لَيتَ عُيُونَهُمْ تُظلِمُ كَيْ لا يُبصِرُوا، وَلَيتَ ظُهُورَهُمْ تَنحَنِي بِاستِمرارٍ.

24 P our out Your indignation on them, And may Your burning anger overtake them.

اسْكُبْ عَلَيهِمْ غَضَبَكَ يا اللهُ، وَلْتُدرِكْهُمْ نارُكَ!

25 M ay their camp be desolate; May none dwell in their tents.

خَرِّبْ بُيُوتَهُمْ! فَلا يَسكُنُ فِيها أحَدٌ!

26 F or they have persecuted him whom You Yourself have smitten, And they tell of the pain of those whom You have wounded.

حَتَّى يَهرُبُوا عِندَما أضرِبُهُمْ! وَتَكُونَ لَهُمْ أوجاعٌ وَجِراحٌ لِيَتَحَدَّثُوا عَنها!

27 A dd iniquity to their iniquity, And may they not come into Your righteousness.

كما يَستَحِقُّونَ عاقِبهُمْ! وَبِعَدلِكَ لا تَقبَلْهُمْ.

28 M ay they be blotted out of the book of life And may they not be recorded with the righteous.

امْحُ أسماءَهُمْ مِنْ سِفرِ الحَياةِ! وَمَعَ الصّالِحِينَ لا تَذكُرْها.

29 B ut I am afflicted and in pain; May Your salvation, O God, set me securely on high.

أمّا أنا فَمِسكِينٌ وَمُتَألِّمٌ. خَلاصُكَ يا اللهُ يَرْفَعُنِي.

30 I will praise the name of God with song And magnify Him with thanksgiving.

سَأُسَبِّحُ اسْمَ اللهِ غِناءً، سَأُمَجِّدُهُ بِتَرانيمِ التَّسبِيحِ.

31 A nd it will please the Lord better than an ox Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.

فَيَفرَحُ اللهُ بِها أكثَرَ مِنْ ذَبِيحَةِ ثَورٍ كامِلٍ.

32 T he humble have seen it and are glad; You who seek God, let your heart revive.

يَرَى المَساكِينُ هَذا فَيَفرَحُونَ، وَتَنتَعِشُ أرواحُ عابِدِي اللهِ.

33 F or the Lord hears the needy And does not despise His who are prisoners.

لأنَّهُمْ سَيَعرِفُونَ أنَّ اللهَ يَستَمِعُ إلَى المَساكِينِ، وَلا يَحتَقِرُ أسراهُ.

34 L et heaven and earth praise Him, The seas and everything that moves in them.

لِتُسَبِّحِ اللهَ السَّماءُ وَالأرْضُ وَكُلُّ ما فِيهِما.

35 F or God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah, That they may dwell there and possess it.

لأنَّ اللهَ يُخَلِّصُ صِهْيَوْنَ، وَيَبنِي مُدُنَ يَهُوذا. لِيَسكُنَ هُناكَ شَعبُهُ وَيَرِثُوا الأرْضَ.

36 T he descendants of His servants will inherit it, And those who love His name will dwell in it.

فَيَرِثَها نَسلُ عَبِيدِهِ أيضاً، وَيَسكُنَ كُلُّ مُحِبِّي اسْمِهِ هُناكَ.