Psalms 2

Nations rage and rulers conspire against YHWH and his anointed king, but YHWH laughs at their vain plots from heaven. He installs his Son as king on Zion, declaring him begotten, and warns kings to serve YHWH with fear lest he shatter them in wrath.[1][8]

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Interlinear Text

Why do the nations rage nations and the peoples imagine a vain thing

1 לָ֭/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah Why HR/Ti רָגְשׁ֣וּ 𐤓𐤂𐤔𐤅 rageshu do the nations rage HVqp3cp גוֹיִ֑ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim nations HNcmpa וּ֝/לְאֻמִּ֗ים 𐤅/𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤌 uleumim and the peoples HC/Ncmpa יֶהְגּוּ 𐤉𐤄𐤂𐤅 yehegu imagine HVqi3mp רִֽיק 𐤓𐤉𐤒 riq a vain thing HNcmsa

set themselves kings of earth and rulers take counsel together against YHWH and against his anointed

2 יִ֥תְיַצְּב֨וּ 𐤉𐤕𐤉𐤑𐤁𐤅 yiteyatsevu set themselves HVti3mp מַלְכֵי 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey kings HNcmpc אֶ֗רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets of earth HNcbsa וְ/רוֹזְנִ֥ים 𐤅/𐤓𐤅𐤆𐤍𐤉𐤌 verozenim and rulers HC/Vqrmpa נֽוֹסְדוּ 𐤍𐤅𐤎𐤃𐤅 nosedu take counsel HVNp3cp יָ֑חַד 𐤉𐤇𐤃 yachad together HD עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against HR יְ֝הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and against HC/R מְשִׁיחֽ/וֹ 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤇/𐤅 meshicho his anointed HAamsc/Sp3ms

Let us tear their fetters and cast away from us cords

3 נְֽ֭נַתְּקָה 𐤍𐤍𐤕𐤒𐤄 nenateqah Let us tear HVph1cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et their HTo מֽוֹסְרוֹתֵ֑י/מוֹ 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤌𐤅 moseroteymo fetters HNcbpc/Sp3mp וְ/נַשְׁלִ֖יכָה 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤄 venashelikhah and cast away HC/Vhh1cp מִמֶּ֣/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from us HR/Sp1cp עֲבֹתֵֽי/מוֹ 𐤏𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤌𐤅 avoteymo cords HNcbpc/Sp3mp

He who sits in the heavens laughs YHWH scoffs at them

4 יוֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev He who sits HVqrmsa בַּ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 bashamayim in the heavens HRd/Ncmpa יִשְׂחָ֑ק 𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤒 yisechaq laughs HVqi3ms אֲ֝דֹנָ֗/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay YHWH HNcmpc/Sp1cs יִלְעַג 𐤉𐤋𐤏𐤂 yileag scoffs HVqi3ms לָֽ/מוֹ 𐤋/𐤌𐤅 lamo at them HR/Sp3mp

Then he will speak to them in his wrath and in his fury he will terrify them

5 אָ֤ז 𐤀𐤆 az Then HD יְדַבֵּ֣ר 𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 yedaber he will speak HVpi3ms אֵלֵ֣י/מוֹ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤌𐤅 eleymo to them HR/Sp3mp בְ/אַפּ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤀𐤐/𐤅 veapo in his wrath HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וּֽ/בַ/חֲרוֹנ֥/וֹ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍/𐤅 uvacharono and in his fury HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms יְבַהֲלֵֽ/מוֹ 𐤉𐤁𐤄𐤋/𐤌𐤅 yevahalemo he will terrify them HVpi3ms/Sp3mp

But as for Me I have installed My King upon Zion mountain My holy

6 וַ֭/אֲנִי 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani But as for Me HC/Pp1cs נָסַ֣כְתִּי 𐤍𐤎𐤊𐤕𐤉 nasakheti I have installed HVqp1cs מַלְכִּ֑/י 𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤉 maleki My King HNcmsc/Sp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR צִ֝יּ֗וֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion Zion HNp הַר 𐤄𐤓 har mountain HNcmsc קָדְשִֽׁ/י 𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤉 qadeshi My holy HNcmsc/Sp1cs

I will declare to the decree YHWH said to me my son you are I today have begotten you

7 אֲסַפְּרָ֗ה 𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤄 asaperah I will declare HVph1cs אֶֽ֫ל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR חֹ֥ק 𐤇𐤒 choq the decree HNcmsc יְֽהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אָמַ֘ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar said HVqp3ms אֵלַ֥/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me HR/Sp1cs בְּנִ֥/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs אַ֑תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you are HPp2ms אֲ֝נִ֗י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani I HPp1cs הַ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today HTd/Ncmsa יְלִדְתִּֽי/ךָ 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤕𐤉/𐤊 yelidetikha have begotten you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms

Ask of me and I will give the nations your inheritance and your possession ends of the earth

8 שְׁאַ֤ל 𐤔𐤀𐤋 sheal Ask HVqv2ms מִמֶּ֗/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni of me HR/Sp1cs וְ/אֶתְּנָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤍𐤄 veetenah and I will give HC/Vqh1cs ג֭וֹיִם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim the nations HNcmpa נַחֲלָתֶ֑/ךָ 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤊 nachalatekha your inheritance HNcfsc/Sp2ms וַ֝/אֲחֻזָּתְ/ךָ֗ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤕/𐤊 vaachuzatekha and your possession HC/Ncfsc/Sp2ms אַפְסֵי 𐤀𐤐𐤎𐤉 afesey ends of HNcmpc אָֽרֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets the earth HNcbsa

You shall break them with a rod of iron like a vessel of a potter You shall dash them in pieces

9 תְּ֭רֹעֵ/ם 𐤕𐤓𐤏/𐤌 teroem You shall break them HVqi2ms/Sp3mp בְּ/שֵׁ֣בֶט 𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤈 beshevet with a rod HR/Ncmsc בַּרְזֶ֑ל 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 barezel of iron HNcmsa כִּ/כְלִ֖י 𐤊/𐤊𐤋𐤉 kikheli like a vessel HR/Ncmsc יוֹצֵ֣ר 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤓 yotser of a potter HNcmsa תְּנַפְּצֵֽ/ם 𐤕𐤍𐤐𐤑/𐤌 tenapetsem You shall dash them in pieces HVpi2ms/Sp3mp

now therefore O kings be wise be instructed O judges of the earth

10 וְ֭/עַתָּה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah now therefore HC/D מְלָכִ֣ים 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 melakhim O kings HNcmpa הַשְׂכִּ֑ילוּ 𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋𐤅 hasekilu be wise HVhv2mp הִ֝וָּסְר֗וּ 𐤄𐤅𐤎𐤓𐤅 hivaseru be instructed HVNv2mp שֹׁ֣פְטֵי 𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉 shofetey O judges HVqrmpc אָֽרֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets of the earth HNcbsa

Serve [direct object marker] YHWH with fear and rejoice with trembling

11 עִבְד֣וּ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅 ivedu Serve HVqv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp בְּ/יִרְאָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄 beyireah with fear HR/Ncfsa וְ֝/גִ֗ילוּ 𐤅/𐤂𐤉𐤋𐤅 vegilu and rejoice HC/Vqv2mp בִּ/רְעָדָֽה 𐤁/𐤓𐤏𐤃𐤄 bireadah with trembling HR/Ncfsa

Kiss purity lest he be angry and you perish in the way when is kindled but a little his wrath Blessed are all those who take refuge in him

12 נַשְּׁקוּ 𐤍𐤔𐤒𐤅 nashequ Kiss HVpv2mp בַ֡ר 𐤁𐤓 var purity HNcmsa פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest HC יֶאֱנַ֤ף 𐤉𐤀𐤍𐤐 yeenaf he be angry HVqi3ms וְ/תֹ֬אבְדוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤅 vetovedu and you perish HC/Vqi2mp דֶ֗רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe in the way HNcbsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when HC יִבְעַ֣ר 𐤉𐤁𐤏𐤓 yivear is kindled HVqi3ms כִּ/מְעַ֣ט 𐤊/𐤌𐤏𐤈 kimeat but a little HR/Ncmsa אַפּ֑/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo his wrath HNcmsc/Sp3ms אַ֝שְׁרֵ֗י 𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉 asherey Blessed HNcmpa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal are all HNcmsc ח֥וֹסֵי 𐤇𐤅𐤎𐤉 chosey those who take refuge HVqrmpc בֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo in him HR/Sp3ms

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