Ps 49

FFor the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you 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 will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding. (MT 49:4; LXX 48:4; Rahlfs 48:4) גַּם־בְּנֵ֣י אָ֭דָם גַּם־בְּנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ יַ֝֗חַד עָשִׁ֥יר וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃ 4I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp. (MT 49:5; LXX 48:5; Rahlfs 48:5) פִּ֭י יְדַבֵּ֣ר חָכְמ֑וֹת וְהָג֖וּת לִבִּ֣י תְבוּנֽוֹת׃ 5Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me? (MT 49:6; LXX 48:6; Rahlfs 48:6) אַטֶּ֣ה לְמָשָׁ֣ל אָזְנִ֑י אֶפְתַּ֥ח בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר חִידָתִֽי׃ 6Those who trust in their wealth, and boast 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 God a ransom for him. (MT 49:8; LXX 48:8; Rahlfs 48:8) הַבֹּטְחִ֥ים עַל־חֵילָ֑ם וּבְרֹ֥ב עָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃ 8For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough, (MT 49:9; LXX 48:9; Rahlfs 48:9) אָ֗ח לֹא־פָדֹ֣ה יִפְדֶּ֣ה אִ֑ישׁ לֹא־יִתֵּ֖ן לֵאלֹהִ֣ים כָּפְרֽוֹ׃ 9that he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption. (MT 49:10; LXX 48:10; Rahlfs 48:10) וְ֭יֵקַר פִּדְי֥וֹן נַפְשָׁ֗ם וְחָדַ֥ל לְעוֹלָֽם׃ 10For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless 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 will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves. (MT 49:12; LXX 48:12; Rahlfs 48:12) כִּ֤י יִרְאֶ֨ה ׀ חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים יָמ֗וּתוּ יַ֤חַד כְּסִ֣יל וָבַ֣עַר יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וְעָזְב֖וּ לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים חֵילָֽם׃ 12But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish. (MT 49:13; LXX 48:13; Rahlfs 48:13) קִרְבָּ֤ם בָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ ׀ לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם מִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָם לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹ֑ר קָֽרְא֥וּ בִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗ם עֲלֵ֣י אֲדָמֽוֹת׃ 13This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah. (MT 49:14; LXX 48:14; Rahlfs 48:14) וְאָדָ֣ם בִּ֭יקָר בַּל־יָלִ֑ין נִמְשַׁ֖ל כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃ 14They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion. (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 Sheol, for he will 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׃ 16Don’t be afraid when a man 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 dies he will carry nothing away. His glory won’t 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 praise you when you do well for yourself— (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 the light. (MT 49:20; LXX 48:20; Rahlfs 48:20) כִּֽי־נַ֭פְשׁוֹ בְּחַיָּ֣יו יְבָרֵ֑ךְ וְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָ כִּי־תֵיטִ֥יב לָֽךְ׃ 20A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish. (MT 49:21; LXX 48:21; Rahlfs 48:21) תָּ֭בוֹא עַד־דּ֣וֹר אֲבוֹתָ֑יו עַד־נֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣א יִרְאוּ־אֽוֹר׃