This psalm, together with Psalm 1, forms the great framework for the book of Psalms. While Psalm 1 focuses more on the individual, Psalm 2 looks to something greater. The text initially sounds somewhat violent. However, it was probably written at a time when Israel was suffering under foreign domination. It expresses the hope for a reversal of power relations and the longing for God himself to take over world domination – for a better world.
1 tan seme la kulupu jan li pilin wawa? tan seme la kulupu jan li toki e ala?
lipu pi kalama musi 2
2 jan lawa ma li kama. sama wan la jan lawa lili li toki e nasin. nasin ni li utala e sewi Jawe e jan ona pi lawa pi telo sewi.
3 mi o kipisi e linja kiwen ona pi anpa lawa o weka wawa e linja ona.
4 ona li awen lon sewi la ona ni li mu musi. sewi Atona li toki jaki e ona mute.
5 ni la ona li toki tawa ona mute kepeken pillin utala ona. ona li monsuta e ona mute kepeken pilin utala wawa ona.
6 taso mi a li telo sewi e jan lawa mi lon nena ma sewi mi Sijon.
7 mi toki sona e lawa pi sewi Jawe. ona li toki e ni tawa mi: sina jan lili mije mi. tenpo suno ni la mi kama lon e sina.
8 o toki e wile tawa mi la mi pana tawa sina e kulupu jan lon jo ma mama sina. sama la jo ma sina li tawa selo pi ma ale.
9 sina pakala e ona kepeken palisa kiwen. sina pakala e poki pi kiwen ko la sina pakala tawa kipisi e ona sama ni.
10 ni la jan lawa mute o kama sona. jan pi lawa nasin o kute pona e pilin sina.
11 o pali tawa sewi Jawe kepeken monsuta. o musi suli kepeken tawa wawa insa.
12 o uta lili e jan lili mije. ante la ona li kama utala pilin. kin la sina kama weka tan nasin. pilin utala ona li kama la ni. jan li alasa e awen pi pana ona la jan ni li pona sewi.
tan seme la
lipu pi(kalama musi) 2
zz zz kulupu jan li pilin wawa
tan seme la
zz zz kulupu jan li toki e ala
jan lawa ma li kama
sama wan la
zz zz jan lawa lili li toki e nasin
nasin ni li utala e sewi [jan ale wawa esun] e jan ona pi(lawa pi(telo sewi))
mi o kipisi e linja kiwen ona pi(anpa lawa) o weka wawa e linja ona
ona li awen lon sewi la
zz zz ona ni li mu musi. sewi [ale tomo. nasin.] li toki jaki e ona mute
ni la
zz zz ona li toki tawa ona mute kepeken pillin utala ona
zz zz ona li monsuta e ona mute kepeken pilin utala wawa ona
taso mi a li telo sewi e jan lawa mi lon nena ma sewi mi [sina. jo: n]
mi toki sona e lawa pi(sewi [jan ale wawa esun]
ona li toki e ni tawa mi:
zz sina jan lili mije mi. tenpo suno ni la mi kama lon e sina.
o toki e wile tawa mi la
zz zz mi pana tawa sina e kulupu jan lon jo ma mama sina
zz zz sama la
zz zz zz zz jo ma sina li tawa selo pi ma ale
sina pakala e ona kepeken palisa kiwen
sina pakala e poki pi(kiwen ko) la
zz zz sina pakala tawa kipisi e ona sama ni
ni la
zz zz jan lawa mute o kama sona
zz zz jan pi(lawa nasin) o kute pona e pilin sina
o pali tawa sewi [jan ale wawa esun] kepeken monsuta
o musi suli kepeken tawa wawa insa
o uta lili e jan lili mije
ante la
zz zz ona li kama utala pilin
kin la
zz zz sina kama weka tan nasin
pilin utala ona li kama la ni
jan li alasa e awen pi(pana ona) la
zz zz jan ni li pona sewi