Ps 49

TTo the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: (MT 49:2; LXX 48:1; LXX 48:2; Rahlfs 48:1; Rahlfs 48:2) לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀ לִבְנֵי־קֹ֬רַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃ 2Both low and high, rich and poor, together. (MT 49:3; LXX 48:3; Rahlfs 48:3) שִׁמְעוּ־זֹ֭את כָּל־הָֽעַמִּ֑ים הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינוּ כָּל־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי חָֽלֶד׃ 3My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. (MT 49:4; LXX 48:4; Rahlfs 48:4) גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י אָ֭דָם גַּם־בְּנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ יַ֝֗חַד עָשִׁ֥יר וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ 4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. (MT 49:5; LXX 48:5; Rahlfs 48:5) פִּ֭י יְדַבֵּ֣ר חָכְמ֑וֹת וְהָג֖וּת לִבִּ֣י תְבוּנֽוֹת׃ 5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? (MT 49:6; LXX 48:6; Rahlfs 48:6) אַטֶּ֣ה לְמָשָׁ֣ל אָזְנִ֑י אֶפְתַּ֥ח בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר חִידָתִֽי׃ 6They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; (MT 49:7; LXX 48:7; Rahlfs 48:7) לָ֣מָּה אִ֭ירָא בִּ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עֲוֺ֖ן עֲקֵבַ֣י יְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃ 7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: (MT 49:8; LXX 48:8; Rahlfs 48:8) הַבֹּטְחִ֥ים עַל־חֵילָ֑ם וּבְרֹ֥ב עָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ 8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) (MT 49:9; LXX 48:9; Rahlfs 48:9) אָ֗ח לֹא־פָדֹ֣ה יִפְדֶּ֣ה אִ֑ישׁ לֹא־יִתֵּ֖ן לֵאלֹהִ֣ים כָּפְרֽוֹ׃ 9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. (MT 49:10; LXX 48:10; Rahlfs 48:10) וְ֭יֵקַר פִּדְי֥וֹן נַפְשָׁ֗ם וְחָדַ֥ל לְעוֹלָֽם׃ 10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. (MT 49:11; LXX 48:11; Rahlfs 48:11) וִֽיחִי־ע֥וֹד לָנֶ֑צַח לֹ֖א יִרְאֶ֣ה הַשָּֽׁחַת׃ 11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. (MT 49:12; LXX 48:12; Rahlfs 48:12) כִּ֤י יִרְאֶ֨ה ׀ חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים יָמ֗וּתוּ יַ֤חַד כְּסִ֣יל וָבַ֣עַר יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וְעָזְב֖וּ לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים חֵילָֽם׃ 12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. (MT 49:13; LXX 48:13; Rahlfs 48:13) קִרְבָּ֤ם בָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ ׀ לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם מִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָם לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹ֑ר קָֽרְא֥וּ בִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗ם עֲלֵ֣י אֲדָמֽוֹת׃ 13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. (MT 49:14; LXX 48:14; Rahlfs 48:14) וְאָדָ֣ם בִּ֭יקָר בַּל־יָלִ֑ין נִמְשַׁ֖ל כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃ 14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. (MT 49:15; LXX 48:15; Rahlfs 48:15) זֶ֣ה דַ֭רְכָּם כֵּ֣סֶל לָ֑מוֹ וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֓ם ׀ בְּפִיהֶ֖ם יִרְצ֣וּ סֶֽלָה׃ 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. (MT 49:16; LXX 48:16; Rahlfs 48:16) כַּצֹּ֤אן ׀ לִֽשְׁא֣וֹל שַׁתּוּ֮ מָ֤וֶת יִ֫רְעֵ֥ם וַיִּרְדּ֘וּ בָ֤ם יְשָׁרִ֨ים ׀ לַבֹּ֗קֶר וצירם לְבַלּ֥וֹת שְׁא֗וֹל מִזְּבֻ֥ל לֽוֹ׃ 16Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; (MT 49:17; LXX 48:17; Rahlfs 48:17) אַךְ־אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִפְדֶּ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִֽיַּד־שְׁא֑וֹל כִּ֖י יִקָּחֵ֣נִי סֶֽלָה׃ 17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. (MT 49:18; LXX 48:18; Rahlfs 48:18) אַל־תִּ֭ירָא כִּֽי־יַעֲשִׁ֣ר אִ֑ישׁ כִּֽי־יִ֝רְבֶּה כְּב֣וֹד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃ 18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. (MT 49:19; LXX 48:19; Rahlfs 48:19) כִּ֤י לֹ֣א בְ֭מוֹתוֹ יִקַּ֣ח הַכֹּ֑ל לֹא־יֵרֵ֖ד אַחֲרָ֣יו כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. (MT 49:20; LXX 48:20; Rahlfs 48:20) כִּֽי־נַ֭פְשׁוֹ בְּחַיָּ֣יו יְבָרֵ֑ךְ וְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָ כִּי־תֵיטִ֥יב לָֽךְ׃ 20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. (MT 49:21; LXX 48:21; Rahlfs 48:21) תָּ֭בוֹא עַד־דּ֣וֹר אֲבוֹתָ֑יו עַד־נֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣א יִרְאוּ־אֽוֹר׃