اَلْمَزَامِيرُ 44

١ 1 لِإِمَامِ ٱلْمُغَنِّينَ. لِبَنِي قُورَحَ. قَصِيدَةٌ اَللَّهُمَّ، بِآذَانِنَا قَدْ سَمِعْنَا. آبَاؤُنَا أَخْبَرُونَا بِعَمَلٍ عَمِلْتَهُ فِي أَيَّامِهِمْ، فِي أَيَّامِ ٱلْقِدَمِ.

Unto the end, for the sons of Core, to give understanding. We have heard, O God, with our ears: our fathers have declared to us, The work, thou hast wrought in their days, and in the days of old.

٢ 2 أَنْتَ بِيَدِكَ ٱسْتَأْصَلْتَ ٱلْأُمَمَ وَغَرَسْتَهُمْ. حَطَّمْتَ شُعُوبًا وَمَدَدْتَهُمْ.

Thy hand destroyed the Gentiles, and thou plantedst them: thou didst afflict the people and cast them out.

٣ 3 لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِسَيْفِهِمْ ٱمْتَلَكُوا ٱلْأَرْضَ، وَلَا ذِرَاعُهُمْ خَلَّصَتْهُمْ، لَكِنْ يَمِينُكَ وَذِرَاعُكَ وَنُورُ وَجْهِكَ، لِأَنَّكَ رَضِيتَ عَنْهُمْ.

For they got not the possession of the land by their own sword: neither did their own arm save them. But thy right hand and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance: because thou wast pleased with them.

٤ 4 أَنْتَ هُوَ مَلِكِي يَا ٱللهُ، فَأْمُرْ بِخَلَاصِ يَعْقُوبَ.

Thou art thyself my king and my God, who commandest the saving of Jacob.

٥ 5 بِكَ نَنْطَحُ مُضَايِقِينَا. بِٱسْمِكَ نَدُوسُ ٱلْقَائِمِينَ عَلَيْنَا.

Through thee we will push down our enemies with the horn: and through thy name we will despise them that rise up against us.

٦ 6 لِأَنِّي عَلَى قَوْسِي لَا أَتَّكِلُ، وَسَيْفِي لَا يُخَلِّصُنِي.

For I will not trust in my bow: neither shall my sword save me.

٧ 7 لِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ خَلَّصْتَنَا مِنْ مُضَايِقِينَا، وَأَخْزَيْتَ مُبْغِضِينَا.

But thou hast saved us from them that afflict us: and hast put them to shame that hate us.

٨ 8 بِٱللهِ نَفْتَخِرُ ٱلْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ، وَٱسْمَكَ نَحْمَدُ إِلَى ٱلدَّهْرِ. سِلَاهْ.

In God shall we glory all the day long: and in thy name we will give praise for ever.

٩ 9 لَكِنَّكَ قَدْ رَفَضْتَنَا وَأَخْجَلْتَنَا، وَلَا تَخْرُجُ مَعَ جُنُودِنَا.

But now thou hast cast us off, and put us to shame: and thou, O God, wilt not go out with our armies.

١٠ 10 تُرْجِعُنَا إِلَى ٱلْوَرَاءِ عَنِ ٱلْعَدُوِّ، وَمُبْغِضُونَا نَهَبُوا لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ.

Thou hast made us turn our back to our enemies: and they that hated us plundered for themselves.

١١ 11 جَعَلْتَنَا كَٱلضَّأْنِ أُكْلًا. ذَرَّيْتَنَا بَيْنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ.

Thou hast given us up like sheep to be eaten: thou hast scattered us among the nations.

١٢ 12 بِعْتَ شَعْبَكَ بِغَيْرِ مَالٍ، وَمَا رَبِحْتَ بِثَمَنِهِمْ.

Thou hast sold thy people for no price: and there was no reckoning in the exchange of them.

١٣ 13 تَجْعَلُنَا عَارًا عِنْدَ جِيرَانِنَا، هُزْأَةً وَسُخْرَةً لِلَّذِينَ حَوْلَنَا.

Thou hast made us a reproach to our neighbours, a scoff and derision to them that are round about us.

١٤ 14 تَجْعَلُنَا مَثَلًا بَيْنَ ٱلشُّعُوبِ. لِإِنْغَاضِ ٱلرَّأْسِ بَيْنَ ٱلْأُمَمِ.

Thou hast made us a byword among the Gentiles: a shaking of the head among the people.

١٥ 15 ٱلْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ خَجَلِي أَمَامِي، وَخِزْيُ وَجْهِي قَدْ غَطَّانِي.

All the day long my shame is before me: and the confusion of my face hath covered me,

١٦ 16 مِنْ صَوْتِ ٱلْمُعَيِّرِ وَٱلشَّاتِمِ. مِنْ وَجْهِ عَدُوٍّ وَمُنْتَقِمٍ.

At the voice of him that reproacheth and detracteth me: at the face of the enemy and persecutor.

١٧ 17 هَذَا كُلُّهُ جَاءَ عَلَيْنَا، وَمَا نَسِينَاكَ وَلَا خُنَّا فِي عَهْدِكَ.

All these things have come upon us, yet we have not forgotten thee: and we have not done wickedly in they covenant.

١٨ 18 لَمْ يَرْتَدَّ قَلْبُنَا إِلَى وَرَاءٍ، وَلَا مَالَتْ خَطْوَتُنَا عَنْ طَرِيقِكَ،

And our heart hath not turned back: neither hast thou turned aside our steps from thy way.

١٩ 19 حَتَّى سَحَقْتَنَا فِي مَكَانِ ٱلتَّنَانِينِ، وَغَطَّيْتَنَا بِظِلِّ ٱلْمَوْتِ.

For thou hast humbled us in the place of affliction: and the shadow of death hath covered us.

٢٠ 20 إِنْ نَسِينَا ٱسْمَ إِلَهِنَا أَوْ بَسَطْنَا أَيْدِيَنَا إِلَى إِلَهٍ غَرِيبٍ،

If we have forgotten the name of our God, and if we have spread forth our hands to a strange god:

٢١ 21 أَفَلَا يَفْحَصُ ٱللهُ عَنْ هَذَا؟ لِأَنَّهُ هُوَ يَعْرِفُ خَفِيَّاتِ ٱلْقَلْبِ.

Shall not God search out these things: for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

٢٢ 22 لِأَنَّنَا مِنْ أَجْلِكَ نُمَاتُ ٱلْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ. قَدْ حُسِبْنَا مِثْلَ غَنَمٍ لِلذَّبْحِ.

Because for thy sake we are killed all the day long: we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

٢٣ 23 اِسْتَيْقِظْ! لِمَاذَا تَتَغَافَى يَارَبُّ؟ ٱنْتَبِهْ! لَا تَرْفُضْ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ.

Arise, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, and cast us not off to the end.

٢٤ 24 لِمَاذَا تَحْجُبُ وَجْهَكَ وَتَنْسَى مَذَلَّتَنَا وَضِيقَنَا؟

Why turnest thou face away? and forgettest our want and our trouble?

٢٥ 25 لِأَنَّ أَنْفُسَنَا مُنْحَنِيَةٌ إِلَى ٱلتُّرَابِ. لَصِقَتْ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ بُطُونُنَا.

For our soul is humbled down to the dust: our belly cleaveth to the earth.

٢٦ 26 قُمْ عَوْنًا لَنَا وَٱفْدِنَا مِنْ أَجْلِ رَحْمَتِكَ.

Arise, O Lord, help us and redeem us for thy name’s sake.