Psalms 53 — 4 originals side by side

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← ch. 52ch. 54 →

	Hebrew Hebrew Old Testament	Greek Septuagint	Latin Vulgate	Ge'ez Ge'ez Bible	English World English Bible + site translation
53:0	לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־מָחֲלַ֗ת מַשְׂכִּ֥יל לְדָוִֽד׃	εἰς τὸ τέλος ὑπὲρ μαελεθ συνέσεως τῷ Δαυιδ	In finem, pro Maëleth intelligentiae David. Dixit insipiens in corde suo : Non est Deus.	እግዚአብሔር ፡ ሐወጸ ፡ እምሰማይ ፡ ዲበ ፡ እጓለ ፡ እምሕያው ፤ ከመ ፡ ይርአይ ፡ እመቦ ፡ ጠቢበ ፤ ዘየኀሦ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ።	For the Chief Musician. According to Mahalath. A contemplation by David.
53:1	אָ֘מַ֤ר נָבָ֣ל בְּ֭לִבּוֹ אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּ וְהִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ עָ֝֗וֶל אֵ֣ין עֹֽשֵׂה־טֽוֹב׃	εἶπεν ἄφρων ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν θεός διεφθάρησαν καὶ ἐβδελύχθησαν ἐν ἀνομίαις οὐκ ἔστιν ποιῶν ἀγαθόν	Corrupti sunt, et abominabiles facti sunt in iniquitatibus ; non est qui faciat bonum.	ኵሉ ፡ ዐረየ ፡ ወኅቡረ ፡ ዐለወ ፤ አልቦ ፡ ዘይገብራ ፡ ለሠናይት ፤ አልቦ ፡ ወኢአሐዱ ።	The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
53:2	אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים מִשָּׁמַיִם֮ הִשְׁקִ֢יף עַֽל־בְּנֵי־אָ֫דָ֥ם לִ֭רְאוֹת הֲיֵ֣שׁ מַשְׂכִּ֑יל דֹּ֝רֵ֗שׁ אֶת־אֱלֹהִֽים׃	ὁ θεὸς ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ διέκυψεν ἐπὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν ἀνθρώπων τοῦ ἰδεῖν εἰ ἔστιν συνίων ἢ ἐκζητῶν τὸν θεόν	Deus de caelo prospexit super filios hominum, ut videat si est intelligens, aut requirens Deum.	ወኢያአምሩ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ ገበርተ ፡ ዐመፃ ፤ እለ ፡ ይውኅጥዎሙ ፡ ለሕዝብየ ፡ ከመ ፡ በሊዐ ፡ እክል ፤	God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.
53:3	כֻּלּ֥וֹ סָג֮ יַחְדָּ֢ו נֶ֫אֱלָ֥חוּ אֵ֤ין עֹֽשֵׂה־ט֑וֹב אֵ֝֗ין גַּם־אֶחָֽד׃	πάντες ἐξέκλιναν ἅμα ἠχρεώθησαν οὐκ ἔστιν ποιῶν ἀγαθόν οὐκ ἔστιν ἕως ἑνός	Omnes declinaverunt ; simul inutiles facti sunt : non est qui faciat bonum, non est usque ad unum.	ወለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ኢጸውዕዎ ። ወበህየ ፡ ፈርሁ ፡ ወገረሞሙ ፡ ዘኢኮነ ፡ ግሩመ ፤	Every one of them has gone back. They have become filthy together. There is no one who does good, no, not one.
53:4	הֲלֹ֥א יָדְעוּ֮ פֹּ֤עֲלֵ֫י אָ֥וֶן אֹכְלֵ֣י עַ֭מִּי אָ֣כְלוּ לֶ֑חֶם אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ׃	οὐχὶ γνώσονται πάντες οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν ἀνομίαν οἱ ἔσθοντες τὸν λαόν μου βρώσει ἄρτου τὸν θεὸν οὐκ ἐπεκαλέσαντο	Nonne scient omnes qui operantur iniquitatem, qui devorant plebem meam ut cibum panis ?	እስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘረወ ፡ አዕጽምቲሆሙ ፡ ለመዳልዋን ፡ ወተኀፍሩ ፡ እስመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አኅሰሮሙ ።	Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on God?
53:5	שָׁ֤ם׀ פָּ֥חֲדוּ פַחַד֮ לֹא־הָ֢יָ֫ה פָ֥חַד כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֗ים פִּ֭זַּר עַצְמ֣וֹת חֹנָ֑ךְ הֱ֝בִשֹׁ֗תָה כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֥ים מְאָסָֽם׃	ἐκεῖ φοβηθήσονται φόβον οὗ οὐκ ἦν φόβος ὅτι ὁ θεὸς διεσκόρπισεν ὀστᾶ ἀνθρωπαρέσκων κατῃσχύνθησαν ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἐξουδένωσεν αὐτούς	Deum non invocaverunt ; illic trepidaverunt timore, ubi non erat timor. Quoniam Deus dissipavit ossa eorum qui hominibus placent : confusi sunt, quoniam Deus sprevit eos.	መኑ ፡ ይሁብ ፡ እምጽዮን ፡ መድኀኒተ ፡ ልእስራኤል ፤ አመ ፡ ሜጠ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ፄዋ ፡ ሕዝቡ ፡	There they were in great fear, where no fear was, for God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, because God has rejected them.
53:6	מִ֥י־יִתֵּ֣ן מִצִּיּוֹן֮ יְשֻׁע֢וֹת יִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥ל בְּשׁ֣וּב אֱ֭לֹהִים שְׁב֣וּת עַמּ֑וֹ יָגֵ֥ל יַ֝עֲקֹ֗ב יִשְׂמַ֥ח יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {פ}	τίς δώσει ἐκ Σιων τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ Ισραηλ ἐν τῷ ἐπιστρέψαι κύριον τὴν αἰχμαλωσίαν τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀγαλλιάσεται Ιακωβ καὶ εὐφρανθήσεται Ισραηλ	Quis dabit ex Sion salutare Israël ? cum converterit Deus captivitatem plebis suae, exsultabit Jacob, et laetabitur Israël.	ይትፌሣሕ ፡ ያዕቆብ ፡ ወይትሐሠይ ፡ እስራኤል ።	Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

← ch. 52ch. 54 →

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