1[] <<Μασχιλ του Ασαφ.>> Ακουσον, λαε μου, τον νομον μου· κλινατε τα ωτα σας εις τα λογια του στοματος μου.
1Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
2Θελω ανοιξει εν παραβολη το στομα μου· θελω προφερει πραγματα αξιομνημονευτα, τα απ' αρχης·
2I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
3οσα ηκουσαμεν και εγνωρισαμεν και οι πατερες ημων διηγηθησαν εις ημας.
3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
4Δεν θελομεν κρυψει αυτα απο των τεκνων αυτων εις την επερχομενην γενεαν, διηγουμενοι τους επαινους του Κυριου και την δυναμιν αυτου και τα θαυμασια αυτου, τα οποια εκαμε.
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.
5Και εστησε μαρτυριον εν τω Ιακωβ και νομον εθεσεν εν τω Ισραηλ, τα οποια προσεταξεν εις τους πατερας ημων, να καμνωσιν αυτα γνωστα εις τα τεκνα αυτων·
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;
6δια να γνωριζη αυτα η γενεα η επερχομενη, οι υιοι οι μελλοντες να γεννηθωσι· και αυτοι, οταν αναστηθωσι, να διηγωνται εις τα τεκνα αυτων·
6that the generation to come might know, even the children who should be born; who should arise and tell their children,
7δια να θεσωσιν επι τον Θεον την ελπιδα αυτων, και να μη λησμονωσι τα εργα του Θεου, αλλα να φυλαττωσι τας εντολας αυτου·
7that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments,
8και να μη γεινωσιν, ως οι πατερες αυτων, γενεα διεστραμμενη και απειθης· γενεα, ητις δεν εφυλαξεν ευθειαν την καρδιαν αυτης, και δεν εσταθη πιστον μετα του Θεου το πνευμα αυτης·
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.
9[] ως οι υιοι του Εφραιμ, οιτινες ωπλισμενοι, βασταζοντες τοξα, εστραφησαν οπισω την ημεραν της μαχης.
9The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
10Δεν εφυλαξαν την διαθηκην του Θεου, και εν τω νομω αυτου δεν ηθελησαν να περιπατωσι·
10They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his law.
11και ελησμονησαν τα εργα αυτου και τα θαυμασια αυτου, τα οποια εδειξεν εις αυτους.
11They forgot his doings, his wondrous works that he had shown them.
12Εμπροσθεν των πατερων αυτων εκαμε θαυμασια, εν τη γη της Αιγυπτου, τη πεδιαδι Τανεως.
12He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
13Διεσχισε την θαλασσαν και διεπερασεν αυτους και εστησε τα υδατα ως σωρον·
13He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.
14και ωδηγησεν αυτους την ημεραν εν νεφελη και ολην την νυκτα εν φωτι πυρος.
14In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.
15Διεσχισε πετρας εν τη ερημω και εποτισεν αυτους ως εκ μεγαλων αβυσσων·
15He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
16και εξηγαγε ρυακας εκ της πετρας και κατεβιβασεν υδατα ως ποταμους.
16He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
17Αλλ' αυτοι εξηκολουθουν ετι αμαρτανοντες εις αυτον, παροξυνοντες τον Υψιστον εν ανυδρω τοπω·
17Yet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.
18και επειρασαν τον Θεον εν τη καρδια αυτων, ζητουντες βρωσιν κατα την ορεξιν αυτων·
18They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.
19και ελαλησαν κατα του Θεου, λεγοντες, Μηπως δυναται ο Θεος να ετοιμαση τραπεζαν εν τη ερημω;
19Yes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
20Ιδου, επαταξε την πετραν, και ερρευσαν υδατα και χειμαρροι επλημμυρησαν· μηπως δυναται να δωση και αρτον; η να ετοιμαση κρεας εις τον λαον αυτου;
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?”
21Δια τουτο ηκουσεν ο Κυριος και ωργισθη· και πυρ εξηφθη κατα του Ιακωβ, ετι δε και οργη ανεβη κατα του Ισραηλ·
21Therefore Yahweh heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, anger also went up against Israel,
22διοτι δεν επιστευσαν εις τον Θεον, ουδε ηλπισαν επι την σωτηριαν αυτου·
22because they didn’t believe in God, and didn’t trust in his salvation.
23ενω προσεταξε τας νεφελας απο ανωθεν και τας θυρας του ουρανου ηνοιξε,
23Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven.
24και εβρεξεν εις αυτους μαννα δια να φαγωσι και σιτον ουρανου εδωκεν εις αυτους·
24He rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them food from the sky.
25αρτον αγγελων εφαγεν ο ανθρωπος· τροφην εστειλεν εις αυτους μεχρι χορτασμου.
25Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.
26Εσηκωσεν εν τω ουρανω ανατολικον ανεμον, και δια της δυναμεως αυτου επεφερε τον νοτον·
26He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.
27και εβρεξεν επ' αυτους κρεας ως το χωμα και πετεινα πτερωτα ως την αμμον της θαλασσης·
27He rained also flesh on them as the dust; winged birds as the sand of the seas.
28και εκαμε να πεσωσιν εις το μεσον του στρατοπεδου αυτων, κυκλω των σκηνων αυτων.
28He let them fall in the midst of their camp, around their habitations.
29Και εφαγον και εχορτασθησαν σφοδρα· και εφερεν εις αυτους την επιθυμιαν αυτων·
29So they ate, and were well filled. He gave them their own desire.
30δεν ειχον χωρισθη απο της επιθυμιας αυτων, ετι ητο εν τω στοματι αυτων βρωσις αυτων,
30They didn’t turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,
31και οργη του Θεου ανεβη επ' αυτους, και εφονευσε τους μεγαλητερους εξ αυτων και τους εκλεκτους του Ισραηλ κατεβαλεν.
31when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of their fattest, and struck down the young men of Israel.
32Εν πασι τουτοις ημαρτησαν ετι και δεν επιστευσαν εις τα θαυμασια αυτου.
32For all this they still sinned, and didn’t believe in his wondrous works.
33Δια τουτο συνετελεσεν εν ματαιοτητι τας ημερας αυτων και τα ετη αυτων εν ταραχη.
33Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, and their years in terror.
34Οτε εθανατονεν αυτους, τοτε εξεζητουν αυτον, και επεστρεφον και απο ορθρου προσετρεχον εις τον Θεον·
34When he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and sought God earnestly.
35και ενεθυμουντο, οτι ο Θεος ητο φρουριον αυτων και ο Θεος ο Υψιστος λυτρωτης αυτων.
35They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God, their redeemer.
36Αλλ' εκολακευον αυτον δια του στοματος αυτων και δια της γλωσσης αυτων εψευδοντο προς αυτον·
36But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.
37Η δε καρδια αυτων δεν ητο ευθεια μετ' αυτου, και δεν ησαν πιστοι εις την διαθηκην αυτου.
37For their heart was not right with him, neither were they faithful in his covenant.
38Αυτος ομως οικτιρμων συνεχωρησε την ανομιαν αυτων και δεν ηφανισεν αυτους· αλλα πολλακις ανεστελλε τον θυμον αυτου, και δεν διηγειρεν ολην την οργην αυτου·
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.
39και ενεθυμηθη οτι ησαν σαρξ· ανεμος παρερχομενος και μη επιστρεφων.
39He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.
40[] Ποσακις παρωξυναν αυτον εν τη ερημω, παρωργισαν αυτον εν τη ανυδρω,
40How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!
41και εστραφησαν και επειρασαν τον Θεον, και τον Αγιον του Ισραηλ παρωξυναν.
41They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
42Δεν ενεθυμηθησαν την χειρα αυτου, την ημεραν καθ' ην ελυτρωσεν αυτους απο του εχθρου·
42They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
43πως εδειξεν εν Αιγυπτω τα σημεια αυτου και τα θαυμασια αυτου εν τη πεδιαδι Τανεως·
43how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,
44και μετεβαλεν εις αιμα τους ποταμους αυτων και τους ρυακας αυτων, δια να μη πιωσιν.
44he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.
45Απεστειλεν επ' αυτους κυνομυιαν και κατεφαγεν αυτους, και βατραχους και εφανισαν αυτους.
45He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
46Και παρεδωκε τους καρπους αυτων εις τον βρουχον και τους κοπους αυτων εις την ακριδα.
46He gave also their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust.
47Κατηφανισε δια της χαλαζης τας αμπελους αυτων και τας συκαμινους αυτων με πετρας χαλαζης·
47He destroyed their vines with hail, their sycamore fig trees with frost.
48και παρεδωκεν εις την χαλαζαν τα κτηνη αυτων και τα ποιμνια αυτων εις τους κεραυνους.
48He gave over their livestock also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
49Απεστειλεν επ' αυτους την εξαψιν του θυμου αυτου, την αγανακτησιν και την οργην και την θλιψιν, αποστελλων αυτα δι' αγγελων κακοποιων.
49He threw on them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble, and a band of angels of evil.
50Ηνοιξεν οδον εις την οργην αυτου· δεν εφεισθη απο του θανατου την ψυχην αυτων, και παρεδωκεν εις θανατικον την ζωην αυτων·
50He made a path for his anger. He didn’t spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence,
51και επαταξε παν πρωτοτοκον εν Αιγυπτω, την απαρχην της δυναμεως αυτων εν ταις σκηναις του Χαμ·
51and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
52και εσηκωσεν εκειθεν ως προβατα τον λαον αυτου και ωδηγησεν αυτους ως ποιμνιον εν τη ερημω·
52But he led forth his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
53και ωδηγησεν αυτους εν ασφαλεια, και δεν εδειλιασαν· τους δε εχθρους αυτων εσκεπασεν η θαλασσα.
53He led them safely, so that they weren’t afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54Και εισηγαγεν αυτους εις το οριον της αγιοτητος αυτου, το ορος τουτο, το οποιον απεκτησεν η δεξια αυτου·
54He brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain, which his right hand had taken.
55και εξεδιωξεν απ' εμπροσθεν αυτων τα εθνη και διεμοιρασεν αυτα κληρονομιαν με σχοινιον, και εν ταις σκηναις αυτων κατωκισε τας φυλας του Ισραηλ.
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.
56Και ομως επειρασαν και παρωξυναν τον Θεον τον υψιστον και δεν εφυλαξαν τα μαρτυρια αυτου·
56Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and didn’t keep his testimonies;
57αλλ' εστραφησαν και εφερθησαν απιστως, ως οι πατερες αυτων· εστραφησαν ως τοξον στρεβλον·
57but turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers. They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
58και παρωργισαν αυτον με τους υψηλους αυτων τοπους, και με τα γλυπτα αυτων διηγειραν αυτον εις ζηλοτυπιαν.
58For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their engraved images.
59Ηκουσεν ο Θεος και υπερωργισθη και εβδελυχθη σφοδρα τον Ισραηλ·
59When God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel;
60και εγκατελιπε την σκηνην του Σηλω, την σκηνην οπου κατωκησε μεταξυ των ανθρωπων·
60So that he forsook the tent of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
61και παρεδωκεν εις αιχμαλωσιαν την δυναμιν αυτου και την δοξαν αυτου εις χειρα εχθρου·
61and delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into the adversary’s hand.
62και παρεδωκεν εις ρομφαιαν τον λαον αυτου και υπερωργισθη κατα της κληρονομιας αυτου·
62He also gave his people over to the sword, and was angry with his inheritance.
63τους νεους αυτων κατεφαγε πυρ, και αι παρθενοι αυτων δεν ενυμφευθησαν·
63Fire devoured their young men. Their virgins had no wedding song.
64οι ιερεις αυτων επεσον εν μαχαιρα, και αι χηραι αυτων δεν επενθησαν.
64Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows couldn’t weep.
65Τοτε εξηγερθη ως εξ υπνου ο Κυριος, ως ανθρωπος δυνατος, βοων απο οινου·
65Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.
66και επαταξε τους εχθρους αυτου εις τα οπισω· ονειδος αιωνιον εθεσεν επ' αυτους.
66He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.
67Και απερριψε την σκηνην Ιωσηφ, και την φυλην Εφραιμ δεν εξελεξεν.
67Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68Αλλ' εξελεξε την φυλην Ιουδα, το ορος της Σιων, το οποιον ηγαπησε.
68But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
69Και ωκοδομησεν ως υψηλα παλατια το αγιαστηριον αυτου, ως την γην την οποιαν εθεμελιωσεν εις τον αιωνα.
69He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.
70Και εξελεξε Δαβιδ τον δουλον αυτου και ανελαβεν αυτον εκ των ποιμνιων των προβατων·
70He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;
71Εξοπισθεν των θηλαζοντων προβατων εφερεν αυτον, δια να ποιμαινη Ιακωβ τον λαον αυτου και Ισραηλ την κληρονομιαν αυτου·
71from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.
72Και εποιμανεν αυτους κατα την ακακιαν της καρδιας αυτου· και δια της συνεσεως των χειρων αυτου ωδηγησεν αυτους.
72So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.