المَزامِير 105

١ 1 قَدِّمُوا الشُّكْرَ لِلرَّبِّ. ادْعُوا بِاسْمِهِ. عَرِّفُوا بِأَعْمَالِهِ بَيْنَ الشُّعُوبِ.

O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.

٢ 2 غَنُّوا لَهُ، اشْدُوا لَهُ. حَدِّثُوا بِكُلِّ عَجَائِبِهِ.

Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works.

٣ 3 تَبَاهَوْا بِاسْمِهِ الْقُدُّوسِ، لِتَفْرَحْ قُلُوبُ طَالِبِي الرَّبِّ.

Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.

٤ 4 اطْلُبُوا الرَّبَّ وَقُوَّتَهُ، الْتَمِسُوا وَجْهَهُ دَائِماً.

Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him.

٥ 5 اذْكُرُوا عَجَائِبَهُ الَّتِي صَنَعَهَا، مُعْجِزَاتِهِ وَأَحْكَامَهُ الَّتِي نَطَقَ بِها.

Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth;

٦ 6 يَا ذُرِّيَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَبْدِهِ، يَا بَنِي يَعْقُوبَ الَّذِينَ اخْتَارَهُمْ.

O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.

٧ 7 هُوَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا، أَحْكَامُهُ تَمْلأُ الأَرْضَ كُلَّهَا.

He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth.

٨ 8 لَمْ يَنْسَ عَهْدَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا وَعْدَهُ الَّذِي قَطَعَهُ إِلَى أَلْفِ جِيلٍ،

He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;

٩ 9 الْعَهْدَ الَّذِي أَبْرَمَهُ مَعَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَالْقَسَمَ الَّذِي أَقْسَمَ بِهِ لإِسْحَاقَ.

The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

١٠ 10 ثُمَّ ثَبَّتَهُ لِيَعْقُوبَ فَرِيضَةً، وَلإِسْرَائِيلَ مِيثَاقاً أَبَدِيًّا،

And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

١١ 11 قَائِلاً: «لَكَ أُعْطِي أَرْضَ كَنْعَانَ نَصِيبَ مِيرَاثٍ لَكُمْ».

Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage:

١٢ 12 إِذْ كَانُوا قِلَّةً بَعْدُ، نَفَراً ضَئِيلاً مُتَغَرِّبِينَ فِي الأَرْضِ.

When they were still small in number, and strange in the land;

١٣ 13 مُتَنَقِّلِينَ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ إِلَى أُمَّةٍ، وَمِنْ مَمْلَكَةٍ إِلَى أُخْرَى.

When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people.

١٤ 14 فَلَمْ يَدَعْ أَيَّ إِنْسَانٍ يَظْلِمُهُمْ، بَلْ وَبَّخَ مُلُوكاً مِنْ أَجْلِهِمْ.

He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them,

١٥ 15 قَائِلاً: «لَا تَمَسُّوا مُسَحَائِي، وَلَا تُؤْذُوا أَنْبِيَائِي».

Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong.

١٦ 16 ثُمَّ أَفْشَى مَجَاعَةً فِي الأَرْضِ، وَقَطَعَ الْخُبْزَ قِوَامَ طَعَامِهِمْ.

And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread.

١٧ 17 لَكِنَّهُ أَرْسَلَ أَمَامَهُمْ يُوسُفَ، فَبِيعَ عَبْداً.

He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price:

١٨ 18 آذَوْا بِالْقُيُودِ قَدَمَيْهِ، وَبِالْحَدِيدِ طَوَّقُوا عُنُقَهُ.

His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands;

١٩ 19 إِلَى أَنْ تَحَقَّقَ تَفْسِيرُهُ لِلأَحْلامِ فِي أَوَانِهِ، وَبَرْهَنَتْ كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ صِدْقَهُ.

Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord.

٢٠ 20 فَأَرْسَلَ الْمَلِكُ وَأَطْلَقَهُ، حَاكِمُ الشَّعْبِ حَرَّرَهُ.

The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free.

٢١ 21 أَقَامَهُ سَيِّداً عَلَى قَصْرِهِ، وَمُتَسَلِّطاً عَلَى جَمِيعِ أَمْلاكِهِ.

He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had;

٢٢ 22 يَتَصَرَّفُ بِوُلاتِهِ حَسَبَ مَسَرَّتِهِ، وَيُلَقِّنُ شُيُوخَهُ الْحِكْمَةَ.

To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him.

٢٣ 23 ثُمَّ جَاءَ إِسْرَائِيلُ إِلَى أَرْضِ مِصْرَ. تَغَرَّبَ يَعْقُوبُ فِي بَلَدِ حَامٍ.

Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham.

٢٤ 24 فَكَثَّرَ اللهُ شَعْبَهُ، وَجَعَلَهُ أَقْوَى مِنْ أَعْدَائِهِ،

And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them.

٢٥ 25 الَّذِينَ حَوَّلَ قُلُوبَهُمْ لِيُبْغِضُوا شَعْبَهُ، وَيَكِيدُوا لِعَبِيدِهِ.

Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them.

٢٦ 26 عِنْدَئِذٍ أَرْسَلَ مُوسَى عَبْدَهُ وَهَارُونَ مُخْتَارَهُ.

He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection.

٢٧ 27 فَأَجْرَيَا بَيْنَهُمْ آيَاتِهِ، وَصَنَعَا عَجَائِبَ فِي مِصْرَ.

He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham.

٢٨ 28 بَعَثَ ظَلاماً، تَغَشَّتْ بِهِ الأَرْضُ، وَلَكِنَّ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ عَانَدُوا كَلِمَتَهُ.

He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.

٢٩ 29 حَوَّلَ مِيَاهَهُمْ إِلَى دَمٍ وَأَمَاتَ أَسْمَاكَهُمْ.

At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish.

٣٠ 30 فَاضَتْ أَرْضُهُمْ ضَفَادِعَ حَتَّى بَلَغَتْ مَخَادِعَ مُلُوكِهِمْ.

Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king.

٣١ 31 أَمَرَ فَأَقْبَلَ الذُّبَابُ وَالْبَعُوضُ فَانْتَشَرَ فِي كُلِّ أَرْضِهِمْ

He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land.

٣٢ 32 أَمْطَرَ عَلَيْهِمْ بَرَداً وَأَلْهَبَ أَرْضَهُمْ بِالْبُرُوقِ.

He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

٣٣ 33 ضَرَبَ كُرُومَهُمْ وَتِينَهُمْ، وَهَشَّمَ كُلَّ أَشْجَارِهِمْ

He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down.

٣٤ 34 أَمَرَ، فَتَوَافَدَ الْجَرَادُ الطَّيَّارُ وَالزَّحَّافُ بِأَعْدَادٍ لَا تُحْصَى،

At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered,

٣٥ 35 فَالْتَهَمَ كُلَّ عُشْبِ أَرْضِهِمْ، وَأَكَلَ ثِمَارَ حُقُولِهِمْ.

And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food.

٣٦ 36 ثُمَّ قَتَلَ الرَّبُّ جَمِيعَ أَبْكَارِ أَرْضِهِمْ، أَوَائِلَ ثِمَارِ خُصُوبَتِهِمْ جَمِيعاً.

He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength.

٣٧ 37 وَأَخْرَجَ شَعْبَهُ مُحَمَّلِينَ بِفِضَّةٍ وَذَهَبٍ، وَلَمْ يَتَعَثَّرْ فِي الْمَسِيرِ مِنْ عَشَائِرِهِمْ وَاحِدٌ.

He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them.

٣٨ 38 فَرِحَ أَهْلُ مِصْرَ بِخُرُوجِهِمْ لأَنَّ رُعْبَهُمْ غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِمْ.

Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them.

٣٩ 39 نَشَرَ سَحَابَةً فَوْقَ شَعْبِهِ، غِطَاءً لَهُمْ، وَأَرْسَلَ نَاراً تُضِيءُ لَهُمْ لَيْلاً.

A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.

٤٠ 40 طَلَبُوا طَعَاماً فَبَعَثَ لَهُمْ طُيُورَ السَّلْوَى وَمِنْ خُبْزِ السَّمَاءِ أَشْبَعَهُمْ.

At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.

٤١ 41 فَلَقَ الصَّخْرَةَ وَفَجَّرَ مِنْهَا الْمِيَاهَ، فَجَرَتْ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ كَأَنَّهَا نَهْرٌ.

His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river.

٤٢ 42 لأَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ كَلِمَتَهُ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ الَّتِي وَعَدَ بِها إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَبْدَهُ.

For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.

٤٣ 43 وَهَكَذَا أَخْرَجَ شَعْبَهُ مِنْ مِصْرَ بِابْتِهَاجٍ وَمُخْتَارِيهِ بِتَرَانِيمِ الظَّفَرِ.

And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries:

٤٤ 44 وَوَهَبَهُمْ أَرَاضِيَ الأُمَمِ، فَامْتَلَكُوا غَلَّاتٍ تَعِبَتْ فِيهَا شُعُوبٌ أُخْرَى.

And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage;

٤٥ 45 لِيُمَارِسُوا فَرَائِضَهُ وَيُطِيعُوا شَرَائِعَهُ. هَلِّلُويَا.

So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord.