المَزامِير 44

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

For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. A contemplative psalm. We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.

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

You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad.

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

For they didn’t get the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them; but your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, because you were favorable to them.

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

God, you are my King. Command victories for Jacob!

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

Through you, we will push down our adversaries. Through your name, we will tread down those who rise up against us.

٦ 6 فَإِنِّي لَنْ أَتَّكِلَ عَلَى قَوْسِي وَلَنْ يُخَلِّصَنِي سَيْفِي.

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

٧ 7 فَأَنْتَ أَنْقَذْتَنَا مِنْ مُضَايِقِينَا وَأَلْحَقْتَ الْعَارَ بِمُبْغِضِينَا.

But you have saved us from our adversaries, and have shamed those who hate us.

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

In God we have made our boast all day long. We will give thanks to your name forever. (Selah)

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

But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, and don’t go out with our armies.

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

You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take plunder for themselves.

١١ 11 أَسْلَمْتَنَا كَغَنَمٍ مُعَدَّةٍ لِلذَّبْحِ، وَبَدَّدْتَنَا بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ.

You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.

١٢ 12 بِعْتَ شَعْبَكَ بِلَا مَالٍ وَبِثَمَنِهِمْ لَمْ تَرْبَحْ.

You sell your people for nothing, and have gained nothing from their sale.

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

You make us a reproach to our neighbors, a scoffing and a derision to those who are around us.

١٤ 14 تَجْعَلُنَا مَثَلاً بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ وَأُضْحُوكَةً بَيْنَ الشُّعُوبِ.

You make us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.

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

All day long my dishonor is before me, and shame covers my face,

١٦ 16 مِنْ صَوْتِ الْمُعَيِّرِ وَالْمُجَدِّفِ وَمَرْأَى الْعَدُوِّ الْمُنْتَقِمِ.

at the taunt of one who reproaches and verbally abuses, because of the enemy and the avenger.

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

All this has come on us, yet we haven’t forgotten you. We haven’t been false to your covenant.

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

Our heart has not turned back, neither have our steps strayed from your path,

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

though you have crushed us in the haunt of jackals, 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 God, or spread out our hands to a strange god,

٢١ 21 أَلَا يَعْرِفُ اللهُ ذَلِكَ وَهُوَ عَلّامُ الغُيُوبِ؟

won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

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

Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.

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

Wake up! Why do you sleep, Lord? Arise! Don’t reject us forever.

٢٤ 24 لِمَاذَا تَحْجُبُ وَجْهَكَ وَتَنْسَى مَذَلَّتَنَا وَضِيقَنَا؟

Why do you hide your face, and forget 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 body clings to the earth.

٢٦ 26 هُبَّ لِنَجْدَتِنَا وَافْدِنَا مِنْ أَجْلِ رَحْمَتِكَ.

Rise up to help us. Redeem us for your loving kindness’ sake.