1 T ruly God is good to Israel, To such as are pure in heart.

صالِحٌ هُوَ اللهُ لإسْرائِيلَ، لأنقِياءِ القُلُوبِ وَالدَّوافِعِ.

2 B ut as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped.

لَكِنِّي كِدْتُ أزِلُّ وَأتَوَقَّفُ عَنِ اتِّباعِهِ.

3 F or I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

لأنِّي رَأيتُ حالَ الأشرارِ الحَسَنِ، وَغِرتُ مِنْ أُولَئِكَ النّاسِ المُتَغَطرِسِينَ.

4 F or there are no pangs in their death, But their strength is firm.

فَما مِنْ ألَمٍ يُزْعِجُهُمْ طَوالَ حَياتِهِمْ، وَصِحَّتُهُمْ مُمتازَةٌ.

5 T hey are not in trouble as other men, Nor are they plagued like other men.

لا يُضطَرُّونَ إلَى الكِفاحِ كَبَقِيَّةِ النّاسِ، وَلا يُشارِكُونَهُمْ ضِيقاتِهِمْ.

6 T herefore pride serves as their necklace; Violence covers them like a garment.

وَلِهَذا يَعرِضُونَ كِبرِياءَهُمْ كَقِلادَةٍ، وَقَساوَتَهُمْ كَرِداءٍ يَلُفُّونَهُ حَولَهُمْ.

7 T heir eyes bulge with abundance; They have more than heart could wish.

يُرِيدُونَ المَزِيدَ دائِماً وَيَحْصُلُونَ عَلَيْهِ. وَدائِماً يُدَبِّرُونَ المَكائِدَ لِلحُصُولِ عَلَيهِ.

8 T hey scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression; They speak loftily.

بِالنّاسِ يَستَهزِئُونَ وَلِلشَّرِّ يُخَطِّطُونَ. وَمِنْ عَليائِهِمْ يَرسُمُونَ طُرُقاً لِظُلمِ الآخَرِينَ.

9 T hey set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue walks through the earth.

يَتَحَدَّثُونَ وَكَأنَّهُمْ آلِهَةٌ.

10 T herefore his people return here, And waters of a full cup are drained by them.

لِذَلِكَ، حَتَّى شَعبُ اللهِ يَلجَأُ إلَيْهِمْ طَلَباً لِلعَونِ، وَيَقبَلُ كُلَّ ما يَقُولُونَهُ.

11 A nd they say, “How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?”

يَقُولُ أُولَئِكَ المُتَكَبِّرُونَ: «لا يَعرِفُ اللهُ ما نَحنُ نَفعَلُهُ.»

12 B ehold, these are the ungodly, Who are always at ease; They increase in riches.

ها أُولَئِكَ أشرارٌ، لَكِنَّهُمْ أغنِياءٌ وَيَزدادُونَ غِنىً!

13 S urely I have cleansed my heart in vain, And washed my hands in innocence.

فَلِماذا أظَلُّ مُخلِصاً للهِ؟ وَلِماذا أُبقِي نَفسِي طاهِرَةً؟

14 F or all day long I have been plagued, And chastened every morning.

لِماذا أُعانِي الوَقتَ كُلَّهُ؟ وَلِماذا أحتَمِلُ التَّأنِيبَ كُلَّ صَباحٍ؟

15 I f I had said, “I will speak thus,” Behold, I would have been untrue to the generation of Your children.

لَكِنْ لَوْ قَرَّرتُ أنْ أتَحَدَّثَ هَكَذا، لَكُنتُ قَدْ خُنْتُ شَعبَكَ.

16 W hen I thought how to understand this, It was too painful for me—

جاهِداً حاوَلتُ أنْ أفهَمَ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ، لَكِنَّ فَهمَها صَعبٌ كَثِيراً عَلَيَّ.

17 U ntil I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.

استَصْعَبْتُ فَهمَها إلَى أنْ دَخَلْتُ هَيكَلَكَ. عِندَئِذٍ فَهِمتُ أخِيراً!

18 S urely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.

أنتَ وَضَعتَهُمْ يا اللهُ فِي وَضعٍ خَطِرٍ! وَأعدَدْتَهُمْ لِسُقُوطِهِمْ.

19 O h, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.

وَذاتَ يَومٍ سَيَسقُطُونَ دُونَ سابِقِ إنذارٍ. أهوالٌ سَتُصِيبُهُمْ فَيَنتَهِي أمرُهُمْ!

20 A s a dream when one awakes, So, Lord, when You awake, You shall despise their image.

سَيَكُونُ هَؤُلاءِ يا رَبُّ كَحُلمٍ نَنساهُ عِندَ الصَّحوِ! سَيَكُونُونَ مُرعِبِينَ كَالوُحُوشِ لَكِنْ فِي كَوابِيسِنا.

21 T hus my heart was grieved, And I was vexed in my mind.

عِندَما حَزِنتُ وَانزَعَجْتُ وَأنا أُفَكِّرُ فِي أُولَئِكَ الأغبِياءِ الأشرارِ.

22 I was so foolish and ignorant; I was like a beast before You.

كُنتُ غَبِيّاً حَقّاً عِندَكَ، غَبِيّاً كَالثَّورِ!

23 N evertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand.

لَكِنَّنِي بَقِيتُ عَلَى الدَّوامِ مَعَكَ! وَأنتَ تُمسِكُ بِيَدِي.

24 Y ou will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.

بِنَصائِحِكَ تَقُودُنِي. وَإلَى المَجدِ سَتَأخُذُنِي.

25 W hom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.

لَيسَ لِي فِي السَّماءِ سِواكَ، وَلا أُرِيدُ عَلَى الأرْضِ غَيرَكَ.

26 M y flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

قَدْ يَضعُفُ جَسَدِي وَعَقلِي، لَكِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ قُوَّتِي وَهَوَ حِصَّتِي إلَى الأبَدِ!

27 F or indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry.

لَكِنَّ البَعِيدِينَ عَنكَ سَيُبادُونَ. وَسَتُهلِكُ غَيرَ المُخلِصِينَ لَكَ.

28 B ut it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord G OD, That I may declare all Your works.

أمّا أنا فَيَطِيبُ لِي قُربُكَ. فِي الرَّبِّ الإلَهِ وَضَعتُ ثِقَتِي، وَسَأخبِرُ بِكُلِّ صَنائِعِكَ!