1For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam. Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
1Laulujuhatajale: viisil 'Ära hävita!'; Taaveti mõistulaul.
2Nay, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.
2Kas te tõesti räägite õigust, kohtunikud? Kas te õiglaselt mõistate kohut, inimlapsed?
3The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
3Küll te teete südames ülekohut, oma käte vägivalda te kaalute välja maa peal.
4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: [They are] like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear,
4Õelad on loobunud Jumalast lapsekojast alates, valetajad on eksinud sünnist saadik.
5Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, Charming never so wisely.
5Neil on mürki nagu ussi mürk, nagu kurdil rästikul, kes oma kõrvad kinni topib,
6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.
6et ta ei kuuleks lausujate häält, osava võluri võlumist.
7Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
7Jumal! Purusta hambad nende suus; kisu välja noorte lõvide hambad, Issand!
8[Let them be] as a snail which melteth and passeth away, [Like] the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.
8Hääbugu nad nagu vesi, mis laiali voolab; lasku ta välja oma nooled, kuid need olgu otsekui teravikuta!
9Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.
9Nagu tigu, kes sulab, nad kadugu, nagu nurisünnitis, mis ei ole näinud päikest!
10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;
10Enne kui teie pajad saavad tunda kibuvitsa leeki, viigu torm nad laiali, olgu toorelt või kuumalt!
11So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.
11Õige rõõmustab, nähes kättemaksmist; ta peseb oma jalad õela veres.
12Ja inimesed ütlevad: 'Ometi on õigel kasu; tõesti on olemas Jumal, kes mõistab kohut maa peal.'