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Aramaic Targum to Psalms Chapter 12

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לְשַׁבָחָא עַל כִּנָרָא דְתַמְנַיָא נִימֵי תּוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא לְדָוִד:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

For praise, on the lyre of eight strings. A hymn of David.

פְּרוֹק יְיָ מְטוּל דִגְמִירוּ טָבַיָא אֲרוּם סָפוּ מְהֵימְנַיָא מִן בְּנֵי נָשָׁא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Redeem, O LORD, for the good⁴⁹ are annihilated; for the faithful have ceased from the sons of men.

footnotes: ⁴⁹ righteous

שִׁקְרָא מְמַלְלִין אֱנָשׁ עִם חַבְרֵיהּ סִפְוָתָא שְׁעִיאָן בִּלְבָבֵהוֹן מְנַבְּלִין וּבְלִבָּא שִׁקְרָא מְמַלְלִין:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

They speak lies, each to his fellow, lips are flattering; in their heart they deceive, and with a lying heart they speak.

יְשֵׁיצֵי יְיָ מִן עַלְמָא כָּל סִפְוָן שְׁעִיעִין לִישָׁנָא דְמַלְלָא רַבְרְבָנוּתָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

The LORD will destroy from the world all flattering lips, the tongue that speaks arrogance.

מִן דְכָפְרִין בְּעִקְרָא דְאָמְרִין בְּלִישָׁנָנָא נִתְגַבַּר סִפְוָתָנָא עִמָנָא מַן רִבּוֹן דִלָנָא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Those who deny the essence, who say, “By our tongue we shall prevail, our lips are with us, who is our master?”

מֵאוּנְסָא דַעֲנִיֵי מִן צְוָחַת חֲשִׁיכֵי הַשְׁתָּא אֲקוּם אֲמַר יְיָ אֲשַׁוֵי פוּרְקַן וּלְרַשִׁיעֵי אַסְחֵיר בִּישׁוּתָא לְהוֹן:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the cry of the needy, now I will arise,⁵⁰ says the LORD; I will give redemption to my people, but against the wicked I will give testimony of evil.

footnotes: ⁵⁰ + in judgement

מִלִין דַייָ מִלַיָא דַכְיָן סִימָא סְנִינָא בְּכוּרָא עַל אַרְעָא זְקִיק שִׁבְעָתֵי זִמְנִין:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

The words of the Lord are pure words, silver⁵¹ purified in the furnace on the ground, refined seven times.

footnotes: ⁵¹ like silver

אַנְתְּ יְיָ תִּנְטְרִנוּן לְצַדִיקַיָא תִּנְצְרִנוּן מִן דָרָא בִישָׁא הָדֵין לְעַלְמִין:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

You, O Lord, will keep the righteous; you will protect them⁵² from this evil generation forever.

footnotes: ⁵² Tg תנטרינון suggests Heb תשמרם

חֲזוֹר חֲזוֹר רַשִׁיעַיָא מְהַלְכִין כַּעֲלוּקָא דְמָצְצָא דְמֵיהוֹן דִבְנֵי נָשָׁא:

The Psalms Targum: An English Translation (Edward M. Cook)

All around the wicked walk, like a leech that sucks the blood of the sons of men.

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