Psalmet 49
Albanian Bible
49 Dëgjoni gjithë popujt, vini veshin, o banorë të botës,
2 qofshin njerëz të popullit dhe fisnikë, të pasur dhe të varfër tok.
3 Nga goja ime do të dalin fjalë diturie dhe kredhja në mendime e zemrës sime do të sjellë mirëkuptim.
4 Unë do ta ndjek një proverb, do ta paraqes enigmën time me harpë.
5 Pse duhet të kem frikë nga ditët e fatkeqësisë, kur më rrethon ligësia e kundërshtarëve të mi,
6 ata që kanë besim në pasuritë e tyre dhe mburren me bollëkun e pasurisë së tyre?
7 Asnjeri nuk mund të shpengojë kurrsesi vëllanë e tij, as t’i japë Perëndisë çmimin e shpengimit të tij,
8 sepse shpengimi i shpirtit të tij është shumë i shtrenjtë, dhe çmimi i saj nuk do të mjaftonte kurrë,
9 për të bërë që ai të jetojë përjetë dhe të mos shohë gropën.
10 Në fakt të gjithë shohin që njerëzit e urtë vdesin dhe që po në atë mënyrë vdesin njerëzit e pamend a mendjeshkurtër, duke ua lënë të tjerëve pasuritë e tyre.
11 Me mendjen e tyre ata pandehin se shtëpitë e tyre do të qëndrojnë për gjithnjë, që banesat e tyre janë të përjetshme; dhe kështu u vënë tokave emrin e tyre.
12 Megjithatë edhe njeriu që jeton në mes të pasurive nuk e ka të gjatë; ai është njëlloj si kafshët që mbarojnë.
13 Kjo është sjellja e njerëzve pa mend dhe e atyre që u shkojnë dhe miratojnë fjalimet e tyre. (Sela)
14 Shtyhen si dele në drejtim të Sheolit; vdekja do t’i përpijë dhe në mëngjes njerëzit e drejtë do të sundojnë mbi ta. Luksi i tyre do të marrë fund në Sheol, larg banesës së tyre.
15 Por Perëndia im do ta shpengojë shpirtin tim nga pushteti i Sheolit, sepse ai do të më pranojë. (Sela)
16 Mos kij frikë kur dikush pasurohet, kur lavdia e shtëpisë së tij rritet,
17 sepse kur do të vdesë, nuk do të marrë asgjë me vete; lavdia e tij nuk do të zbresë pas tij.
18 Edhe në se në jetë e ndjente veten të lumtur (në fakt njerëzia të lavdëron kur pasurohesh),
19 ai do të arrijë brezin e etërve të tij, që nuk do ta shohin kurrë më dritën.
20 Njeriu që jeton në mes të pasurive pa pasur gjykim është njëlloj si kafshët që zhduken.
Psalm 49
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Psalm 49
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
1 Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,
2 Both low and high, rich and poor together:
3 My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
4 I will submit and consent to a parable or proverb; to the music of a lyre I will unfold my riddle (my problem).
5 Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of those who would supplant me surrounds me on every side,
6 Even of those who trust in and lean on their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?
7 None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him—
8 For the ransom of a life is too costly, and [the price one can pay] can never suffice—
9 So that he should live on forever and never see the pit (the grave) and corruption.
10 For he sees that even wise men die; the [self-confident] fool and the stupid alike perish and leave their wealth to others.
11 Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands their own [apart from God] and after their own names.
12 But man, with all his honor and pomp, does not remain; he is like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the fate of those who are foolishly confident, yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the place of the dead); death shall be their shepherd. And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their form and beauty shall be consumed, for Sheol shall be their dwelling.
15 But God will redeem me from the power of Sheol (the place of the dead); for He will receive me. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
16 Be not afraid when [an ungodly] one is made rich, when the wealth and glory of his house are increased;
17 For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not descend after him.
18 Though while he lives he counts himself happy and prosperous, and though a man gets praise when he does well [for himself],
19 He will go to the generation of his fathers, who will nevermore see the light.
20 A man who is held in honor and understands not is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 49
New King James Version
The Confidence of the Foolish
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
49 Hear this, all peoples;
Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
2 Both low and high,
Rich and poor together.
3 My mouth shall speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding.
4 I will incline my ear to a proverb;
I will disclose my [a]dark saying on the harp.
5 Why should I fear in the days of evil,
When the iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
6 Those who (A)trust in their wealth
And boast in the multitude of their riches,
7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
Nor (B)give to God a ransom for him—
8 For (C)the redemption of their souls is costly,
And it shall cease forever—
9 That he should continue to live eternally,
And (D)not [b]see the Pit.
10 For he sees wise men die;
Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish,
And leave their wealth to others.
11 [c]Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever,
Their dwelling places to all generations;
They (E)call their lands after their own names.
12 Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not [d]remain;
He is like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the way of those who are (F)foolish,
And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah
14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave;
Death shall feed on them;
(G)The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;
(H)And their beauty shall be consumed in [e]the grave, far from their dwelling.
15 But God (I)will redeem my soul from the power of [f]the grave,
For He shall (J)receive me. Selah
16 Do not be afraid when one becomes rich,
When the glory of his house is increased;
17 For when he dies he shall carry nothing away;
His glory shall not descend after him.
18 Though while he lives (K)he blesses himself
(For men will praise you when you do well for yourself),
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never see (L)light.[g]
20 A man who is in honor, yet does not understand,
(M)Is like the beasts that perish.
Footnotes
- Psalm 49:4 riddle
- Psalm 49:9 experience corruption
- Psalm 49:11 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. Their graves shall be their houses forever
- Psalm 49:12 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. understand (cf. v. 20)
- Psalm 49:14 Or Sheol
- Psalm 49:15 Or Sheol
- Psalm 49:19 The light of life
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