Psalms 48
1 The song of salm, of the sones of Chore. The Lord is greet, and worthi to be preisid ful myche; in the citee of oure God, in the hooli hil of hym.
Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be greatly praised in the city where he [lives], [which is built on Zion], his sacred hill.
2 It is foundid in the ful out ioiyng of al erthe; the hil of Syon; the sidis of the north, the citee of the greet kyng.
That city, on a high [hill], is beautiful; it is the city where the true [God], the great king, [lives], and it causes people all over the world to rejoice [when they see it].
3 God schal be knowun in the housis therof; whanne he schal take it.
God is in the strong towers there, and he shows that he protects the people in that city.
4 For lo! the kyngis of erthe weren gaderid togidere; thei camen into o place.
Many kings gathered [with their armies] to attack [that city],
5 Thei seynge so wondriden; thei weren disturblid, thei weren mouyd togidere, tremblyng took hem.
but when they saw it, they were amazed; they became terrified, and ran away.
6 There sorewis as of a womman trauelynge of child;
Because they were very afraid, they trembled like a woman who is about to give birth to a child;
7 in a greet spirit thou schalt al to-breke the schippis of Tharsis.
they shook [like] ships sailing from Tarshish are shaken by a strong wind.
8 As we herden, so we sien, in the citee of the Lord of vertues, in the citee of oure God; God hath foundid that citee with outen ende.
We had heard [that this city is glorious], and now we have seen that it is. It is the city in which Yahweh, the almighty one, [lives]. It is the city which God will preserve/protect forever.
9 God, we han resseyued thi mercy; in the myddis of thi temple.
God, [here] in your temple we think about how you faithfully love us.
10 Aftir thi name, God, so thin heriyng is spred abrood in to the endis of erthe; thi riyt hond is ful of riytfulnesse.
You [MTY] are famous and (are praised/people praise you) all over the earth, because you rule powerfully [MTY] and justly.
11 The hil of Sion be glad, and the douytris of Judee be fulli ioiful; for thi domes, Lord.
The people who live near Zion Hill should be happy! The people in [all] the cities [MTY] in Judah should rejoice because you judge people fairly.
12 Cumpasse ye Syon, and biclippe ye it; telle ye in the touris therof.
[You Israeli people should] walk around Zion [Hill] and count the towers there;
13 Sette ye youre hertis in the vertu of him; and departe ye the housis of hym, that ye telle out in an other generacioun.
notice the walls there and examine the forts in order that you can tell about them to your children.
14 For this is God, oure God, in to withouten ende, and in to the world of world; he schal gouerne vs in to worldis.
[Say to them], “This is [the city that belongs to] our God, [the one who lives] forever; he will guide us all of our lives.”
