Ψαλμοί 116
1 Χαίρω ότι ο Κύριος εισήκουσε της φωνής μου, των δεήσεών μου·
I love Yahweh, because he hears me when I cry for him to help me.
2 ότι έκλινε το ωτίον αυτού προς εμέ· και ενόσω ζω, θέλω επικαλείσθαι αυτόν.
He listens to me, so I will call out to him all during my life.
3 Πόνοι θανάτου με περιεκύκλωσαν, και στενοχωρίαι του άδου με εύρηκαν· θλίψιν και πόνον απήντησα. (Sheol h7585)
Everything around me [MET] caused me to think that I would die; I was very afraid that I would [die and go to] the place where dead people are. I was very distressed/worried and afraid. (Sheol h7585)
4 Και επεκαλέσθην το όνομα του Κυρίου· ω Κύριε, λύτρωσον την ψυχήν μου.
[But] then I called out to Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh, I plead with you to save/rescue me!”
5 Ελεήμων ο Κύριος και δίκαιος· και εύσπλαγχνος ο Θεός ημών.
Yahweh is kind and does what is right; he is our God, and he acts mercifully [to us].
6 Ο Κύριος φυλάττει τους απλούς· εταλαιπωρήθην, και με έσωσεν.
He protects those who (are helpless/cannot defend themselves); and when I thought that I would die, he saved me.
7 Επίστρεψον, ψυχή μου, εις την ανάπαυσίν σου, διότι ο Κύριος σε ευηργέτησε.
I must encourage/tell myself to (have inner peace/not worry any more), because Yahweh has done very good things for me.
8 Διότι ελύτρωσας την ψυχήν μου εκ θανάτου, τους οφθαλμούς μου από δακρύων, τους πόδας μου από ολισθήματος.
Yahweh has saved me [SYN] from dying, and has kept/protected me from [troubles that would cause me to] cry. He has kept/protected me from stumbling.
9 Θέλω περιπατεί ενώπιον του Κυρίου εν γη ζώντων.
[So here] on the earth, where people are still alive, I live knowing that Yahweh is [directing] me.
10 Επίστευσα, διά τούτο ελάλησα· εγώ ήμην σφόδρα τεθλιμμένος·
I continued to believe/trust [in Yahweh], even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted/troubled.”
11 εγώ είπα εν τη εκπλήξει μου, πας άνθρωπος είναι ψεύστης.
[Even] when I was distressed/worried and said, “I cannot trust anyone,” [I continued to trust in Yahweh].
12 Τι να ανταποδώσω εις τον Κύριον, διά πάσας τας ευεργεσίας αυτού τας προς εμέ;
So now [I will tell you] [RHQ] what I will offer to Yahweh, because of all the good things that he has done for me.
13 θέλω λάβει το ποτήριον της σωτηρίας και θέλω επικαλεσθή το όνομα του Κυρίου.
I will offer to him a cup [of wine] to thank him for saving/rescuing me.
14 Τας ευχάς μου θέλω αποδώσει εις τον Κύριον, τώρα ενώπιον παντός του λαού αυτού.
When I am together with many [HYP] people who belong to Yahweh, I will give to him the offerings that I solemnly promised to give to him.
15 Πολύτιμος ενώπιον του Κυρίου ο θάνατος των οσίων αυτού.
Yahweh is very grieved/sad when one of his people dies.
16 Ναι, Κύριε διότι είμαι δούλός σου· είμαι δούλός σου, υιός της δούλης σου· συ έλυσας τα δεσμά μου.
I am one of those who serve Yahweh; I serve him like my mother did. He has freed/saved me from dying (OR, from being fastened by chains).
17 Εις σε θέλω θυσιάσει θυσίαν αινέσεως και το όνομα του Κυρίου θέλω επικαλεσθή.
[So] I will offer to him a sacrifice to thank him, and I will pray to him.
18 Τας ευχάς μου θέλω αποδώσει εις τον Κύριον, τώρα έμπροσθεν παντός του λαού αυτού·
When I am together with many of [HYP] the people who belong to Yahweh, [in the courtyard] outside his temple in Jerusalem, I will give to him the offerings that I solemnly promised to give to him. Praise Yahweh!
19 εν ταις αυλαίς του οίκου του Κυρίου, εν μέσω σου, Ιερουσαλήμ. Αλληλούϊα.
