1Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
1Psalam. Asafov Kako je dobar Bog čestitima, Bog onima koji su čista srca!
2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
2A meni umalo noge ne posrnuše, zamalo koraci ne okliznuše,
3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
3jer zločincima zavidjeh motreći sreću grešnika.
4For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.
4Nikakvu patnju ne snose, pretilo je tijelo njihovo.
5They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.
5Ne žive u mukama smrtnika, ljudske ih nevolje ne biju.
6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
6Stoga je oholost ogrlica vratu njihovu, a nasilje haljina koja ih pokriva.
7Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.
7Iz pretila srca izlazi opakost njihova, srca im se prelijevaju ispraznim tlapnjama.
8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
8Podsmjehuju se i zlobno govore, nasiljem prijete odozgo.
9They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
9Ustima na nebo nasrću, a jezik se njihov obara na zemlju.
10Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
10Zato moj narod za njima leti i srče obilne vode
11And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High?
11pa veli: "Kako da dozna Bog? Spoznaje li Svevišnji?"
12Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
12Eto, takvi su grešnici: uvijek spokojni, bogatstvo zgrću.
13Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
13Jesam li, dakle, samo ja uzalud čuvao srce čisto i u nedužnosti prao ruke
14For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
14kad sam primao udarce svaki dan i kaznu jutro za jutrom?
15If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
15Da sam kazao: "Govorit ću kao i oni", izdao bih rod sinova tvojih.
16When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me;
16Promišljah tada da bih spoznao: al' mi se učini mučno u očima mojim
17Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.
17sve dok ne nađoh ulaz u Božje svetinje pa prozreh kakav im je svršetak.
18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
18Zaista, na klizavu stazu ti ih postavljaš, u propast ih obaraš.
19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
19Kako učas propadoše, nestaše, užas ih izjede!
20As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
20Kao što čovjek prezire san kad se probudi, tako ćeš, Gospode, prezreti lik im kada ustaneš.
21Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
21Kad mi duša bijaše ojađena, a bubrezi probodeni,
22So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.
22bezumnik bijah bez razbora, k'o živinče pred tobom.
23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.
23Al' ću odsad uvijek biti s tobom, jer ti prihvati desnicu moju:
24Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
24vodit ćeš me po naumu svojem da me zatim uzmeš u slavu svoju.
25Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
25Koga ja imam u nebu osim tebe? Kad sam s tobom, ne veselim se zemlji.
26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
26Malaksalo mi tijelo i srce: okrilje srca moga, i baštino moja, o Bože, dovijeka!
27For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
27Doista, propast će oni koji se udaljuju od tebe, istrebljuješ svakog tko ti se iznevjeri.
28But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
28A meni je milina biti u Božjoj blizini, imati sklonište svoje u Jahvi. Pripovijedat ću sva tvoja djela na vratima Kćeri sionske.