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

¹הללויה הודו ליהוה כי טוב כי לעולם חסדו׃

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

²מי ימלל גבורות יהוה ישמיע כל תהלתו׃

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

³אשרי שמרי משפט עשה צדקה בכל עת׃

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

⁴זכרני יהוה ברצון עמך פקדני בישועתך׃

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.

⁵לראות בטובת בחיריך לשמח בשמחת גויך להתהלל עם נחלתך׃

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

⁶חטאנו עם אבותינו העוינו הרשענו׃

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 .

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

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

⁸ויושיעם למען שמו להודיע את גבורתו׃

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.

⁹ויגער בים סוף ויחרב ויוליכם בתהמות כמדבר׃

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

¹⁰ויושיעם מיד שונא ויגאלם מיד אויב׃

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

¹¹ויכסו מים צריהם אחד מהם לא נותר׃

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

¹²ויאמינו בדבריו ישירו תהלתו׃

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

¹³מהרו שכחו מעשיו לא חכו לעצתו׃

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

¹⁴ויתאוו תאוה במדבר וינסו אל בישימון׃

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

¹⁵ויתן להם שאלתם וישלח רזון בנפשם׃

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

¹⁶ויקנאו למשה במחנה לאהרן קדוש יהוה׃

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

¹⁷תפתח ארץ ותבלע דתן ותכס על עדת אבירם׃

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

¹⁸ותבער אש בעדתם להבה תלהט רשעים׃

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

¹⁹יעשו עגל בחרב וישתחוו למסכה׃

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

²⁰וימירו את כבודם בתבנית שור אכל עשב׃

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

²¹שכחו אל מושיעם עשה גדלות במצרים׃

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

²²נפלאות בארץ חם נוראות על ים סוף׃

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.

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

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

²⁴וימאסו בארץ חמדה לא האמינו לדברו׃

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

²⁵וירגנו באהליהם לא שמעו בקול יהוה׃

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

²⁶וישא ידו להם להפיל אותם במדבר׃

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

²⁷ולהפיל זרעם בגוים ולזרותם בארצות׃

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

²⁸ויצמדו לבעל פעור ויאכלו זבחי מתים׃

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

²⁹ויכעיסו במעלליהם ותפרץ בם מגפה׃

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

³⁰ויעמד פינחס ויפלל ותעצר המגפה׃

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

³¹ותחשב לו לצדקה לדר ודר עד עולם׃

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

³²ויקציפו על מי מריבה וירע למשה בעבורם׃

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

³³כי המרו את רוחו ויבטא בשפתיו׃

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

³⁴לא השמידו את העמים אשר אמר יהוה להם׃

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

³⁵ויתערבו בגוים וילמדו מעשיהם׃

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

³⁶ויעבדו את עצביהם ויהיו להם למוקש׃

³⁷ויזבחו את בניהם ואת בנותיהם לשדים׃

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.

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

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

³⁹ויטמאו במעשיהם ויזנו במעלליהם׃

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

⁴⁰ויחר אף יהוה בעמו ויתעב את נחלתו׃

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

⁴¹ויתנם ביד גוים וימשלו בהם שנאיהם׃

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

⁴²וילחצום אויביהם ויכנעו תחת ידם׃

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

⁴³פעמים רבות יצילם והמה ימרו בעצתם וימכו בעונם׃

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

⁴⁴וירא בצר להם בשמעו את רנתם׃

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

⁴⁵ויזכר להם בריתו וינחם כרב חסדו׃

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

⁴⁶ויתן אותם לרחמים לפני כל שוביהם׃

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

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

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

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