Pret netaisniem tiesnešiem
1 Āsāfa psalms .
Dievs nostājies dievu pulkā un
starp dieviem spriež tiesu:
2 cik ilgi vēl netaisni tiesāsiet
un iestāsiet par ļaundariem?
3 Taisnīgi tiesājiet vārgu un bāru,
nabaga sērdieni attaisnojiet,
4 pasargājiet vārgo un bēduli,
no ļaundaru rokas tos izpestījiet! –
5 Bet šie nedz noskārš, nedz saprot,
pa tumsu šie vazājas!
Zemes pamati trīcēt trīc!
6 Tā es teicu: dievi jūs
un Visuaugstā dēli jūs visi,
7 taču kā cilvēki mirsiet jūs,
kā augstmaņi krīt, tā kritīsiet jūs! –
8 Celies, Dievs, un tiesā zemi,
jo tev pieder visas tautas.
(A psalm by Asaph.)
Please Do Something, God!
1 When all the other gods
have come together,
the Lord God judges them
and says:
2 “How long will you
keep judging unfairly
and favoring evil people?
3 Be fair to the poor
and to orphans.
Defend the helpless
and everyone in need.
4 Rescue the weak and homeless
from the powerful hands
of heartless people.
5 “None of you know
or understand a thing.
You live in darkness,
while the foundations
of the earth tremble.
6 “I, the Most High God, say
that all of you are gods
and also my own children.
7 But you will die,
just like everyone else,
including powerful rulers.”
8 Do something, God!
Judge the nations of the earth;
they belong to you.
