詩篇 81

1 詠【慶節的歌詠】阿撒夫的詩歌，交與樂官。調寄「加特」。 請眾向助佑我們的天主歌舞，向雅各伯的天主歡呼。

To the ouercomer in the pressours of Asaph. Make ye fulli ioye to God, oure helpere; synge ye hertli to God of Jacob.

2 請眾高唱新歌，手擊鐃鼓，和彈琴瑟，奏悅耳的樂譜。

Take ye a salm, and yyue ye a tympan; a myrie sautere with an harpe.

3 在月朔之日和月圓之夜，在我們的慶節，吹起號角，

Blowe ye with a trumpe in Neomenye; in the noble dai of youre solempnite.

4 因為這是以色列的規定，是雅各伯的天主誡命，

For whi comaundement is in Israel; and doom is to God of Jacob.

5 當他出擊埃及國時，給若瑟立了這法規。我聽到從未聽的諾言：

He settide that witnessing in Joseph; whanne he yede out of the lond of Egipt, he herde a langage, which he knew not.

6 我救他的肩脫離重擔，又使他的手放下筐籃。

He turnede a wei his bak fro birthens; hise hondis serueden in a coffyn.

7 您在患難中呼喊，我救了你，從雷鳴雲彩中，我答應你；在默黎巴，我試探了你。

In tribulacioun thou inwardli clepidist me, and Y delyuerede thee; Y herde thee in the hid place of tempest, Y preuede thee at the water of ayenseiyng.

8 請聽，我的百姓，我要警告你！以色列！恨不得你能聽從我：

My puple, here thou, and Y schal be witnesse ayens thee;

9 在您中間不應有別的神，千萬不可崇拜邦的神！

Israel, if thou herist me, a fresche God schal not be in thee, and thou schalt not worschipe an alien god.

10 我是上主，我是你的天主，是我由埃及國將你領出，你張開口，我要使你滿足。

For Y am thi Lord God, that ladde thee out of the lond of Egipt; make large thi mouth, and Y schal fille it.

11 可惜我的百姓沒有您的呼聲，以色列人也沒有服從我的命令。

And my puple herde not my vois; and Israel yaue not tente to me.

12 因此，我就任憑他們的心靈頑硬，讓他們隨的私意而行。

And Y lefte hem aftir the desiris of her herte; thei schulen go in her fyndyngis.

13 如果我的聽了我的命令，以色列人隨從我的道路而行，

If my puple hadde herde me; if Israel hadde go in my weies.

14 立刻就會壓迫他們的敵人，轉過手打擊難為他們的仇人。

For nouyt in hap Y hadde maad low her enemyes; and Y hadde send myn hond on men doynge tribulacioun to hem.

15 仇恨上主的人必來向他們歸順，仇人的厄運從此要永久常存。

The enemyes of the Lord lieden to hym; and her tyme schal be in to worldis.

16 但我要以麥子的精華養育選民，以石中的蜂蜜飽享他們。

And he fedde hem of the fatnesse of whete; and he fillide hem with hony of the stoon.