1Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
1لامام المغنين. لبني قورح. مزمور. اسمعوا هذا يا جميع الشعوب. اصغوا يا جميع سكان الدنيا
2Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
2عال ودون اغنياء وفقراء سواء.
3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
3فمي يتكلم بالحكم ولهج قلبي فهم.
4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
4اميل اذني الى مثل واوضح بعود لغزي
5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
5لماذا اخاف في ايام الشر عندما يحيط بي اثم متعقّبيّ.
6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
6الذين يتكلون على ثروتهم وبكثرة غناهم يفتخرون.
7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
7الاخ لن يفدي الانسان فداء ولا يعطي الله كفارة عنه.
8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
8وكريمة هي فدية نفوسهم فغلقت الى الدهر.
9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
9حتى يحيا الى الابد فلا يرى القبر.
10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
10بل يراه. الحكماء يموتون. كذلك الجاهل والبليد يهلكان ويتركان ثروتهما لآخرين.
11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
11باطنهم ان بيوتهم الى الابد مساكنهم الى دور فدور. ينادون باسمائهم في الاراضي.
12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
12والانسان في كرامة لا يبيت. يشبه البهائم التي تباد.
13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
13هذا طريقهم اعتمادهم وخلفاؤهم يرتضون باقوالهم. سلاه.
14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
14مثل الغنم للهاوية يساقون. الموت يرعاهم ويسودهم المستقيمون. غداة وصورتهم تبلى. الهاوية مسكن لهم.
15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
15انما الله يفدي نفسي من يد الهاوية لانه يأخذني. سلاه
16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
16لا تخش اذا استغنى انسان اذا زاد مجد بيته.
17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
17لانه عند موته كله لا يأخذ. لا ينزل وراءه مجده.
18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
18لانه في حياته يبارك نفسه. ويحمدونك اذا احسنت الى نفسك.
19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
19تدخل الى جيل آبائه الذين لا يعاينون النور الى الابد.
20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
20انسان في كرامة ولا يفهم يشبه البهائم التي تباد