1 O Lord, take me away from sinful men. Keep me safe from men who want to hurt others.

أنقِذْنِي مِنَ الأشرارِ، يا اللهُ. احمِنِي مِنَ العُنَفاءِ،

2 T hey make sinful plans in their hearts. They always start wars.

الَّذِينَ يُخَطِّطُونَ لِلشَّرِّ وَيُثِيرُونَ النِّزاعاتِ.

3 T hey make their tongues sharp like a snake’s. And the poison of a snake is under their lips.

ألسِنَتُهُمْ حادَّةٌ كَلِسانِ الأفعَى، وَسُمُّ الأفاعِي عَلَى شِفاهِهِمْ! سِلاهْ

4 O Lord, keep me from the hands of the sinful. Keep me safe from men who want to hurt others and have planned to trip my feet.

مِنْ هَؤُلاءِ الأشرارِ، يا اللهُ ، احمِنِي، احْمِنِي مِنَ هَؤُلاءِ العُنَفاءِ الَّذِينَ يَسعُونَ إلَى إعثارِ قَدَمَيَّ.

5 T he proud have hidden a trap for me. With ropes they have spread a net. They have set traps for me beside the road.

يَنْصِبُ هَؤُلاءِ المُتَغَطرِسُونَ مَصيَدَةً لِي يَحفُرُونَ حُفَراً وَيَبسِطُونَ شِباكَهُمْ قُربَ مَصائِدِهِمْ. يُرِيدُونَ إيقاعِي فِي الشَّرَكِ. سِلاهْ

6 I said to the Lord, “You are my God. Listen to the voice of my prayers, O Lord.

فَقُلتُ للهِ: «أنتَ إلَهِي.» فَاسْتَمِعْ إلَى التِماسِي رَحمَتَكَ.

7 O God the Lord, the strength that saves me, You have covered my head in the day of battle.

اللهُ هُوَ رَبِّي. مُخَلِّصِي القَدِيرُ أنتَ، فَاحمِنِي فِي يَومِ المَعرَكَةِ.

8 O Lord, do not give the sinful what they want. Do not let their plans work, or they will be honored.

يا اللهُ ، لا تُمَكِّنْ هَؤُلاءِ الأشْرارَ مِنْ مُرادِهِمْ! لا تُوَفِّقْ خُطَطَهُمْ لِئِلّا يَغتَرُّوا بِأنفُسِهِمْ. سِلاهْ

9 “ As for those who gather around me, may the wrong-doing of their lips come upon their heads.

يُحِيطُونَ بِي رافِعِينَ رُؤُوسَهُمْ. فَاجعَلْ ما يُخَطِّطُونَ لَهُ مِنَ الإساءَةِ يَسحَقُهُمْ.

10 M ay burning coals fall upon them. May they be thrown into the fire, into deep holes, and rise no more.

أسْقِطْ عَلَيهِمْ جَمراتٌ مُلتَهِبَةٌ. وَادفَعْهُمْ إلَى قُبُورٍ لا يَقُومُونَ مِنها!

11 D o not let the man whose talking hurts people stand in the land. May trouble hurry to catch and destroy the man who wants to hurt others.”

لا تَسمَحْ لِلمُفتَرِينَ بِأنْ يَستَقِرُّوا فِي هَذِهِ الأرْضِ، بَلْ لِيَقتَنِصْهُمُ الشَّرُّ سَرِيعاً.

12 I know that the Lord will stand by those who suffer and do what is right for the poor.

أعلَمُ أنَّ اللهَ سَيَفعَلُ ما هُوَ حَقٌّ لِلمَساكِينِ، وَما هُوَ مُنصِفٌ لِلبائِسِينَ.

13 F or sure those who are right and good will give thanks to Your name. Those who are right will live with You.

وَأعرِفُ أنَّ الصّالِحِينَ وَالمُستَقِيمِينَ، سَيُكرِمُونَ اسْمَكَ وَيَعِيشُونَ فِي حَضرَتِكَ.