¹הללויה הודו ליהוה כי טוב כי לעולם חסדו׃

¹Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

²מי ימלל גבורות יהוה ישמיע כל תהלתו׃

²Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare all his praise?

³אשרי שמרי משפט עשה צדקה בכל עת׃

³Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

⁴זכרני יהוה ברצון עמך פקדני בישועתך׃

⁴Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,

⁵לראות בטובת בחיריך לשמח בשמחת גויך להתהלל עם נחלתך׃

⁵that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.

⁶חטאנו עם אבותינו העוינו הרשענו׃

⁶We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.

⁷אבותינו במצרים לא השכילו נפלאותיך לא זכרו את רב חסדיך וימרו על ים בים סוף׃

⁷Our fathers didn’t understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn’t remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds .

⁸ויושיעם למען שמו להודיע את גבורתו׃

⁸Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.

⁹ויגער בים סוף ויחרב ויוליכם בתהמות כמדבר׃

⁹He rebuked the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.

¹⁰ויושיעם מיד שונא ויגאלם מיד אויב׃

¹⁰He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

¹¹ויכסו מים צריהם אחד מהם לא נותר׃

¹¹The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.

¹²ויאמינו בדבריו ישירו תהלתו׃

¹²Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.

¹³מהרו שכחו מעשיו לא חכו לעצתו׃

¹³They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,

¹⁴ויתאוו תאוה במדבר וינסו אל בישימון׃

¹⁴but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.

¹⁵ויתן להם שאלתם וישלח רזון בנפשם׃

¹⁵He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

¹⁶ויקנאו למשה במחנה לאהרן קדוש יהוה׃

¹⁶They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh’s saint.

¹⁷תפתח ארץ ותבלע דתן ותכס על עדת אבירם׃

¹⁷The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

¹⁸ותבער אש בעדתם להבה תלהט רשעים׃

¹⁸A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.

¹⁹יעשו עגל בחרב וישתחוו למסכה׃

¹⁹They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.

²⁰וימירו את כבודם בתבנית שור אכל עשב׃

²⁰Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.

²¹שכחו אל מושיעם עשה גדלות במצרים׃

²¹They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,

²²נפלאות בארץ חם נוראות על ים סוף׃

²²Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds .

²³ויאמר להשמידם לולי משה בחירו עמד בפרץ לפניו להשיב חמתו מהשחית׃

²³Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.

²⁴וימאסו בארץ חמדה לא האמינו לדברו׃

²⁴Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,

²⁵וירגנו באהליהם לא שמעו בקול יהוה׃

²⁵but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice.

²⁶וישא ידו להם להפיל אותם במדבר׃

²⁶Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,

²⁷ולהפיל זרעם בגוים ולזרותם בארצות׃

²⁷that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.

²⁸ויצמדו לבעל פעור ויאכלו זבחי מתים׃

²⁸They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

²⁹ויכעיסו במעלליהם ותפרץ בם מגפה׃

²⁹Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.

³⁰ויעמד פינחס ויפלל ותעצר המגפה׃

³⁰Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.

³¹ותחשב לו לצדקה לדר ודר עד עולם׃

³¹That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.

³²ויקציפו על מי מריבה וירע למשה בעבורם׃

³²They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;

³³כי המרו את רוחו ויבטא בשפתיו׃

³³because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.

³⁴לא השמידו את העמים אשר אמר יהוה להם׃

³⁴They didn’t destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them,

³⁵ויתערבו בגוים וילמדו מעשיהם׃

³⁵but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.

³⁶ויעבדו את עצביהם ויהיו להם למוקש׃

³⁶They served their idols, which became a snare to them.

³⁷ויזבחו את בניהם ואת בנותיהם לשדים׃

³⁸וישפכו דם נקי דם בניהם ובנותיהם אשר זבחו לעצבי כנען ותחנף הארץ בדמים׃

³⁸They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.

³⁹ויטמאו במעשיהם ויזנו במעלליהם׃

³⁹Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.

⁴⁰ויחר אף יהוה בעמו ויתעב את נחלתו׃

⁴⁰Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.

⁴¹ויתנם ביד גוים וימשלו בהם שנאיהם׃

⁴¹He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.

⁴²וילחצום אויביהם ויכנעו תחת ידם׃

⁴²Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.

⁴³פעמים רבות יצילם והמה ימרו בעצתם וימכו בעונם׃

⁴³Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.

⁴⁴וירא בצר להם בשמעו את רנתם׃

⁴⁴Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.

⁴⁵ויזכר להם בריתו וינחם כרב חסדו׃

⁴⁵He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

⁴⁶ויתן אותם לרחמים לפני כל שוביהם׃

⁴⁶He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.

⁴⁷הושיענו יהוה אלהינו וקבצנו מן הגוים להדות לשם קדשך להשתבח בתהלתך׃

⁴⁷Save us, Yahweh, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!

⁴⁸ברוך יהוה אלהי ישראל מן העולם ועד העולם ואמר כל העם אמן הללו יה׃

⁴⁸Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah! BOOK V