اَلْمَزَامِيرُ 105

١ 1 اِحْمَدُوا ٱلرَّبَّ. ٱدْعُوا بِٱسْمِهِ. عَرِّفُوا بَيْنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ بِأَعْمَالِهِ.

Alleluya. Knouleche ye to the Lord, and inwardli clepe ye his name; telle ye hise werkis among hethen men.

٢ 2 غَنُّوا لَهُ. رَنِّمُوا لَهُ. أَنْشِدُوا بِكُلِّ عَجَائِبِهِ.

Synge ye to hym, and seie ye salm to him, and telle ye alle hise merueylis;

٣ 3 ٱفْتَخِرُوا بِٱسْمِهِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِ. لِتَفْرَحْ قُلُوبُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَلْتَمِسُونَ ٱلرَّبَّ.

be ye preisid in his hooli name. The herte of men sekynge the Lord be glad;

٤ 4 اُطْلُبُوا ٱلرَّبَّ وَقُدْرَتَهُ. ٱلْتَمِسُوا وَجْهَهُ دَائِمًا.

seke ye the Lord, and be ye confermed; seke ye euere his face.

٥ 5 ٱذْكُرُوا عَجَائِبَهُ ٱلَّتِي صَنَعَ، آيَاتِهِ وَأَحْكَامَ فِيهِ،

Haue ye mynde on hise merueilis, whiche he dide; on his grete wondris, and domes of his mouth.

٦ 6 يَا ذُرِّيَّةَ إِبْراهِيمَ عَبْدِهِ، يَا بَنِي يَعْقُوبَ مُخْتَارِيهِ.

The seed of Abraham, his seruaunt; the sones of Jacob, his chosun man.

٧ 7 هُوَ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا فِي كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ أَحْكَامُهُ.

He is oure Lord God; hise domes ben in al the erthe.

٨ 8 ذَكَرَ إِلَى ٱلدَّهْرِ عَهْدَهُ، كَلَامًا أَوْصَى بِهِ إِلَى أَلْفِ دَوْرٍ،

He was myndeful of his testament in to the world; of the word which he comaundide in to a thousynde generaciouns.

٩ 9 ٱلَّذِي عَاهَدَ بِهِ إِبْراهِيمَ، وَقَسَمَهُ لِإِسْحاقَ،

Which he disposide to Abraham; and of his ooth to Isaac.

١٠ 10 فَثَبَّتَهُ لِيَعْقُوبَ فَرِيضَةً، وَلِإِسْرَائِيلَ عَهْدًا أَبَدِيًّا،

And he ordeynede it to Jacob in to a comaundement; and to Israel in to euerlastinge testament.

١١ 11 قَائِلًا: «لَكَ أُعْطِي أَرْضَ كَنْعَانَ حَبْلَ مِيرَاثِكُمْ».

And he seide, I shal yiue to thee the lond of Canaan; the cord of youre eritage.

١٢ 12 إِذْ كَانُوا عَدَدًا يُحْصَى، قَلِيلِينَ وَغُرَبَاءَ فِيهَا.

Whanne thei weren in a litil noumbre; and the comelingis of hem weren ful fewe.

١٣ 13 ذَهَبُوا مِنْ أُمَّةٍ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ، مِنْ مَمْلَكَةٍ إِلَى شَعْبٍ آخَرَ.

And thei passiden fro folk in to folk; and fro a rewme in to another puple.

١٤ 14 فَلَمْ يَدَعْ إِنْسَانًا يَظْلِمُهُمْ، بَلْ وَبَّخَ مُلُوكًا مِنْ أَجْلِهِمْ،

He lefte not a man to anoye hem; and he chastiside kyngis for hem.

١٥ 15 قَائِلًا: «لَا تَمَسُّوا مُسَحَائِي، وَلَا تُسِيئُوا إِلَى أَنْبِيَائِي».

Nile ye touche my cristis; and nyle ye do wickidli among my prophetis.

١٦ 16 دَعَا بِٱلْجُوعِ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ. كَسَرَ قِوَامَ ٱلْخُبْزِ كُلَّهُ.

And God clepide hungir on erthe; and he wastide al the stidefastnesse of breed.

١٧ 17 أَرْسَلَ أَمَامَهُمْ رَجُلًا. بِيعَ يُوسُفُ عَبْدًا.

He sente a man bifore hem; Joseph was seeld in to a seruaunt.

١٨ 18 آذَوْا بِٱلْقَيْدِ رِجْلَيْهِ. فِي ٱلْحَدِيدِ دَخَلَتْ نَفْسُهُ،

Thei maden lowe hise feet in stockis, irun passide by his soule; til the word of him cam.

١٩ 19 إِلَى وَقْتِ مَجِيءِ كَلِمَتِهِ. قَوْلُ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱمْتَحَنَهُ.

The speche of the Lord enflawmede him;

٢٠ 20 أَرْسَلَ ٱلْمَلِكُ فَحَلَّهُ. أَرْسَلَ سُلْطَانُ ٱلشَّعْبِ فَأَطْلَقَهُ.

the king sente and vnbond hym; the prince of puplis sente and delyuerede him.

٢١ 21 أَقَامَهُ سَيِّدًا عَلَى بَيْتِهِ، وَمُسَلَّطًا عَلَى كُلِّ مُلْكِهِ،

He ordeynede him the lord of his hous; and the prince of al his possessioun.

٢٢ 22 لِيَأْسُرَ رُؤَسَاءَهُ حَسَبَ إِرَادَتِهِ وَيُعَلِّمَ مَشَايِخَهُ حِكْمَةً.

That he schulde lerne hise princis as him silf; and that he schulde teche hise elde men prudence.

٢٣ 23 فَجَاءَ إِسْرَائِيلُ إِلَى مِصْرَ، وَيَعْقُوبُ تَغَرَّبَ فِي أَرْضِ حَامٍ.

And Israel entride in to Egipt; and Jacob was a comeling in the lond of Cham.

٢٤ 24 جَعَلَ شَعْبَهُ مُثْمِرًا جِدًّا، وَأَعَزَّهُ عَلَى أَعْدَائِهِ.

And God encreesside his puple greetli; and made hym stidefast on hise enemyes.

٢٥ 25 حَوَّلَ قُلُوبَهُمْ لِيُبْغِضُوا شَعْبَهُ، لِيَحْتَالُوا عَلَى عَبِيدِهِ.

He turnede the herte of hem, that thei hatiden his puple; and diden gile ayens hise seruauntis.

٢٦ 26 أَرْسَلَ مُوسَى عَبْدَهُ وَهارُونَ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَارَهُ.

He sent Moises, his seruaunt; thilke Aaron, whom he chees.

٢٧ 27 أَقَامَا بَيْنَهُمْ كَلَامَ آيَاتِهِ، وَعَجَائِبَ فِي أَرْضِ حَامٍ.

He puttide in hem the wordis of hise myraclis; and of hise grete wondris in the lond of Cham.

٢٨ 28 أَرْسَلَ ظُلْمَةً فَأَظْلَمَتْ، وَلَمْ يَعْصَوْا كَلَامَهُ.

He sente derknessis, and made derk; and he made not bitter hise wordis.

٢٩ 29 حَوَّلَ مِيَاهَهُمْ إِلَى دَمٍ وَقَتَلَ أَسْمَاكَهُمْ.

He turnede the watris of hem in to blood; and he killide the fischis of hem.

٣٠ 30 أَفَاضَتْ أَرْضُهُمْ ضَفَادِعَ حَتَّى فِي مَخَادِعِ مُلُوكِهِمْ.

And the lond of hem yaf paddoks; in the priue places of the kyngis of hem.

٣١ 31 أَمَرَ فَجَاءَ ٱلذُّبَّانُ وَٱلْبَعُوضُ فِي كُلِّ تُخُومِهِمْ.

God seide, and a fleische flie cam; and gnattis in alle the coostis of hem.

٣٢ 32 جَعَلَ أَمْطَارَهُمْ بَرَدًا وَنَارًا مُلْتَهِبَةً فِي أَرْضِهِمْ.

He settide her reynes hail; fier brennynge in the lond of hem.

٣٣ 33 ضَرَبَ كُرُومَهُمْ وَتِينَهُمْ، وَكَسَّرَ كُلَّ أَشْجَارِ تُخُومِهِمْ.

And he smoot the vynes of hem, and the fige trees of hem; and al to-brak the tree of the coostis of hem.

٣٤ 34 أَمَرَ فَجَاءَ ٱلْجَرَادُ وَغَوْغَاءُ بِلَا عَدَدٍ،

He seide, and a locuste cam; and a bruk of which was noon noumbre.

٣٥ 35 فَأَكَلَ كُلَّ عُشْبٍ فِي بِلَادِهِمْ، وَأَكَلَ أَثْمَارَ أَرْضِهِمْ.

And it eet al the hey in the lond of hem; and it eet al the fruyt of the lond of hem.

٣٦ 36 قَتَلَ كُلَّ بِكْرٍ فِي أَرْضِهِمْ، أَوَائِلَ كُلِّ قُوَّتِهِمْ.

And he killide ech the firste gendrid thing in the lond of hem; the firste fruitis of alle the trauel of hem.

٣٧ 37 فَأَخْرَجَهُمْ بِفِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِي أَسْبَاطِهِمْ عَاثِرٌ.

And he ledde out hem with siluer and gold; and noon was sijk in the lynagis of hem.

٣٨ 38 فَرِحَتْ مِصْرُ بِخُرُوجِهِمْ، لِأَنَّ رُعْبَهُمْ سَقَطَ عَلَيْهِمْ.

Egipt was glad in the goyng forth of hem; for the drede of hem lai on Egipcians.

٣٩ 39 بَسَطَ سَحَابًا سَجْفًا، وَنَارًا لِتُضِيءَ ٱللَّيْلَ.

He spredde abrood a cloude, in to the hiling of hem; and fier, that it schynede to hem bi nyyt.

٤٠ 40 سَأَلُوا فَأَتَاهُمْ بِٱلسَّلْوَى، وَخُبْزَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ أَشْبَعَهُمْ.

Thei axiden, and a curlew cam; and he fillide hem with the breed of heuene.

٤١ 41 شَقَّ ٱلصَّخْرَةَ فَٱنْفَجَرَتِ ٱلْمِيَاهُ. جَرَتْ فِي ٱلْيَابِسَةِ نَهْرًا.

He brak a stoon, and watris flowiden; floodis yeden forth in the drye place.

٤٢ 42 لِأَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ كَلِمَةَ قُدْسِهِ مَعَ إِبْراهِيمَ عَبْدِهِ،

For he was myndeful of his hooli word; which he hadde to Abraham, his child.

٤٣ 43 فَأَخْرَجَ شَعْبَهُ بِٱبْتِهَاجٍ، وَمُخْتَارِيهِ بِتَرَنُّمٍ.

And he ledde out his puple in ful out ioiyng; and hise chosun men in gladnesse.

٤٤ 44 وَأَعْطَاهُمْ أَرَاضِيَ ٱلْأُمَمِ، وَتَعَبَ ٱلشُّعُوبِ وَرِثُوهُ،

And he yaf to hem the cuntreis of hethen men; and thei hadden in possessioun the trauels of puplis.

٤٥ 45 لِكَيْ يَحْفَظُوا فَرَائِضَهُ وَيُطِيعُوا شَرَائِعَهُ. هَلِّلُويَا.

That thei kepe hise iustifiyngis; and seke his lawe.