Psalm 1/Translation/Text
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| Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) |
|---|---|---|
| אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־הָאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀ לֹ֥א הָלַךְ֮ בַּעֲצַ֪ת רְשָׁ֫עִ֥ים | 1 | Happy is the one who has not walked in the counsel of wicked people, |
| וּבְדֶ֣רֶךְ חַ֭טָּאִים לֹ֥א עָמָ֑ד | has not taken a stand in the way of sinful people, | |
| וּבְמוֹשַׁ֥ב לֵ֝צִ֗ים לֹ֣א יָשָֽׁב׃ | and has not settled in the dwelling place of insolent people! | |
| כִּ֤י אִ֥ם בְּתוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָ֗ה חֶ֫פְצ֥וֹ | 2 | Instead, his delight is in YHWH's instruction, |
| וּֽבְתוֹרָת֥וֹ יֶהְגֶּ֗ה יוֹמָ֥ם וָלָֽיְלָה׃ | and he meditates on his instruction day and night. | |
| וְֽהָיָ֗ה כְּעֵץ֮ שָׁת֪וּל עַֽל־פַּלְגֵ֫י מָ֥יִם | 3 | And he will become like a tree transplanted beside water channels |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר פִּרְי֨וֹ ׀ יִתֵּ֬ן בְּעִתּ֗וֹ | that gives its fruit in its season | |
| וְעָלֵ֥הוּ לֹֽא־יִבּ֑וֹל | and whose leaves do not wither. | |
| וְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁר־יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יַצְלִֽיחַ׃ | And he will cause all that he does to flourish. | |
| לֹא־כֵ֥ן הָרְשָׁעִ֑ים | 4 | Not so the wicked people! |
| כִּ֥י אִם־כַּ֝מֹּ֗ץ אֲֽשֶׁר־תִּדְּפֶ֥נּוּ רֽוּחַ׃ | Instead, they will be like chaff that the wind drives away. | |
| עַל־כֵּ֤ן ׀ לֹא־יָקֻ֣מוּ רְ֭שָׁעִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט | 5 | Therefore, wicked people will not stand firm in the judgment, |
| וְ֝חַטָּאִ֗ים בַּעֲדַ֥ת צַדִּיקִֽים׃ | and sinful people [will not stand] in the group of righteous people. | |
| כִּֽי־יוֹדֵ֣עַ יְ֭הוָה דֶּ֣רֶךְ צַדִּיקִ֑ים | 6 | Because YHWH cares for the way of righteous people, |
| וְדֶ֖רֶךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֹּאבֵֽד׃ | and the way of wicked people will come to an end. |