Psalms 78
1 A psalm (maskil) of Asaph. Listen to what I have to teach you, my people; hear what I have to say.
«Μασχίλ του Ασάφ.» Άκουσον, λαέ μου, τον νόμον μου· κλίνατε τα ώτα σας εις τα λόγια του στόματός μου.
2 I will tell you wise sayings; I will explain mysteries from the past
Θέλω ανοίξει εν παραβολή το στόμα μου· θέλω προφέρει πράγματα αξιομνημόνευτα, τα απ' αρχής·
3 that we have heard before and reflected on; stories our forefathers passed down to us.
όσα ηκούσαμεν και εγνωρίσαμεν και οι πατέρες ημών διηγήθησαν εις ημάς.
4 We will not keep them from our children; we will tell the next generation about God's marvelous actions—about his power and the amazing things he has done.
Δεν θέλομεν κρύψει αυτά από των τέκνων αυτών εις την επερχομένην γενεάν, διηγούμενοι τους επαίνους του Κυρίου και την δύναμιν αυτού και τα θαυμάσια αυτού, τα οποία έκαμε.
5 He gave his laws to the descendants of Jacob; his instructions to the people of Israel. He commanded our forefathers to teach them to their children,
Και έστησε μαρτύριον εν τω Ιακώβ και νόμον έθεσεν εν τω Ισραήλ, τα οποία προσέταξεν εις τους πατέρας ημών, να κάμνωσιν αυτά γνωστά εις τα τέκνα αυτών·
6 so that the next generation—children yet to be born—would understand and grow up to teach their children.
διά να γνωρίζη αυτά η γενεά η επερχομένη, οι υιοί οι μέλλοντες να γεννηθώσι· και αυτοί, όταν αναστηθώσι, να διηγώνται εις τα τέκνα αυτών·
7 In this way they should place their trust in God and not forget what God has done, and keep his commandments.
διά να θέσωσιν επί τον Θεόν την ελπίδα αυτών, και να μη λησμονώσι τα έργα του Θεού, αλλά να φυλάττωσι τας εντολάς αυτού·
8 Then they would not be like their forefathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation that was untrustworthy and unfaithful.
και να μη γείνωσιν, ως οι πατέρες αυτών, γενεά διεστραμμένη και απειθής· γενεά, ήτις δεν εφύλαξεν ευθείαν την καρδίαν αυτής, και δεν εστάθη πιστόν μετά του Θεού το πνεύμα αυτής·
9 The soldiers of Ephraim, though armed with bows, ran away on the day of battle.
ως οι υιοί του Εφραΐμ, οίτινες ώπλισμένοι, βαστάζοντες τόξα, εστράφησαν οπίσω την ημέραν της μάχης.
10 They did not keep God's agreement, and refused to follow his laws.
Δεν εφύλαξαν την διαθήκην του Θεού, και εν τω νόμω αυτού δεν ηθέλησαν να περιπατώσι·
11 They ignored what he had done, and the amazing things he had shown them—
και ελησμόνησαν τα έργα αυτού και τα θαυμάσια αυτού, τα οποία έδειξεν εις αυτούς.
12 the miracles he had performed for their forefathers near Zoan in Egypt.
Έμπροσθεν των πατέρων αυτών έκαμε θαυμάσια, εν τη γη της Αιγύπτου, τη πεδιάδι Τάνεως.
13 He split the sea in two and led them through, making the water stand like walls on either side.
Διέσχισε την θάλασσαν και διεπέρασεν αυτούς και έστησε τα ύδατα ως σωρόν·
14 He led them with a cloud by day, and by night with a light of fire.
και ώδήγησεν αυτούς την ημέραν εν νεφέλη και όλην την νύκτα εν φωτί πυρός.
15 He split open rocks in the desert to give his people plenty to drink, water as deep as the ocean.
Διέσχισε πέτρας εν τη ερήμω και επότισεν αυτούς ως εκ μεγάλων αβύσσων·
16 He made streams flow from the stone; water rushing down like rivers!
και εξήγαγε ρύακας εκ της πέτρας και κατεβίβασεν ύδατα ως ποταμούς.
17 But they repeatedly sinned against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
Αλλ' αυτοί εξηκολούθουν έτι αμαρτάνοντες εις αυτόν, παροξύνοντες τον Ύψιστον εν ανύδρω τόπω·
18 They deliberately provoked God by demanding the foods they longed for.
και επείρασαν τον Θεόν εν τη καρδία αυτών, ζητούντες βρώσιν κατά την όρεξιν αυτών·
19 They insulted God by saying, “Can God provide food here in the desert?
και ελάλησαν κατά του Θεού, λέγοντες, Μήπως δύναται ο Θεός να ετοιμάση τράπεζαν εν τη ερήμω;
20 Yes, he can strike a rock so that water gushes out like flowing rivers, but can he give us bread? Can he supply his people with meat?”
Ιδού, επάταξε την πέτραν, και έρρευσαν ύδατα και χείμαρροι επλημμύρησαν· μήπως δύναται να δώση και άρτον; ή να ετοιμάση κρέας εις τον λαόν αυτού;
21 When he heard this, the Lord became very angry, burning like fire against the descendants of Jacob, furious with the people of Israel,
Διά τούτο ήκουσεν ο Κύριος και ωργίσθη· και πυρ εξήφθη κατά του Ιακώβ, έτι δε και οργή ανέβη κατά του Ισραήλ·
22 for they didn't believe in God and didn't trust him to take care of them.
διότι δεν επίστευσαν εις τον Θεόν, ουδέ ήλπισαν επί την σωτηρίαν αυτού·
23 Even so he commanded the skies above and the doors of heaven to open,
ενώ προσέταξε τας νεφέλας από άνωθεν και τας θύρας του ουρανού ήνοιξε,
24 and he made manna rain down on them to eat, giving them bread from heaven.
και έβρεξεν εις αυτούς μάννα διά να φάγωσι και σίτον ουρανού έδωκεν εις αυτούς·
25 Human beings ate the bread of angels; he sent them more than enough food.
άρτον αγγέλων έφαγεν ο άνθρωπος· τροφήν έστειλεν εις αυτούς μέχρι χορτασμού.
26 He sent the east wind blowing across the sky; by his power he drove the south wind.
Εσήκωσεν εν τω ουρανώ ανατολικόν άνεμον, και διά της δυνάμεως αυτού επέφερε τον νότον·
27 He rained down meat on them as plentiful as dust; birds as numerous as sand on a beach.
και έβρεξεν επ' αυτούς κρέας ως το χώμα και πετεινά πτερωτά ως την άμμον της θαλάσσης·
28 He made them fall right in the middle of their camp, all around where they were living.
και έκαμε να πέσωσιν εις το μέσον του στρατοπέδου αυτών, κύκλω των σκηνών αυτών.
29 They ate until they were full. He gave them the food they longed for.
Και έφαγον και εχορτάσθησαν σφόδρα· και έφερεν εις αυτούς την επιθυμίαν αυτών·
30 But before they satisfied their appetite, while the meat was still in their mouths,
δεν είχον χωρισθή από της επιθυμίας αυτών, έτι ήτο εν τω στόματι αυτών βρώσις αυτών,
31 God became angry with them and he killed their strongest men, striking them down in the prime of life.
και οργή του Θεού ανέβη επ' αυτούς, και εφόνευσε τους μεγαλητέρους εξ αυτών και τους εκλεκτούς του Ισραήλ κατέβαλεν.
32 Despite all this they went right on sinning. Despite the miracles, they refused to trust him.
Εν πάσι τούτοις ημάρτησαν έτι και δεν επίστευσαν εις τα θαυμάσια αυτού.
33 So he snuffed out their futile lives, bringing them to an end in terror.
Διά τούτο συνετέλεσεν εν ματαιότητι τας ημέρας αυτών και τα έτη αυτών εν ταραχή.
34 When he began killing them, the rest came back to God in repentance, praying to him.
Ότε εθανάτονεν αυτούς, τότε εξεζήτουν αυτόν, και επέστρεφον και από όρθρου προσέτρεχον εις τον Θεόν·
35 They remembered that God was their rock, that God Most High was their Savior.
και ενεθυμούντο, ότι ο Θεός ήτο φρούριον αυτών και ο Θεός ο Ύψιστος λυτρωτής αυτών.
36 They flattered him by what they told him, but they were only lying.
Αλλ' εκολάκευον αυτόν διά του στόματος αυτών και διά της γλώσσης αυτών εψεύδοντο προς αυτόν·
37 Deep down they were not sincere, and did not keep the agreement they had with him.
Η δε καρδία αυτών δεν ήτο ευθεία μετ' αυτού, και δεν ήσαν πιστοί εις την διαθήκην αυτού.
38 But being compassionate he pardoned their guilt and did not destroy all of them. He often held back his anger—he did not pour out all his fury.
Αυτός όμως οικτίρμων συνεχώρησε την ανομίαν αυτών και δεν ηφάνισεν αυτούς· αλλά πολλάκις ανέστελλε τον θυμόν αυτού, και δεν διήγειρεν όλην την οργήν αυτού·
39 He remembered their mortality—that they were like a puff of wind that would not return.
και ενεθυμήθη ότι ήσαν σάρξ· άνεμος παρερχόμενος και μη επιστρέφων.
40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, giving him grief in the desert!
Ποσάκις παρώξυναν αυτόν εν τη ερήμω, παρώργισαν αυτόν εν τη ανύδρω,
41 Again and again they provoked God, causing pain to the Holy One of Israel.
και εστράφησαν και επείρασαν τον Θεόν, και τον Άγιον του Ισραήλ παρώξυναν.
42 They did not remember his strength when he rescued them from their oppressors,
Δεν ενεθυμήθησαν την χείρα αυτού, την ημέραν καθ' ην ελύτρωσεν αυτούς από του εχθρού·
43 performing miracles in Egypt, doing wonderful things on the plain of Zoan.
πως έδειξεν εν Αιγύπτω τα σημεία αυτού και τα θαυμάσια αυτού εν τη πεδιάδι Τάνεως·
44 There he turned their rivers and their streams into blood so that no one could drink from them.
και μετέβαλεν εις αίμα τους ποταμούς αυτών και τους ρύακας αυτών, διά να μη πίωσιν.
45 He sent flies among them to destroy them, and frogs to ruin everything.
Απέστειλεν επ' αυτούς κυνόμυιαν και κατέφαγεν αυτούς, και βατράχους και εφάνισαν αυτούς.
46 He gave their crops to locusts; everything they worked had for was taken by locusts.
Και παρέδωκε τους καρπούς αυτών εις τον βρούχον και τους κόπους αυτών εις την ακρίδα.
47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their fig trees with freezing rain.
Κατηφάνισε διά της χαλάζης τας αμπέλους αυτών και τας συκαμίνους αυτών με πέτρας χαλάζης·
48 He handed over their cattle to hail and their flocks to lightning bolts.
και παρέδωκεν εις την χάλαζαν τα κτήνη αυτών και τα ποίμνια αυτών εις τους κεραυνούς.
49 He poured out on them his fierce anger—rage and hostility and anguish—sending a band of destroying angels against them.
Απέστειλεν επ' αυτούς την έξαψιν του θυμού αυτού, την αγανάκτησιν και την οργήν και την θλίψιν, αποστέλλων αυτά δι' αγγέλων κακοποιών.
50 He sent his unrestrained anger against them; he did not spare them from death, handing them over to the plague.
Ήνοιξεν οδόν εις την οργήν αυτού· δεν εφείσθη από του θανάτου την ψυχήν αυτών, και παρέδωκεν εις θανατικόν την ζωήν αυτών·
51 He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the first to be conceived in the tents of Ham.
και επάταξε παν πρωτότοκον εν Αιγύπτω, την απαρχήν της δυνάμεως αυτών εν ταις σκηναίς του Χάμ·
52 But he led out his people like sheep, and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.
και εσήκωσεν εκείθεν ως πρόβατα τον λαόν αυτού και ώδήγησεν αυτούς ως ποίμνιον εν τη ερήμω·
53 He led them to safety, and they were not afraid. He drowned their enemies in the sea.
και ώδήγησεν αυτούς εν ασφαλεία, και δεν εδειλίασαν· τους δε εχθρούς αυτών εσκέπασεν η θάλασσα.
54 He brought them to the border of his holy land, to this mountainous land that he had conquered for them.
Και εισήγαγεν αυτούς εις το όριον της αγιότητος αυτού, το όρος τούτο, το οποίον απέκτησεν η δεξιά αυτού·
55 He drove out the heathen nations before them. He divided up the land for them to own. He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
και εξεδίωξεν απ' έμπροσθεν αυτών τα έθνη και διεμοίρασεν αυτά κληρονομίαν με σχοινίον, και εν ταις σκηναίς αυτών κατώκισε τας φυλάς του Ισραήλ.
56 But they provoked God Most High, rebelling against him. They did not follow what he had told them.
Και όμως επείρασαν και παρώξυναν τον Θεόν τον ύψιστον και δεν εφύλαξαν τα μαρτύρια αυτού·
57 Just like their forefathers they turned away from God and were unfaithful to him, as twisted as a defective bow.
αλλ' εστράφησαν και εφέρθησαν απίστως, ως οι πατέρες αυτών· εστράφησαν ως τόξον στρεβλόν·
58 They made him angry with their pagan high places of worship; they made him jealous with their idols.
και παρώργισαν αυτόν με τους υψηλούς αυτών τόπους, και με τα γλυπτά αυτών διήγειραν αυτόν εις ζηλοτυπίαν.
59 When God heard their worship he became furious and he totally rejected Israel.
Ήκουσεν ο Θεός και υπερωργίσθη και εβδελύχθη σφόδρα τον Ισραήλ·
60 He abandoned his place at Shiloh, the Tabernacle where he lived among the people.
και εγκατέλιπε την σκηνήν του Σηλώ, την σκηνήν όπου κατώκησε μεταξύ των ανθρώπων·
61 He surrendered the Ark of his power, allowing it to be captured; handing it over into enemy hands.
και παρέδωκεν εις αιχμαλωσίαν την δύναμιν αυτού και την δόξαν αυτού εις χείρα εχθρού·
62 He handed over his people to be slaughtered by the sword; he was furious with his chosen people.
και παρέδωκεν εις ρομφαίαν τον λαόν αυτού και υπερωργίσθη κατά της κληρονομίας αυτού·
63 Their young men were destroyed by fire; their young women had no wedding songs.
τους νέους αυτών κατέφαγε πυρ, και αι παρθένοι αυτών δεν ενυμφεύθησαν·
64 Their priests were killed by the sword; their widows were unable to mourn.
οι ιερείς αυτών έπεσον εν μαχαίρα, και αι χήραι αυτών δεν επένθησαν.
65 Then the Lord woke up as if from sleep, as a warrior sobering up from drinking wine.
Τότε εξηγέρθη ως εξ ύπνου ο Κύριος, ως άνθρωπος δυνατός, βοών από οίνου·
66 He defeated his enemies, striking them on the back, causing them everlasting shame.
και επάταξε τους εχθρούς αυτού εις τα οπίσω· όνειδος αιώνιον έθεσεν επ' αυτούς.
67 He rejected the descendants of Joseph, and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.
Και απέρριψε την σκηνήν Ιωσήφ, και την φυλήν Εφραΐμ δεν εξέλεξεν.
68 Instead he chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion which he loves.
Αλλ' εξέλεξε την φυλήν Ιούδα, το όρος της Σιών, το οποίον ηγάπησε.
69 There he built his sanctuary, high like the heavens, on earth that he made to last forever.
Και ωκοδόμησεν ως υψηλά παλάτια το αγιαστήριον αυτού, ως την γην την οποίαν εθεμελίωσεν εις τον αιώνα.
70 He chose his servant David, taking him from the sheep pens,
Και εξέλεξε Δαβίδ τον δούλον αυτού και ανέλαβεν αυτόν εκ των ποιμνίων των προβάτων·
71 taking him from caring for the sheep and lambs to be a shepherd to the descendants of Jacob—God's special people, Israel.
Εξόπισθεν των θηλαζόντων προβάτων έφερεν αυτόν, διά να ποιμαίνη Ιακώβ τον λαόν αυτού και Ισραήλ την κληρονομίαν αυτού·
72 Like a shepherd, he took care of them with sincere devotion, leading them with skillful hands.
Και εποίμανεν αυτούς κατά την ακακίαν της καρδίας αυτού· και διά της συνέσεως των χειρών αυτού ώδήγησεν αυτούς.
