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

¹Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.

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

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

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

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

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

⁴We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of Yahweh, his strength, and his wondrous works that he has done.

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

⁵For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a teaching in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children;

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

⁶that the generation to come might know, even the children who should be born; who should arise and tell their children,

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

⁷that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments,

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

⁸and might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

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

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

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

¹⁰They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his law.

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

¹¹They forgot his doings, his wondrous works that he had shown them.

¹²Nende esivanemate ees tegi ta imet Egiptusemaal Soani väljal.

¹²He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

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

¹³He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.

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

¹⁴In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁸They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.

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

¹⁹Yes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

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

²⁰Behold, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?”

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

²¹Therefore Yahweh heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, anger also went up against Israel,

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

²²because they didn’t believe in God, and didn’t trust in his salvation.

²³Siis ta andis käsu pilvedele ülal ja avas taeva uksed

²³Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven.

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

²⁴He rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them food from the sky.

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

²⁵Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.

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

²⁶He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.

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

²⁷He rained also flesh on them as the dust; winged birds as the sand of the seas.

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

²⁸He let them fall in the midst of their camp, around their habitations.

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

²⁹So they ate, and were well filled. He gave them their own desire.

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

³⁰They didn’t turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,

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

³¹when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of their fattest, and struck down the young men of Israel.

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

³²For all this they still sinned, and didn’t believe in his wondrous works.

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

³³Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, and their years in terror.

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

³⁴When he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and sought God earnestly.

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

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

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

³⁶But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.

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

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

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

³⁸But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.

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

³⁹He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.

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

⁴⁰How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!

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

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

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

⁴²They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁴⁶Ta andis nende vilja mardikaile ja nende rühkimise rohutirtsudele.

⁴⁶He gave also their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust.

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

⁴⁷He destroyed their vines with hail, their sycamore fig trees with frost.

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

⁴⁸He gave over their livestock also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

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

⁴⁹He threw on them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble, and a band of angels of evil.

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

⁵⁰He made a path for his anger. He didn’t spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence,

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

⁵¹and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.

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

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

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

⁵³He led them safely, so that they weren’t afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

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

⁵⁴He brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain, which his right hand had taken.

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

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

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

⁵⁶Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and didn’t keep his testimonies;

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

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

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

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

⁵⁹Jumal kuulis seda ja raevutses ning hülgas Iisraeli täiesti

⁵⁹When God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel;

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

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

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

⁶¹and delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into the adversary’s hand.

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

⁶²He also gave his people over to the sword, and was angry with his inheritance.

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

⁶³Fire devoured their young men. Their virgins had no wedding song.

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

⁶⁴Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows couldn’t weep.

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

⁶⁵Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.

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

⁶⁶He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.

⁶⁷Ta hülgas ka Joosepi telgi ega valinud Efraimi suguharu.

⁶⁷Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,

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

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

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

⁶⁹He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.

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

⁷⁰He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;

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

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

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

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