Ψαλμοί 135
1 αλληλουια αἰνεῖτε τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου αἰνεῖτε δοῦλοι κύριον
Praise ye Jah! Praise ye the name of Jehovah, Praise, ye servants of Jehovah,
2 οἱ ἑστῶτες ἐν οἴκῳ κυρίου ἐν αὐλαῖς οἴκου θεοῦ ἡμῶν
Who are standing in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of the house of our God.
3 αἰνεῖτε τὸν κύριον ὅτι ἀγαθὸς κύριος ψάλατε τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ ὅτι καλόν
Praise ye Jah! for Jehovah [is] good, Sing praise to His name, for [it is] pleasant.
4 ὅτι τὸν Ιακωβ ἐξελέξατο ἑαυτῷ ὁ κύριος Ισραηλ εἰς περιουσιασμὸν αὐτοῦ
For Jacob hath Jah chosen for Himself, Israel for His peculiar treasure.
5 ὅτι ἐγὼ ἔγνων ὅτι μέγας κύριος καὶ ὁ κύριος ἡμῶν παρὰ πάντας τοὺς θεούς
For I have known that great [is] Jehovah, Yea, our Lord [is] above all gods.
6 πάντα ὅσα ἠθέλησεν ὁ κύριος ἐποίησεν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐν τῇ γῇ ἐν ταῖς θαλάσσαις καὶ ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἀβύσσοις
All that Jehovah pleased He hath done, In the heavens and in earth, In the seas and all deep places,
7 ἀνάγων νεφέλας ἐξ ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς ἀστραπὰς εἰς ὑετὸν ἐποίησεν ὁ ἐξάγων ἀνέμους ἐκ θησαυρῶν αὐτοῦ
Causing vapours to ascend from the end of the earth, Lightnings for the rain He hath made, Bringing forth wind from His treasures.
8 ὃς ἐπάταξεν τὰ πρωτότοκα Αἰγύπτου ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπου ἕως κτήνους
Who smote the first-born of Egypt, From man unto beast.
9 ἐξαπέστειλεν σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα ἐν μέσῳ σου Αἴγυπτε ἐν Φαραω καὶ ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ
He sent tokens and wonders into thy midst, O Egypt, On Pharaoh and on all his servants.
10 ὃς ἐπάταξεν ἔθνη πολλὰ καὶ ἀπέκτεινεν βασιλεῖς κραταιούς
Who smote many nations, and slew strong kings,
11 τὸν Σηων βασιλέα τῶν Αμορραίων καὶ τὸν Ωγ βασιλέα τῆς Βασαν καὶ πάσας τὰς βασιλείας Χανααν
Even Sihon king of the Amorite, And Og king of Bashan, And all kingdoms of Canaan.
12 καὶ ἔδωκεν τὴν γῆν αὐτῶν κληρονομίαν κληρονομίαν Ισραηλ λαῷ αὐτοῦ
And He gave their land an inheritance, An inheritance to Israel His people,
13 κύριε τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κύριε τὸ μνημόσυνόν σου εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν
O Jehovah, Thy name [is] to the age, O Jehovah, Thy memorial to all generations.
14 ὅτι κρινεῖ κύριος τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ παρακληθήσεται
For Jehovah doth judge His people, And for His servants comforteth Himself.
15 τὰ εἴδωλα τῶν ἐθνῶν ἀργύριον καὶ χρυσίον ἔργα χειρῶν ἀνθρώπων
The idols of the nations [are] silver and gold, Work of the hands of man.
16 στόμα ἔχουσιν καὶ οὐ λαλήσουσιν ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχουσιν καὶ οὐκ ὄψονται
A mouth they have, and they speak not, Eyes they have, and they see not,
17 ὦτα ἔχουσιν καὶ οὐκ ἐνωτισθήσονται ῥῖνας ἔχουσιν καὶ οὐκ ὀσφρανθήσονται χεῖρας ἔχουσιν καὶ οὐ ψηλαφήσουσιν πόδας ἔχουσιν καὶ οὐ περιπατήσουσιν οὐ φωνήσουσιν ἐν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν οὐδὲ γάρ ἐστιν πνεῦμα ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν
Ears they have, and they give not ear, Nose — there is no breath in their mouth!
18 ὅμοιοι αὐτοῖς γένοιντο οἱ ποιοῦντες αὐτὰ καὶ πάντες οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπ’ αὐτοῖς
Like them are their makers, Every one who is trusting in them.
19 οἶκος Ισραηλ εὐλογήσατε τὸν κύριον οἶκος Ααρων εὐλογήσατε τὸν κύριον
O house of Israel, bless ye Jehovah, O house of Aaron, bless ye Jehovah,
20 οἶκος Λευι εὐλογήσατε τὸν κύριον οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν κύριον εὐλογήσατε τὸν κύριον
O house of Levi, bless ye Jehovah, Those fearing Jehovah, bless ye Jehovah.
21 εὐλογητὸς κύριος ἐκ Σιων ὁ κατοικῶν Ιερουσαλημ
Blessed [is] Jehovah from Zion, Inhabiting Jerusalem — praise ye Jah!
