6 Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy;

let an accuser stand at his right hand.

7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty,

and may his prayers condemn him.

8 May his days be few;

may another take his place of leadership.

9 May his children be fatherless

and his wife a widow.

10 May his children be wandering beggars;

may they be driven from their ruined homes.

11 May a creditor seize all he has;

may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.

12 May no one extend kindness to him

or take pity on his fatherless children.

13 May his descendants be cut off,

their names blotted out from the next generation.

14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord;

may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.

15 May their sins always remain before the Lord,

that he may blot out their name from the earth.

6 Appoint a wicked man against him;

let an accuser stand at his right hand.

7 When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;

let his prayer be counted as sin!

8 May his days be few;

may another take his office!

9 May his children be fatherless

and his wife a widow!

10 May his children wander about and beg,

seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!

11 May the creditor seize all that he has;

may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!

12 Let there be none to extend kindness to him,

nor any to pity his fatherless children!

13 May his posterity be cut off;

may his name be blotted out in the second generation!

14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,

and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out!

15 Let them be before the Lord continually,

that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth!

6 Set thou a wicked man over him:

And let Satan stand at his right hand.

7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned:

And let his prayer become sin.

8 Let his days be few;

And let another take his office.

9 Let his children be fatherless,

And his wife a widow.

10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg:

Let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath;

And let the strangers spoil his labour.

12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him:

Neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.

13 Let his posterity be cut off;

And in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord;

And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 Let them be before the Lord continually,

That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

6 They say, “Get an evil person to turn against him.

Send an accuser to bring him to trial.

7 When his case comes up for judgment,

let him be pronounced guilty.

Count his prayers as sins.

8 Let his years be few;

let someone else take his position.

9 May his children become fatherless,

and his wife a widow.

10 May his children wander as beggars

and be driven from their ruined homes.

11 May creditors seize his entire estate,

and strangers take all he has earned.

12 Let no one be kind to him;

let no one pity his fatherless children.

13 May all his offspring die.

May his family name be blotted out in the next generation.

14 May the Lord never forget the sins of his fathers;

may his mother’s sins never be erased from the record.

15 May the Lord always remember these sins,

and may his name disappear from human memory.

6 Set a wicked man over him,

And let an accuser stand at his right hand.

7 When he is judged, let him be found guilty,

And let his prayer become sin.

8 Let his days be few,

And let another take his office.

9 Let his children be fatherless,

And his wife a widow.

10 Let his children continually be vagabonds, and beg;

Let them seek their bread also from their desolate places.

11 Let the creditor seize all that he has,

And let strangers plunder his labor.

12 Let there be none to extend mercy to him,

Nor let there be any to favor his fatherless children.

13 Let his posterity be cut off,

And in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,

And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 Let them be continually before the Lord,

That He may cut off the memory of them from the earth;

6 They say about me, “Have an evil person work against him,

and let an accuser stand against him.

7 When he is judged, let him be found guilty,

and let even his prayers show his guilt.

8 Let his life be cut short,

and let another man replace him as leader.

9 Let his children become orphans

and his wife a widow.

10 Make his children wander around, begging for food.

Let them be forced out of the ruins in which they live.

11 Let the people to whom he owes money take everything he owns,

and let strangers steal everything he has worked for.

12 Let no one show him love

or have mercy on his orphaned children.

13 Let all his descendants die

and be forgotten by those who live after him.

14 Lord, remember how wicked his ancestors were,

and don’t let the sins of his mother be wiped out.

15 Lord, always remember their sins.

Then make people forget about them completely.

6 Set a wicked man over him, and let the adversary stand at his right hand; 7 When he shall be judged, let him go out guilty, and let his prayer become sin; 8 Let his days be few, let another take his office; 9 Let his sons be fatherless, and his wife a widow; 10 Let his sons be vagabonds and beg, and let them seek their bread far from their desolate places; 11 Let the usurer cast the net over all that he hath, and let strangers despoil his labour; 12 Let there be none to extend kindness unto him, neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children; 13 Let his posterity be cut off; in the generation following let their name be blotted out: 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out; 15 Let them be before Jehovah continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth:

6 ⸤I said,⸥ “Appoint the evil one to oppose him. 

Let Satan stand beside him. 

7 When he stands trial, 

let him be found guilty. 

Let his prayer be considered sinful. 

8 Let his days be few ⸤in number⸥. 

Let someone else take his position. 

9 “Let his children become fatherless and his wife a widow. 

10 Let his children wander around and beg. 

Let them seek help far from their ruined homes. 

11 Let a creditor take everything he owns. 

Let strangers steal what he has worked for. 

12 Let no one be kind to him anymore. 

Let no one show any pity to his fatherless children. 

13 Let his descendants be cut off 

and their family name be wiped out by the next generation. 

14 Let the Lord remember the guilt of his ancestors 

and not wipe out his mother’s sin. 

15 Let their guilt and sin always remain on record 

in front of the Lord. 

Let the Lord remove every memory of himfrom the earth, 

6 Set a wicked person over him;

let an accuser stand at his right hand.

7 When he is judged, let him be found guilty,

and let his prayer be counted as sin.

8 Let his days be few;

let another take over his position.

9 Let his children be fatherless

and his wife a widow.

10 Let his children wander as beggars,

searching for food far from their demolished homes.

11 Let a creditor seize all he has;

let strangers plunder what he has worked for.

12 Let no one show him kindness,

and let no one be gracious to his fatherless children.

13 Let the line of his descendants be cut off;

let their name be blotted out in the next generation.

14 Let his ancestors’ guilt

be remembered before the Lord,

and do not let his mother’s sin be blotted out.

15 Let their sins always remain before the Lord,

and let Him erase all memory of them from the earth.

6 They say, “Appoint a wicked man against him;

let an accuser stand on his right.

7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty;

let his prayer be counted as sin.

8 May his days be few;

may another seize his position.

9 May his children be orphans,

and his wife a widow.

10 May his children wander about and beg;

may they be driven out of the ruins they inhabit.

11 May the creditor seize all that he has;

may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil.

12 May there be no one to do him a kindness,

nor anyone to pity his orphaned children.

13 May his posterity be cut off;

may his name be blotted out in the second generation.

14 May the iniquity of his father be remembered before the Lord,

and do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 Let them be before the Lord continually,

and may his memory be cut off from the earth.

6 Appoint over him a wicked man,

and let an accuser stand at his right hand.

7 When he is judged, let him come out guilty,

and let his prayer become as sin.

8 Let his days be few;

let another take his office.

9 Let his children be orphans,

and his wife a widow,

10 and let his children wander aimlessly and beg,

and let them plead from their ruins.

11 Let the creditor seize all that is his,

and let strangers plunder his property.

12 Let there be none who extend to him loyal love,

nor any who pities his orphans.

13 Let his descendants be cut off.

Let their name be blotted out in the next generation.

14 Let the iniquity of his ancestors be remembered before Yahweh,

and let the sin of his mother not be blotted out.

15 Let them be before Yahweh continually,

that he may cut off their memory from the earth,

6 Appoint an evil person to take my enemies to court.

Let him stand at their right hand and bring charges against them.

7 When they are tried, let them be found guilty.

May even their prayers judge them.

8 May their days be few.

Let others take their places as leaders.

9 May their children’s fathers die.

May their wives become widows.

10 May their children be driven from their destroyed homes.

May they wander around like beggars.

11 May everything those people own be taken away to pay for what they owe.

May strangers rob them of everything they’ve worked for.

12 May no one be kind to them

or take pity on the children they leave behind.

13 May their family line come to an end.

May their names be forgotten by those who live after them.

14 May the Lord remember the evil things their fathers have done.

May he never erase the sins of their mothers.

15 May the Lord never forget their sins.

Then he won’t let people remember those sinners anymore.

6 Appoint a wicked man over him,

And let an accuser stand at his right hand.

7 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty,

And let his prayer become sin.

8 Let his days be few;

Let another take his office.

9 Let his children be fatherless

And his wife a widow.

10 Let his children wander about and beg;

And let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes.

11 Let the creditor seize all that he has,

And let strangers plunder the product of his labor.

12 Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him,

Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children.

13 Let his posterity be cut off;

In a following generation let their name be blotted out.

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,

And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 Let them be before the Lord continually,

That He may cut off their memory from the earth;