Aramaic Targum to Psalms Chapter 10
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לָמָה יְיָ תְּקוּם בְּרָחִיק תִּטַמַר בִּמְדוֹר קַדִישִׁין לְעִדָנֵי עַקְתָא:
Why, O LORD, will you stand afar off, hide yourself in the dwelling of the holy ones in the times of distress?
בְּגַסוֹת רַשִׁיעָא יִדְלַק עַנְיָא יִתְאַחְדוּן בְּנִכְלוּתָא דְנָא דִי חֲשַׁבוּ לְמֶעְבָּד:
In brutality³⁶ the wicked man will pursue the poor man; they will be caught in the scheme³⁷ that they plotted to carry out.
footnotes: ³⁶ pride ³⁷ folly
מְטוּל דְאִשְׁתַּבַּח רַשִׁיעָא עַל רִגְרוּג נַפְשֵׁיהּ דִמְבָרַךְ גַבְרָא טָלוֹמָא מַרְחַק מֵימְרָא דַיְיָ:
For the wicked man is praised for the craving of his soul; he who blesses the violent man abhors the word of the LORD.
רַשִׁיעָא בְּגַסוּת רוּחֵיהּ לָא יִתְבַּר אֱלָהָא וְיֵימַר בְּלִבֵּיהּ דְלָא גַלְיָן קֳדָם יְיָ כּוּלְהוֹן מַחְשְׁבָתוֹי:
The wicked man in the grossness of his spirit will not seek God, and he will say in his heart that his thoughts are not manifest in the presence of the LORD.
מַצְלְחִין אוֹרְחָתֵיהּ בְּכָל עִדָן רְחִיקִין דִינָךְ מִן קִבְּלֵיהּ בְּכָל מְעִיקוֹי יִזְעוֹף בְּהוֹן:
His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are far from his sight; he will rebuke all his oppressors.
יֵימַר בִּלְבָבֵיהּ לָא אָזוּעַ מִדָר לְדָר מִלְמֶעֱבַד בִּישׁ:
He will say in his heart, “I will not be shaken from doing evil for all generations.”
לוּטִין פּוּמֵיהּ מְלֵי נִכְלֵי וְרַמְיוֹתָא תְּחוֹת לִישָׁנֵיהּ לֵאוֹת וּשְׁקָר:
His mouth is curses, full of guile and deceit; under his tongue is misery and falsehood.
יָתֵיב בִּכְמַנֵי דְדַרְתַיָא בְּטוּמָרַיָא יִקְטוֹל זַכָּאָה עֵינוֹי לְמַסְכְּנַיָא יִטְשׁוּן:
He will sit in the hiding places of the courtyards; in secret places he will kill the innocent; he will hide his eyes against the poor.
יִכְמוֹן בְּטוּמָרַיָא הֵיךְ אַרְיָא בְּמַטְלָלֵיהּ יִכְמוֹן לְמִתְפַּשׂ עַנְיָא יִתְפַּשׂ עַנְיָא בְּמִגָּרֵיהּ בִּמְצַדְתֵּיהּ:
He will lie in wait in secret places like a lion in his covert; he will lie in wait to seize the poor man; he will seize the poor man when he is drawn into his trap.
יְדַכְדַךְ וִישׁוּחַ וְיִפֹּל בִּתְקוֹף בְּמָנוֹי עַנְיָא:
The poor man will be crushed, and sink down, and he will fall into the power of his hiding places.
יֵימַר בְּלִבֵּיהּ אִתְנְשֵׁי אֱלָהָא טְמַר אַפּוֹי לָא חָמֵי לְעָלְמִין:
He will say in his heart, “God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he does not see forever.”
קוּם יְיָ קַיָם שְׁבוּעַת יְדָךְ לָא תִנְשִׁי עִנְוְתָנֵי:
Arise, O LORD³⁸, fulfill the oath of your hand, do not forget the humble.
footnotes: ³⁸ + our God
מְטוּל מָה רָחֵיק רַשִׁיעָא אֱלָהָא יֵימַר בְּלִבֵּיהּ לָא תִתְבְּעֵי:
Why has the wicked man abhorred God? He will say³⁹ in his heart, “It will not be sought after.”⁴⁰
footnotes: ³⁹ Tg יימר suggests Heb יאמר. ⁴⁰ "You will not seek."
גְלֵי קֳדָמָךְ מְטוּל דְאַנְתְּ לֵאוֹת וּרְגִיז עַל רַשִׁיעָא תַּסְעֵר אִסְתַּכַּל לְמִשְׁלַם אַגְרָא טָב לְצַדִיקַיָא בִּידָךְ עֲלָךְ יְסוֹבְרוּן עַנְיָךְ יַתֵּם אַנְתְּ הֲוֵיתָ סָעֵיד:
It is manifest in your presence, because you will inflict misery and wrath upon the wicked man; look carefully to pay a good reward to the righteous by your hand; the poor will place their hope on you; you have been a helper to the orphan.
תְּבַר אֶדְרָעֵיהוֹן דְרַשִׁיעֵי וּבִישֵׁי יִתְבְּעוּן רִשְׁעַתְהוֹן לָא יִשְׁכְּחוּ:
Break the arm of the wicked; and let the evil seek their wickedness, [and] not find it.
יְיָ מְלִיךְ לְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָא אֲבַדוּ עַמְמֵי מֵאַרְעֵיהּ:
The LORD is king forever and ever; the Gentiles have perished⁴¹ from his land.
footnotes: ⁴¹ will perish
רִיגְתָּא דְעִנְוְתָנֵי שְׁמִיעַ קֳדָמָךְ יְיָ תַּתְקֵין לִבְּהוֹן תַּצְלֵי אוּדְנָךְ:
The desire of the humble is heard in your presence, O LORD; strengthen their heart, incline your ear⁴².
footnotes: ⁴² + to their prayer
לְמִדַן יַתֵּם וְעַנְיָא לָא יוֹסִיף עוֹד תּוּב בְּנֵי נְשָׁא לְאִתְוָרָא מִן קֳדָם רַשִׁיעֵי אַרְעָא:
To judge the orphan and poor man; may the sons of men not again be shattered before the wicked of the earth.