¹Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.

¹हे परमेश्वर, मेरो प्रार्थना सुन्नुहोस्। कृपया मेरो प्रार्थनालाई अनुग्रहको निम्ति अवहेलना नगरीदिनु होस्।

²Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan,

²परमेश्वर, मलाई सुनिदिनोस् र जवाफ दिनुहोस् मलाई तपाईं प्रति बोल्न दिनुहोस् अनि मभित्रका पीडा र व्यथा, सुनिदिनुहोस्।

³Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.

³मेरो शत्रुहरूले मप्रति अनुचित कार्यहरू गरे। त्यो दुष्ट मानिसले मसित चिच्यायो। मेरो शत्रुहरू क्रोधित थिए र मलाई आक्रमण गरे। तिनीहरूले मलाई सम्पूर्ण प्रकारले तहस-नहस गर्ने विघ्न-वाधाहरू सृष्टि गरे।

⁴My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.

⁴मेरो हृदय भित्रभित्रै जोडले धडकिरहेको छ। मलाई मृत्युसित डर लाग्यो।

⁵Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me.

⁵म डरले गर्दा र थर-थर कामी रहेकोछु, म ती विघ्न-वाधाहरूको तूफानबाट भाग्न चाहन्छु।

⁶I said, “Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.

⁶ओ हो! ढुकुरको जस्तो पंखेटाहरू भए म उडने थिएँ! अनि विश्राम गर्ने ठाउँ खोज्ने थिएँ।

⁷Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness.” Selah.

⁷म धेरै टाढा, एकदम टाढा निर्जन ठाउँमा जाने थिएँ।

⁸म भागेर बाँच्ने थिएँ। म दुःखको तूफानबाट भाग्ने थिएँ।

⁹Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

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¹⁰Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.

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¹¹Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don’t depart from her streets.

¹¹त्यहाँका गल्लीहरूमा अधिक भन्दा अधिक अपराधहरू भए। मानिसहरूले चारैतिर झूटा बोलेर ठगिरहेका थिए।

¹²For it was not an enemy who insulted me, then I could have endured it. Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me, then I would have hidden myself from him.

¹²यदि यो शत्रु भएको भएता, म हेलाँ गरेको पनि सहन सक्थें। यदि यो मेरो शत्रु भएता म उनीहरूको आक्रमणदेखि लुक्न सक्थें।

¹³But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend.

¹³तर तिमी नै एक हौ, मेरो साथी मेरो सहकर्मी। मेरो साथीहरूले नै मलाई कष्टहरू दिइरहेकाछन्।

¹⁴We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God’s house with company.

¹⁴हामी आफ्समा आफ्ना गुप्त कुराहरूको सहभागी हुने गर्दथ्यौ, अनि हामी सँगै भीड-भाडमा छिर्दै, छिर्दै परमेश्वरको मन्दिरमा जाने गर्दथ्यौं।

¹⁵Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. . For wickedness is in their dwelling, in their midst.

¹⁵मेरो शत्रुहरूलाई मृत्युले अचानक लैजावोस्! म कामना गर्दछु कि पृथ्वीको मुख खुलियोस् र तिनीहरूलाई जिउँदै निली दिओस्! किन? किनभने तिनीहरूले परस्परमा त्यस्तो डरालाग्दो योजनाहरू बनाइरहेछन्।

¹⁶As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me.

¹⁶म सहयोगको लागि परमेश्वरलाई पुकार्ने छु, अनि परमप्रभुले मलाई जवाफ दिनु हुनेछ।

¹⁷Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.

¹⁷म परमेश्वरसँग बिहान, दिउसो र बेलुकी कुरा गर्दछु। मेरो अस्तव्यस्त उहाँलाई बताउँछु। अनि उहाँले मेरो कुरा सुन्नु हुन्छ!

¹⁸He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.

¹⁸मैले धेरै युद्धहरू लडी सकेको छु। तर परमेश्वरले मलाई सधैं बचाउनु भएको छ साथै सकुशल फर्काउनु भएको छ।

¹⁹God, who is enthroned forever, will hear, and answer them. Selah. They never change, who don’t fear God.

¹⁹परमेश्वरले मेरा कुरा सुन्नु हुनेछ। सदा-सर्वदा रहने राजाले मलाई साथ दिनुहुनेछ।

²⁰He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.

²⁰मेरा शत्रुहरूले आफ्नो जीवन शैली सुधार्ने छैनन्। तिनीहरू डराउँदैनन् र परमेश्वरलाई आदर गर्दैनन्।

²¹His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

²¹मेरा शत्रुहरूले आफ्नै मित्रहरूमाथि पनि आक्रमण गर्छन्। तिनीहरूले सबै सहमत भएको कामहरू गर्दैनन्।

²²Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

²²मेरा शत्रुहरू वास्तवमा चिप्लो धस्नेहरू हुन्, तिनीहरू शान्तिका कुराहरू गर्छन्, वास्तवमा तिनीहरू युद्धको तयारी गरिरहेका हुन्छन्। तिनीहरूका शब्दहरू तेल जस्त चिप्लो हुँदछ, तर तिनीहरूले छुरीले झैं काट्ने गर्छन्।

²³But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.

²³तिम्रो चिन्ताहरू परमप्रभुलाई देऊ अनि उहाँले तिम्रो हेरचाह गर्नुहुनेछ। परमप्रभुले कहिले पनि धर्मात्माहरूलाई परास्त हुन दिनुहुन्न।