Aramaic Targum to Psalms Chapter 7
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תַּרְגוּמָא דְאוֹדֵיתָא לְדָוִד דִי שַׁבַּח קֳדָם יְיָ מְטוּל דִי אֲמַר שִׁירָתָא עַל תְּבִירָא דְשָׁאוּל בַּר קִישׁ דְמִן שֵׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִן:
A rendition of the thanksgiving of David, who gave praise to the Lord; for he spoke a song about the ruin of Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin.
יְיָ אֱלֹהַי בְּמֵימְרָךְ סַבְּרִית פְּרוֹק יָתִי מִכָּל רָדְפַי וּפְצָא יָתִי:
O LORD my God, I have trusted in your word; deliver me from all my persecutors and save me.
דִלְמָא יִתַבַּר הֵיךְ אַרְיְוָתָא נַפְשִׁי יִפְשַׁח וְלֵית דְיִפְצֵי:
Lest he crush my soul like a lion; he will tear and there is no one who will deliver me.
יְיָ אֱלֹהַי אִין עֲבַדֵית שִׁירָתָא הָדָא בְּכַוַונְתָּא בִישָּׁא אִין אִית טְלוּמָא בִּידָי:
O LORD my God, if I have made this song with evil intent, if there is oppression in my hand,
אִין פַּרְעִית לִבְעֵיל שְׁלָמִי בִּישׁ וּדְחַקֵית מְעִיקַי מַגָן:
If I have repaid my ally with evil, or thrust away my oppressor for nothing,
יְהֵי רָדֵף בְּעֵל דְבָבָא נַפְשִׁי וְיַדְבֵּק וְיִכְבּוֹשׁ לְאַרְעָא חַיַי וִיקָרִי לְעַפְרָא יַשְׁרֵי לְעָלְמִין:
May the enemy pursue my soul, and may he overtake and trample my life to the ground, and may my honor rest in the dust forever.
קוּם יְיָ בְּתוּקְפָךְ אִתְנַטַל בְּרוּגְזָא עַל מְעִיקַי וְסַרְהֵיב לִי דִינָא דִי פַקֵדְתָּא:
Arise, O LORD, in your might; be lifted up in anger against my oppressors; and bring hastily to me the justice that you commanded.
וּכְנִישַׁת אֻמַיָא תַּחְזְרִינָךְ וְאַמְטֻלְתָּהָא לְבֵי שְׁכִנְתָּךְ תּוּב:
The gathering of the nations will surround you; because of it return to the place of your presence.
מֵימְרָא דַייָ יְדִין עַמְמַיָא דוֹן יָתִי יְיָ כִּזְכוּתִי וּכְשַׁלְמוּתִי פְּרַע עֲלָי:
The word of the LORD will judge the Gentiles; judge me, O LORD, by my merit, and for my innocence recompense me.
יִשְׁתֵּצֵי כְעַן בִּישָׁא דְרַשִׁיעֵי וְיִשְׁתַּכְלְלוּן צַדִיקֵי וּבָחֵן לִבְּבֵי וְכָלְיָן אֱלָהָא זַכָּאָה:
Now may the evil of the wicked perish; and let the righteous be firmly established; and the righteous God examines hearts and minds.²²
footnotes: ²² lit. kidneys
תְּרֵיסִי עַל אֱלָהָא פָּרִיק תְּרִיצֵי לִבָּא:
My shield is on God, redeemer of the upright of heart.
אֱלָהָא דַיָנָא זַכָּאָה וּבִתְקוֹף רָגִיז עַל רַשִׁיעֵי כָּל יוֹמָא:
God is the righteous judge, and in might is angry at the wicked every day.
אִם לָא יְתוּב לִדְחַלְתֵּיהּ סַיְפֵיהּ שְׁחִיז קַשְׁתֵּיהּ מְתִיחָא וּסְדִירָא:
If one does not repent and reverence him,²³ his sword is whetted, his bow drawn and ready.
footnotes: ²³ lit., return to his fear
וּמְטוּלְתֵּיהּ תַּקֵין זְיָנֵי מוֹתָא גִירוֹי לְדָלְקֵי צַדִיקַיָא יַעְבֵּיד:
On his account, he has prepared the weapons of death; he will make his arrows for those who pursue the righteous.
הָא יִצְטַעַר לִשְׁקָר וִיעֵדֵי עַמְלָא וְיֵלֵיד שִׁקְרָא:
Behold, he will be in pains with falsehood, and will conceive trouble, and give birth to falsehood.
שׁוּחַ חֲפַר וְנַמְצֵיהּ וּנְפַל בְּשׁוּחֲתָא דִי עֲבָד:
He has dug a pit and deepened it; and he fell in the pit he made.
יְתוּב לֵעוּתֵיהּ בְּרֵישֵׁיהּ וְעַל מוֹקְדֵיהּ חֲטוֹפֵיהּ יֵחוֹת:
His misery will return on his head; and on his pate his rapacity will descend.
אֲשַׁבַּח יְיָ בְּצִדְקְתֵיהּ וַאֲשַׁכַּח שׁוּם אֱלָהָא עִלָאָה:
I will thank²⁴ the LORD according to his righteousness; and I will praise the name of God Most High.
footnotes: ²⁴ give praise