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א מַשְׂכִּיל, לְאָסָף: הַאֲזִינָה עַמִּי, תּוֹרָתִי; הַטּוּ אָזְנְכֶם, לְאִמְרֵי-פִי. |
1 Maschil of Asaph. {N} Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. |
| ב אֶפְתְּחָה בְמָשָׁל פִּי; אַבִּיעָה חִידוֹת, מִנִּי-קֶדֶם. |
2 I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter dark sayings concerning days of old; |
| ג אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְנוּ, וַנֵּדָעֵם; וַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ, סִפְּרוּ-לָנוּ. |
3 That which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us, |
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ד לֹא נְכַחֵד, מִבְּנֵיהֶם-- לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן, מְסַפְּרִים תְּהִלּוֹת יְהוָה; וֶעֱזוּזוֹ וְנִפְלְאֹתָיו, אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה. |
4 We will not hide from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, {N} and His strength, and His wondrous works that He hath done. |
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ה וַיָּקֶם עֵדוּת, בְּיַעֲקֹב, וְתוֹרָה, שָׂם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל: אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה, אֶת-אֲבוֹתֵינוּ-- לְהוֹדִיעָם, לִבְנֵיהֶם. |
5 For He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, {N} which He commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children; |
| ו לְמַעַן יֵדְעוּ, דּוֹר אַחֲרוֹן--בָּנִים יִוָּלֵדוּ; יָקֻמוּ, וִיסַפְּרוּ לִבְנֵיהֶם. |
6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children that should be born; who should arise and tell them to their children, |
| ז וְיָשִׂימוּ בֵאלֹהִים, כִּסְלָם: וְלֹא יִשְׁכְּחוּ, מַעַלְלֵי-אֵל; וּמִצְוֺתָיו יִנְצֹרוּ. |
7 That they might put their confidence in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments; |
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ח וְלֹא יִהְיוּ, כַּאֲבוֹתָם-- דּוֹר, סוֹרֵר וּמֹרֶה: דּוֹר, לֹא-הֵכִין לִבּוֹ; וְלֹא-נֶאֶמְנָה אֶת-אֵל רוּחוֹ. |
8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; {N} a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God. |
| ט בְּנֵי-אֶפְרַיִם, נוֹשְׁקֵי רוֹמֵי-קָשֶׁת; הָפְכוּ, בְּיוֹם קְרָב. |
9 The children of Ephraim were as archers handling the bow, that turned back in the day of battle. |
| י לֹא שָׁמְרוּ, בְּרִית אֱלֹהִים; וּבְתוֹרָתוֹ, מֵאֲנוּ לָלֶכֶת. |
10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in His law; |
| יא וַיִּשְׁכְּחוּ עֲלִילוֹתָיו; וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו, אֲשֶׁר הֶרְאָם. |
11 And they forgot His doings, and His wondrous works that He had shown them. |
| יב נֶגֶד אֲבוֹתָם, עָשָׂה פֶלֶא; בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם שְׂדֵה-צֹעַן. |
12 Marvellous things did He in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. |
| יג בָּקַע יָם, וַיַּעֲבִירֵם; וַיַּצֶּב-מַיִם כְּמוֹ-נֵד. |
13 He cleaved the sea, and caused them to pass through; and He made the waters to stand as a heap. |
| יד וַיַּנְחֵם בֶּעָנָן יוֹמָם; וְכָל-הַלַּיְלָה, בְּאוֹר אֵשׁ. |
14 By day also He led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. |
| טו יְבַקַּע צֻרִים, בַּמִּדְבָּר; וַיַּשְׁקְ, כִּתְהֹמוֹת רַבָּה. |
15 He cleaved rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the great deep. |
| טז וַיּוֹצִא נוֹזְלִים מִסָּלַע; וַיּוֹרֶד כַּנְּהָרוֹת מָיִם. |
16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. |
| יז וַיּוֹסִיפוּ עוֹד, לַחֲטֹא-לוֹ-- לַמְרוֹת עֶלְיוֹן, בַּצִּיָּה. |
17 Yet went they on still to sin against Him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert. |
| יח וַיְנַסּוּ-אֵל בִּלְבָבָם-- לִשְׁאָל-אֹכֶל לְנַפְשָׁם. |
18 And they tried God in their heart by asking food for their craving. |
| יט וַיְדַבְּרוּ, בֵּאלֹהִים: אָמְרוּ, הֲיוּכַל אֵל--לַעֲרֹךְ שֻׁלְחָן, בַּמִּדְבָּר. |
19 Yea, they spoke against God; they said: 'Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? |
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כ הֵן הִכָּה-צוּר, וַיָּזוּבוּ מַיִם-- וּנְחָלִים יִשְׁטֹפוּ: הֲגַם-לֶחֶם, יוּכַל תֵּת; אִם-יָכִין שְׁאֵר לְעַמּוֹ. |
20 Behold, He smote the rock, that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed; {N} can He give bread also? or will He provide flesh for His people?' |
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כא לָכֵן, שָׁמַע יְהוָה-- וַיִּתְעַבָּר: וְאֵשׁ, נִשְּׂקָה בְיַעֲקֹב; וְגַם-אַף, עָלָה בְיִשְׂרָאֵל. |
21 Therefore the LORD heard, and was wroth; {N} and a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also went up against Israel; |
| כב כִּי לֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ, בֵּאלֹהִים; וְלֹא בָטְחוּ, בִּישׁוּעָתוֹ. |
22 Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in His salvation. |
| כג וַיְצַו שְׁחָקִים מִמָּעַל; וְדַלְתֵי שָׁמַיִם פָּתָח. |
23 And He commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven; |
| כד וַיַּמְטֵר עֲלֵיהֶם מָן לֶאֱכֹל; וּדְגַן-שָׁמַיִם, נָתַן לָמוֹ. |
24 And He caused manna to rain upon them for food, and gave them of the corn of heaven. |
| כה לֶחֶם אַבִּירִים, אָכַל אִישׁ; צֵידָה שָׁלַח לָהֶם לָשֹׂבַע. |
25 Man did eat the bread of the mighty; He sent them provisions to the full. |
| כו יַסַּע קָדִים, בַּשָּׁמָיִם; וַיְנַהֵג בְּעֻזּוֹ תֵימָן. |
26 He caused the east wind to set forth in heaven; and by His power He brought on the south wind. |
| כז וַיַּמְטֵר עֲלֵיהֶם כֶּעָפָר שְׁאֵר; וּכְחוֹל יַמִּים, עוֹף כָּנָף. |
27 He caused flesh also to rain upon them as the dust, and winged fowl as the sand of the seas; |
| כח וַיַּפֵּל, בְּקֶרֶב מַחֲנֵהוּ; סָבִיב, לְמִשְׁכְּנֹתָיו. |
28 And He let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their dwellings. |
| כט וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׂבְּעוּ מְאֹד; וְתַאֲוָתָם, יָבִא לָהֶם. |
29 So they did eat, and were well filled; and He gave them that which they craved. |
| ל לֹא-זָרוּ מִתַּאֲוָתָם; עוֹד, אָכְלָם בְּפִיהֶם. |
30 They were not estranged from their craving, their food was yet in their mouths, |
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לא וְאַף אֱלֹהִים, עָלָה בָהֶם, וַיַּהֲרֹג, בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶם; וּבַחוּרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הִכְרִיעַ. |
31 When the anger of God went up against them, and slew of the lustieth among them, {N} and smote down the young men of Israel. |
| לב בְּכָל-זֹאת חָטְאוּ-עוֹד; וְלֹא-הֶאֱמִינוּ, בְּנִפְלְאוֹתָיו. |
32 For all this they sinned still, and believed not in His wondrous works. |
| לג וַיְכַל-בַּהֶבֶל יְמֵיהֶם; וּשְׁנוֹתָם, בַּבֶּהָלָה. |
33 Therefore He ended their days as a breath, and their years in terror. |
| לד אִם-הֲרָגָם וּדְרָשׁוּהוּ; וְשָׁבוּ, וְשִׁחֲרוּ-אֵל. |
34 When He slew them, then they would inquire after Him, and turn back and seek God earnestly. |
| לה וַיִּזְכְּרוּ, כִּי-אֱלֹהִים צוּרָם; וְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן, גֹּאֲלָם. |
35 And they remembered that God was their Rock, and the Most High God their redeemer. |
| לו וַיְפַתּוּהוּ בְּפִיהֶם; וּבִלְשׁוֹנָם, יְכַזְּבוּ-לוֹ. |
36 But they beguiled Him with their mouth, and lied unto Him with their tongue. |
| לז וְלִבָּם, לֹא-נָכוֹן עִמּוֹ; וְלֹא נֶאֶמְנוּ, בִּבְרִיתוֹ. |
37 For their heart was not stedfast with Him, neither were they faithful in His covenant. |
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לח וְהוּא רַחוּם, יְכַפֵּר עָוֺן-- וְלֹא-יַשְׁחִית: וְהִרְבָּה, לְהָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ; וְלֹא-יָעִיר, כָּל-חֲמָתוֹ. |
38 But He, being full of compassion, forgiveth iniquity, and destroyeth not; {N} yea, many a time doth He turn His anger away, and doth not stir up all His wrath. |
| לט וַיִּזְכֹּר, כִּי-בָשָׂר הֵמָּה; רוּחַ הוֹלֵךְ, וְלֹא יָשׁוּב. |
39 So He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. |
| מ כַּמָּה, יַמְרוּהוּ בַמִּדְבָּר; יַעֲצִיבוּהוּ, בִּישִׁימוֹן. |
40 How oft did they rebel against Him in the wilderness, and grieve Him in the desert! |
| מא וַיָּשׁוּבוּ וַיְנַסּוּ אֵל; וּקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל הִתְווּ. |
41 And still again they tried God, and set bounds to the Holy One of Israel. |
| מב לֹא-זָכְרוּ אֶת-יָדוֹ; יוֹם, אֲשֶׁר-פָּדָם מִנִּי-צָר. |
42 They remembered not His hand, nor the day when He redeemed them from the adversary. |
| מג אֲשֶׁר-שָׂם בְּמִצְרַיִם, אֹתוֹתָיו; וּמוֹפְתָיו, בִּשְׂדֵה-צֹעַן. |
43 How He set His signs in Egypt, and His wonders in the field of Zoan; |
| מד וַיַּהֲפֹךְ לְדָם, יְאֹרֵיהֶם; וְנֹזְלֵיהֶם, בַּל-יִשְׁתָּיוּן. |
44 And turned their rivers into blood, so that they could not drink their streams. |
| מה יְשַׁלַּח בָּהֶם עָרֹב, וַיֹּאכְלֵם; וּצְפַרְדֵּעַ, וַתַּשְׁחִיתֵם. |
45 He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. |
| מו וַיִּתֵּן לֶחָסִיל יְבוּלָם; וִיגִיעָם, לָאַרְבֶּה. |
46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust. |
| מז יַהֲרֹג בַּבָּרָד גַּפְנָם; וְשִׁקְמוֹתָם, בַּחֲנָמַל. |
47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore-trees with frost. |
| מח וַיַּסְגֵּר לַבָּרָד בְּעִירָם; וּמִקְנֵיהֶם, לָרְשָׁפִים. |
48 He gave over their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to fiery bolts. |
| מט יְשַׁלַּח-בָּם, חֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ--עֶבְרָה וָזַעַם וְצָרָה; מִשְׁלַחַת, מַלְאֲכֵי רָעִים. |
49 He sent forth upon them the fierceness of His anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, a sending of messengers of evil. |
| נ יְפַלֵּס נָתִיב, לְאַפּוֹ: לֹא-חָשַׂךְ מִמָּוֶת נַפְשָׁם; וְחַיָּתָם, לַדֶּבֶר הִסְגִּיר. |
50 He levelled a path for His anger; He spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; |
| נא וַיַּךְ כָּל-בְּכוֹר בְּמִצְרָיִם; רֵאשִׁית אוֹנִים, בְּאָהֳלֵי-חָם. |
51 And smote all the first-born in Egypt, the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham; |
| נב וַיַּסַּע כַּצֹּאן עַמּוֹ; וַיְנַהֲגֵם כַּעֵדֶר, בַּמִּדְבָּר. |
52 But He made His own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. |
| נג וַיַּנְחֵם לָבֶטַח, וְלֹא פָחָדוּ; וְאֶת-אוֹיְבֵיהֶם, כִּסָּה הַיָּם. |
53 And He led them safely, and they feared not; but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. |
| נד וַיְבִיאֵם, אֶל-גְּבוּל קָדְשׁוֹ; הַר-זֶה, קָנְתָה יְמִינוֹ. |
54 And He brought them to His holy border, to the mountain, which His right hand had gotten. |
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נה וַיְגָרֶשׁ מִפְּנֵיהֶם, גּוֹיִם-- וַיַּפִּילֵם, בְּחֶבֶל נַחֲלָה; וַיַּשְׁכֵּן בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶם, שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. |
55 He drove out the nations also before them, and allotted them for an inheritance by line, {N} and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. |
| נו וַיְנַסּוּ וַיַּמְרוּ, אֶת-אֱלֹהִים עֶלְיוֹן; וְעֵדוֹתָיו, לֹא שָׁמָרוּ. |
56 Yet they tried and provoked God, the Most High, and kept not His testimonies; |
| נז וַיִּסֹּגוּ וַיִּבְגְּדוּ, כַּאֲבוֹתָם; נֶהְפְּכוּ, כְּקֶשֶׁת רְמִיָּה. |
57 But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers; they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. |
| נח וַיַּכְעִיסוּהוּ בְּבָמוֹתָם; וּבִפְסִילֵיהֶם, יַקְנִיאוּהוּ. |
58 For they provoked Him with their high places, and moved Him to jealousy with their graven images. |
| נט שָׁמַע אֱלֹהִים, וַיִּתְעַבָּר; וַיִּמְאַס מְאֹד, בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. |
59 God heard, and was wroth, and He greatly abhorred Israel; |
| ס וַיִּטֹּשׁ, מִשְׁכַּן שִׁלוֹ; אֹהֶל, שִׁכֵּן בָּאָדָם. |
60 And He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which He had made to dwell among men; |
| סא וַיִּתֵּן לַשְּׁבִי עֻזּוֹ; וְתִפְאַרְתּוֹ בְיַד-צָר. |
61 And delivered His strength into captivity, and His glory into the adversary's hand. |
| סב וַיַּסְגֵּר לַחֶרֶב עַמּוֹ; וּבְנַחֲלָתוֹ, הִתְעַבָּר. |
62 He gave His people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with His inheritance. |
| סג בַּחוּרָיו אָכְלָה-אֵשׁ; וּבְתוּלֹתָיו, לֹא הוּלָּלוּ. |
63 Fire devoured their young men; and their virgins had no marriage-song. |
| סד כֹּהֲנָיו, בַּחֶרֶב נָפָלוּ; וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו, לֹא תִבְכֶּינָה. |
64 Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation. |
| סה וַיִּקַץ כְּיָשֵׁן אֲדֹנָי; כְּגִבּוֹר, מִתְרוֹנֵן מִיָּיִן. |
65 Then the Lord awaked as one asleep, like a mighty man recovering from wine. |
| סו וַיַּךְ-צָרָיו אָחוֹר; חֶרְפַּת עוֹלָם, נָתַן לָמוֹ. |
66 And He smote His adversaries backward; He put upon them a perpetual reproach. |
| סז וַיִּמְאַס, בְּאֹהֶל יוֹסֵף; וּבְשֵׁבֶט אֶפְרַיִם, לֹא בָחָר. |
67 Moreover He abhorred the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim; |
| סח וַיִּבְחַר, אֶת-שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה; אֶת-הַר צִיּוֹן, אֲשֶׁר אָהֵב. |
68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which He loved. |
| סט וַיִּבֶן כְּמוֹ-רָמִים, מִקְדָּשׁוֹ; כְּאֶרֶץ, יְסָדָהּ לְעוֹלָם. |
69 And He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which He hath founded for ever. |
| ע וַיִּבְחַר, בְּדָוִד עַבְדּוֹ; וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ, מִמִּכְלְאֹת צֹאן. |
70 He chose David also His servant, and took him from the sheepfolds; |
| עא מֵאַחַר עָלוֹת, הֱבִיאוֹ: לִרְעוֹת, בְּיַעֲקֹב עַמּוֹ; וּבְיִשְׂרָאֵל, נַחֲלָתוֹ. |
71 From following the ewes that give suck He brought him, to be shepherd over Jacob His people, and Israel His inheritance. |
| עב וַיִּרְעֵם, כְּתֹם לְבָבוֹ; וּבִתְבוּנוֹת כַּפָּיו יַנְחֵם. | 72 So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart; and lead them by the skilfulness of his hands. {P} |