Psalmus 40 (41)
Psalm 40 (41)
Infirmi oratio
Prayer for the infirm
Unus ex vobis me tradet, qui manducat mecum (Mc 14, 18).
One of ye will betray Me, the one who eats with Me (Mk 14:18).
Beátus, qui intéllegit de egéno, * in die mala liberábit eum Dóminus.
Blessed is he who cares for the poor, in the day of trouble the Lord will deliver him.
Dóminus servábit eum et vivificábit eum † et beátum fáciet eum in terra * et non tradet eum in ánimam inimicórum eius.
The Lord will keep him and make him live; he shall be happy on earth, and will not be given over unto the desire of his enemies.
Dóminus opem feret illi super lectum dolóris eius; * univérsum stratum eius versábis in infirmitáte eius.
The Lord will assist him on his bed of pain; Thou shalt turn all his bed over in his sickness.
Ego dixi: «Dómine, miserére mei; * sana ánimam meam, quia peccávi tibi».
I said, "Lord, have mercy on me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee."
Inimíci mei dixérunt mala mihi: * «Quando moriétur, et períbit nomen eius?».
And my enemies curse me: "When will he die, when will his name perish?"
Et si ingrediebátur, ut visitáret, vana loquebátur; † cor eius congregábat iniquitátem sibi, * egrediebátur foras et detrahébat.
If anyone comes to visit me, he utters naught but lies; his heart gathers iniquity; when he goeth away, he speaketh outside.
Simul advérsum me susurrábant omnes inimíci mei; * advérsum me cogitábant mala mihi:
All my enemies whisper together against me, against me they meditate misfortune.
«Malefícium effúsum est in eo; * et, qui decúmbit, non adíciet ut resúrgat».
"An irremediable evil," they say, "has fallen upon him, here he lies down, he shall never rise anon."
Sed et homo pacis meæ, in quo sperávi, * qui edébat panem meum, levávit contra me calcáneum.
Even the man who was my friend, who had my confidence, and who ate my bread, raises his heel against me.
Tu autem, Dómine, miserére mei * et resúscita me, et retríbuam eis.
Thou, Lord, have mercy on me and raise me up, and I will give them back what they deserve.
In hoc cognóvi quóniam voluísti me, * quia non gaudébit inimícus meus super me;
I will know that Thou lovest me, if my enemy does not triumph over me;
me autem propter innocéntiam suscepísti * et statuísti me in conspéctu tuo in ætérnum.
Forasmuch as of my innocence, Thou hast sustained me, and Thou hast established me forevermore in Thy presence.
Benedíctus Dóminus Deus Israel * a sǽculo et usque in sǽculum. Fiat, fiat.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, forevermore and ever. Amen, amen.
