Ψαλμοί 96
1 Ψάλατε εις τον Κύριον άσμα νέον· ψάλατε εις τον Κύριον, πάσα η γη.
Sing to Yahweh a new song! [You people] throughout the earth, sing to Yahweh!
2 Ψάλατε εις τον Κύριον· ευλογείτε το όνομα αυτού· κηρύττετε από ημέρας εις ημέραν την σωτηρίαν αυτού.
Sing to Yahweh and praise him [MTY]! Every day proclaim [to others] that he has saved/rescued us.
3 Αναγγείλατε εν τοις έθνεσι την δόξαν αυτού, εν πάσι τοις λαοίς τα θαυμάσια αυτού.
Tell about his glory/greatness to all people-groups; tell all people-groups the marvelous [things that he has done].
4 Διότι μέγας ο Κύριος και αξιΰμνητος σφόδρα· είναι φοβερός υπέρ πάντας τους θεούς.
Yahweh is great, and he deserves to be praised very much; he should be revered more than for all the gods,
5 Διότι πάντες οι θεοί των εθνών είναι είδωλα· ο δε Κύριος τους ουρανούς εποίησε.
because all the gods that other people-groups [worship] are [only] idols, but Yahweh [is truly great]; he created the skies!
6 Δόξα και μεγαλοπρέπεια είναι ενώπιον αυτού· ισχύς και ώραιότης εν τω αγιαστηρίω αυτού.
Those who are in his presence honor him and can see that he is a great king. They can see in his temple that he is very powerful and is very beautiful.
7 Απόδοτε εις τον Κύριον, πατριαί των λαών, απόδοτε εις τον Κύριον δόξαν και ισχύν.
You people in nations all over the earth, praise Yahweh! Praise Yahweh for his glorious power [HEN]!
8 Απόδοτε εις τον Κύριον την δόξαν του ονόματος αυτού· λάβετε προσφοράς και εισέλθετε εις τας αυλάς αυτού.
Praise Yahweh like he deserves to be praised, Bring an offering and come to his temple.
9 Προσκυνήσατε τον Κύριον εν τω μεγαλοπρεπεί αγιαστηρίω αυτού· φοβείσθε από προσώπου αυτού, πάσα η γη.
Bow down before Yahweh [when he appears] in his holy/sacred temple; everyone on the earth should tremble in front of him, because he is majestic and holy.
10 Είπατε εν τοις έθνεσιν, Ο Κύριος βασιλεύει· η οικουμένη θέλει βεβαίως είσθαι εστερεωμένη· δεν θέλει σαλευθή· αυτός θέλει κρίνει τους λαούς εν ευθύτητι.
Say to all the people-groups, “Yahweh is the king! He put the world in its place, and nothing will ever be able to move/shake it. He will judge [all] the people-groups fairly.”
11 Ας ευφραίνωνται οι ουρανοί, και ας αγάλλεται η γή· ας ηχή η θάλασσα και το πλήρωμα αυτής.
[All the beings that are in] [MTY] the heavens should be glad, and all [the people on the] earth should rejoice. The oceans and all the creatures that are in the oceans should roar [to praise Yahweh].
12 Ας χαίρωσιν αι πεδιάδες και πάντα τα εν αυταίς· τότε θέλουσιν αγάλλεσθαι πάντα τα δένδρα του δάσους
The fields and everything that grows in them should rejoice. When they do that, [it will be as though] all the trees in the forests will sing joyfully
13 ενώπιον του Κυρίου· διότι έρχεται, διότι έρχεται διά να κρίνη την γήν· θέλει κρίνει την οικουμένην εν δικαιοσύνη και τους λαούς εν τη αληθεία αυτού.
in front of Yahweh. That will happen when he comes to judge [everyone on] [MTY] the earth. He will judge all the people fairly/justly, according to [what he knows is] true.
