Psalms 102

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.

يَا رَبُّ، اسْتَمِعْ صَلاَتِي، وَلْيَدْخُلْ إِلَيْكَ صُرَاخِي.

Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.

لاَ تَحْجُبْ وَجْهَكَ عَنِّي فِي يَوْمِ ضِيقِي. أَمِلْ إِلَيَّ أُذُنَكَ فِي يَوْمِ أَدْعُوكَ. اسْتَجِبْ لِي سَرِيعًا.

For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

لأَنَّ أَيَّامِي قَدْ فَنِيَتْ فِي دُخَانٍ، وَعِظَامِي مِثْلُ وَقِيدٍ قَدْ يَبِسَتْ.

My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

مَلْفُوحٌ كَالْعُشْبِ وَيَابِسٌ قَلْبِي، حَتَّى سَهَوْتُ عَنْ أَكْلِ خُبْزِي.

By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

مِنْ صَوْتِ تَنَهُّدِي لَصِقَ عَظْمِي بِلَحْمِي.

I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.

أَشْبَهْتُ قُوقَ الْبَرِّيَّةِ. صِرْتُ مِثْلَ بُومَةِ الْخِرَبِ.

I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

سَهِدْتُ وَصِرْتُ كَعُصْفُورٍ مُنْفَرِدٍ عَلَى السَّطْحِ.

Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

الْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ عَيَّرَنِي أَعْدَائِيَ. الْحَنِقُونَ عَلَيَّ حَلَفُوا عَلَيَّ.

For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

إِنِّي قَدْ أَكَلْتُ الرَّمَادَ مِثْلَ الْخُبْزِ، وَمَزَجْتُ شَرَابِي بِدُمُوعٍ،

Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.

بِسَبَبِ غَضَبِكَ وَسَخَطِكَ، لأَنَّكَ حَمَلْتَنِي وَطَرَحْتَنِي.

My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.

أَيَّامِي كَظِلّ مَائِل، وَأَنَا مِثْلُ الْعُشْبِ يَبِسْتُ.

But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.

أَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا رَبُّ فَإِلَى الدَّهْرِ جَالِسٌ، وَذِكْرُكَ إِلَى دَوْرٍ فَدَوْرٍ.

Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.

أَنْتَ تَقُومُ وَتَرْحَمُ صِهْيَوْنَ، لأَنَّهُ وَقْتُ الرَّأْفَةِ، لأَنَّهُ جَاءَ الْمِيعَادُ.

For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.

لأَنَّ عَبِيدَكَ قَدْ سُرُّوا بِحِجَارَتِهَا، وَحَنُّوا إِلَى تُرَابِهَا.

So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

فَتَخْشَى الأُمَمُ اسْمَ الرَّبِّ، وَكُلُّ مُلُوكِ الأَرْضِ مَجْدَكَ.

When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.

إِذَا بَنَى الرَّبُّ صِهْيَوْنَ يُرَى بِمَجْدِهِ.

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

الْتَفَتَ إِلَى صَلاَةِ الْمُضْطَرِّ، وَلَمْ يَرْذُلْ دُعَاءَهُمْ.

This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.

يُكْتَبُ هذَا لِلدَّوْرِ الآخِرِ، وشَعْبٌ سَوْفَ يُخْلَقُ يُسَبِّحُ الرَّبَّ:

For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;

لأَنَّهُ أَشْرَفَ مِنْ عُلْوِ قُدْسِهِ. الرَّبُّ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَى الأَرْضِ نَظَرَ،

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

لِيَسْمَعَ أَنِينَ الأَسِيرِ، لِيُطْلِقَ بَنِي الْمَوْتِ،

To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

لِكَيْ يُحَدَّثَ فِي صِهْيَوْنَ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ، وَبِتَسْبِيحِهِ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ،

When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD.

عِنْدَ اجْتِمَاعِ الشُّعُوبِ مَعًا وَالْمَمَالِكِ لِعِبَادَةِ الرَّبِّ.

He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.

ضَعَّفَ فِي الطَّرِيقِ قُوَّتِي، قَصَّرَ أَيَّامِي.

I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.

أَقُولُ: «يَا إِلهِي، لاَ تَقْبِضْنِي فِي نِصْفِ أَيَّامِي. إِلَى دَهْرِ الدُّهُورِ سِنُوكَ.

Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

مِنْ قِدَمٍ أَسَّسْتَ الأَرْضَ، وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ هِيَ عَمَلُ يَدَيْكَ.

They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:

هِيَ تَبِيدُ وَأَنْتَ تَبْقَى، وَكُلُّهَا كَثَوْبٍ تَبْلَى، كَرِدَاءٍ تُغَيِّرُهُنَّ فَتَتَغَيَّرُ.

But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.

وَأَنْتَ هُوَ وَسِنُوكَ لَنْ تَنْتَهِيَ.

The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.

أَبْنَاءُ عَبِيدِكَ يَسْكُنُونَ، وَذُرِّيَّتُهُمْ تُثَبَّتُ أَمَامَكَ».