Psalmorum 81

1 in finem pro torcularibus Asaph exultate Deo adiutori nostro iubilate Deo Iacob

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 iucundum cum cithara

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

3 bucinate in neomenia tuba in insigni die sollemnitatis nostrae

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 praeceptum Israhel est et iudicium Dei Iacob

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

5 testimonium in Ioseph posuit illud cum exiret de terra Aegypti 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 devertit ab oneribus dorsum eius manus eius in cofino 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 diapsalma

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 Israhel si audias 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 nec 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 Aegypti 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 Israhel non intendit mihi

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

12 et dimisi illos 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 Israhel 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 saeculo

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

16 et cibavit illos ex adipe frumenti et de petra melle saturavit illos

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