Happy isאַשְׁרֵיthe manהָאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרdoes notלֹאwalkהָלַךְin the counselבַּעֲצַתof the wicked,רְשָׁעִיםorוּ לֹאstandעָמָדin the wayבְדֶרֶךְof sinners,חַטָּאִיםorוּ לֹאsitיָשָׁבin the seatבְמוֹשַׁבof scoffers;לֵצִים
butכִּי אִםin the instructionבְּתוֹרַתof YHWHיְהוָהis his delight,חֶפְצוֹand on his instructionוּבְתוֹרָתוֹhe meditatesיֶהְגֶּהby dayיוֹמָםand night.וָלָיְלָה
He will beוְהָיָהlike a treeכְּעֵץplantedשָׁתוּלbyעַלstreamsפַּלְגֵיof water,מָיִםthatאֲשֶׁרgivesיִתֵּןits fruitפִּרְיוֹin its season,בְּעִתּוֹand its leafוְעָלֵהוּdoes notלֹאwither;יִבּוֹלand allוְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרhe doesיַעֲשֶׂהprospers.יַצְלִיחַ
Notלֹאsoכֵןthe wicked,הָרְשָׁעִיםbutכִּי אִםthey are like the chaffכַּמֹּץthatאֲשֶׁרthe windרוּחַdrives away.תִּדְּפֶנּוּ
Thereforeעַל כֵּןthe wickedרְשָׁעִיםwill notלֹאriseיָקֻמוּin the judgment,בַּמִּשְׁפָּטnor sinnersוְחַטָּאִיםin the communityבַּעֲדַתof the righteous.צַדִּיקִים
ForכִּיYHWHיְהוָהknowsיוֹדֵעַthe wayדֶּרֶךְof the righteous,צַדִּיקִיםbut the wayוְדֶרֶךְof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםwill perish.תֹּאבֵד