Mga Awit 81
1 Magsiawit kayo ng malakas sa Dios na ating kalakasan: mangagkaingay kayo na may kagalakan sa Dios ni 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 Magsiawit kayo at dalhin ninyo rito ang pandereta, ang masayang alpa sangpu ng salterio.
Start [playing] the music, and beat the tambourines, and play nice music on the harps and (lyres/other stringed instruments).
3 Magsihihip kayo ng pakakak sa bagong buwan, sa kabilugan ng buwan, sa ating dakilang kapistahan.
Blow the trumpets [during the festival to celebrate] each new moon and each time the moon is full and during our [other] festivals.
4 Sapagka't pinakapalatuntunan sa Israel, ayos ng Dios ni Jacob.
[Do that] because that is a law for [us] Israeli [people]; God commanded it for us descendants of Jacob.
5 Kaniyang inilagay na pinakapatotoo sa Jose, nang siya'y lumabas na maglakbay sa lupain ng Egipto: na aking kinaringgan ng wika na di ko nauunawa.
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 Aking inihiwalay ang kaniyang balikat sa pasan: ang mga kamay niya'y napabitiw sa luwelang.
“[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 Ikaw ay tumawag sa kabagabagan, at iniligtas kita; sinagot kita sa lihim na dako ng kulog; sinubok kita sa tubig ng Meriba. (Selah)
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 Dinggin mo, Oh bayan ko, at ako'y sasaksi sa iyo: Oh Israel, kung ikaw ay makikinig sa akin!
[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 Hindi magkakaroon ng ibang dios sa iyo; at hindi ka man sasamba sa anomang ibang dios.
You must not have any idols of other gods among you; you must never bow to worship any of them!
10 Ako ang Panginoon mong Dios, na naglabas sa iyo mula sa lupain ng Egipto: bukhin mong maluwang ang iyong bibig, at aking pupunuin.
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 Nguni't hindi nakinig sa aking tinig ang bayan ko; at hindi ako sinunod ng Israel.
But my people would not listen to me [SYN]; they would not obey me.
12 Sa gayo'y aking pinasunod sa pagmamatigas ng kanilang puso, upang sila'y makalakad sa kanilang sariling mga payo.
So even though they were very stubborn, I allowed them to do whatever they wanted to do.
13 Oh kung ako'y didinggin ng aking bayan, kung ang Israel ay lalakad sa aking mga daan!
I wish that my people would listen to me, that the Israeli [people] would behave as I want them to do.
14 Aking pasusukuing madali ang kanilang mga kaaway, at ibabalik ko ang aking kamay laban sa kanilang mga kaaway.
[If they did that], I would quickly defeat their enemies; I would strike/punish [all of] them [DOU].
15 Ang mga mapagtanim sa Panginoon ay magsisisuko sa kaniya: nguni't ang kanilang panahon ay mananatili kailan man,
[Then all] those who hate me would (cringe before/bow down to) me, and [then I] would punish them [MTY] forever.
16 Kaniya ring pakakanin (sila) ng katabaan ng trigo: at ng pulot na mula sa bato ay bubusugin kita.
[But] I would give you [Israelis] very good wheat/grain, and I would fill your stomachs with wild honey.”
