Salmos 2

1¿Por qué se amotinan las gentes, y las naciones traman vanos proyectos?

2Se han levantado los reyes de la tierra, y a una se confabulan los príncipes contra Yahvé y contra su Ungido.

3“Rompamos (dicen) sus coyundas, y arrojemos lejos de nosotros sus ataduras.”

4El que habita en los cielos ríe, el Señor se burla de ellos.

5A su tiempo les hablará en su ira, y en su indignación los aterrará:

6“Pues bien, soy Yo quien he constituido a mi Rey sobre Sión, mi santo monte.”

7¡Yo promulgaré ese decreto de Yahvé! Él me ha dicho: “Tú eres mi Hijo, Yo mismo te he engendrado en este día.

8Pídeme y te daré en herencia las naciones, y en posesión tuya los confines de la tierra,

9Con cetro de hierro los gobernarás, los harás pedazos como a un vaso de alfarero.”

10Ahora, pues, oh reyes, comprended, instruíos, vosotros que gobernáis la tierra.

11Sed siervos de Yahvé con temor y alabadle, temblando, besad sus pies,

12antes que se irrite y vosotros erréis el camino, pues su ira se encenderá pronto. ¡Dichoso quien haya hecho de Él su refugio!

1[Quare fremuerunt gentes, et populi meditati sunt inania?

2Astiterunt reges terræ, et principes convenerunt in unum adversus Dominum, et adversus christum ejus.

3Dirumpamus vincula eorum, et projiciamus a nobis jugum ipsorum.

4Qui habitat in cælis irridebit eos, et Dominus subsannabit eos.

5Tunc loquetur ad eos in ira sua, et in furore suo conturbabit eos.

6Ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo super Sion, montem sanctum ejus, prædicans præceptum ejus.

7Dominus dixit ad me: Filius meus es tu; ego hodie genui te.

8Postula a me, et dabo tibi gentes hæreditatem tuam, et possessionem tuam terminos terræ.

9Reges eos in virga ferrea, et tamquam vas figuli confringes eos.

10Et nunc, reges, intelligite; erudimini, qui judicatis terram.

11Servite Domino in timore, et exsultate ei cum tremore.

12Apprehendite disciplinam, nequando irascatur Dominus, et pereatis de via justa.

13Cum exarserit in brevi ira ejus, beati omnes qui confidunt in eo.]

1Why have the Gentiles raged, and the people devised vain things?

2The kings of the earth stood up, and the princes met together, against the Lord and against his Christ.

3Let us break their bonds asunder: and let us cast away their yoke from us.

4He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh at them: and the Lord shall deride them.

5Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his rage.

6But I am appointed king by him over Sion his holy mountain, preaching his commandment.

7The Lord hath said to me: Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.

8Ask of me, and I will give thee the Gentiles for thy inheritance, and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession.

9Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron, and shalt break them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

10And now, O ye kings, understand: receive instruction, you that judge the earth.

11Serve ye the Lord with fear: and rejoice unto him with trembling.

12Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and you perish from the just way.

13When his wrath shall be kindled in a short time, blessed are all they that trust in him.