Psalms 78
1 My friends, listen to what I am going to teach you; pay careful attention [IDM] to what I say.
Maskil mar Asaf. Chiknauru itu, yaye un joga, winjuru weche mawuok e dhoga.
2 I am going to give you some sayings that wise people have said. They will be sayings about things that happened long ago, things that were difficult to understand [MET],
Abiro yawo dhoga mondo awuo gi ngeche, ee, abiro hulo gik mopondo ma wuoyo kuom gik mane otimore chon gi lala.
3 things that we have heard and known previously, things that our parents and grandparents told us.
Gik ma wasewinjo kendo ma wangʼeyo, mane wuonewa onyisowa.
4 We will tell these things to our children [LIT], and we will also tell to our grandchildren [about] Yahweh’s power and the glorious/great things that he has done.
Ok wabi pandogi ne nyithindgi; to wabiro hulogi ne tiengʼ mabiro timbe mipako mag Jehova Nyasaye, gi tekone kod gik miwuoro mosetimo.
5 He gave laws and commandments to the Israeli people, [those who are the descendants of] Jacob [DOU], and he told our ancestors to teach them to their children
Ne ogolo chike ne joka Jakobo kendo noguro chik e piny Israel, chike mane omiyo kwerewa mondo opuonj nyithindgi,
6 in order that their children would [also] know them and then they would teach them to their children.
mondo tiengʼ mabiro ongʼegi, koda ka nyithindo mapok onywol, kendo gin bende ginyis nyithindgi.
7 In that way, they also would trust in God, and not forget the things that he has done; instead, they would obey his commandments.
Eka mondo mi giket genogi kuom Nyasaye kendo kik wigi wil gi gik mosetimo, to mondo girit chikene.
8 They would not be like their ancestors, who were very stubborn and kept rebelling [against God]; they did not continue firmly trusting in God, and they did not worship only him.
Ne ok ginyal chalo gi kweregi; mane tiengʼ ma tokgi tek kendo ma jongʼanyo, ma chunjegi ne ok ochiwore ne Nyasaye kendo ne ok luwe gi adiera.
9 [The soldiers of] the tribe of Ephraim had bows [and arrows] but they ran away [from their enemies] on the day that they fought a battle with their enemies.
Kata ka jo-Efraim nomanore gi gige lweny, to negiringo lweny.
10 They did not do what they had agreed with God that they would do; they refused to obey his laws.
Ne ok girito singruok mar Nyasaye kendo ne gidagi dak ka giluwo chik Nyasaye.
11 They forgot what he had done; they forgot about the miracles that they had seen him perform.
Wigi nowil gi gik mane osetimo, ranyisi mane osenyisogi.
12 While our ancestors were watching, God performed miracles in the area around Zoan [city] in Egypt.
Ne otimo honni ka wuonegi neno e gwengʼ mar Zoan, e piny Misri.
13 [Then] he caused the [Red] Sea to divide, causing the water [on each side] to pile up like a wall, with the result that [our ancestors] walked through it [on dry ground].
Ne omiyo nam opogore diere ariyo mi nomiyo gikadho kendo nomiyo pi ochungʼ molingʼ thi ka ohinga.
14 He led them by a [bright] cloud during the day and by a fiery light during the night.
Ne otayogi kod bor polo godiechiengʼ kendo giler moa e mach otieno duto.
15 He split rocks open in the desert, giving to our ancestors plenty of water from deep inside the earth.
Ne otucho lwanda e thim kendo nomiyogi pi mogundho ka nembe;
16 He caused a stream of water to flow from the rock; the water flowed like a river [DOU].
bende nomiyo aore obubni kawuok e lwanda kama obarore mi pi nomol piny mana ka aora.
17 But [our ancestors] continued to sin against God; in the desert they rebelled against the one who is greater than any other god.
To eka pod negidhi mana nyime ka gitimo richo e nyime ka gingʼanyo e thim ne Nyasaye Man Malo Moloyo.
18 By demanding that God give them the food that they desired, they tried to find out if he would always do what they requested him to do.
Ne gitemo Nyasaye ka gingʼeyo, kuom kete mondo omigi chiemo mane gigombo.
19 They insulted God by saying, “We don’t think he can supply food for us [here] in this desert!
Ne giwuoyo marach kuom Nyasaye kagiwacho ni, “Nyasaye bende nyalo chano mesa e nyimwa e thim ka?
20 [It is true that] he struck the rock, with the result that water gushed/flowed out, [but] (can he also provide bread and meat for [us], his people?/we doubt that he can also provide bread and meat for us, his people.)” [RHQ]
Kane ogoyo lwanda to pi nothinyore oko kendo aore nochako mol mogundho. To chiemo bende domiwa adier? Ringʼo bende onyalo kelo mi opog ne joge adier?”
21 So, when Yahweh heard that, he became very angry, and he sent a fire to burn up [some of] his Israeli [people]. [MTY, DOU]
Kane Jehova Nyasaye owinjo gi ite, iye nowangʼ ahinya, mi mach mare notuk kuom joka Jakobo, kendo mirimbe mager nobiro kuom jo-Israel,
22 [He did that] because they did not trust in him, and they did not believe that he would rescue them.
nimar ne ok giyie kuom Nyasaye kata geno kuom resruok mare.
23 But God spoke to the sky above them; he commanded it to open [like] a door,
To eka pod nogolo chik ne kor polo malo kendo noyawo dhoudi mag polo;
24 and [then food] fell down like rain, [food which they named] ‘manna’; God gave them grain from (heaven/the sky).
ne oolo mana piny ka koth mondo ji ocham, adier, nomiyogi chiemb polo.
25 [So] the people ate the food that angels eat, [and] God gave to them all the manna that they wanted.
Ji nochamo makati mar malaike, kendo nooronegi kit chiemo duto mane ginyalo chamo.
26 [Later], he caused the wind to blow from the east, and by his power he also sent wind from the south,
Ne ogonyo yamb ugwe moa e polo, kendo nogolo yamb milambo gi tekone.
27 and the wind brought birds which were as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore.
Nolwaro ringʼo piny kuomgi ka buru, adier, winy mafuyo nolwar kuomgi ka kwoyo manie dho nam.
28 God caused those birds to fall [dead] in the middle of (their camp)/the area where the people had put up their tents. [There were dead birds] all around their tents.
Nomiyo winyogo olwar piny nyaka ei kambi mine gilworo hembegi duto koni gi koni.
29 [So] the people [cooked the birds and] ate the meat and their stomachs were full, because God had given them what they wanted.
Negichiemo mi chiemo otamogi tieko, nimar nomiyogi gima ne chunygi gombo.
30 But before they had eaten all that they wanted, and while they were still eating it,
To kane pok gitieko chiembgi mar gombono, chutho, ka chiemo ne pod opongʼo dhogi,
31 God was [still] very angry with them, and he caused their strongest men to die; he got rid of [many of] the finest [young] Israeli men.
mirima mager mar Nyasaye nogore kuomgi, mi nomiyo jogi maroteke otho, kendo nopielo yawuot Israel ma pod tindo piny.
32 In spite of all that, the people continued to sin; in spite of all the miracles that God had performed, they still did not trust that he [would take care of them].
To kata obedo ni magi duto nosetimore, pod negidhi mana nyime gitimo richo; pod ne ok giyie kuome, kata obedo ni ne osetimo ranyisi mathoth e diergi.
33 So, he caused their lives to end as quickly as a puff of wind ends; they died when disasters suddenly struck them.
Omiyo nomiyo ngimagi orumo kaonge ber kendo higni mag-gi nopongʼ gi masiche mabwogo ji.
34 When God caused [some of] them to die, [the others] turned to God; they repented and earnestly asked God [to save them].
E kinde moro amora mane Nyasaye okumogie, to ne gimanye mine gilokore ka gidware gi siso.
35 They remembered that God is [like] a huge rock ledge [under which they would be safe] [MET], and that he, who was greater than any other god, is the one who protected/rescued them.
Negiparo ni Nyasaye ema ne en lwanda margi, kendo ni Nyasaye Man Malo Moloyo ema ne en Jawargi.
36 But they [tried to] deceive God by what they said [MTY]; their words [MTY] were [all] lies.
To kata kamano ne gichare achara gi dhogi, ka giwuonde gi lewgi.
37 They were not loyal to him; they disregarded/ignored the agreement that he had made with them.
Nimar chunygi ne ok omoko kuome, kendo ne ok gilu singruokne kuom adier.
38 But God was merciful to his people. He forgave them for having sinned and did not get rid of them. Many times he refrained from becoming angry [with them] and restrained from furiously/severely [punishing them] [MTY].
To en, kaka en ngʼama kecho ji, noweyonegi kethogi, kendo ne ok otiekogi. Kinde ka kinde nogengʼo mirimbe kendo ne ok otoyo mirimbe duto kuomgi.
39 He remembered/considered that they were only humans who die; they [disappear quickly] [SIM], like a wind that blows by and then is gone.
Noparo kaka ne gin mana dhano adhana machalo yamo makalo kendo ok chak duogi.
40 Many times our ancestors rebelled against God in the desert and caused him to become very sad.
Mano kaka ne gingʼanyone e thim nyadi mangʼeny kendo negimiye chuny lit e piny motwo!
41 Many times they did evil things, to find out [if they could do those things without God punishing them]. They frequently caused the holy God of Israel to become disgusted/sad.
Ne gitemo Nyasaye kinde mangʼeny, kendo negimiyo Jal Maler mar Israel osin.
42 They forgot about his [great] power, and they (forgot/did not think) about the time when he rescued them from their enemies.
Ne ok giparo tekone, kendo ne ok giparo odiechiengʼ mane owarogi e lwet jasigu,
43 They forgot about when he performed many miracles in the area near Zoan [city] in Egypt.
odiechiengʼ mane onyiso e lela honni mage e piny Misri kane otimo ranyisino e gwengʼ mar Zoan.
44 He caused the [Nile] River (OR, their sources of water) to become [red like] blood, with the result that the people of Egypt had no water to drink.
Noloko aoregi remo mi koro ne ok ginyal modho pi moa e aoregi.
45 He sent among the people of Egypt swarms of flies that bit them, and he sent frogs that ate up everything.
Ne ooro bonyo mag lwangʼni mane omwonyogi, gi ogwende mane oketho pinygi.
46 He sent locusts to eat their crops and the other things that grew in their fields.
Ne ochiwo chambgi ne ongogo, chambgi mosechiek ne bonyo.
47 He sent hail that destroyed the grapevines, and sent frost that ruined the figs.
Ne oketho olembegi mag mzabibu gi pe, kod yiendegi mag ngʼowu gi yamo mangʼich.
48 He sent hail that killed their cattle and sent lightning that killed their sheep and cows.
Ne ochiwo jambgi ne pe, kendo nomiyo dhogegi polo ogoyo.
49 Because God was fiercely angry with the people of Egypt, he caused them to be very distressed. The disasters that struck them were like a group of angels that destroyed [everything].
Ne oolo kuomgi mirimbe maliet, kokecho kendo iye owangʼ kendo oger; oganda malaike ma jonek.
50 He did not lessen his being angry [with them], and he did not (spare their lives/prevent them from dying); he sent a (plague/serious illness) that killed [many of] them.
Ne olosone mirimbe yo maluwo, kendo ne ok okechogi e tho, to ne ojwangʼogi, mondo tho otiekgi.
51 He also caused all the firstborn sons of the people of Egypt to die.
Ne onego kach jo-Misri duto, mana olemo mokwongo chiek mag dhano e hembe mag Ham.
52 Then he led his people out [of Egypt] like [a shepherd leads] his sheep [SIM], and he guided them [while they walked] through the desert.
To joge to nogolo oko mana ka kweth, kendo notelonegi ka rombe koyoro kodgi thim.
53 He led them safely, and they were not afraid, but their enemies were drowned in the sea.
Ne otayogi maber omiyo ne gionge gi luoro, to wasikgi to ne nam omwonyo.
54 [Later] he brought them to [Canaan], his sacred land, to [Zion] Hill (OR, the hilly area) and by his power [MTY] he enabled them to conquer [the people who were living there].
Kamano e kaka ne okelogi nyaka e tongʼ mar pinje maler, nyaka ne gitundo e piny motimo gode, ma lwete ma korachwich nosekawo.
55 He expelled the people-groups while his people were advancing; he allotted part of the land for [each tribe] to possess, and he gave to the Israeli people the houses of those people who had been expelled.
Ne oriembo ogendini e nyimgi kendo nomiyogi lopgi kaka girkeni margi, mi nomiyo dhout Israel odak e miechgi giwegi.
56 However, the Israeli people rebelled against God, who is greater than any other god, and they did many evil things to see if they could do those things without God punishing them, and they did not obey his commandments.
To kata kamano ne gitemo Nyasaye, mine gingʼanyone Nyasaye Man Malo Moloyo; ka gidagi rito chikene.
57 Instead, like their ancestors did, they rebelled against God and (were not loyal to/did not faithfully [obey]) him; they were as [unreliable as] a crooked arrow [that does not go straight] [SIM].
Mana kaka wuonegi ne ok giwinje kendo ne ok gin jo-adiera kendo ne gichalo atungʼ mobam ma ok nyal gen.
58 Because they [worshiped] carved images of their gods on the tops of hills, they caused God to become angry [DOU].
Ne giwangʼo iye gi kuondegi motingʼore malo, kendo ne gichiewo nyiego mare gi nyisechegi mane giloso.
59 He saw what they were doing and became very angry, so he rejected the Israeli people.
Kane Nyasaye owinjogi, iye nowangʼ ahinya, kendo nokwedo jo-Israel chuth.
60 He no longer appeared to them at Shiloh in the tent where he had lived among them.
Ne ojwangʼo Hemb Romo mane ni Shilo, mane en hema mane oguro owuon e dier ji.
61 He allowed their enemies to capture [the sacred chest], [which was the symbol of] his power and his glory.
Nooro Sandug Muma e twech, mi duongʼne maler nodhi e lwet wasigu.
62 Because he was angry with his people, he allowed them to be killed [MTY] [by their enemies].
Nochiwo joge ne ligangla, kendo nokecho ahinya gi girkeni mare.
63 Young men were killed in battles, with the result that the young women had no one to marry.
Mach notieko yawuotgi matindo, kendo nyigi ne ok owernegi wende kisera;
64 [Many] priests were killed by [their enemies’] swords, and (the people did not allow the priests’ widows/the priests’ widows were not allowed) to mourn.
jodologi ne onegi, kendo mondegi ne ywak otamo.
65 Later, [it was as though] the Lord awoke from sleeping; he was like a strong man who (became stimulated/felt that he was strong) by (OR, became sober after) [drinking] a lot of wine [SIM].
Eka Ruoth Nyasaye nochiew ka gima oa e nindo, mana kaka ngʼato chiewo, bangʼ madho divai mangʼeny.
66 He pushed their enemies back and caused them to be [very] ashamed for a long time [HYP] [because they had been defeated].
Ne oriembo wasike gi goch, kendo nomiyo giyudo wichkuot mosiko.
67 [But] he did not set up his tent where [the people of] the tribe of Ephraim lived; he did not choose their area [to do that].
Ne odagi hembe mag Josef, bende ne ok oyiero dhood joka Efraim,
68 Instead he chose [the area where] the tribe of Judah [lived]; he chose Zion Hill, which he loves.
to dhood joka Juda ema ne oyiero, ee, noyiero mana Got Sayun, mane ohero.
69 He [decided to have] his temple built [there], high up, like [his home in] heaven; he caused it to be firm, [and intended that] his temple would last forever, like the earth.
Ne ogero kare maler mar lemo, ka gode maboyo, kendo mana ka piny mane oguro nyaka chiengʼ.
70 He chose David, who served him [faithfully], and took him from the pastures
Ne oyiero Daudi jatichne, kendo nogole e abich rombe;
71 where he was taking care of his [father’s] sheep, and appointed him to be the leader [MET] of the Israeli people, the people who belong to God.
nogole e tij rito rombe mokele mondo okwa joge ma nyikwa Jakobo, mondo okwa Israel girkeni mare.
72 David took care of the Israeli people sincerely and wholeheartedly, and guided them skillfully/wisely.
Kuom mano Daudi nokwayogi gi chuny makare kendo notelonegi, gi lwedo mongʼith.
