Psalmorum 81

1 In finem, pro torcularibus. Psalmus ipsi Asaph. Exsultate Deo adjutori nostro; jubilate Deo Jacob.

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]!

2 Sumite psalmum, et date tympanum; psalterium jucundum cum cithara.

Start [playing] the music, and beat the tambourines, and play nice music on the harps and (lyres/other stringed instruments).

3 Buccinate in neomenia tuba, in insigni die solemnitatis vestræ:

Blow the trumpets [during the festival to celebrate] each new moon and each time the moon is full and during our [other] festivals.

4 quia præceptum in Israël est, et judicium Deo Jacob.

[Do that] because that is a law for [us] Israeli [people]; God commanded it for us descendants of Jacob.

5 Testimonium in Joseph posuit illud, cum exiret de terra Ægypti; linguam quam non noverat, audivit.

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,

6 Divertit ab oneribus dorsum ejus; manus ejus in cophino servierunt.

“[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 In tribulatione invocasti me, et liberavi te. Exaudivi te in abscondito tempestatis; probavi te apud aquam contradictionis.

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.

8 Audi, populus meus, et contestabor te. Israël, si audieris me,

[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]!

9 non erit in te deus recens, neque adorabis deum alienum.

You must not have any idols of other gods among you; you must never bow to worship any of them!

10 Ego enim sum Dominus Deus tuus, qui eduxi te de terra Ægypti. Dilata os tuum, et implebo illud.

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.

11 Et non audivit populus meus vocem meam, et Israël non intendit mihi.

But my people would not listen to me [SYN]; they would not obey me.

12 Et dimisi eos secundum desideria cordis eorum; ibunt in adinventionibus suis.

So even though they were very stubborn, I allowed them to do whatever they wanted to do.

13 Si populus meus audisset me, Israël si in viis meis ambulasset,

I wish that my people would listen to me, that the Israeli [people] would behave as I want them to do.

14 pro nihilo forsitan inimicos eorum humiliassem, et super tribulantes eos misissem manum meam.

[If they did that], I would quickly defeat their enemies; I would strike/punish [all of] them [DOU].

15 Inimici Domini mentiti sunt ei, et erit tempus eorum in sæcula.

[Then all] those who hate me would (cringe before/bow down to) me, and [then I] would punish them [MTY] forever.

16 Et cibavit eos ex adipe frumenti, et de petra melle saturavit eos.

[But] I would give you [Israelis] very good wheat/grain, and I would fill your stomachs with wild honey.”