Chapter 10
1לָמָה יְהֹוָה תַּעֲמֹד בְּרָחוֹק תַּעְלִים לְעִתּוֹת בַּצָּרָֽהWhy, O ETERNAL One, do You stand aloof, heedless in times of trouble?Lamah Adonai taamod berachok talim leitot batzarah
2בְּגַאֲוַת רָשָׁע יִדְלַק עָנִי יִתָּפְשׂוּ בִּמְזִמּוֹת זוּ חָשָֽׁבוּThe wicked in their arrogance hound the lowly— may they be caught in the schemes they devise!Begaavat rasha yidlak ani yitafsu bimzimot zu chashavu
3כִּֽי־הִלֵּל רָשָׁע עַל־תַּאֲוַת נַפְשׁוֹ וּבֹצֵעַ בֵּרֵךְ נִאֵץ יְהֹוָֽהThe wicked crow about their unbridled lusts; the grasping revile and scorn GOD.Ki-hilel rasha al-taavat nafsho uvotzea berech nietz yehovah
4רָשָׁע כְּגֹבַהּ אַפּוֹ בַּל־יִדְרֹשׁ אֵין אֱלֹהִים כׇּל־מְזִמּוֹתָֽיוThe wicked, arrogant as they are, in all their scheming [think], “God does not care and does not call to account.”Rasha kegovah apo bal-yidrosh eyn elohim kol-mezimotayv
5יָחִילוּ דְרָכָו בְּכׇל־עֵת מָרוֹם מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ מִנֶּגְדּוֹ כׇּל־צוֹרְרָיו יָפִיחַ בָּהֶֽםTheir ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are far beyond them; they snort at all their foes.Yachilu derachav bechol-et marom mishpateycha minegdo kol-tzorrayv yaficha bahem
6אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ בַּל־אֶמּוֹט לְדֹר וָדֹר אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־בְרָֽעSuch people think, “I shall not be shaken, through all time never be in trouble.”Amar belibo bal-emot ledor vador asher lo-vera
7אָלָה פִּיהוּ מָלֵא וּמִרְמוֹת וָתֹךְ תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנוֹ עָמָל וָאָֽוֶןTheir mouth is full of oaths, deceit, and fraud; mischief and evil are under their tongue.Alah pihu male umirmot vatoch tachat leshono amal vaaven
8יֵשֵׁב בְּמַאְרַב חֲצֵרִים בַּֽמִּסְתָּרִים יַהֲרֹג נָקִי עֵינָיו לְֽחֵלְכָה יִצְפֹּֽנוּThey lurk in outlying places; from a covert they slay the innocent; their eyes spy out the hapless.Yeshev bemarav chatzerim bamistarim yaharog naki eynayv lechelchah yitzponu
9יֶאֱרֹב בַּמִּסְתָּר כְּאַרְיֵה בְסֻכֹּה יֶאֱרֹב לַחֲטוֹף עָנִי יַחְטֹף עָנִי בְּמׇשְׁכוֹ בְרִשְׁתּֽוֹThey wait in a covert like a lion in a lair; wait to seize the lowly; they seize the lowly as they pull their net shut;Yeerov bamistar kearyeh vesuko yeerov lachatof ani yachtof ani bemoshcho verishto
10(ודכה) [יִדְכֶּה] יָשֹׁחַ וְנָפַל בַּעֲצוּמָיו (חלכאים) [חֵל כָּאִֽים]they stoop, they crouch, and the hapless fall prey to their might.(vdch) [yidkeh] yashocha venafal baatzumayv (chlchym) [chel kaim]
11אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ שָׁכַֽח אֵל הִסְתִּיר פָּנָיו בַּל־רָאָה לָנֶֽצַחThey think, “God is not mindful, the divine face is hidden and never looks.”Amar belibo shachach el histir panayv bal-raah lanetzach
12קוּמָה יְהֹוָה אֵל נְשָׂא יָדֶךָ אַל־תִּשְׁכַּח (עניים) [עֲנָוִֽים]Rise, O ETERNAL One! Strike at them, O God! Do not forget the lowly.Kumah Adonai el nesa yadecha al-tishkach (nyym) [anavim]
13עַל־מֶה נִאֵץ רָשָׁע אֱלֹהִים אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ לֹא תִדְרֹֽשׁWhy should the wicked scorn God, thinking You do not call to account?Al-meh nietz rasha elohim amar belibo lo tidrosh
14רָאִתָה כִּי־אַתָּה עָמָל וָכַעַס תַּבִּיט לָתֵת בְּיָדֶךָ עָלֶיךָ יַעֲזֹב חֵלֵכָה יָתוֹם אַתָּה הָיִיתָ עוֹזֵֽרYou do look! You take note of mischief and vexation! To requite is in Your power. To You the hapless can entrust themselves; You have ever been the orphans’ help.Raitah ki-atah amal vachaas tabit latet beyadecha aleycha yaazov chelechah yatom atah hayita ozer
15שְׁבֹר זְרוֹעַ רָשָׁע וָרָע תִּֽדְרוֹשׁ־רִשְׁעוֹ בַל־תִּמְצָֽאO break the power of the wicked and evildoers, so that when You look for their wickedness You will find it no more.Shevor zeroa rasha vara tidrosh-risho val-timtza
16יְהֹוָה מֶלֶךְ עוֹלָם וָעֶד אָבְדוּ גוֹיִם מֵאַרְצֽוֹGOD is sovereign for ever and ever; the nations will perish from this land.Adonai melech olam vaed avdu goyim meartzo
17תַּאֲוַת עֲנָוִים שָׁמַעְתָּ יְהֹוָה תָּכִין לִבָּם תַּקְשִׁיב אׇזְנֶֽךָYou will listen to the entreaty of the lowly, O ETERNAL One, You will make their hearts firm; You will incline Your earTaavat anavim shamata Adonai tachin libam takshiv oznecha
18לִשְׁפֹּט יָתוֹם וָדָךְ בַּל־יוֹסִיף עוֹד לַעֲרֹץ אֱנוֹשׁ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץto champion the orphan and the downtrodden, that mere earthly mortals tyrannize no more.Lishpot yatom vadach bal-yosif od laarotz enosh min-haaretz