المَزامِير 44

١ 1 لِقَائِدِ الْمُنْشِدِينَ، مَزْمُورٌ تَعْلِيمِيٌّ لِبَنِي قُورَحَ يَا اللهُ، بِآذَانِنَا قَدْ سَمِعْنَا، وَآبَاؤُنَا أَخْبَرُونَا بِمَا عَمِلْتَهُ فِي أَيَّامِهِمِ الْقَدِيمَةِ.

We have heard with our ears, O Elohim, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

٢ 2 بِيَدِكَ اقْتَلَعْتَ الأُمَمَ، وَغَرَسْتَ آبَاءَنَا. حَطَّمْتَ الشُّعُوبَ وَأَنْمَيْتَهُمْ.

How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.

٣ 3 لَمْ يَمْتَلِكُوا الأَرْضَ بِسَيْفِهِمْ وَلَا بِذِرَاعِهِمْ خَلُصُوا، وَلَكِنْ بِفَضْلِ يُمْنَاكَ وَذِرَاعِكَ وَنُورِ وَجْهِكَ، لأَنَّكَ رَضِيتَ عَنْهُمْ.

For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

٤ 4 أَنْتَ هُوَ مَلِكِي يَا اللهُ، فَمُرْ بِخَلاصِ شَعْبِكَ.

Thou art my King, O Elohim: command deliverances for Jacob.

٥ 5 بِعَوْنِكَ نَطْرَحُ خُصُومَنَا أَرْضاً، وَبِاسْمِكَ نَدُوسُ الْقَائِمِينَ عَلَيْنَا.

Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

٦ 6 فَإِنِّي لَنْ أَتَّكِلَ عَلَى قَوْسِي وَلَنْ يُخَلِّصَنِي سَيْفِي.

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

٧ 7 فَأَنْتَ أَنْقَذْتَنَا مِنْ مُضَايِقِينَا وَأَلْحَقْتَ الْعَارَ بِمُبْغِضِينَا.

But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.

٨ 8 بِاللهِ نَفْتَخِرُ الْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ، وَنَحْمَدُ اسْمَكَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

In Elohim we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. (Selah)

٩ 9 غَيْرَ أَنَّكَ قَدْ رَذَلْتَنَا وَأَخْجَلْتَنَا، وَلَمْ تَعُدْ تُرَافِقُ جُنُودَنَا إِلَى الْحَرْبِ.

But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies.

١٠ 10 جَعَلْتَنَا نَتَقَهْقَرُ أَمَامَ عَدُوِّنَا. أَمَّا مُبْغِضُونَا فَيَغْنَمُونَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ.

Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.

١١ 11 أَسْلَمْتَنَا كَغَنَمٍ مُعَدَّةٍ لِلذَّبْحِ، وَبَدَّدْتَنَا بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ.

Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen.

١٢ 12 بِعْتَ شَعْبَكَ بِلَا مَالٍ وَبِثَمَنِهِمْ لَمْ تَرْبَحْ.

Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price.

١٣ 13 تَجْعَلُنَا عَاراً عِنْدَ جِيرَانِنَا، وَمَثَارَ هُزْءٍ وَسُخْرِيَةٍ لِمَنْ حَوْلَنَا.

Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.

١٤ 14 تَجْعَلُنَا مَثَلاً بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ وَأُضْحُوكَةً بَيْنَ الشُّعُوبِ.

Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.

١٥ 15 الْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ خَجَلِي مَاثِلٌ أَمَامِي، وَخِزْيُ وَجْهِي قَدْ غَمَرَنِي

My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,

١٦ 16 مِنْ صَوْتِ الْمُعَيِّرِ وَالْمُجَدِّفِ وَمَرْأَى الْعَدُوِّ الْمُنْتَقِمِ.

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

١٧ 17 هَذَا كُلُّهُ وَقَعَ عَلَيْنَا، فَمَا نَسِينَاكَ وَلَا خُنَّا عَهْدَكَ.

All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

١٨ 18 لَمْ يَرْتَدَّ قَلْبُنَا إِلَى الْوَرَاءِ، وَلَا حَادَتْ خُطْوَاتُنَا عَنْ طَرِيقِكَ.

Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

١٩ 19 مَعَ أَنَّكَ سَحَقْتَنَا وَسَطَ الْوُحُوشِ، وَغَمَرْتَنَا بِظِلالِ الْمَوْتِ.

Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

٢٠ 20 إِنْ كُنَّا قَدْ نَسِينَا اسْمَ إِلَهِنَا، وَصَلَّيْنَا إِلَى إِلَهٍ غَرِيبٍ،

If we have forgotten the name of our Elohim, or stretched out our hands to a strange el;

٢١ 21 أَلَا يَعْرِفُ اللهُ ذَلِكَ وَهُوَ عَلّامُ الغُيُوبِ؟

Shall not Elohim search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

٢٢ 22 أَلَا أَنَّنَا مِنْ أَجْلِكَ نُعَانِي الْمَوْتَ طُولَ النَّهَارِ، وَقَدْ حُسِبْنَا مِثْلَ غَنَمٍ مُعَدَّةٍ لِلذَّبْحِ.

Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

٢٣ 23 قُمْ يَا رَبُّ. لِمَاذَا تَتَغَافَى؟ انْتَبِهْ وَلَا تَنْبِذْنَا إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

Awake, why sleepest thou, O YHWH? arise, cast us not off for ever.

٢٤ 24 لِمَاذَا تَحْجُبُ وَجْهَكَ وَتَنْسَى مَذَلَّتَنَا وَضِيقَنَا؟

Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

٢٥ 25 إِنَّ نُفُوسَنَا قَدِ انْحَنَتْ إِلَى التُّرَابِ، وَبُطُونَنَا لَصِقَتْ بِالأَرْضِ.

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

٢٦ 26 هُبَّ لِنَجْدَتِنَا وَافْدِنَا مِنْ أَجْلِ رَحْمَتِكَ.

Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.