Psalms 109

1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent.

1 يَا إِلَهَ تَسْبِيحِي لَا تَسْكُتْ،

2 For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.

2 لِأَنَّهُ قَدِ ٱنْفَتَحَ عَلَيَّ فَمُ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ وَفَمُ ٱلْغِشِّ. تَكَلَّمُوا مَعِي بِلِسَانِ كِذْبٍ،

3 They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.

3 بِكَلَامِ بُغْضٍ أَحَاطُوا بِي، وَقَاتَلُونِي بِلَا سَبَبٍ.

4 In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.

4 بَدَلَ مَحَبَّتِي يُخَاصِمُونَنِي. أَمَّا أَنَا فَصَلَاةٌ.

5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

5 وَضَعُوا عَلَيَّ شَرًّا بَدَلَ خَيْرٍ، وَبُغْضًا بَدَلَ حُبِّي.

6 Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.

6 فَأَقِمْ أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ شِرِّيرًا، وَلْيَقِفْ شَيْطَانٌ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ.

7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.

7 إِذَا حُوكِمَ فَلْيَخْرُجْ مُذْنِبًا، وَصَلَاتُهُ فَلْتَكُنْ خَطِيَّةً.

8 May his days be few; may another take his position.

8 لِتَكُنْ أَيَّامُهُ قَلِيلَةً، وَوَظِيفَتُهُ لِيَأْخُذْهَا آخَرُ.

9 May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.

9 لِيَكُنْ بَنُوهُ أَيْتَامًا وَٱمْرَأَتُهُ أَرْمَلَةً.

10 May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.

10 لِيَتِهْ بَنُوهُ تَيَهَانًا وَيَسْتَعْطُوا، وَيَلْتَمِسُوا خُبْزًا مِنْ خِرَبِهِمْ.

11 May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.

11 لِيَصْطَدِ ٱلْمُرَابِي كُلَّ مَا لَهُ، وَلْيَنْهَبِ ٱلْغُرَبَاءُ تَعَبَهُ.

12 May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.

12 لَا يَكُنْ لَهُ بَاسِطٌ رَحْمَةً، وَلَا يَكُنْ مُتَرَأِفٌ عَلَى يَتَامَاهُ.

13 May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.

13 لِتَنْقَرِضْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُ. فِي ٱلْجِيلِ ٱلْقَادِمِ لِيُمْحَ ٱسْمُهُمْ.

14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.

14 لِيُذْكَرْ إِثْمُ آبَائِهِ لَدَى ٱلرَّبِّ، وَلَا تُمْحَ خَطِيَّةُ أُمِّهِ.

15 May their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth.

15 لِتَكُنْ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ دَائِمًا، وَلْيَقْرِضْ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ ذِكْرَهُمْ.

16 For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.

16 مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَنْ يَصْنَعَ رَحْمَةً، بَلْ طَرَدَ إِنْسَانًا مِسْكِينًا وَفَقِيرًا وَٱلْمُنْسَحِقَ ٱلْقَلْبِ لِيُمِيتَهُ.

17 The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.

17 وَأَحَبَّ ٱللَّعْنَةَ فَأَتَتْهُ، وَلَمْ يُسَرَّ بِٱلْبَرَكَةِ فَتَبَاعَدَتْ عَنْهُ.

18 The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.

18 وَلَبِسَ ٱللَّعْنَةَ مِثْلَ ثَوْبِهِ، فَدَخَلَتْ كَمِيَاهٍ فِي حَشَاهُ وَكَزَيْتٍ فِي عِظَامِهِ.

19 May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.

19 لِتَكُنْ لَهُ كَثَوْبٍ يَتَعَطَّفُ بِهِ، وَكَمِنْطَقَةٍ يَتَنَطَّقُ بِهَا دَائِمًا.

20 May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.

20 هَذِهِ أُجْرَةُ مُبْغِضِيَّ مِنْ عِنْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَأُجْرَةُ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّمِينَ شَرًّا عَلَى نَفْسِي.

21 But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.

21 أَمَّا أَنْتَ يَارَبُّ ٱلسَّيِّدُ فَٱصْنَعْ مَعِي مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱسْمِكَ. لِأَنَّ رَحْمَتَكَ طَيِّبَةٌ نَجِّنِي.

22 For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.

22 فَإِنِّي فَقِيرٌ وَمِسْكِينٌ أَنَا، وَقَلْبِي مَجْرُوحٌ فِي دَاخِلِي.

23 I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.

23 كَظِلٍّ عِنْدَ مَيْلِهِ ذَهَبْتُ. ٱنْتَفَضْتُ كَجَرَادَةٍ.

24 My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.

24 رُكْبَتَايَ ٱرْتَعَشَتَا مِنَ ٱلصَّوْمِ، وَلَحْمِي هُزِلَ عَنْ سِمَنٍ.

25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

25 وَأَنَا صِرْتُ عَارًا عِنْدَهُمْ. يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيَّ وَيُنْغِضُونَ رُؤُوسَهُمْ

26 Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.

26 أَعِنِّي يَارَبُّ إِلَهِي. خَلِّصْنِي حَسَبَ رَحْمَتِكَ.

27 Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it.

27 وَلْيَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ هَذِهِ هِيَ يَدُكَ. أَنْتَ يَارَبُّ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا.

28 Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.

28 أَمَّا هُمْ فَيَلْعَنُونَ، وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ فَتُبَارِكُ. قَامُوا وَخَزُوا، أَمَّا عَبْدُكَ فَيَفْرَحُ.

29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.

29 لِيَلْبِسْ خُصَمَائِي خَجَلًا، وَلْيَتَعَطَّفُوا بِخِزْيِهِمْ كَٱلرِّدَاءِ.

30 With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.

30 أَحْمَدُ ٱلرَّبَّ جِدًّا بِفَمِي، وَفِي وَسَطِ كَثِيرِينَ أُسَبِّحُهُ.

31 For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.

31 لِأَنَّهُ يَقُومُ عَنْ يَمِينِ ٱلْمَسْكِينِ، لِيُخَلِّصَهُ مِنَ ٱلْقَاضِينَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ.