¹Taaveti laul. Võitle, Issand, nende vastu, kes minu vastu võitlevad; sõdi nende vastu, kes minu vastu sõdivad!

¹Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me.

²Haara kätte kilp ja kaitsevari ning tõuse mulle abiks!

²Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.

³Paljasta piik ja tapper minu tagaajajate vastu; ütle mu hingele: 'Mina olen sinu pääste!'

³Brandish the spear and block those who pursue me. Tell my soul, “I am your salvation.”

⁴Häbenegu ja jäägu pilgata need, kes kipuvad mu hinge kallale; taganegu häbiga need, kes mõtlevad mulle kurja teha!

⁴Let those who seek after my soul be disappointed and brought to dishonor. Let those who plot my ruin be turned back and confounded.

⁵Olgu nad kui aganad tuule käes ja Issanda ingel paisaku nad maha!

⁵Let them be as chaff before the wind, Yahweh’s angel driving them on.

⁶Nende tee olgu pime ja libe ja Issanda ingel jälitagu neid!

⁶Let their way be dark and slippery, Yahweh’s angel pursuing them.

⁷Sest ilma põhjuseta on nad seadnud mulle oma varjatud võrgud, ilmaasjata on nad augu õõnestanud mu hingele.

⁷For without cause they have hidden their net in a pit for me. Without cause they have dug a pit for my soul.

⁸Hukatus tulgu talle kätte aimamata ja tema võrk, mille ta salajasse on pannud, püüdku kinni teda ennast; sattugu ta sellesse hukatuseks!

⁸Let destruction come on him unawares. Let his net that he has hidden catch himself. Let him fall into that destruction.

⁹Aga minu hing ilutsegu Issandas, ta rõõmustugu tema päästest!

⁹My soul shall be joyful in Yahweh. It shall rejoice in his salvation.

¹⁰Kõik mu luud-liikmed öelgu: 'Issand, kes on sinu sarnane, kes tõmbad välja hädalise selle käest, kes temast on tugevam, ja viletsa ja vaese tema riisuja käest?'

¹⁰All my bones shall say, “Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”

¹¹Ülekohtused tunnistajad astuvad ette. Mida ma ei tea, seda nad küsivad minult.

¹¹Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.

¹²Nad tasuvad head kurjaga; mu hing on maha jäetud.

¹²They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.

¹³Aga minul, kui nemad olid haiged, oli kotiriie kuueks; ma kurnasin oma hinge paastumisega; siis tulgu nüüd mu palve nende eest tagasi mu põue!

¹³But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.

¹⁴Nagu sõbra, nagu venna pärast ma käisin kurvalt, ja nagu see, kes oma ema leinab, olin ma nukralt kummargil.

¹⁴I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I bowed down mourning, as one who mourns his mother.

¹⁵Aga kui mina vääratasin, rõõmutsesid nad ja tulid kokku; nad tulid kokku minu vastu, need lööjad, keda ma ei tundnud; nad laimasid ega lõpetanud;

¹⁵But in my adversity, they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together. The attackers gathered themselves together against me, and I didn’t know it. They tore at me, and didn’t cease.

¹⁶nad pilkasid mind ega jäänud vait, nad kiristasid hambaid mu peale.

¹⁶Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me.

¹⁷Issand, kui kaua sa vaatad seda? Too välja mu hing nende laastamisest, mu ainuke noorte lõvide käest!

¹⁷Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue my soul from their destruction, my precious life from the lions.

¹⁸Siis ma tänan sind suures koguduses ja kiidan sind hulga rahva seas.

¹⁸I will give you thanks in the great assembly. I will praise you among many people.

¹⁹Ärgu minust rõõmustugu need, kes põhjuseta on mu vaenlased; ja kes mind asjata vihkavad, ärgu pilgutagu silmi!

¹⁹Don’t let those who are my enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; neither let those who hate me without a cause wink their eyes.

²⁰Sest nemad ei räägi, mis rahu toob, vaid mõtlevad petlikke asju nende vastu, kes vaikselt elavad maa peal.

²⁰For they don’t speak peace, but they devise deceitful words against those who are quiet in the land.

²¹Nad ajasid suu ammuli mu vastu ja ütlesid: 'Paras, paras! Me näeme oma silmaga!'

²¹Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, “Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!”

²²Sina, Issand, näed seda, ära ole vait! Issand, ära ole minust kaugel!

²²You have seen it, Yahweh. Don’t keep silent. Lord, don’t be far from me.

²³Ärka ja virgu, mu Jumal ja mu Issand, mõistma minule õiglast kohut ja ajama mu riiuasja!

²³Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!

²⁴Mõista mulle kohut oma õiglust mööda, Issand, mu Jumal! Ära lase neil rõõmutseda minust!

²⁴Vindicate me, Yahweh my God, according to your righteousness. Don’t let them gloat over me.

²⁵Ärgu nad öelgu oma südames: 'Paras! Seda meie hing tahtis!' Ärgu nad öelgu: 'Me oleme ta ära neelanud!'

²⁵Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”

²⁶Häbenegu ja kohmetugu ühtlasi need, kes rõõmustavad mu õnnetusest; saagu häbi ja teotus riietuseks neile, kes suurustavad mu vastu!

²⁶Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.

²⁷Hõisaku ja rõõmutsegu need, kellel on hea meel minu õigusest, ning öelgu alati: 'Olgu kõrgesti ülistatud Issand, kellele meeldib oma sulase hea käekäik!'

²⁷Let them shout for joy and be glad, who favor my righteous cause. Yes, let them say continually, “Yahweh be magnified, who has pleasure in the prosperity of his servant!”

²⁸Ja mu keel kõnelgu sinu õiglusest ja kiitku sind päevast päeva!