Mga Awit 78
1 Makinig kayo, Oh bayan ko, sa aking kautusan: ikiling ninyo ang inyong mga pakinig sa mga salita ng aking bibig.
My friends, listen to what I am going to teach you; pay careful attention [IDM] to what I say.
2 Aking bubukhin ang aking bibig sa isang talinghaga; ako'y magsasalita ng mga malabong sabi ng una:
I am going to give you some sayings that wise people have said. They will be sayings about things that happened long ago, things that were difficult to understand [MET],
3 Na aming narinig at naalaman, at isinaysay sa amin ng aming mga magulang.
things that we have heard and known previously, things that our parents and grandparents told us.
4 Hindi namin ikukubli sa kanilang mga anak, na isasaysay sa salin ng lahing darating ang mga pagpuri sa Panginoon, at ang kaniyang kalakasan, at ang kaniyang mga kagilagilalas na mga gawa na kaniyang ginawa.
We will tell these things to our children [LIT], and we will also tell to our grandchildren [about] Yahweh’s power and the glorious/great things that he has done.
5 Sapagka't siya'y nagtatag ng patotoo sa Jacob, at nagtakda ng kautusan sa Israel, na kaniyang iniutos sa aming mga magulang, na kanilang ipabatid sa kanilang mga anak:
He gave laws and commandments to the Israeli people, [those who are the descendants of] Jacob [DOU], and he told our ancestors to teach them to their children
6 Upang maalaman ng lahing darating, sa makatuwid baga'y ng mga anak na ipanganganak; na siyang magsisibangon, at mangagsasaysay sa kanilang mga anak:
in order that their children would [also] know them and then they would teach them to their children.
7 Upang kanilang mailagak ang kanilang pagasa sa Dios, at huwag kalimutan ang mga gawa ng Dios, Kundi ingatan ang kaniyang mga utos:
In that way, they also would trust in God, and not forget the things that he has done; instead, they would obey his commandments.
8 At huwag maging gaya ng kanilang mga magulang, may matigas na ulo at mapanghimagsik na lahi; isang lahing di naglagay sa matuwid ng kanilang puso, at ang kanilang diwa ay hindi tapat sa Dios,
They would not be like their ancestors, who were very stubborn and kept rebelling [against God]; they did not continue firmly trusting in God, and they did not worship only him.
9 Ang mga anak ni Ephraim, gayong may sakbat at may dalang mga busog, at nagsitalikod sa kaarawan ng pagbabaka.
[The soldiers of] the tribe of Ephraim had bows [and arrows] but they ran away [from their enemies] on the day that they fought a battle with their enemies.
10 Hindi nila tinupad ang tipan ng Dios, at nagsitangging magsilakad sa kaniyang kautusan;
They did not do what they had agreed with God that they would do; they refused to obey his laws.
11 At kanilang kinalimutan ang kaniyang mga gawa, at ang kaniyang mga kagilagilalas na mga gawa na kaniyang ipinakita sa kanila.
They forgot what he had done; they forgot about the miracles that they had seen him perform.
12 Mga kagilagilalas na mga bagay ay ginawa niya sa paningin ng kanilang mga magulang, sa lupain ng Egipto, sa parang ng Zoan.
While our ancestors were watching, God performed miracles in the area around Zoan [city] in Egypt.
13 Hinawi niya ang dagat, at pinaraan niya (sila) at kaniyang pinatayo ang tubig na parang bunton.
[Then] he caused the [Red] Sea to divide, causing the water [on each side] to pile up like a wall, with the result that [our ancestors] walked through it [on dry ground].
14 Sa araw naman ay kaniyang pinatnubayan (sila) sa pamamagitan ng isang ulap, at buong gabi ay sa pamamagitan ng tanglaw na apoy.
He led them by a [bright] cloud during the day and by a fiery light during the night.
15 Kaniyang pinuwangan ang mga bato sa ilang, at pinainom niya (sila) ng sagana na gaya ng mula sa mga kalaliman.
He split rocks open in the desert, giving to our ancestors plenty of water from deep inside the earth.
16 Nagpabukal naman siya mula sa bato. At nagpababa ng tubig na parang mga ilog.
He caused a stream of water to flow from the rock; the water flowed like a river [DOU].
17 Gayon ma'y nagkasala uli (sila) laban sa kaniya, upang manghimagsik laban sa Kataastaasan sa ilang.
But [our ancestors] continued to sin against God; in the desert they rebelled against the one who is greater than any other god.
18 At kanilang tinukso ang Dios sa kanilang puso, sa paghingi ng pagkain sa kanilang pita.
By demanding that God give them the food that they desired, they tried to find out if he would always do what they requested him to do.
19 Oo, sila'y nagsalita laban sa Dios; kanilang sinabi, Makapaghahanda ba ang Dios ng dulang sa ilang?
They insulted God by saying, “We don’t think he can supply food for us [here] in this desert!
20 Narito, kaniyang pinalo ang bato, na ang mga tubig ay bumubuluwak, at mga bukal ay nagsisiapaw; makapagbibigay ba siya ng tinapay naman? Ipaghahanda ba niya ng karne ang kaniyang bayan?
[It is true that] he struck the rock, with the result that water gushed/flowed out, [but] (can he also provide bread and meat for [us], his people?/we doubt that he can also provide bread and meat for us, his people.)” [RHQ]
21 Kaya't narinig ng Panginoon, at napoot: at isang apoy ay nagalab laban sa Jacob, at galit naman ay napailanglang laban sa Israel;
So, when Yahweh heard that, he became very angry, and he sent a fire to burn up [some of] his Israeli [people]. [MTY, DOU]
22 Sapagka't sila'y hindi nagsisampalataya sa Dios, at hindi nagsitiwala sa kaniyang pagliligtas.
[He did that] because they did not trust in him, and they did not believe that he would rescue them.
23 Gayon ma'y nagutos siya sa mga langit sa itaas, at binuksan ang mga pintuan ng langit;
But God spoke to the sky above them; he commanded it to open [like] a door,
24 At pinaulanan niya (sila) ng mana upang makain. At binigyan (sila) ng trigo ng langit.
and [then food] fell down like rain, [food which they named] ‘manna’; God gave them grain from (heaven/the sky).
25 Kumain ang tao ng tinapay ng makapangyarihan: pinadalhan niya (sila) ng pagkain hanggang sa nangabusog.
[So] the people ate the food that angels eat, [and] God gave to them all the manna that they wanted.
26 Kaniyang pinahihip ang hanging silanganan sa mga langit: at sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang kapangyarihan ay pinatnubayan niya ang hanging timugan.
[Later], he caused the wind to blow from the east, and by his power he also sent wind from the south,
27 Pinaulanan naman niya (sila) ng karne na parang alabok, at ng mga ibong parang buhangin sa mga dagat:
and the wind brought birds which were as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore.
28 At pinalagpak niya sa gitna ng kanilang kampamento, sa palibot ng kanilang mga tahanan.
God caused those birds to fall [dead] in the middle of (their camp)/the area where the people had put up their tents. [There were dead birds] all around their tents.
29 Sa gayo'y nagsikain (sila) at nangabusog na mabuti; at ibinigay niya sa kanila ang kanilang pita.
[So] the people [cooked the birds and] ate the meat and their stomachs were full, because God had given them what they wanted.
30 Hindi (sila) nagsihiwalay sa kanilang pita, ang kanilang pagkain ay nasa kanila pang mga bibig,
But before they had eaten all that they wanted, and while they were still eating it,
31 Nang ang galit ng Dios ay paitaas laban sa kanila, at pumatay sa mga pinakamataba sa kanila, at sinaktan ang mga binata sa Israel.
God was [still] very angry with them, and he caused their strongest men to die; he got rid of [many of] the finest [young] Israeli men.
32 Sa lahat ng ito ay nangagkasala pa (sila) at hindi naniwala sa kaniyang kagilagilalas na mga gawa.
In spite of all that, the people continued to sin; in spite of all the miracles that God had performed, they still did not trust that he [would take care of them].
33 Kaya't kaniyang pinaram ang kanilang mga kaarawan sa walang kabuluhan, at ang kanilang mga taon ay sa mga kakilabutan.
So, he caused their lives to end as quickly as a puff of wind ends; they died when disasters suddenly struck them.
34 Nang kaniyang patayin (sila) sila'y nangagusisa sa kaniya: at sila'y nagsibalik, at nagsihanap ng tapat sa Dios.
When God caused [some of] them to die, [the others] turned to God; they repented and earnestly asked God [to save them].
35 At kanilang naalaala na ang Dios ay kanilang malaking bato, at ang Kataastaasang Dios ay kanilang manunubos.
They remembered that God is [like] a huge rock ledge [under which they would be safe] [MET], and that he, who was greater than any other god, is the one who protected/rescued them.
36 Nguni't tinutuya nila siya ng kanilang bibig, at pinagbubulaanan nila siya ng kanilang dila.
But they [tried to] deceive God by what they said [MTY]; their words [MTY] were [all] lies.
37 Sapagka't ang kanilang puso ay hindi matuwid sa kaniya, ni tapat man (sila) sa kaniyang tipan.
They were not loyal to him; they disregarded/ignored the agreement that he had made with them.
38 Nguni't siya, palibhasa'y puspos ng kaawaan, ay pinatawad ang kanilang kasamaan at hindi (sila) nilipol: Oo, madalas na inihiwalay ang kaniyang galit, at hindi pinukaw ang buo niyang poot.
But God was merciful to his people. He forgave them for having sinned and did not get rid of them. Many times he refrained from becoming angry [with them] and restrained from furiously/severely [punishing them] [MTY].
39 At naalaala niyang sila'y laman lamang; hanging dumadaan, at hindi bumabalik.
He remembered/considered that they were only humans who die; they [disappear quickly] [SIM], like a wind that blows by and then is gone.
40 Kay dalas na nanghimagsik nila laban sa kaniya sa ilang, at pinapanglaw nila siya sa ilang!
Many times our ancestors rebelled against God in the desert and caused him to become very sad.
41 At sila'y nagsibalik uli, at tinukso ang Dios, at minungkahi ang Banal ng Israel.
Many times they did evil things, to find out [if they could do those things without God punishing them]. They frequently caused the holy God of Israel to become disgusted/sad.
42 Hindi nila inalaala ang kaniyang kamay, ni ang araw man nang kaniyang tubusin (sila) sa kaaway.
They forgot about his [great] power, and they (forgot/did not think) about the time when he rescued them from their enemies.
43 Kung paanong kaniyang inilagay ang kaniyang mga tanda sa Egipto, at ang kaniyang mga kababalaghan sa parang ng Zoan;
They forgot about when he performed many miracles in the area near Zoan [city] in Egypt.
44 At pinapaging dugo ang kanilang mga ilog, at ang kanilang mga bukal, na anopa't hindi (sila) makainom.
He caused the [Nile] River (OR, their sources of water) to become [red like] blood, with the result that the people of Egypt had no water to drink.
45 Nagsugo rin siya sa gitna nila ng mga pulutong ng mga bangaw na lumamon sa kanila; at mga palaka, na nagsigiba sa kanila.
He sent among the people of Egypt swarms of flies that bit them, and he sent frogs that ate up everything.
46 Ibinigay rin niya ang kanilang bunga sa tipaklong, at ang kanilang pakinabang sa balang.
He sent locusts to eat their crops and the other things that grew in their fields.
47 Sinira niya ang kanilang ubasan ng granizo, at ang mga puno nila ng sikomoro ng escarcha.
He sent hail that destroyed the grapevines, and sent frost that ruined the figs.
48 Ibinigay rin naman niya ang kanilang mga hayop sa granizo, at sa mga lintik ang kanilang mga kawan.
He sent hail that killed their cattle and sent lightning that killed their sheep and cows.
49 Ibinugso niya sa kanila ang kabangisan ng kaniyang galit, poot at galit, at kabagabagan, pulutong ng mga anghel ng kasamaan.
Because God was fiercely angry with the people of Egypt, he caused them to be very distressed. The disasters that struck them were like a group of angels that destroyed [everything].
50 Kaniyang iginawa ng landas ang kaniyang galit; hindi niya pinigil ang kanilang buhay sa kamatayan, kundi ibinigay ang kanilang buhay sa pagkapuksa;
He did not lessen his being angry [with them], and he did not (spare their lives/prevent them from dying); he sent a (plague/serious illness) that killed [many of] them.
51 At sinaktan ang lahat na panganay sa Egipto, ang panguna ng kanilang kalakasan sa mga tolda ni Cham:
He also caused all the firstborn sons of the people of Egypt to die.
52 Nguni't kaniyang pinayaon ang kaniyang sariling bayan na parang mga tupa, at pinatnubayan (sila) sa ilang na parang kawan.
Then he led his people out [of Egypt] like [a shepherd leads] his sheep [SIM], and he guided them [while they walked] through the desert.
53 At inihatid niya silang tiwasay, na anopa't hindi (sila) nangatakot: nguni't tinakpan ng dagat ang kanilang mga kaaway.
He led them safely, and they were not afraid, but their enemies were drowned in the sea.
54 At dinala niya (sila) sa hangganan ng kaniyang santuario, sa bundok na ito na binili ng kaniyang kanang kamay.
[Later] he brought them to [Canaan], his sacred land, to [Zion] Hill (OR, the hilly area) and by his power [MTY] he enabled them to conquer [the people who were living there].
55 Pinalayas din niya ang mga bansa sa harap nila, at binahagi sa kanila na pinakamana sa pamamagitan ng pising panukat, at pinatahan ang mga lipi ng Israel sa kanilang mga tolda.
He expelled the people-groups while his people were advancing; he allotted part of the land for [each tribe] to possess, and he gave to the Israeli people the houses of those people who had been expelled.
56 Gayon ma'y nanukso at nanghimagsik (sila) laban sa Kataastaasang Dios, at hindi iningatan ang kaniyang mga patotoo;
However, the Israeli people rebelled against God, who is greater than any other god, and they did many evil things to see if they could do those things without God punishing them, and they did not obey his commandments.
57 Kundi nagsitalikod, at nagsigawang may paglililo na gaya ng kanilang mga magulang: sila'y nagsilisyang parang magdarayang busog.
Instead, like their ancestors did, they rebelled against God and (were not loyal to/did not faithfully [obey]) him; they were as [unreliable as] a crooked arrow [that does not go straight] [SIM].
58 Sapagka't minungkahi nila siya sa galit ng kanilang mga mataas na dako, at kinilos nila siya sa panibugho ng kanilang mga larawang inanyuan.
Because they [worshiped] carved images of their gods on the tops of hills, they caused God to become angry [DOU].
59 Nang marinig ito ng Dios, ay napoot, at kinayamutang lubha ang Israel:
He saw what they were doing and became very angry, so he rejected the Israeli people.
60 Sa gayo'y kaniyang pinabayaan ang tabernakulo ng Silo, ang tolda na kaniyang inilagay sa gitna ng mga tao;
He no longer appeared to them at Shiloh in the tent where he had lived among them.
61 At ibinigay ang kaniyang kalakasan sa pagkabihag, at ang kaniyang kaluwalhatian ay sa kamay ng kaaway.
He allowed their enemies to capture [the sacred chest], [which was the symbol of] his power and his glory.
62 Ibinigay rin niya ang kaniyang bayan sa tabak; at napoot sa kaniyang mana.
Because he was angry with his people, he allowed them to be killed [MTY] [by their enemies].
63 Nilamon ng apoy ang kanilang mga binata; at ang mga dalaga nila'y hindi nagkaroon ng awit ng pagaasawa.
Young men were killed in battles, with the result that the young women had no one to marry.
64 Ang mga saserdote nila'y nabuwal sa pamamagitan ng tabak; at ang mga bao nila'y hindi nanganaghoy.
[Many] priests were killed by [their enemies’] swords, and (the people did not allow the priests’ widows/the priests’ widows were not allowed) to mourn.
65 Nang magkagayo'y gumising ang Panginoon na gaya ng mula sa pagkakatulog, gaya ng malakas na tao na humihiyaw dahil sa alak.
Later, [it was as though] the Lord awoke from sleeping; he was like a strong man who (became stimulated/felt that he was strong) by (OR, became sober after) [drinking] a lot of wine [SIM].
66 At sinaktan niya sa likod ang kaniyang mga kaaway: inilagay niya (sila) sa laging kadustaan.
He pushed their enemies back and caused them to be [very] ashamed for a long time [HYP] [because they had been defeated].
67 Bukod dito'y tinanggihan niya ang tolda ng Jose, at hindi pinili ang lipi ni Ephraim;
[But] he did not set up his tent where [the people of] the tribe of Ephraim lived; he did not choose their area [to do that].
68 Kundi pinili ang lipi ni Juda, ang bundok ng Zion na kaniyang inibig.
Instead he chose [the area where] the tribe of Judah [lived]; he chose Zion Hill, which he loves.
69 At itinayo niya ang kaniyang santuario na parang mga kataasan, parang lupa na kaniyang itinatag magpakailan man.
He [decided to have] his temple built [there], high up, like [his home in] heaven; he caused it to be firm, [and intended that] his temple would last forever, like the earth.
70 Pinili naman niya si David na kaniyang lingkod, at kinuha niya siya mula sa kulungan ng mga tupa:
He chose David, who served him [faithfully], and took him from the pastures
71 Dinala niya siya na mula sa pagsunod sa mga tupa ng nagpapasuso, upang maging pastor ng Jacob na kaniyang bayan, at ang Israel na kaniyang mana.
where he was taking care of his [father’s] sheep, and appointed him to be the leader [MET] of the Israeli people, the people who belong to God.
72 Sa gayo'y siya ang kanilang pastor ayon sa pagtatapat ng kaniyang puso; at pinatnubayan niya (sila) sa pamamagitan ng kabihasahan ng kaniyang mga kamay.
David took care of the Israeli people sincerely and wholeheartedly, and guided them skillfully/wisely.
