Psalms 78
1 [A contemplation by Asaph.] Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
Nyanyian pengajaran Asaf. Dengarlah ajaranku, hai bangsaku, perhatikanlah kata-kataku.
2 I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings since the beginning of the world,
Aku mau mengucapkan pepatah dan perumpamaan, dan menerangkan teka-teki zaman dahulu,
3 which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
hal-hal yang kami dengar dan kami terima, yang dikisahkan oleh nenek moyang kami.
4 We will not hide them from their descendants, telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, his strength, and his wondrous works that he has done.
Kami tak mau merahasiakannya terhadap anak-anak kami; kami mau mewartakan kepada angkatan yang kemudian tentang kuasa TUHAN dan karya-karya-Nya yang besar, serta perbuatan-perbuatan-Nya yang ajaib.
5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a teaching in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children;
Kepada bangsa Israel Ia memberi hukum-Nya, dan kepada keturunan Yakub perintah-Nya. Ia menyuruh nenek moyang kita mengajarkannya kepada anak-anak mereka,
6 that the generation to come might know it, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell their children,
supaya angkatan berikut mengenal-Nya, lalu meneruskannya kepada anak-anak mereka.
7 that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments,
Dengan demikian mereka juga akan menaruh harapannya kepada Allah, dan tidak melupakan perbuatan-Nya, tetapi selalu taat pada perintah-Nya,
8 and might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.
supaya mereka tidak seperti nenek moyang mereka yang suka memberontak dan mendurhaka; angkatan yang goyah imannya, dan tidak setia kepada Allah.
9 The people of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
Suku Efraim yang bersenjatakan panah dan busur, melarikan diri pada waktu bertempur.
10 They did not keep God's covenant, and refused to walk by his Law.
Mereka melanggar perjanjian Allah dengan mereka, dan tak mau taat kepada hukum-Nya.
11 They forgot his doings, his wondrous works that he had shown them.
Mereka lupa akan perbuatan-perbuatan-Nya, dan hal-hal ajaib yang dinyatakan-Nya kepada mereka.
12 He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
Di depan leluhur mereka, Allah membuat keajaiban di negeri Mesir, di dataran Zoan.
13 He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.
Ia membelah laut, lalu menyeberangkan mereka; air ditegakkan-Nya seperti bendungan.
14 In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.
Ia menuntun mereka dengan awan di waktu siang dan dengan terang api sepanjang malam.
15 He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
Ia membelah gunung batu di padang gurun, dan memberi mereka minum berlimpah-limpah.
16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
Bukit batu disuruh-Nya mengeluarkan air, lalu mengalirlah air seperti sungai.
17 Yet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.
Tetapi mereka terus berdosa terhadap Allah, di gurun mereka berontak terhadap Yang Mahatinggi.
18 They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.
Mereka sengaja mencobai Allah, dengan menuntut makanan yang mereka inginkan.
19 Yes, they spoke against God. They said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
Mereka melawan Allah dengan berkata, "Sanggupkah Allah memberi kita makan di padang gurun?
20 Look, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?"
Memang Ia memukul gunung batu yang keras, sehingga air mengalir dengan deras. Tapi dapatkah Ia juga menyediakan roti dan memberi daging kepada umat-Nya?"
21 Therefore the LORD heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, anger also went up against Israel,
Mendengar itu, Allah marah dan menyerang umat-Nya dengan api; kemarahan-Nya terhadap mereka semakin menjadi,
22 because they did not believe in God, and did not trust in his salvation.
sebab mereka tidak percaya kepada Allah, pada kuasa-Nya yang dapat menyelamatkan mereka.
23 Yet he commanded the clouds above, and opened the doors of heaven.
Meskipun begitu Ia memerintahkan langit untuk membuka pintu-pintunya.
24 He rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them bread from heaven.
Ia menurunkan gandum dari surga, manna untuk makanan mereka.
25 Man ate the bread of the mighty ones. He sent them food to the full.
Ia memberi mereka makanan berlimpah; mereka makan roti malaikat.
26 He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.
Ia juga menyuruh angin timur bertiup; oleh kuasa-Nya angin selatan berembus.
27 He rained also flesh on them as the dust; winged birds as the sand of the seas.
Ia menurunkan burung-burung bagi umat-Nya, jumlahnya seperti pasir tidak terhitung.
28 He let it fall in the midst of his camp, all around his tent.
Dijatuhkan-Nya burung-burung itu di perkemahan di sekeliling tempat mereka berdiam.
29 So they ate, and were well filled. He gave them their own desire.
Lalu makanlah mereka sampai kenyang, sebab Allah telah memberi apa yang mereka inginkan.
30 They did not turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,
Tapi nafsu mereka belum juga terpuaskan; jadi sementara mereka masih makan,
31 when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of the fattest of them, and struck down the young men of Israel.
Allah menjadi marah dan melawan mereka; dibunuh-Nya orang-orang Israel yang muda dan perkasa.
32 For all this they still sinned, and did not believe in his wondrous works.
Meskipun begitu umat-Nya tetap berdosa, keajaiban-keajaiban-Nya tidak membuat mereka percaya.
33 Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, and their years in terror.
Maka Allah mengakhiri hidup mereka seperti napas, tahun-tahun mereka habis dalam ketakutan.
34 When he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and sought God earnestly.
Tiap kali Allah membunuh beberapa di antara mereka, yang lain menyesal dan kembali kepada-Nya.
35 They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God, their redeemer.
Mereka ingat bahwa Allah pelindung mereka, dan bahwa Yang Mahatinggi penyelamat mereka.
36 But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.
Tetapi mereka membohongi Dia, ucapan-ucapan mereka dusta belaka.
37 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they faithful in his covenant.
Mereka tidak setia kepada-Nya dan tidak berpegang pada perjanjian-Nya.
38 But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and did not destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
Tapi Allah mengasihani dan mengampuni umat-Nya, dan tidak membinasakan mereka. Berkali-kali Ia menahan kemarahan-Nya, dan tidak melampiaskan murka-Nya.
39 He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn't come again.
Ia ingat bahwa mereka hanya makhluk yang fana, seperti angin yang lewat dan tidak kembali.
40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert.
Betapa sering mereka berontak terhadap Dia, dan menyakiti hati-Nya sewaktu di padang gurun.
41 They turned again and tempted God, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.
Berulang kali mereka mencobai Allah, menyusahkan Yang Kudus, Allah Israel.
42 They did not remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
Mereka tidak ingat akan kekuasaan-Nya, akan hari Ia membebaskan mereka dari lawan,
43 how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,
ketika Ia membuat keajaiban-keajaiban di Mesir, dan mujizat-mujizat di padang Zoan.
44 he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.
Sungai-sungai mereka diubah-Nya menjadi darah, sehingga mereka tak dapat meminum airnya.
45 He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
Ia menyiksa mereka dengan lalat yang banyak, dan membiarkan tanah mereka dimusnahkan katak.
46 He gave also their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust.
Ia mendatangkan ulat dan belalang, yang menghabiskan panen dan hasil ladang.
47 He destroyed their vines with hail, their sycamore fig trees with frost.
Ia merusakkan pohon anggur mereka dengan hujan batu, dan pohon-pohon ara mereka dengan embun beku.
48 He gave over their livestock also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
Ia membiarkan hujan es menimpa ternak mereka, dan halilintar menyambar hewan-hewan mereka.
49 He threw on them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble, and a band of destroying angels.
Ia melampiaskan kemarahan-Nya yang menyala-nyala dengan mengutus sepasukan malaikat maut yang membuat mereka putus asa.
50 He made a path for his anger. He did not spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence,
Ia tidak menahan kemarahan-Nya atau menyayangi hidup mereka, tetapi membinasakan mereka dengan penyakit sampar.
51 and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
Ia membunuh anak laki-laki yang sulung dalam setiap keluarga orang Mesir.
52 But he led forth his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
Lalu Ia memimpin umat-Nya seperti kawanan domba, dan menuntun mereka melalui padang gurun.
53 He led them safely, so that they weren't afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
Dalam bimbingan-Nya mereka aman dan tidak takut, sedang musuh mereka tenggelam dalam laut.
54 He brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain, which his right hand had taken.
Lalu umat-Nya dibawa-Nya ke tanah-Nya yang suci, ke pegunungan yang direbut-Nya sendiri.
55 He also drove out the nations before them, allotted them for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
Di depan umat-Nya Ia mengusir penduduk di situ lalu dibagi-bagikan-Nya negeri itu kepada semua suku bangsa Israel, umat-Nya, sehingga mereka dapat mendiami kemah-kemah musuh.
56 Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and did not keep his testimonies;
Tetapi mereka berontak dan menguji Allah Yang Mahatinggi, perintah-perintah-Nya tidak mereka taati.
57 but turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers. They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
Mereka berkhianat seperti leluhur mereka, dan tak dapat dipercaya seperti busur yang bengkok.
58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their engraved images.
Mereka menantang Allah dengan tempat penyembahan berhala, dan membuat Ia cemburu dengan patung-patung mereka.
59 When God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel;
Melihat itu, Allah sangat marah, dan menolak mereka mentah-mentah.
60 So that he forsook the tabernacle at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among men;
Ia meninggalkan kemah-Nya di Silo, tempat kediaman-Nya di antara manusia.
61 and delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into the adversary's hand.
Ia membiarkan Peti Perjanjian-Nya ditawan; lambang kemuliaan-Nya direbut lawan.
62 He also gave his people over to the sword, and was angry with his inheritance.
Ia marah kepada umat-Nya, milik pusaka-Nya, dan membiarkan mereka dibunuh dengan pedang.
63 Fire devoured their young men. Their virgins had no wedding song.
Pemuda-pemuda mereka dimakan api; tak ada yang mengawini gadis-gadis mereka.
64 Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows couldn't weep.
Imam-imam mereka dibunuh dengan pedang, janda-janda mereka tak dapat meratap.
65 Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.
Maka TUHAN bangkit seperti orang bangun tidur, seperti orang kuat sehabis minum anggur.
66 He struck his adversaries backward. He made them a permanent shame.
Ia memukul mundur lawan-Nya, dan mengalahkan mereka untuk selama-lamanya.
67 Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
Tetapi Ia menolak keturunan Yusuf dan tidak memilih suku Efraim.
68 But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
Yang dipilih-Nya ialah suku Yehuda, dan Bukit Sion yang dicintai-Nya.
69 He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.
Ia membangun Rumah-Nya seperti kediaman-Nya di surga, dan seperti bumi, kukuh untuk selama-lamanya.
70 He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;
Ia memilih Daud hamba-Nya, dan mengambil dia dari kawanan ternak,
71 from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob his servant, and Israel his inheritance.
dari tempat Ia memelihara induk domba, untuk menggembalakan Israel umat-Nya.
72 So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
Daud memelihara mereka dengan tulus ikhlas, dan membimbing mereka dengan cakap.
