भजन संहिता 81
1 १ प्रधान बजानेवाले के लिये: गित्तीथ राग में आसाप का भजन परमेश्वर जो हमारा बल है, उसका गीत आनन्द से गाओ; याकूब के परमेश्वर का जयजयकार करो!
Sing [songs] to praise God, who enables us to be strong [when we fight our enemies]; shout joyfully to God, whom we (descendants of Jacob/Israeli people) [worship]!
Start [playing] the music, and beat the tambourines, and play nice music on the harps and (lyres/other stringed instruments).
Blow the trumpets [during the festival to celebrate] each new moon and each time the moon is full and during our [other] festivals.
[Do that] because that is a law for [us] Israeli [people]; God commanded it for us descendants of Jacob.
5 ५ इसको उसने यूसुफ में चितौनी की रीति पर उस समय चलाया, जब वह मिस्र देश के विरुद्ध चला। वहाँ मैंने एक अनजानी भाषा सुनी
He commanded us Israeli [people to obey it] when he punished [the people of] Egypt. I heard someone [MTY] whose voice I did not recognize, saying,
“[After the rulers of Egypt forced you Israelis to work as slaves], I took those [heavy] burdens off your backs, and I enabled you to lay down those [heavy] baskets [of bricks that you were carrying].
7 ७ तूने संकट में पड़कर पुकारा, तब मैंने तुझे छुड़ाया; बादल गरजने के गुप्त स्थान में से मैंने तेरी सुनी, और मरीबा नामक सोते के पास तेरी परीक्षा की। (सेला)
When you were [greatly] distressed, you called [out to me], and I rescued you; I answered you out of a thundercloud. [Later] I tested [whether you would trust me to give you] water [when you were in the desert] at Meribah.
[You who are] my people, listen while I warn you! I wish that you Israeli [people] would pay attention to what I [say to you]!
You must not have any idols of other gods among you; you must never bow to worship any of them!
10 १० तेरा परमेश्वर यहोवा मैं हूँ, जो तुझे मिस्र देश से निकाल लाया है। तू अपना मुँह पसार, मैं उसे भर दूँगा।
I am Yahweh, your God; It was [not any of those other gods] who brought you out of Egypt, I am the one who did it! [So] ask me what you want me to do for you [MTY], and I will do it.
But my people would not listen to me [SYN]; they would not obey me.
So even though they were very stubborn, I allowed them to do whatever they wanted to do.
I wish that my people would listen to me, that the Israeli [people] would behave as I want them to do.
[If they did that], I would quickly defeat their enemies; I would strike/punish [all of] them [DOU].
[Then all] those who hate me would (cringe before/bow down to) me, and [then I] would punish them [MTY] forever.
[But] I would give you [Israelis] very good wheat/grain, and I would fill your stomachs with wild honey.”
