Ļauna cilvēka liktenis
1 Korvedim. Dāvida psalms , 2 kad edomietis Doēgs nāca pie Saula un stāstīja: Dāvids bija atnācis Ahīmeleha namā! –
3 Ko lielies ar ļaunu tu, varenais?
Dieva žēlastība ilgst augu dienu!
4 Postu tu kal, tava mēle kā uztrīts skuveklis, viltniek!
5 Tu mīli ļaunu vairāk par labu, melus par patiesību!
6 Tu mīli tādas runas, kas aprij, un valodas, kas viļ!
7 Bet Dievs tevi satrieks uz mūžiem,
grābs tevi, izraus no telts,
izplēsīs ar saknēm no dzīvo zemes!
8 Raudzīsies taisnie un bīsies, par viņu tie smies:
9 redzi, vīrs, kas netvērās pie Dieva,
bet paļāvās, ka gana bagāts, dūšojās, kaldams postu! –
10 Bet es kā zaļojošs olīvkoks Dieva namā –
paļaujos uz Dieva žēlastību mūžīgi mūžam!
11 Mūžam slavēšu tevi, jo tu to darīji,
un piesaukšu tavu vārdu tavu svētīto priekšā,
jo tas ir labs!
God's Judgment and Grace
1 Why do you boast, great one, of your evil?
God's faithfulness is eternal.
2 You make plans to ruin others;
your tongue is like a sharp razor.
You are always inventing lies.
3 You love evil more than good
and falsehood more than truth.
4 You love to hurt people with your words, you liar!
5 So God will ruin you forever;
he will take hold of you and snatch you from your home;
he will remove you from the world of the living.
6 Righteous people will see this and be afraid;
then they will laugh at you and say,
7 “Look, here is someone who did not depend on God for safety,
but trusted instead in great wealth
and looked for security in being wicked.”
8 But I am like an olive tree growing in the house of God;
I trust in his constant love forever and ever.
9 I will always thank you, God, for what you have done;
in the presence of your people
I will proclaim that you are good.
