< Psalms 81 >
1 For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
Untuk pemimpin kor. Menurut lagu: Gitit. Dari Asaf. Nyanyikanlah puji-pujian bagi Allah, kekuatan kita, bersoraklah dengan gembira bagi Allah Yakub.
2 Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
Bunyikanlah rebana, angkatlah lagu, petiklah gambus dan kecapi dengan merdu.
3 Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
Tiuplah terompet pada hari raya kita, pada pesta bulan baru dan bulan purnama.
4 For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
Sebab hal itu suatu peraturan di Israel, suatu perintah dari Allah Yakub.
5 He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
Ia menjadikannya sebuah ketetapan bagi bangsa Israel, ketika Ia maju melawan Mesir. Aku mendengar bahasa yang tidak kukenal,
6 “I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
"Aku telah mengangkat beban dari pundakmu, dan melepaskan keranjang pikulan dari tanganmu.
7 You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
Dalam kesusahanmu kamu berseru, dan Aku menyelamatkan kamu. Kujawab kamu dari guntur tempat Aku bersembunyi, Kuuji kamu di mata air Meriba.
8 Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!
Dengarlah peringatan-Ku, hai umat-Ku, Israel, sekiranya kamu mau mendengarkan Aku!
9 There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
Jangan di antaramu ada ilah lain, janganlah menyembah ilah asing.
10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
Akulah TUHAN Allahmu, yang menuntun kamu keluar dari Mesir. Waktu kamu lapar kamu Kuberi makan.
11 But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
Tapi umat-Ku tak mau mendengarkan Aku, Israel tak mau taat kepada-Ku.
12 So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
Sebab itu Aku membiarkan mereka berkeras kepala; biarlah mereka mengikuti kemauan mereka sendiri.
13 If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
Ah, sekiranya umat-Ku mau mendengarkan Aku, sekiranya mereka mau taat kepada-Ku,
14 how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
maka Aku segera menundukkan musuh mereka, dan mengalahkan semua lawan mereka.
15 Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
Orang yang membenci Aku akan Kutaklukkan, mereka akan dihukum untuk selama-lamanya.
16 But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
Tetapi umat-Ku akan Kuberi makan gandum pilihan, dan Kukenyangkan dengan madu hutan."