¹Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law: Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

¹Aasafi õpetuslaul. Pane tähele, mu rahvas, minu Seadust, pöörake oma kõrvad minu sõnade poole!

²I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,

²Ma avan oma suu õpetussõnadega, ma ilmutan mõistatusi muistsest ajast.

³Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.

³Mida me oleme kuulnud ja mida me teame ja mida meie vanemad on meile jutustanud,

⁴We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.

⁴seda me ei taha salata nende laste eest; me jutustame tulevasele põlvele Issanda kiituseväärt tegudest, tema vägevusest ja tema imedest, mis ta on teinud.

⁵For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;

⁵Ta asetas tunnistuse Jaakobisse ja seadis Iisraelisse Seaduse, mida ta käskis meie esivanemail teatada oma lastele,

⁶That the generation to come might know [them], even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tell [them] to their children,

⁶et tulevane põlv seda tunneks, lapsed, kes sünnivad, et nemadki tõuseksid seda jutustama oma lastele,

⁷That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments,

⁷ja et nad paneksid oma lootuse Jumala peale ega unustaks Jumala tegusid, vaid peaksid tema käske

⁸And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that set not their heart aright, And whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

⁸ega oleks nagu nende esivanemad, kangekaelne ja tõrges sugu, sugu, kelle süda ei olnud kindel ja kelle vaim ei olnud ustav Jumalale.

⁹The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.

⁹Efraimi lapsed, varustatud ammulaskjad, pöörasid selja lahingu päeval.

¹⁰They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in his law;

¹⁰Nad ei pidanud Jumala lepingut, vaid keeldusid käimast ta Seaduse järgi

¹¹And they forgat his doings, And his wondrous works that he had showed them.

¹¹ja unustasid ta suured teod ja ta imetööd, mis ta neile oli näidanud.

¹²Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹²Nende esivanemate ees tegi ta imet Egiptusemaal Soani väljal.

¹³He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; And he made the waters to stand as a heap.

¹³Ta lõhestas mere ja laskis nad minna läbi ning pani vee seisma nagu paisu.

¹⁴In the day-time also he led them with a cloud, And all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁴Ta juhtis neid päeva ajal pilvega ja kogu öö tule valgusega.

¹⁵He clave rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

¹⁵Ta lõhestas kaljud kõrbes ja jootis neid otsekui suurtest ürgveevoogudest.

¹⁶He brought streams also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.

¹⁶Ta pani vulisema veesooned kaljust ja vee voolama nagu jõed.

¹⁷Yet went they on still to sin against him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.

¹⁷Siiski nad tegid ikka edasi pattu tema ees, tõrkudes kuivas kõrbes Kõigekõrgema vastu.

¹⁸And they tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire.

¹⁸Nad kiusasid Jumalat oma südames, nõudes toitu oma himu järgi,

¹⁹Yea, they spake against God; They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

¹⁹ja nad rääkisid Jumala vastu, öeldes: 'Kas Jumal suudab katta laua ka kõrbes?

²⁰Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed; Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?

²⁰Ennäe, ta lõi küll kaljut, ja veed jooksid ja ojad voolasid. Kas tema võib anda ka leiba? Kas ta võib valmistada liha oma rahvale?'

²¹Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also went up against Israel;

²¹Sellepärast, kui Issand seda kuulis, siis ta raevutses, tuli süttis Jaakobis ja viha tõusis Iisraeli vastu,

²²Because they believed not in God, And trusted not in his salvation.

²²sest et nad ei uskunud Jumalasse ega lootnud tema pääste peale.

²³Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;

²³Siis ta andis käsu pilvedele ülal ja avas taeva uksed

²⁴And he rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them food from heaven.

²⁴ning laskis sadada nende peale mannat toiduks; ta andis neile taeva vilja.

²⁵Man did eat the bread of the mighty: He sent them food to the full.

²⁵Inimene sõi inglite leiba; ta lähetas neile rooga, nõnda et küllalt sai.

²⁶He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens; And by his power he guided the south wind.

²⁶Ta tõstis taeva alla idatuule ja ajas üles oma vägevusega lõunatuule;

²⁷He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas:

²⁷ja ta laskis nende peale sadada liha nagu põrmu ja tiivulisi linde nagu mere liiva,

²⁸And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, Round about their habitations.

²⁸ning pillutas need nende leeri keskele, ümber nende majade.

²⁹So they did eat, and were well filled; And he gave them their own desire.

²⁹Siis nad sõid ja nende kõhud said kõvasti täis. Nii ta saatis neile, mida nad himustasid.

³⁰They were not estranged from that which they desired, Their food was yet in their mouths,

³⁰Aga veel ei võõrdunud nad oma himust ja nende söök oli alles nende suus,

³¹When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the young men of Israel.

³¹kui Jumala viha juba tõusis nende vastu ja tappis tugevamad nende seast ning surus põlvili Iisraeli noored mehed.

³²For all this they sinned still, And believed not in his wondrous works.

³²Kõigest sellest hoolimata tegid nad ikka pattu ega uskunud tema imedesse.

³³Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, And their years in terror.

³³Siis ta lõpetas nende päevad tuulepuhangus ja nende aastad äkilises hukkumises.

³⁴When he slew them, then they inquired after him; And they returned and sought God earnestly.

³⁴Kui ta neid tappis, nõudsid nad teda ning pöördusid ja otsisid Jumalat

³⁵And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their redeemer.

³⁵ja tuletasid meelde, et Jumal on nende kalju, ja et Jumal, Kõigekõrgem, on nende lunastaja.

³⁶But they flattered him with their mouth, And lied unto him with their tongue.

³⁶Kuid nad petsid teda oma suuga ja valetasid temale oma keelega.

³⁷For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they faithful in his covenant.

³⁷Sest nende süda ei olnud kindlasti tema küljes, ja nad ei olnud ustavad tema lepingu pidamises.

³⁸But he, being merciful, forgave [their] iniquity, and destroyed [them] not: Yea, many a time turned he his anger away, And did not stir up all his wrath.

³⁸Aga tema on armuline: ta lepitab pahateod ega tule hävitama, vaid võtab sagedasti tagasi oma viha ega lase kogu oma vihaleeki tõusta.

³⁹And he remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

³⁹Talle tuli meelde, et nad on liha, tuuleõhk, mis läheb ära ega tule tagasi.

⁴⁰How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness, And grieve him in the desert!

⁴⁰Kui mitu korda nad tõrkusid tema vastu kõrbes ja tegid temale meelehaiget tühjal maal.

⁴¹And they turned again and tempted God, And provoked the Holy One of Israel.

⁴¹Ja nad kiusasid ikka jälle Jumalat ja pahandasid Iisraeli Püha.

⁴²They remember not his hand, Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

⁴²Nad ei meenutanud enam tema kätt ega seda päeva, mil ta nad lahti ostis rõhujate käest,

⁴³How he set his signs in Egypt, And his wonders in the field of Zoan,

⁴³kui ta tegi tunnustähti Egiptuses ja oma imetähti Soani väljal,

⁴⁴And turned their rivers into blood, And their streams, so that they could not drink.

⁴⁴kui ta muutis vereks nende jõed, nii et nad ei saanud oma veeojadest juua.

⁴⁵He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; And frogs, which destroyed them.

⁴⁵Ta läkitas nende sekka parme, kes neid sõid, ja konni, kes neile kahju tegid.

⁴⁶He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, And their labor unto the locust.

⁴⁶Ta andis nende vilja mardikaile ja nende rühkimise rohutirtsudele.

⁴⁷He destroyed their vines with hail, And their sycomore-trees with frost.

⁴⁷Ta lõi rahega maha nende viinapuud ja jääsajuga nende metsviigipuud.

⁴⁸He gave over their cattle also to the hail, And their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

⁴⁸Ta andis nende veised rahe kätte ja nende kariloomad välkude kätte.

⁴⁹He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, Wrath, and indignation, and trouble, A band of angels of evil.

⁴⁹Ta läkitas nende peale oma hirmsa viha, raevu ja meelepaha, kitsikuse ja kurjade inglite parve.

⁵⁰He made a path for his anger; He spared not their soul from death, But gave their life over to the pestilence,

⁵⁰Ta sillutas tee oma vihale ega säästnud nende hingi surmast, vaid andis nende elu katku kätte.

⁵¹And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.

⁵¹Ta lõi maha kõik esmasündinud pojad Egiptuses, mehejõu esmikud Haami telkides.

⁵²But he led forth his own people like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

⁵²Aga oma rahva ta saatis teele nagu lambad ja juhtis neid nagu karja kõrbes;

⁵³And he led them safely, so that they feared not; But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

⁵³ja ta juhatas neid nõnda, et nad olid julged ega olnud hirmunud; aga nende vaenlased kattis meri.

⁵⁴And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, To this mountain, which his right hand had gotten.

⁵⁴Ja ta viis nad oma pühale maale, sinna mäele, mille ta parem käsi oli omandanud;

⁵⁵He drove out the nations also before them, And allotted them for an inheritance by line, And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

⁵⁵ja ta kihutas ära rahvad nende eest ning jagas nende maa liisuga pärisosadeks; ja ta pani nende telkidesse elama Iisraeli suguharud.

⁵⁶Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, And kept not his testimonies;

⁵⁶Aga nemad ajasid kiusu ja trotsisid Jumalat, Kõigekõrgemat, ega pidanud tema tunnistusi,

⁵⁷But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers: They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

⁵⁷vaid loobusid neist ning murdsid ustavuse, nõnda nagu nende vanemad, ja põrkasid kõrvale, nagu lõtv amb,

⁵⁸For they provoked him to anger with their high places, And moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

⁵⁸ja vihastasid teda oma ohvrikinkudega ja ärritasid teda oma puuslikega.

⁵⁹When God heard [this], he was wroth, And greatly abhorred Israel;

⁵⁹Jumal kuulis seda ja raevutses ning hülgas Iisraeli täiesti

⁶⁰So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent which he placed among men;

⁶⁰ja heitis ära hoone Siilos, telgi, mille ta oli püstitanud inimeste keskele.

⁶¹And delivered his strength into captivity, And his glory into the adversary's hand.

⁶¹Ta andis vangi oma vägevuse ja ilu oma vaenlaste kätte,

⁶²He gave his people over also unto the sword, And was wroth with his inheritance.

⁶²ja andis oma rahva mõõga kätte ning raevutses oma pärisosa vastu.

⁶³Fire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage-song.

⁶³Nende noored mehed sõi tuli ja nende neitsid jäid pulmailuta;

⁶⁴Their priests fell by the sword; And their widows made no lamentation.

⁶⁴nende preestrid langesid mõõga läbi ja nende lapsed ei saanud nutta leinanuttu.

⁶⁵Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, Like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

⁶⁵Aga Issand ärkas otsekui unest, nagu sangar, kes veiniuimast virgub,

⁶⁶And he smote his adversaries backward: He put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁶ja lõi oma vaenlased põgenema; ta pani nad igaveseks teotuseks.

⁶⁷Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim,

⁶⁷Ta hülgas ka Joosepi telgi ega valinud Efraimi suguharu.

⁶⁸But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved.

⁶⁸Ent Juuda suguharu ta valis enesele, Siioni mäe, mida ta armastab.

⁶⁹And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.

⁶⁹Ja tema ehitas oma pühamu nagu taeva kõrguse, nagu ilmamaa, mille ta on rajanud igaveseks.

⁷⁰He chose David also his servant, And took him from the sheepfolds:

⁷⁰Ja ta valis oma sulase Taaveti, võttes tema ära lambataradest.

⁷¹From following the ewes that have their young he brought him, To be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

⁷¹Imetajate lammaste järelt ta tõi tema, et ta karjataks ta rahvast Jaakobit ja ta pärisosa Iisraeli.

⁷²So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

⁷²Ja Taavet karjatas neid südame laitmatuses ning juhtis neid osava käega.