Chapter 53
1לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַֽל־מָחֲלַת מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִֽדFor the leader; on mahalath. A maskil of David.Lamnatzecha al-machalat maskil ledavid
2אָמַר נָבָל בְּלִבּוֹ אֵין אֱלֹהִים הִֽשְׁחִיתוּ וְהִֽתְעִיבוּ עָוֶל אֵין עֹֽשֵׂה־טֽוֹבThe scoundrel thinks, “God does not care.” Mortals’ wrongdoing is corrupt and loathsome; no one does good.Amar naval belibo eyn elohim hishchitu vehitivu avel eyn oseh-tov
3אֱֽלֹהִים מִשָּׁמַיִם הִשְׁקִיף עַֽל־בְּנֵי־אָדָם לִרְאוֹת הֲיֵשׁ מַשְׂכִּיל דֹּרֵשׁ אֶת־אֱלֹהִֽיםGod looks down from heaven on humankind to find someone with understanding, someone mindful of God.Elohim mishamayim hishkif al-beney-adam lirot hayesh maskil doresh et-elohim
4כֻּלּוֹ סָג יַחְדָּו נֶאֱלָחוּ אֵין עֹֽשֵׂה־טוֹב אֵין גַּם־אֶחָֽדEveryone is dross, altogether foul; there is no one who does good, not even one.Kulo sag yachdav neelachu eyn oseh-tov eyn gam-echad
5הֲלֹא יָדְעוּ פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן אֹכְלֵי עַמִּי אָכְלוּ לֶחֶם אֱלֹהִים לֹא קָרָֽאוּAre they so witless, those evildoers, who devour my people as they devour food, and do not invoke God?Halo yadu poaley aven ochley ami achlu lechem elohim lo karau
6שָׁם פָּחֲדוּ פַחַד לֹא־הָיָה פָחַד כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים פִּזַּר עַצְמוֹת חֹנָךְ הֱבִשֹׁתָה כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים מְאָסָֽםThere they will be seized with fright —never was there such a fright— for God has scattered the bones of your besiegers; you have put them to shame, for God has rejected them.Sham pachadu fachad lo-hayah fachad ki-elohim pizar atzmot chonach hevishotah ki-elohim measam
7מִי־יִתֵּן מִצִּיּוֹן יְשֻׁעוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּשׁוּב אֱלֹהִים שְׁבוּת עַמּוֹ יָגֵל יַעֲקֹב יִשְׂמַח יִשְׂרָאֵֽלO that the deliverance of Israel might come from Zion! When God restores the fortunes of this covenanted people, Jacob will exult, Israel will rejoice.Mi-yiten mitzion yeshuot yisrael beshuv elohim shevut amo yagel yaakov yismach yisrael