Mga Awit 80
1 Bigyang pansin mo, Pastol ng Israel, ikaw na nangunguna kay Jose tulad ng isang kawan; ikaw na nakaupo sa ibabaw ng kerubin, magliwanag ka sa amin!
[Yahweh], you [who lead us like] a shepherd leads his flock [of sheep], listen to us Israeli people. You sit on your throne [in the Very Holy Place in the temple], above the [carvings of] winged creatures.
2 Sa paningin ni Efraim at Benjamin at Manases, palakasin mo ang iyong kapangyarihan; lumapit ka at iligtas kami.
Show yourself to [the people of the tribes of] Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh! Show us that you are powerful and come and rescue us!
3 O Diyos, panumbalikin mo kaming muli; pagliwanagin mo ang iyong mukha sa amin, at kami ay maliligtas.
God, cause our nation to be strong like it was before; be kind to us [IDM] in order that we may be saved [from our enemies.]
4 Yahweh Diyos ng mga hukbo, hanggang kailan ka magagalit sa iyong bayan kapag (sila) ay nananalangin?
Yahweh, you who are the commander of the armies of heaven, how long will you be angry with us, your people, when we pray to you?
5 Pinakain mo (sila) ng tinapay ng luha at binigyan (sila) ng napakaraming luha para mainom.
[It is as though] the only food and drink that you have given us is a cup full of our tears!
6 Ginagawan mo kami ng bagay para pagtalunan kami ng aming kapwa, at pinagtatawanan kami ng aming mga kaaway.
You have allowed the people-groups that surround us to fight with [each other to decide which part of our land each of them will take]; our enemies laugh at us.
7 Diyos ng mga hukbo, panumbalikin mo kami; pagliwanagin mo ang iyong mukha sa amin, at kami ay maliligtas.
God, commander of the armies of heaven, cause our nation to be strong like it was before! Be kind to us in order that we may be saved!
8 Nagdala ka ng puno ng ubas mula sa Egipto; pinalayas mo ang mga bansa at itinanim ito sa ibang lugar.
[Our ancestors were like] a grapevine [MET] that you brought out of Egypt; you expelled the other people-groups [from this land], and you put your people in their land.
9 Nilinis mo ang lupain para dito; nag-ugat ito at pinuno ang lupain.
[Like people] clear ground to plant a grapevine [MET], [you cleared out the people who were living in this land for us to live in it]. [Like] the roots of a grapevine go deep down into the ground and spread [MET], [you enabled our ancestors to prosper and start living in towns all over this land].
10 Ang mga bundok ay natakpan ng lilim nito, ang pinakamataas na mga puno ng sedar ng Diyos sa mga sanga nito.
[Like huge] grapevines cover the hills with their shade and their branches are taller than big cedar [trees] [MET, HYP],
11 Umaabot ang mga sanga nito hanggang sa dagat at mga usbong nito hanggang sa Ilog Eufrates.
[your people ruled all of Canaan], from the [Mediterranean] Sea [in the west] to the [Euphrates] River [in the east].
12 Bakit mo winasak ang mga pader nito para ang lahat ng dumaraan ay pipitas ng bunga nito?
So why have you abandoned us and [allowed our enemies to] tear down our walls [RHQ]? [You are like] someone who tears down the fences [around his vineyard], with the result that all [the people] who pass by [can] steal the grapes,
13 Sinisira ito ng mga baboy-ramong nasa gubat, at kinakain ito ng mga halimaw sa bukid.
and wild pigs [can] trample [the vines], and wild animals [can also] eat [the grapes].
14 Bumalik ka, Diyos ng mga hukbo; pagmasdan mo mula sa langit at pansinin at alagaan ang puno ng ubas na ito.
You who are the commander of the armies of heaven, (turn to/stop abandoning) us! Look down from heaven and see [what is happening to] us! Come and rescue [us who are like] [MET] your grapevine,
15 Ito ang ugat na itinanim ng iyong kanang kamay, ang usbong na pinalago mo
who are [like] the young vine that you [SYN] planted and caused to grow!
16 Ito ay sinunog at pinutol; nawa mapuksa ang iyong mga kaaway dahil sa iyong pagsaway.
Our enemies have torn down and burned everything in our land; look at them angrily and get rid of them!
17 Nawa ang iyong kamay ay maipatong sa taong iyong kanang kamay, sa anak ng tao na pinalakas mo para sa iyong sarili.
But strengthen [us] people whom you have chosen [IDM], [us] Israeli people whom you [previously] caused to be very strong.
18 Sa gayon hindi kami tatalikod mula sa iyo; pasiglahin mo kami, at tatawag kami sa iyong pangalan.
When you do that, we will never turn away from you again; (revive us/cause us to be again like we were previously), and [then] we will praise/worship you.
19 Ibalik mo kami, Yahweh, Diyos ng mga hukbo; magliwanag ka sa amin, at kami ay maliligtas.
Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, restore us; be kind to us in order that we may be rescued [from our enemies]!
