תהילים 44
| לַמְנַצֵּחַ לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מַשְׂכִּֽיל׃ אֱלֹהִים ׀ בְּאָזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָנוּ פֹּעַל פָּעַלְתָּ בִֽימֵיהֶם בִּימֵי קֶֽדֶם׃ | 1 |
To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah Maschil. It has come to our ears, O God, our fathers have given us the story, of the works which you did in their days, in the old times,
| אַתָּה ׀ יָדְךָ גּוֹיִם הוֹרַשְׁתָּ וַתִּטָּעֵם תָּרַע לְאֻמִּים וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽם׃ | 2 |
Uprooting the nations with your hand, and planting our fathers in their place; cutting down the nations, but increasing the growth of your people.
| כִּי לֹא בְחַרְבָּם יָרְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וּזְרוֹעָם לֹא־הוֹשִׁיעָה לָּמוֹ כִּֽי־יְמִֽינְךָ וּזְרוֹעֲךָ וְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ כִּי רְצִיתָֽם׃ | 3 |
For they did not make the land theirs by their swords, and it was not their arms which kept them safe; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you had pleasure in them.
| אַתָּה־הוּא מַלְכִּי אֱלֹהִים צַוֵּה יְשׁוּעוֹת יַעֲקֹֽב׃ | 4 |
You are my King and my God; ordering salvation for Jacob.
| בְּךָ צָרֵינוּ נְנַגֵּחַ בְּשִׁמְךָ נָבוּס קָמֵֽינוּ׃ | 5 |
Through you will we overcome our haters; by your name will they be crushed under our feet who are violent against us.
| כִּי לֹא בְקַשְׁתִּי אֶבְטָח וְחַרְבִּי לֹא תוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃ | 6 |
I will not put faith in my bow, my sword will not be my salvation.
| כִּי הוֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִצָּרֵינוּ וּמְשַׂנְאֵינוּ הֱבִישֽׁוֹתָ׃ | 7 |
But it is you who have been our saviour from those who were against us, and have put to shame those who had hate for us.
| בֵּֽאלֹהִים הִלַּלְנוּ כָל־הַיּוֹם וְשִׁמְךָ ׀ לְעוֹלָם נוֹדֶה סֶֽלָה׃ | 8 |
Our pride is in God at all times, to his name we give praise for ever. (Selah)
| אַף־זָנַחְתָּ וַתַּכְלִימֵנוּ וְלֹא־תֵצֵא בְּצִבְאוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ | 9 |
But now you have sent us away from you, and put us to shame; you do not go out with our armies.
| תְּשִׁיבֵנוּ אָחוֹר מִנִּי־צָר וּמְשַׂנְאֵינוּ שָׁסוּ לָֽמוֹ׃ | 10 |
Because of this we are turned back by the attacker: those who have hate for us take our goods for themselves.
| תִּתְּנֵנוּ כְּצֹאן מַאֲכָל וּבַגּוֹיִם זֵרִיתָֽנוּ׃ | 11 |
You have made us like sheep which are taken for meat; we are put to flight among the nations.
| תִּמְכֹּֽר־עַמְּךָ בְלֹא־הוֹן וְלֹא־רִבִּיתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶֽם׃ | 12 |
You let your people go for nothing; your wealth is not increased by their price.
| תְּשִׂימֵנוּ חֶרְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ לַעַג וָקֶלֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ | 13 |
You have made us to be looked down on by our neighbours, we are laughed at and shamed by those who are round about us.
| תְּשִׂימֵנוּ מָשָׁל בַּגּוֹיִם מְנֽוֹד־רֹאשׁ בַּל־אֻמִּֽים׃ | 14 |
Our name is a word of shame among the nations, a sign for the shaking of heads among the peoples.
| כָּל־הַיּוֹם כְּלִמָּתִי נֶגְדִּי וּבֹשֶׁת פָּנַי כִּסָּֽתְנִי׃ | 15 |
My downfall is ever before me, and I am covered with the shame of my face;
| מִקּוֹל מְחָרֵף וּמְגַדֵּף מִפְּנֵי אוֹיֵב וּמִתְנַקֵּֽם׃ | 16 |
Because of the voice of him who says sharp and bitter words; because of the hater and him who is the instrument of punishment.
| כָּל־זֹאת בָּאַתְנוּ וְלֹא שְׁכַחֲנוּךָ וְלֹֽא־שִׁקַּרְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֶֽךָ׃ | 17 |
All this has come on us, but still we have kept you in our memory; and we have not been false to your word.
| לֹא־נָסוֹג אָחוֹר לִבֵּנוּ וַתֵּט אֲשֻׁרֵינוּ מִנִּי אָרְחֶֽךָ׃ | 18 |
Our hearts have not gone back, and our steps have not been turned out of your way;
| כִּי דִכִּיתָנוּ בִּמְקוֹם תַּנִּים וַתְּכַס עָלֵינוּ בְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ | 19 |
Though you have let us be crushed in the place of jackals, though we are covered with darkest shade.
| אִם־שָׁכַחְנוּ שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַנִּפְרֹשׂ כַּפֵּינוּ לְאֵל זָֽר׃ | 20 |
If the name of our God has gone out of our minds, or if our hands have been stretched out to a strange god,
| הֲלֹא אֱלֹהִים יַֽחֲקָר־זֹאת כִּֽי־הוּא יֹדֵעַ תַּעֲלֻמוֹת לֵֽב׃ | 21 |
Will not God make search for it? for he sees the secrets of the heart.
| כִּֽי־עָלֶיךָ הֹרַגְנוּ כָל־הַיּוֹם נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כְּצֹאן טִבְחָֽה׃ | 22 |
Truly, because of you we are put to death every day; we are numbered like sheep for destruction.
| עוּרָה ׀ לָמָּה תִישַׁן ׀ אֲדֹנָי הָקִיצָה אַל־תִּזְנַח לָנֶֽצַח׃ | 23 |
Why are you sleeping, O Lord? awake! and come to our help, do not give us up for ever.
| לָֽמָּה־פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר תִּשְׁכַּח עָנְיֵנוּ וְֽלַחֲצֵֽנוּ׃ | 24 |
Why is your face covered, and why do you give no thought to our trouble and our cruel fate?
| כִּי שָׁחָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ דָּבְקָה לָאָרֶץ בִּטְנֵֽנוּ׃ | 25 |
For our souls are crushed down to the dust: our bodies are stretched out on the earth.
| קוּמָֽה עֶזְרָתָה לָּנוּ וּפְדֵנוּ לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ | 26 |
Up! and come to our help, and give us salvation because of your mercy.
