Psalm 49

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Psalm 49

The Transiency of the Wealth

､ לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ ׀

lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ

To the Chief Musician ､

לִבְנֵי־

liḇ·nê-

of the sons

. קֹ֬רַח

qō·raḥ

of Korah .

מִזְמֽוֹר׃

miz·mō·wr.

שִׁמְעוּ־

šim·‘ū-

､ זֹ֭את

zōṯ

this ､

כָּל־

kāl-

– הָֽעַמִּ֑ים

hā·‘am·mîm;

､ הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינוּ

ha·’ă·zî·nū,

כָּל־

kāl-

יֹ֥שְׁבֵי

yō·šə·ḇê

､ חָֽלֶד׃

ḥā·leḏ.

of the world ､

גַּם־

gam-

בְּנֵ֣י

bə·nê

אָ֭דָם

’ā·ḏām

גַּם־

gam-

and

בְּנֵי־

bə·nê-

､ אִ֑ישׁ

’îš;

high ､

. יַ֝֗חַד

ya·ḥaḏ,

עָשִׁ֥יר

‘ā·šîr

､ וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃

wə·’eḇ·yō·wn.

and poor ､

פִּ֭י

pî

יְדַבֵּ֣ר

yə·ḏab·bêr

– חָכְמ֑וֹת

ḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯ;

וְהָג֖וּת

wə·hā·ḡūṯ

and the meditation

לִבִּ֣י

lib·bî

of my heart [shall give]

. תְבוּנֽוֹת׃

ṯə·ḇū·nō·wṯ.

understanding .

אַטֶּ֣ה

’aṭ·ṭeh

I will incline

– לְמָשָׁ֣ל

lə·mā·šāl

to a proverb –

אָזְנִ֑י

’ā·zə·nî;

my ear

אֶפְתַּ֥ח

’ep̄·taḥ

I will disclose

בְּ֝כִנּ֗וֹר

bə·ḵin·nō·wr,

on the harp

. חִידָתִֽי׃

ḥî·ḏā·ṯî.

my dark saying .

לָ֣מָּה

lām·māh

אִ֭ירָא

’î·rā

בִּ֣ימֵי

bî·mê

in the days

､ רָ֑ע

rā‘;

of evil ､

עֲוֺ֖ן

‘ă·wōn

[when] the iniquity at

עֲקֵבַ֣י

‘ă·qê·ḇay

؟ יְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃

yə·sū·bê·nî.

surrounds me ؟

הַבֹּטְחִ֥ים

hab·bō·ṭə·ḥîm

Those who trust

עַל־

‘al-

in

､ חֵילָ֑ם

ḥê·lām;

their wealth ､

וּבְרֹ֥ב

ū·ḇə·rōḇ

and in the multitude

– עָ֝שְׁרָ֗ם

‘ā·šə·rām,

of their riches –

. יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃

yiṯ·hal·lā·lū.

､ אָ֗ח

’āḥ,

[his] brother ､

לֹא־

lō-

פָדֹ֣ה

p̄ā·ḏōh

יִפְדֶּ֣ה

yip̄·deh

אִ֑ישׁ

’îš;

-

לֹא־

lō-

יִתֵּ֖ן

yit·tên

לֵאלֹהִ֣ים

lê·lō·hîm

to God

. כָּפְרֽוֹ׃

kā·p̄ə·rōw.

a ransom for him .

､ וְ֭יֵקַר

wə·yê·qar

For [is] costly ､

פִּדְי֥וֹן

piḏ·yō·wn

נַפְשָׁ֗ם

nap̄·šām,

וְחָדַ֥ל

wə·ḥā·ḏal

and it shall cease

. לְעוֹלָֽם׃

lə·‘ō·w·lām.

וִֽיחִי־

wî·ḥî-

That he should to live

ע֥וֹד

‘ō·wḏ

､ לָנֶ֑צַח

lā·ne·ṣaḥ;

לֹ֖א

lō

[And] not

יִרְאֶ֣ה

yir·’eh

. הַשָּֽׁחַת׃

haš·šā·ḥaṯ.

the Pit .

כִּ֤י

kî

יִרְאֶ֨ה ׀

yir·’eh

חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים

ḥă·ḵā·mîm

､ יָמ֗וּתוּ

yā·mū·ṯū,

die ､

יַ֤חַד

ya·ḥaḏ

כְּסִ֣יל

kə·sîl

the fool

וָבַ֣עַר

wā·ḇa·‘ar

and the stupid person

､ יֹאבֵ֑דוּ

yō·ḇê·ḏū;

וְעָזְב֖וּ

wə·‘ā·zə·ḇū

לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים

la·’ă·ḥê·rîm

. חֵילָֽם׃

ḥê·lām.

קִרְבָּ֤ם

qir·bām

Their inner thought [is that]

בָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ ׀

bāt·tê·mōw

their houses [will last]

､ לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם

lə·‘ō·w·lām,

מִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָם

miš·kə·nō·ṯām

their dwelling places

לְדֹ֣ר

lə·ḏōr

to

– וָדֹ֑ר

wā·ḏōr;

and all generations –

קָֽרְא֥וּ

qā·rə·’ū

בִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗ם

ḇiš·mō·w·ṯām,

after their own names

עֲלֵ֣י

‘ă·lê

on

. אֲדָמֽוֹת׃

’ă·ḏā·mō·wṯ.

[their] lands .

וְאָדָ֣ם

wə·’ā·ḏām

And nevertheless man

בִּ֭יקָר

bî·qār

[though] in honor

– בַּל־

bal-

not –

יָלִ֑ין

yā·lîn;

נִמְשַׁ֖ל

nim·šal

He is

כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת

kab·bə·hê·mō·wṯ

like the beasts

. נִדְמֽוּ׃

niḏ·mū.

[that] perish .

זֶ֣ה

zeh

This [is]

דַ֭רְכָּם

ḏar·kām

the way

､ כֵּ֣סֶל

kê·sel

of those who are foolish ､

לָ֑מוֹ

lā·mōw;

to

וְאַחֲרֵיהֶ֓ם ׀

wə·’a·ḥă·rê·hem

and of their posterity

בְּפִיהֶ֖ם

bə·p̄î·hem

יִרְצ֣וּ

yir·ṣū

. סֶֽלָה׃

se·lāh.

כַּצֹּ֤אן ׀

kaṣ·ṣōn

– לִֽשְׁא֣וֹל

liš·’ō·wl

in the grave –

שַׁתּוּ֮

šat·tū

מָ֤וֶת

mā·weṯ

יִ֫רְעֵ֥ם

yir·‘êm

shall feed on them

וַיִּרְדּ֘וּ

way·yir·dū

and shall have dominion

בָ֤ם

ḇām

יְשָׁרִ֨ים ׀

yə·šā·rîm

– לַבֹּ֗קֶר

lab·bō·qer,

in the morning –

וצירם

wə·ṣî·rām

-

[וְ֭צוּרָם]

wə·ṣū·rām

and their beauty

(לְבַלּ֥וֹת)

lə·ḇal·lō·wṯ

shall be consumed

שְׁא֗וֹל

šə·’ō·wl,

in the grave

מִזְּבֻ֥ל

miz·zə·ḇul

far from dwelling

. לֽוֹ׃

lōw.

אַךְ־

’aḵ-

But

אֱלֹהִ֗ים

’ĕ·lō·hîm,

יִפְדֶּ֣ה

yip̄·deh

נַ֭פְשִׁי

nap̄·šî

מִֽיַּד־

mî·yaḏ-

､ שְׁא֑וֹל

šə·’ō·wl;

of the grave ､

כִּ֖י

kî

יִקָּחֵ֣נִי

yiq·qā·ḥê·nî

He shall receive me

. סֶֽלָה׃

se·lāh.

אַל־

’al-

Not

תִּ֭ירָא

tî·rā

do be afraid

כִּֽי־

kî-

､ יַעֲשִׁ֣ר

ya·‘ă·šir

becomes rich ､

אִ֑ישׁ

’îš;

כִּֽי־

kî-

– יִ֝רְבֶּה

yir·beh

is increased –

כְּב֣וֹד

kə·ḇō·wḏ

. בֵּיתֽוֹ׃

bê·ṯōw.

כִּ֤י

kî

לֹ֣א

lō

בְ֭מוֹתוֹ

ḇə·mō·w·ṯōw

יִקַּ֣ח

yiq·qaḥ

he shall carry away

הַכֹּ֑ל

hak·kōl;

לֹא־

lō-

not

יֵרֵ֖ד

yê·rêḏ

אַחֲרָ֣יו

’a·ḥă·rāw

. כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃

kə·ḇō·w·ḏōw.

כִּֽי־

kî-

– נַ֭פְשׁוֹ

nap̄·šōw

בְּחַיָּ֣יו

bə·ḥay·yāw

יְבָרֵ֑ךְ

yə·ḇā·rêḵ;

וְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָ

wə·yō·w·ḏu·ḵā,

for [men] will praise you

כִּי־

kî-

תֵיטִ֥יב

ṯê·ṭîḇ

. לָֽךְ׃

lāḵ.

תָּ֭בוֹא

tā·ḇō·w

He shall go

עַד־

‘aḏ-

to

דּ֣וֹר

dō·wr

– אֲבוֹתָ֑יו

’ă·ḇō·w·ṯāw;

of his fathers –

עַד־

‘aḏ-

they shall never

נֵ֝֗צַח

nê·ṣaḥ,

לֹ֣א

lō

יִרְאוּ־

yir·’ū-

. אֽוֹר׃

’ō·wr.

אָדָ֣ם

’ā·ḏām

A man [who is]

､ בִּ֭יקָר

bî·qār

in honor ､

､ וְלֹ֣א

wə·lō

and yet not ､

יָבִ֑ין

yā·ḇîn;

does understand

נִמְשַׁ֖ל

nim·šal

is

כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹת

kab·bə·hê·mō·wṯ

like the beasts

. נִדְמֽוּ׃

niḏ·mū.

[that] perish .

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