Psalmorum 83
1 Canticum Psalmi Asaph. Deus, quis similis erit tibi? ne taceas, neque compescaris Deus:
A song. A psalm of Asaph. God, please do not stay silent! You can't remain unmoved! God, you must not keep quiet!
2 Quoniam ecce inimici tui sonuerunt: et qui oderunt te, extulerunt caput.
Can't you hear the roars of your enemies? Can't you see how those who hate you are defiantly lifting up their heads?
3 Super populum tuum malignaverunt consilium: et cogitaverunt adversus sanctos tuos.
They invent cunning plans to conspire against your people; they plot against those you treasure.
4 Dixerunt: Venite, et disperdamus eos de gente: et non memoretur nomen Israel ultra.
They say, “Come on! Let's destroy them as a nation so the name ‘Israel’ will be completely forgotten.”
5 Quoniam cogitaverunt unanimiter: simul adversum te testamentum disposuerunt,
They all agree in their conspiracy; they've made a treaty together to attack you—
6 tabernacula Idumæorum et Ismahelitæ: Moab, et Agareni,
the people of Edom, the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagirites;
7 Gebal, et Ammon, et Amalec: alienigenæ cum habitantibus Tyrum.
the people of Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia, and the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Etenim Assur venit cum illis: facti sunt in adiutorium filiis Lot.
Assyria too has joined them, allied with the descendants of Lot. (Selah)
9 Fac illis sicut Madian et Sisaræ: sicut Iabin in torrente Cisson.
Do to them what you did to Midian, what you did to Sisera and Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 Disperierunt in Endor: facti sunt ut stercus terræ.
They were destroyed at Endor and became like manure to fertilize the ground.
11 Pone principes eorum sicut Oreb, et Zeb, et Zebee, et Salmana: Omnes principes eorum:
Make their leaders like Oreb and Zeeb; all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 qui dixerunt: Hereditate possideamus Sanctuarium Dei.
for they said, “Let's take the pastures of God for ourselves!”
13 Deus meus pone illos ut rotam: et sicut stipulam ante faciem venti.
My God, make them like whirling tumbleweeds, chaff blown away by the wind.
14 Sicut ignis, qui comburit silvam: et sicut flamma comburens montes:
Just like fire that burns the forest, a flame that sets fire to the mountains,
15 Ita persequeris illos in tempestate tua: et in ira tua turbabis eos.
in the same way chase them down with your storm, terrify them with your whirlwind.
16 Imple facies eorum ignominia: et quærent nomen tuum, Domine.
Shame them in defeat so that they come to you, Lord!
17 Erubescant, et conturbentur in sæculum sæculi: et confundantur, et pereant.
Make them ashamed, terrify them forever so that they die in disgrace.
18 Et cognoscant quia nomen tibi Dominus: tu solus Altissimus in omni terra.
Let them understand that you alone, called the Lord, are the Most High who rules over all the earth.
