Psalms 78
1 A contemplation by Asaph. Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
Nyanyian pengajaran Asaf. Pasanglah telinga untuk pengajaranku, hai bangsaku, sendengkanlah telingamu kepada ucapan mulutku.
2 I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
Aku mau membuka mulut mengatakan amsal, aku mau mengucapkan teka-teki dari zaman purbakala.
3 which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
Yang telah kami dengar dan kami ketahui, dan yang diceritakan kepada kami oleh nenek moyang kami,
4 We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, his strength, and his wondrous deeds that he has done.
kami tidak hendak sembunyikan kepada anak-anak mereka, tetapi kami akan ceritakan kepada angkatan yang kemudian puji-pujian kepada TUHAN dan kekuatan-Nya dan perbuatan-perbuatan ajaib yang telah dilakukan-Nya.
5 For he established a covenant in Jacob, and appointed a teaching in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children;
Telah ditetapkan-Nya peringatan di Yakub dan hukum Taurat diberi-Nya di Israel; nenek moyang kita diperintahkan-Nya untuk memperkenalkannya kepada anak-anak mereka,
6 that the generation to come might know, even the children who should be born; who should arise and tell their children,
supaya dikenal oleh angkatan yang kemudian, supaya anak-anak, yang akan lahir kelak, bangun dan menceritakannya kepada anak-anak mereka,
7 that they might set their hope in God, and not forget God’s deeds, but keep his commandments,
supaya mereka menaruh kepercayaan kepada Allah dan tidak melupakan perbuatan-perbuatan Allah, tetapi memegang perintah-perintah-Nya;
8 and might not be as their fathers— a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.
dan jangan seperti nenek moyang mereka, angkatan pendurhaka dan pemberontak, angkatan yang tidak tetap hatinya dan tidak setia jiwanya kepada Allah.
9 The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
Bani Efraim, pemanah-pemanah yang bersenjata lengkap, berbalik pada hari pertempuran;
10 They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his law.
mereka tidak berpegang pada perjanjian Allah dan enggan hidup menurut Taurat-Nya.
11 They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.
Mereka melupakan pekerjaan-pekerjaan-Nya dan perbuatan-perbuatan-Nya yang ajaib, yang telah diperlihatkan-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 hadapan nenek moyang mereka dilakukan-Nya keajaiban-keajaiban, di tanah Mesir, di padang Zoan;
13 He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.
dibelah-Nya laut, diseberangkan-Nya mereka; didirikan-Nya air sebagai bendungan,
14 In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.
dituntun-Nya mereka dengan awan pada waktu siang, dan semalam suntuk dengan terang api;
15 He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
dibelah-Nya gunung batu di padang gurun, diberi-Nya mereka minum banyak air seperti dari samudera raya;
16 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
dibuat-Nya aliran air keluar dari bukit batu, dan dibuat-Nya air turun seperti sungai.
17 Yet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.
Tetapi mereka terus berbuat dosa terhadap Dia, dengan memberontak terhadap Yang Mahatinggi di padang kering.
18 They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.
Mereka mencobai Allah dalam hati mereka dengan meminta makanan menuruti nafsu mereka.
19 Yes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
Mereka berkata terhadap Allah: "Sanggupkah Allah menyajikan hidangan di padang gurun?
20 Behold, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? Will he provide meat for his people?”
Memang, Ia memukul gunung batu, sehingga terpancar air dan membanjir sungai-sungai; tetapi sanggupkah Ia memberikan roti juga, atau menyediakan daging bagi umat-Nya?"
21 Therefore the LORD heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, anger also went up against Israel,
Sebab itu, ketika mendengar hal itu, TUHAN gemas, api menyala menimpa Yakub, bahkan murka bergejolak menimpa Israel,
22 because they didn’t believe in God, and didn’t trust in his salvation.
sebab mereka tidak percaya kepada Allah, dan tidak yakin akan keselamatan dari pada-Nya.
23 Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven.
Maka Ia memerintahkan awan-awan dari atas, membuka pintu-pintu langit,
24 He rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them food from the sky.
menurunkan kepada mereka hujan manna untuk dimakan, dan memberikan kepada mereka gandum dari langit;
25 Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.
setiap orang telah makan roti malaikat, Ia mengirimkan perbekalan kepada mereka berlimpah-limpah.
26 He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.
Ia telah menghembuskan angin timur di langit dan menggiring angin selatan dengan kekuatan-Nya;
27 He also rained meat on them as the dust, winged birds as the sand of the seas.
Ia menurunkan kepada mereka hujan daging seperti debu banyaknya, dan hujan burung-burung bersayap seperti pasir laut;
28 He let them fall in the middle of their camp, around their habitations.
Ia menjatuhkannya ke tengah perkemahan mereka, sekeliling tempat kediaman itu.
29 So they ate, and were well filled. He gave them their own desire.
Mereka makan dan menjadi sangat kenyang; Ia memberikan kepada mereka apa yang mereka inginkan.
30 They didn’t turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,
Mereka belum merasa puas, sedang makanan masih ada di mulut mereka;
31 when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of their strongest, and struck down the young men of Israel.
maka bangkitlah murka Allah terhadap mereka: Ia membunuh gembong-gembong mereka, dan menewaskan teruna-teruna Israel.
32 For all this they still sinned, and didn’t believe in his wondrous works.
Sekalipun demikian mereka masih saja berbuat dosa dan tidak percaya kepada perbuatan-perbuatan-Nya yang ajaib.
33 Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, and their years in terror.
Sebab itu Ia membuat hari-hari mereka habis dalam kesia-siaan, dan tahun-tahun mereka dalam kekejutan.
34 When he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and sought God earnestly.
Apabila Ia membunuh mereka, maka mereka mencari Dia, mereka berbalik dan mengingini Allah;
35 They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God, their redeemer.
mereka teringat bahwa Allah adalah gunung batu mereka, dan bahwa Allah Yang Mahatinggi adalah Penebus mereka.
36 But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.
Tetapi mereka memperdaya Dia dengan mulut mereka, dan dengan lidahnya mereka membohongi Dia.
37 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they faithful in his covenant.
Hati mereka tidak tetap pada Dia, dan mereka tidak setia pada perjanjian-Nya.
38 But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.
Tetapi Ia bersifat penyayang, Ia mengampuni kesalahan mereka dan tidak memusnahkan mereka; banyak kali Ia menahan murka-Nya dan tidak membangkitkan segenap amarah-Nya.
39 He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.
Ia ingat bahwa mereka itu daging, angin yang berlalu, yang tidak akan kembali.
40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!
Berapa kali mereka memberontak terhadap Dia di padang gurun, dan menyusahkan hati-Nya di padang belantara!
41 They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
Berulang kali mereka mencobai Allah, menyakiti hati Yang Kudus dari Israel.
42 They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
Mereka tidak ingat kepada kekuasaan-Nya, kepada hari Ia membebaskan mereka dari pada lawan,
43 how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,
ketika Ia mengadakan tanda-tanda di Mesir dan mujizat-mujizat di padang Zoan.
44 he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.
Ia mengubah menjadi darah sungai-sungai mereka dan aliran-aliran air mereka, sehingga tidak terminum;
45 He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
Ia melepaskan kepada mereka lalat pikat yang memakan mereka, dan katak-katak yang memusnahkan mereka;
46 He also gave their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust.
Ia memberikan hasil tanah mereka kepada ulat, dan hasil jerih payah mereka kepada belalang;
47 He destroyed their vines with hail, their sycamore fig trees with frost.
Ia mematikan pohon anggur mereka dengan hujan batu, dan pohon-pohon ara mereka dengan embun beku;
48 He also gave over their livestock to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
Ia membiarkan kawanan binatang mereka ditimpa hujan es, dan ternak mereka disambar halilintar;
49 He threw on them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble, and a band of angels of evil.
Ia melepaskan kepada mereka murka-Nya yang menyala-nyala, kegemasan, kegeraman dan kesesakan, suatu pasukan malaikat yang membawa malapetaka;
50 He made a path for his anger. He didn’t spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence,
Ia membiarkan murka-Nya berkobar, Ia tidak mencegah jiwa mereka dari maut, nyawa mereka diserahkan-Nya kepada penyakit sampar;
51 and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
dibunuh-Nya semua anak sulung di Mesir, kegagahan mereka yang pertama-tama di kemah-kemah Ham;
52 But he led out his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
disuruh-Nya umat-Nya berangkat seperti domba-domba, dipimpin-Nya mereka seperti kawanan hewan di padang gurun;
53 He led them safely, so that they weren’t afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
dituntun-Nya mereka dengan tenteram, sehingga tidak gemetar, sedang musuh mereka dilingkupi laut;
54 He brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain, which his right hand had taken.
dibawa-Nya mereka ke tanah-Nya yang kudus, yakni pegunungan ini, yang diperoleh tangan kanan-Nya;
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.
dihalau-Nya bangsa-bangsa dari depan mereka, dibagi-bagikan-Nya kepada mereka tanah pusaka dengan tali pengukur, dan disuruh-Nya suku-suku Israel mendiami kemah-kemah mereka itu.
56 Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and didn’t keep his testimonies,
Tetapi mereka mencobai dan memberontak terhadap Allah, Yang Mahatinggi, dan tidak berpegang pada peringatan-peringatan-Nya;
57 but turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers. They were twisted like a deceitful bow.
mereka murtad dan berkhianat seperti nenek moyang mereka, berubah seperti busur yang memperdaya;
58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their engraved images.
mereka menyakiti hati-Nya dengan bukit-bukit pengorbanan mereka, membuat Dia cemburu dengan patung-patung mereka.
59 When God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel,
Ketika Allah mendengarnya, Ia menjadi gemas, Ia menolak Israel sama sekali;
60 so that he abandoned the tent of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men,
Ia membuang kediaman-Nya di Silo kemah yang didiami-Nya di antara manusia;
61 and delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into the adversary’s hand.
Ia membiarkan kekuatan-Nya tertawan, membiarkan kehormatan-Nya jatuh ke tangan lawan;
62 He also gave his people over to the sword, and was angry with his inheritance.
Ia membiarkan umat-Nya dimakan pedang, dan gemaslah Ia atas milik-Nya sendiri.
63 Fire devoured their young men. Their virgins had no wedding song.
Anak-anak teruna mereka dimakan api, dan anak-anak dara mereka tidak lagi dipuja dengan nyanyian perkawinan;
64 Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows couldn’t weep.
imam-imam mereka gugur oleh pedang, dan janda-janda mereka tidak dapat menangis.
65 Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.
Lalu terjagalah Tuhan, seperti orang yang tertidur, seperti pahlawan yang siuman dari mabuk anggur;
66 He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.
Ia memukul mundur para lawan-Nya, Ia menyebabkan mereka mendapat cela untuk selama-lamanya.
67 Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,
Ia menolak kemah Yusuf, dan suku Efraim tidak dipilih-Nya,
68 But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
tetapi Ia memilih suku Yehuda, gunung Sion yang dikasihi-Nya;
69 He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.
Ia membangun tempat kudus-Nya setinggi langit, laksana bumi yang didasarkan-Nya untuk selama-lamanya;
70 He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;
dipilih-Nya Daud, hamba-Nya, diambil-Nya dia dari antara kandang-kandang kambing domba;
71 from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.
dari tempat domba-domba yang menyusui didatangkan-Nya dia, untuk menggembalakan Yakub, umat-Nya, dan Israel, milik-Nya sendiri.
72 So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
Ia menggembalakan mereka dengan ketulusan hatinya, dan menuntun mereka dengan kecakapan tangannya.
