المَزامِير 89

١ 1 قَصِيدَةٌ تَعْلِيمِيَّةٌ لإِيثَانَ الأَزْرَاحِيِّ أَتَرَنَّمُ بِمَرَاحِمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، وَأُعْلِنُ بِفَمِي أَمَانَتَكَ مِنْ جِيلٍ إِلَى جِيلٍ،

A psalm (maskil) of Ethan the Ezraite I will sing of the Lord's trustworthy love forever; I will tell all generations of your faithfulness.

٢ 2 لأَنِّي قُلْتُ إِنَّ مَرَاحِمَكَ ثَابِتَةٌ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، وَقَدْ ثَبَّتَّ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ أَمَانَتَكَ.

For I have said, “Your unfailing love lasts forever; your faithfulness endures as long as the heavens.”

٣ 3 قَدْ قُلْتَ: إِنِّي أَقَمْتُ عَهْداً مَعَ الْمَلِكِ الَّذِي اخْتَرْتُهُ، أَقْسَمْتُ لِدَاوُدَ عَبْدِي.

You said, “I have made an agreement with my chosen one, I gave a binding promise to my servant David:

٤ 4 أُثَبِّتُ نَسْلَكَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، وَأُبْقِي عَرْشَكَ قَائِماً مِنْ جِيلٍ إِلَى جِيلٍ.

I will make sure your lineage lasts forever; I will keep your throne secure for all generations.” (Selah)

٥ 5 السَّمَاوَاتُ نَفْسُهَا تُشِيدُ بِعَجَائِبِكَ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ، وَالْمَلائِكَةُ الْقِدِّيسُونَ بِأَمَانَتِكَ.

All the heavenly beings will sing of the wonderful things you have done, Lord; angels will gather to sing of your faithfulness.

٦ 6 فَمَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ يُعَادِلُ الرَّبَّ؟ لَيْسَ بَيْنَ الْكَائِنَاتِ السَّمَاوِيَّةِ مَنْ يُمَاثِلُهُ.

For who in heaven can compare to the Lord? Who is like the Lord even among the angels?

٧ 7 إِنَّهُ إِلَهٌ مَهُوبٌ جِدّاً فِي مَحْفَلِ المَلائِكَةِ الْقِدِّيسِينَ، وَمَخُوفٌ كَثِيراً عِنْدَ جَمِيعِ الْمُحِيطِينَ بِهِ.

The heavenly council are in awe of God; all who surround him are overwhelmed by him.

٨ 8 مَنْ مِثْلُكَ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهَ الْجُنُودِ، الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ، وَأَمَانَتُكَ مُحِيطَةٌ بِكَ؟

Lord God Almighty, who is as powerful as you? In all this, Lord, you are completely trustworthy.

٩ 9 أَنْتَ مُتَسَلِّطٌ عَلَى هِيَاجِ الْبَحْرِ، فَتُهَدِّئُ أَمْوَاجَهُ عِنْدَ ارْتِفَاعِهَا.

You rule the restless seas; you calm their stormy waves.

١٠ 10 أَنْتَ سَحَقْتَ قُوَّةَ مِصْرَ فَصَارَتْ كَقَتِيلٍ. وَبَدَّدْتَ أَعْدَاءَكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ الْعَظِيمَةِ.

You crushed Rahab the sea-monster to death; by your power you scattered your enemies.

١١ 11 أَنْتَ مَلِكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ أَيْضاً. أَنْتَ مُؤَسِّسُ الْمَسْكُونَةِ وَكُلِّ مَا فِيهَا.

The heavens belong to you, and the earth too; you made the world and everything in it.

١٢ 12 أَنْتَ خَالِقُ الشِّمَالِ وَالْجَنُوبِ، وَبِاسْمِكَ يَتَرَنَّمُ جَبَلَا تَابُورَ وَحَرْمُونَ.

You created north and south; Mount Tabor and Mount Hermon celebrate you.

١٣ 13 أَنْتَ ذُو الْقُدْرَةِ الْعَظِيمَةِ. يَدُكَ قَوِيَّةٌ وَيُمْنَاكَ رَفِيْعَةٌ.

Your arm is powerful. Your hand is strong. Your right hand is held up high in command.

١٤ 14 الْبِرُّ وَالْقَضَاءُ قَاعِدَتَا عَرْشِكَ، الرَّحْمَةُ وَالْحَقُّ يَتَقَدَّمَانِ حَضْرَتَكَ.

Your character of goodness and fairness is the basis for the way you rule; dependable love and trustworthiness are always with you.

١٥ 15 طُوبَى لِلشَّعْبِ الَّذِي يَسْتَجِيبُ لِهُتَافِ الْبُوقِ فَيَسْلُكُ فِي نُورِ مُحَيَّاكَ أَيُّهَا الرَّبُّ.

How happy are those who know how to shout your praises, Lord. They live in the light of your presence.

١٦ 16 بِاسْمِكَ يَبْتَهِجُونَ طُولَ النَّهَارِ، وَبِبِرِّكَ يَسْمُونَ.

They celebrate the person you are all day long, so glad that you do what's right.

١٧ 17 فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ قُوَّتُهُمُ الَّتِي بِها يَفْخَرُونَ، وَبِرِضَاكَ يَعْلُو شَأْنُنَا.

They rely on you, their glory and strength; by your grace you lift us up.

١٨ 18 لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ حِمَايَتُنَا، وَمَلِكُنَا هُوَ قُدُّوسُ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

Yes, the Lord is the one who shields us, and our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel.

١٩ 19 فَبِالرُّؤْيَا كَلَّمْتَ أَنْبِيَاءَكَ قَدِيماً وَقُلْتَ لِعَبِيدِكَ الأُمَنَاءِ: هَيَّأْتُ عَوْناً لِلْجَبَّارِ وَرَفَّعْتُ شَابّاً مِنَ الشَّعْبِ.

Once you spoke in a vision to your faithful servant and said, “I have given strength to the warrior I have chosen from the people to become king.

٢٠ 20 وَجَدْتُ دَاوُدَ عَبْدِي فَمَسَحْتُهُ بِزَيْتِي الْمُقَدَّسِ.

I have selected David my servant, and I have anointed him with the oil of my holiness.

٢١ 21 أُثَبِّتُهُ بِيَدِي، وَأُشَدِّدُهُ بِقُوَّتِي.

I have placed my hand on him to steady him; and I have made him strong by my powerful arm.

٢٢ 22 لَا يَبْتَزُّهُ عَدُوٌّ، وَلَا يُضَايِقُهُ الإِنْسَانُ الأَثِيمُ.

His enemies will not deceive him; the wicked will not bring him down.

٢٣ 23 إِنَّمَا أَسْحَقُ أَعْدَاءَهُ أَمَامَهُ، وَأَصْرَعُ مُبْغِضِيهِ.

I will wipe out his enemies before him; I will strike down those who hate him.

٢٤ 24 أَمَانَتِي وَرَحْمَتِي تُرَافِقَانِهِ، وَبِاسْمِي يَعْلُو شَأْنُهُ.

My trustworthiness and unfailing love will be with him, and through me he will be victorious.

٢٥ 25 أُطْلِقُ يَدَهُ عَلَى الْبِحَارِ وَيَمِينَهُ عَلَى الأَنْهَارِ.

I will extend his rule from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River.

٢٦ 26 هُوَ يَدْعُونِي قَائِلاً: أَنْتَ أَبِي وَإِلَهِي وَصَخْرَةُ خَلاصِي.

He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.’

٢٧ 27 أُقِيمُهُ بِكْراً يَسْمُو عَلَى مُلُوكِ الأَرْضِ.

I will also make him my first-born son, the highest of the kings of the earth.

٢٨ 28 أَحْفَظُ رَحْمَتِي لَهُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، وَيَثْبُتُ لَهُ عَهْدِي.

I will love him faithfully forever; my agreement with him shall never come to an end.

٢٩ 29 أُدِيمُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ نَسْلَهُ وَعَرْشَهُ دَوَامَ السَّمَاوَاتِ.

I will make sure his royal line lasts forever; his dynasty will continue as long as the heavens endure.

٣٠ 30 إِنِ انْحَرَفَ بَنُوهُ عَنْ طَاعَةِ شَرِيعَتِي وَلَمْ يَسْلُكُوا وَفْقَ أَحْكَامِي،

But if his descendants abandon my laws, if they do not follow my rules,

٣١ 31 إِنْ نَقَضُوا فَرَائِضِي وَلَمْ يُرَاعُوا وَصَايَايَ،

if they break my decrees, and do not keep my commandments,

٣٢ 32 فَإِنِّي أَفْتَقِدُ مَعْصِيَتَهُمْ بِالْعَصَا وَإِثْمَهُمْ بِالْبَلايَا.

I will punish their rebellion by beating them with a rod, and their sin by lashing them with a whip.

٣٣ 33 وَلَكِنِّي لَا أَنْزِعُ رَحْمَتِي عَنْهُ، وَلَا أَنْكُثُ وَعْدِي.

However, I will not take away my love from him; I will not break my promise to him.

٣٤ 34 عَهْدِي لَا أَنْقُضُهُ، وَلَا أُبْدِلُ مَا نَطَقَ بِهِ فَمِي.

I will not annul the agreement I have with him; I will not alter a single word I've said.

٣٥ 35 فَقَدْ أَقْسَمْتُ بِقَدَاسَتِي مَرَّةً، وَلَا أَكْذِبُ عَلَى دَاوُدَ:

By my holy character I have made a vow to David that I will not lie to him.

٣٦ 36 نَسْلُهُ يَدُومُ إِلَى الدَّهْرِ، وَعَرْشُهُ يَبْقَى أَمَامِي بَقَاءَ الشَّمْسِ.

His royal line will last forever, and his dynasty will continue before me as long as the sun endures.

٣٧ 37 يَظَلُّ ثَابِتاً إِلَى الأَبَدِ ثَبَاتَ الْقَمَرِ الشَّاهِدِ الأَمِينِ فِي السَّمَاءِ.

It will continue forever like the moon, an enduring witness in the heavens.” (Selah)

٣٨ 38 لَكِنَّكَ رَفَضْتَ وَرَذَلْتَ وَغَضِبْتَ عَلَى الْمَلِكِ الَّذِي مَسَحْتَهُ،

But you have rejected and abandoned him! You are angry with your chosen king!

٣٩ 39 وَتَنَكَّرْتَ لِعَهْدِكَ مَعَ عَبْدِكَ، لَطَّخْتَ تَاجَهُ بِالتُّرَابِ.

You have broken the agreement you had with him; you have thrown his crown to the ground!

٤٠ 40 هَدَمْتَ كُلَّ أَسْوَارِهِ وَحَوَّلْتَ حُصُونَهُ خَرَاباً.

You have torn down his defensive walls; you have ruined his fortresses.

٤١ 41 نَهَبَهُ كُلُّ عَابِرِي السَّبِيلِ، وَصَارَ هُزْأَةً عِنْدَ جِيرَانِهِ.

Everyone who passes by has robbed him; he has become an object of mockery to the nations nearby.

٤٢ 42 رَفَعْتَ يَمِينَ ظَالِمِيهِ وَأَبْهَجْتَ جَمِيعَ أَعْدَائِهِ.

You have made his enemies strong; you have made them celebrate their victory.

٤٣ 43 رَدَدْتَ حَدَّ سَيْفِهِ، وَلَمْ تَنْصُرْهُ فِي الْقِتَالِ.

You have repelled his sharp sword; you have not helped him in battle.

٤٤ 44 أَبْطَلْتَ بَهَاءَهُ وَطَرَحْتَ عَرْشَهُ أَرْضاً.

You took away his glory; you threw his throne to the ground.

٤٥ 45 قَصَّرْتَ أَيَّامَ شَبَابِهِ وَغَطَّيْتَهُ بِالْخِزْيِ.

You have made him grow old before his time; you have totally humiliated him. (Selah)

٤٦ 46 حَتَّى مَتَى يَا رَبُّ؟ هَلْ إِلَى الأَبَدِ تَظَلُّ مُحْتَجِباً عَنِّي، يَتَّقِدُ غَضَبُكَ كَالنَّارِ؟

How long, Lord? Will you hide yourself from us forever, your anger burning like fire?

٤٧ 47 اذْكُرْ قِصَرَ عُمْرِي وَأَنَّكَ خَلَقْتَ كُلَّ بَنِي آدَمَ لِلزَّوَالِ.

Remember me—my life is so short! Why did you bother creating futile humanity?

٤٨ 48 أَيُّ إِنْسَانٍ يَحْيَا وَلَا يَرَى الْمَوْتَ؟ وَمَنْ يُنَجِّي نَفْسَهُ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ الْهَاوِيَةِ؟ (Sheol h7585)

There's no one who doesn't die—no one can save themselves from the power of the grave. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)

٤٩ 49 أَيْنَ مَرَاحِمُكَ السَّالِفَةُ يَا رَبُّ، الَّتِي أَقْسَمْتَ فِي أَمَانَتِكَ أَنْ تُظْهِرَهَا لِدَاوُدَ عَبْدِكَ؟

Where is the trustworthy love you used to have, Lord, that you faithfully promised to David?

٥٠ 50 اذْكُرْ يَا رَبُّ عَارَ عَبِيدِكَ الَّذِي تَحَمَّلْتُهُ فِي صَدْرِي مِنْ جَمِيعِ الشُّعُوبِ،

Don't forget, Lord, how your servants are being humiliated! I'm burdened down with the insults of so many nations!

٥١ 51 الْعَارَ الَّذِي عَيَّرَنَا بِهِ أَعْدَاؤُكَ يَا رَبُّ، إذْ عَيَّرُوا خَطْوَاتِ الْمَلِكِ الَّذِي مَسَحْتَهُ.

Your enemies taunt me, Lord, mocking your king wherever he goes.

٥٢ 52 تَبَارَكَ الرَّبُّ إِلَى الأَبَدِ. آمِينَ ثُمَّ آمِين.

May the Lord be blessed for ever. Amen and amen.