Psalms, 34

1. Of David himself. O Lord, judge those who harm me; assail those who attack me.

1. Davidov. Kada se David pravio ludim pred Abimelekom, a on $ALEF

2. Take hold of weapons and a shield, and rise up in assistance to me.

2. Blagoslivljat æu Jahvu u svako doba, njegova æe mi hvala biti svagda na ustima! $BET

3. Bring forth the spear, and close in on those who persecute me. Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

3. Nek' se Jahvom duša moja hvali: nek' èuju ponizni i nek' se raduju! $GIMEL

4. Let them be confounded and in awe, who pursue my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded, who think up evil against me.

4. Velièajte sa mnom Jahvu, uzvisujmo ime njegovo zajedno! $DALET

5. May they become like dust before the face of the wind, and let the Angel of the Lord hem them in.

5. Tražio sam Jahvu, i on me usliša, izbavi me od straha svakoga. $HE

6. May their way become dark and slippery, and may the Angel of the Lord pursue them.

6. U njega gledajte i razveselite se, da se ne postide lica vaša. $ZAJIN

7. For, without cause, they have concealed their snare for me unto destruction. Over nothing, they have rebuked my soul.

7. Eto, jadnik vapi, a Jahve ga èuje, izbavlja ga iz svih tjeskoba. $HET

8. Let the snare, of which he is ignorant, come upon him, and let the deception, which he has hidden, take hold of him: and may he fall into that very snare.

8. Anðeo Jahvin tabor podiže oko njegovih štovalaca da ih spasi. $TET

9. But my soul will exult in the Lord and delight over his salvation.

9. Kušajte i vidite kako dobar je Jahve: blago èovjeku koji se njemu utjeèe! $JOD

10. All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like you?” He rescues the needy from the hand of the stronger one, the indigent and the poor from those who plunder him.

10. Bojte se Jahve, vi sveti njegovi: ne trpe oskudice koji ga se boje. $KAF

11. Unfair witnesses have risen up, interrogating me about things of which I am ignorant.

11. Osiromašiše moguænici i gladuju, a koji traže Jahvu ne trpe oskudice. $LAMED

12. They repaid me evil for good, to the deprivation of my soul.

12. Doðite, djeco, i poslušajte me, uèit æu vas strahu Gospodnjem. $MEM

13. But as for me, when they were harassing me, I was clothed with haircloth. I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer will become my sinews.

13. O èovjeèe, ljubiš li život? Želiš li dane mnoge uživati dobra? $NUN

14. Like a neighbor, and like our brother, so did I please; like one mourning and contrite, so was I humbled.

14. Jezik svoj oda zla suspreži i usne od rijeèi prijevarnih! $SAMEK

15. And they have been joyful against me, and they joined together. Scourges have been gathered over me, and I was ignorant of it.

15. Zla se kloni, a èini dobro, traži mir i za njim idi! $PE

16. They have been scattered, yet they were unremorseful. They have tested me. They scoffed at me with scorn. They gnashed their teeth over me.

16. Oèi Jahvine gledaju pravedne, uši mu slušaju vapaje njihove. $AJIN

17. Lord, when will you look down upon me? Restore my soul from before their malice, my only one from before the lions.

17. Lice se Jahvino okreæe protiv zloèinaca da im spomen zatre na zemlji. $SADE

18. I will confess to you in a great Church. I will praise you among a weighty people.

18. Pravednici zazivaju, i Jahve ih èuje, izbavlja ih iz svih tjeskoba. $KOF

19. May those who are my unjust adversaries not be glad over me: those who have hated me without cause, and who nod agreement with their eyes.

19. Blizu je Jahve onima koji su skršena srca, a klonule duše spasava. $REŠ

20. For indeed, they spoke peacefully to me; and speaking with passion to the earth, they intended deceit.

20. Mnoge nevolje ima pravednik, ali ga Jahve od svih izbavlja. $ŠIN

21. And they opened their mouth wide over me. They said, “Well, well, our eyes have seen.”

21. On èuva sve kosti njegove: ni jedna mu se neæe slomiti. $TAU

22. You have seen, O Lord, do not be silent. Lord, do not depart from me.

22. Opakost bezbošca ubija, platit æe koji mrze pravednika.

23. Rise up and be attentive to my judgment, to my cause, my God and my Lord.

23. Jahve izbavlja duše slugu svojih, i neæe platiti tko god se njemu utjeèe.

24. Judge me according to your justice, O Lord, my God, and do not let them be glad over me.

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25. Do not let them say in their hearts, “Well, well, to our soul.” Neither let them say, “We have devoured him.”

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26. Let them blush and be in awe together, those who congratulate at my misfortunes. Let them be clothed with confusion and awe, who speak great things against me.

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27. Let them exult and rejoice, who wish my justice, and let them ever say, “The Lord be magnified,” who will the peace of his servant.

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28. And so my tongue will express your justice: your praise all day long.

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