תהילים 78
| מַשְׂכִּיל לְאָסָף הַאֲזִינָה עַמִּי תּוֹרָתִי הַטּוּ אׇזְנְכֶם לְאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃ | 1 |
[A contemplation by Asaph.] Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
| אֶפְתְּחָה בְמָשָׁל פִּי אַבִּיעָה חִידוֹת מִנִּי־קֶֽדֶם׃ | 2 |
I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings since the beginning of the world,
| אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְנוּ וַנֵּדָעֵם וַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָֽנוּ׃ | 3 |
which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
| לֹא נְכַחֵד ׀ מִבְּנֵיהֶם לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן מְֽסַפְּרִים תְּהִלּוֹת יְהֹוָה וֶעֱזוּזוֹ וְנִפְלְאֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה׃ | 4 |
We will not hide them from their descendants, telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, his strength, and his wondrous works that he has done.
| וַיָּקֶם עֵדוּת ׀ בְּֽיַעֲקֹב וְתוֹרָה שָׂם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֶת־אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לְהוֹדִיעָם לִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 5 |
For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a teaching in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children;
| לְמַעַן יֵדְעוּ ׀ דּוֹר אַחֲרוֹן בָּנִים יִוָּלֵדוּ יָקֻמוּ וִיסַפְּרוּ לִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃ | 6 |
that the generation to come might know it, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell their children,
| וְיָשִׂימוּ בֵאלֹהִים כִּסְלָם וְלֹא יִשְׁכְּחוּ מַעַלְלֵי־אֵל וּמִצְוֺתָיו יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃ | 7 |
that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments,
| וְלֹא יִהְיוּ ׀ כַּאֲבוֹתָם דּוֹר סוֹרֵר וּמֹרֶה דּוֹר לֹא־הֵכִין לִבּוֹ וְלֹֽא־נֶאֶמְנָה אֶת־אֵל רוּחֽוֹ׃ | 8 |
and might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.
| בְּֽנֵי־אֶפְרַיִם נוֹשְׁקֵי רֽוֹמֵי־קָשֶׁת הָפְכוּ בְּיוֹם קְרָֽב׃ | 9 |
The people of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
| לֹא שָׁמְרוּ בְּרִית אֱלֹהִים וּבְתוֹרָתוֹ מֵאֲנוּ לָלֶֽכֶת׃ | 10 |
They did not keep God's covenant, and refused to walk by his Law.
| וַיִּשְׁכְּחוּ עֲלִילוֹתָיו וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר הֶרְאָֽם׃ | 11 |
They forgot his doings, his wondrous works that he had shown them.
| נֶגֶד אֲבוֹתָם עָשָׂה פֶלֶא בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם שְׂדֵה־צֹֽעַן׃ | 12 |
He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
| בָּקַע יָם וַיַּעֲבִירֵם וַֽיַּצֶּב־מַיִם כְּמוֹ־נֵֽד׃ | 13 |
He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.
| וַיַּנְחֵם בֶּעָנָן יוֹמָם וְכׇל־הַלַּיְלָה בְּאוֹר אֵֽשׁ׃ | 14 |
In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.
| יְבַקַּע צֻרִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וַיַּשְׁקְ כִּתְהֹמוֹת רַבָּֽה׃ | 15 |
He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
| וַיּוֹצִא נוֹזְלִים מִסָּלַע וַיּוֹרֶד כַּנְּהָרוֹת מָֽיִם׃ | 16 |
He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
| וַיּוֹסִיפוּ עוֹד לַחֲטֹא־לוֹ לַֽמְרוֹת עֶלְיוֹן בַּצִּיָּֽה׃ | 17 |
Yet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.
| וַיְנַסּוּ־אֵל בִּלְבָבָם לִֽשְׁאׇל־אֹכֶל לְנַפְשָֽׁם׃ | 18 |
They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.
| וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ בֵּאלֹהִים אָמְרוּ הֲיוּכַל אֵל לַעֲרֹךְ שֻׁלְחָן בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ | 19 |
Yes, they spoke against God. They said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
| הֵן הִכָּה־צוּר ׀ וַיָּזוּבוּ מַיִם וּנְחָלִים יִשְׁטֹפוּ הֲגַם־לֶחֶם יוּכַל תֵּת אִם־יָכִין שְׁאֵר לְעַמּֽוֹ׃ | 20 |
Look, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?"
| לָכֵן ׀ שָׁמַע יְהֹוָה וַֽיִּתְעַבָּר וְאֵשׁ נִשְּׂקָה בְיַעֲקֹב וְגַם־אַף עָלָה בְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | 21 |
Therefore the LORD heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, anger also went up against Israel,
| כִּי לֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ בֵּאלֹהִים וְלֹא בָטְחוּ בִּישֽׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃ | 22 |
because they did not believe in God, and did not trust in his salvation.
| וַיְצַו שְׁחָקִים מִמָּעַל וְדַלְתֵי שָׁמַיִם פָּתָֽח׃ | 23 |
Yet he commanded the clouds above, and opened the doors of heaven.
| וַיַּמְטֵר עֲלֵיהֶם מָן לֶאֱכֹל וּדְגַן־שָׁמַיִם נָתַן לָֽמוֹ׃ | 24 |
He rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them bread from heaven.
| לֶחֶם אַבִּירִים אָכַל אִישׁ צֵידָה שָׁלַח לָהֶם לָשֹֽׂבַע׃ | 25 |
Man ate the bread of the mighty ones. He sent them food to the full.
| יַסַּע קָדִים בַּשָּׁמָיִם וַיְנַהֵג בְּעֻזּוֹ תֵימָֽן׃ | 26 |
He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.
| וַיַּמְטֵר עֲלֵיהֶם כֶּעָפָר שְׁאֵר וּֽכְחוֹל יַמִּים עוֹף כָּנָֽף׃ | 27 |
He rained also flesh on them as the dust; winged birds as the sand of the seas.
| וַיַּפֵּל בְּקֶרֶב מַחֲנֵהוּ סָבִיב לְמִשְׁכְּנֹתָֽיו׃ | 28 |
He let it fall in the midst of his camp, all around his tent.
| וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׂבְּעוּ מְאֹד וְתַאֲוָתָם יָבִא לָהֶֽם׃ | 29 |
So they ate, and were well filled. He gave them their own desire.
| לֹא־זָרוּ מִתַּאֲוָתָם עוֹד אׇכְלָם בְּפִיהֶֽם׃ | 30 |
They did not turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,
| וְאַף אֱלֹהִים ׀ עָלָה בָהֶם וַֽיַּהֲרֹג בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶם וּבַחוּרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הִכְרִֽיעַ׃ | 31 |
when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of the fattest of them, and struck down the young men of Israel.
| בְּכׇל־זֹאת חָֽטְאוּ־עוֹד וְלֹֽא־הֶאֱמִינוּ בְּנִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃ | 32 |
For all this they still sinned, and did not believe in his wondrous works.
| וַיְכַל־בַּהֶבֶל יְמֵיהֶם וּשְׁנוֹתָם בַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃ | 33 |
Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, and their years in terror.
| אִם־הֲרָגָם וּדְרָשׁוּהוּ וְשָׁבוּ וְשִֽׁחֲרוּ־אֵֽל׃ | 34 |
When he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and sought God earnestly.
| וַֽיִּזְכְּרוּ כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים צוּרָם וְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן גֹּאֲלָֽם׃ | 35 |
They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God, their redeemer.
| וַיְפַתּוּהוּ בְּפִיהֶם וּבִלְשׁוֹנָם יְכַזְּבוּ־לֽוֹ׃ | 36 |
But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.
| וְלִבָּם לֹא־נָכוֹן עִמּוֹ וְלֹא נֶאֶמְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֽוֹ׃ | 37 |
For their heart was not right with him, neither were they faithful in his covenant.
| וְהוּא רַחוּם ׀ יְכַפֵּר עָוֺן וְֽלֹא־יַֽשְׁחִית וְהִרְבָּה לְהָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ וְלֹא־יָעִיר כׇּל־חֲמָתֽוֹ׃ | 38 |
But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and did not destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
| וַיִּזְכֹּר כִּֽי־בָשָׂר הֵמָּה רוּחַ הוֹלֵךְ וְלֹא יָשֽׁוּב׃ | 39 |
He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn't come again.
| כַּמָּה יַמְרוּהוּ בַמִּדְבָּר יַעֲצִיבוּהוּ בִּישִׁימֽוֹן׃ | 40 |
How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert.
| וַיָּשׁוּבוּ וַיְנַסּוּ אֵל וּקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל הִתְוֽוּ׃ | 41 |
They turned again and tempted God, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.
| לֹא־זָכְרוּ אֶת־יָדוֹ יוֹם אֲֽשֶׁר־פָּדָם מִנִּי־צָֽר׃ | 42 |
They did not remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
| אֲשֶׁר־שָׂם בְּמִצְרַיִם אֹתוֹתָיו וּמוֹפְתָיו בִּשְׂדֵה־צֹֽעַן׃ | 43 |
how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,
| וַיַּהֲפֹךְ לְדָם יְאֹרֵיהֶם וְנֹזְלֵיהֶם בַּל־יִשְׁתָּיֽוּן׃ | 44 |
he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.
| יְשַׁלַּח בָּהֶם עָרֹב וַיֹּאכְלֵם וּצְפַרְדֵּעַ וַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽם׃ | 45 |
He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
| וַיִּתֵּן לֶחָסִיל יְבוּלָם וִיגִיעָם לָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ | 46 |
He gave also their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust.
| יַהֲרֹג בַּבָּרָד גַּפְנָם וְשִׁקְמוֹתָם בַּחֲנָמַֽל׃ | 47 |
He destroyed their vines with hail, their sycamore fig trees with frost.
| וַיַּסְגֵּר לַבָּרָד בְּעִירָם וּמִקְנֵיהֶם לָרְשָׁפִֽים׃ | 48 |
He gave over their livestock also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
| יְשַׁלַּח־בָּם ׀ חֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ עֶבְרָה וָזַעַם וְצָרָה מִשְׁלַחַת מַלְאֲכֵי רָעִֽים׃ | 49 |
He threw on them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble, and a band of destroying angels.
| יְפַלֵּס נָתִיב לְאַפּוֹ לֹא־חָשַׂךְ מִמָּוֶת נַפְשָׁם וְחַיָּתָם לַדֶּבֶר הִסְגִּֽיר׃ | 50 |
He made a path for his anger. He did not spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence,
| וַיַּךְ כׇּל־בְּכוֹר בְּמִצְרָיִם רֵאשִׁית אוֹנִים בְּאׇהֳלֵי־חָֽם׃ | 51 |
and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
| וַיַּסַּע כַּצֹּאן עַמּוֹ וַֽיְנַהֲגֵם כַּעֵדֶר בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ | 52 |
But he led forth his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
| וַיַּנְחֵם לָבֶטַח וְלֹא פָחָדוּ וְאֶת־אוֹיְבֵיהֶם כִּסָּה הַיָּֽם׃ | 53 |
He led them safely, so that they weren't afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
| וַיְבִיאֵם אֶל־גְּבוּל קׇדְשׁוֹ הַר־זֶה קָנְתָה יְמִינֽוֹ׃ | 54 |
He brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain, which his right hand had taken.
| וַיְגָרֶשׁ מִפְּנֵיהֶם ׀ גּוֹיִם וַֽיַּפִּילֵם בְּחֶבֶל נַחֲלָה וַיַּשְׁכֵּן בְּאׇהֳלֵיהֶם שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | 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.
| וַיְנַסּוּ וַיַּמְרוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהִים עֶלְיוֹן וְעֵדוֹתָיו לֹא שָׁמָֽרוּ׃ | 56 |
Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and did not keep his testimonies;
| וַיִּסֹּגוּ וַֽיִּבְגְּדוּ כַּאֲבוֹתָם נֶהְפְּכוּ כְּקֶשֶׁת רְמִיָּֽה׃ | 57 |
but turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers. They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
| וַיַּכְעִיסוּהוּ בְּבָמוֹתָם וּבִפְסִילֵיהֶם יַקְנִיאֽוּהוּ׃ | 58 |
For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their engraved images.
| שָׁמַע אֱלֹהִים וַֽיִּתְעַבָּר וַיִּמְאַס מְאֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | 59 |
When God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel;
| וַיִּטֹּשׁ מִשְׁכַּן שִׁלוֹ אֹהֶל שִׁכֵּן בָּֽאָדָֽם׃ | 60 |
So that he forsook the tabernacle at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among men;
| וַיִּתֵּן לַשְּׁבִי עֻזּוֹ וְֽתִפְאַרְתּוֹ בְיַד־צָֽר׃ | 61 |
and delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into the adversary's hand.
| וַיַּסְגֵּר לַחֶרֶב עַמּוֹ וּבְנַחֲלָתוֹ הִתְעַבָּֽר׃ | 62 |
He also gave his people over to the sword, and was angry with his inheritance.
| בַּחוּרָיו אָכְלָה־אֵשׁ וּבְתוּלֹתָיו לֹא הוּלָּֽלוּ׃ | 63 |
Fire devoured their young men. Their virgins had no wedding song.
| כֹּהֲנָיו בַּחֶרֶב נָפָלוּ וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּֽינָה׃ | 64 |
Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows couldn't weep.
| וַיִּקַץ כְּיָשֵׁן ׀ אֲדֹנָי כְּגִבּוֹר מִתְרוֹנֵן מִיָּֽיִן׃ | 65 |
Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.
| וַיַּךְ־צָרָיו אָחוֹר חֶרְפַּת עוֹלָם נָתַן לָֽמוֹ׃ | 66 |
He struck his adversaries backward. He made them a permanent shame.
| וַיִּמְאַס בְּאֹהֶל יוֹסֵף וּֽבְשֵׁבֶט אֶפְרַיִם לֹא בָחָֽר׃ | 67 |
Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
| וַיִּבְחַר אֶת־שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה אֶֽת־הַר צִיּוֹן אֲשֶׁר אָהֵֽב׃ | 68 |
But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
| וַיִּבֶן כְּמוֹ־רָמִים מִקְדָּשׁוֹ כְּאֶרֶץ יְסָדָהּ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ | 69 |
He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.
| וַיִּבְחַר בְּדָוִד עַבְדּוֹ וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ מִֽמִּכְלְאֹת צֹֽאן׃ | 70 |
He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;
| מֵאַחַר עָלוֹת הֱבִיאוֹ לִרְעוֹת בְּיַֽעֲקֹב עַמּוֹ וּבְיִשְׂרָאֵל נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ | 71 |
from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob his servant, and Israel his inheritance.
| וַיִּרְעֵם כְּתֹם לְבָבוֹ וּבִתְבוּנוֹת כַּפָּיו יַנְחֵֽם׃ | 72 |
So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
