కీర్తనల~ గ్రంథము 118
1 ౧ యెహోవా దయాళుడు. ఆయన నిబంధన విశ్వాస్యత నిరంతరం నిలిచి ఉంటుంది. ఆయనకు కృతజ్ఞతాస్తుతులు చెల్లించండి.
Tell Yahweh that you thank him very much for the good [things that he has done for you] He faithfully loves [us, his people], forever.
You Israeli [people] should [repeatedly] shout, “He faithfully loves [us, his people], forever!”
You [priests] who are descendants of Aaron should repeatedly shout, “He faithfully loves us, his people, forever!”
All you who revere him should repeatedly shout, “He faithfully loves [us, his people], forever!”
When I was distressed, I called out to Yahweh, and he answered me and set me free [from my worries/troubles].
Yahweh is (on my side/helping me), so I will not be afraid [of anything]. No one [RHQ] can do anything that will [prevent God from blessing] me forever.
7 ౭ యెహోవా నా పక్షం వహించి నాకు సహకారిగా ఉన్నాడు. నా శత్రువుల విషయంలో నా కోరిక నెరవేరడం నేను చూస్తాను.
[Yes], Yahweh is (on my side/helping me), [so] I will look triumphantly at my enemies [while he defeats them].
It is better to trust in Yahweh than to (depend on/trust in) people.
It is better to trust Yahweh to protect [us] than to trust [that influential/important] people [will protect us].
Armies of [MTY] many nations surrounded me, [but] Yahweh enabled me to defeat them by his power [MTY].
They completely surrounded me, [but] I defeated them all by the power of Yahweh.
12 ౧౨ కందిరీగల్లాగా వారు నా మీద ముసురుకున్నారు. ముళ్ళ పొదల మంట ఆరిపోయినట్టు వారు నశించిపోయారు. యెహోవా నామాన్ని బట్టి నేను వారిని నిర్మూలం చేస్తాను.
They swarmed around me like [angry] bees; they were like a fire that blazes strongly, but only briefly, in a thornbush, [but] I defeated them by the power [MTY] that Yahweh gave me.
[My enemies] attacked me fiercely and almost defeated me, but Yahweh helped me.
Yahweh is the one who makes me strong, and he is the one about whom I [always] sing; he has saved me [from my enemies].
Listen to the joyful songs of victory being sung in the tents of godly/righteous people! They sing, “Yahweh has defeated our enemies by his mighty power [MTY];
he has raised his strong right arm [to show he has defeated his enemies]. Yahweh has completely defeated them!”
I will not be killed [in battle]; I will live to proclaim the great things that Yahweh has done.
Yahweh has punished me severely, but he has not allowed (me to die/[my enemies] to kill me).
19 ౧౯ నేను ప్రవేశించేలా నీతి ద్వారాలు తెరవండి, ఎక్కడ దేవుని ప్రజలు ప్రవేశిస్తారో. నేను ప్రవేశించి యెహోవాకు కృతజ్ఞతా స్తుతులు చెల్లిస్తాను.
[You gatekeepers], open for me the gates of the temple in order that I may enter and thank Yahweh.
Those are the gates [through which we enter the temple to worship] Yahweh; godly/righteous people enter those gates.
[Yahweh], I thank you that you answered my prayer, and you saved me [from my enemies].
[Yahweh’s promised/chosen king is like] [MET] the stone which the builders rejected [when they were building a house], [but that stone] became the (cornerstone/most important stone in the building).
(This was done by Yahweh/Yahweh has done this), and it is a wonderful thing for us to see.
This is the day in which [we remember that] Yahweh acted [powerfully to defeat our enemies]; we will rejoice and be glad/happy today.
Yahweh, we plead with you to [keep] rescuing us [from our enemies]. Yahweh, please help us (accomplish/do well) [what we want to do].
Yahweh, bless the one who will come with your authority [MTY]. And from the temple we (bless/[ask Yahweh to] bless) all of you.
27 ౨౭ యెహోవాయే దేవుడు. ఆయన మనకు వెలుగు అనుగ్రహించాడు. ఉత్సవ బలిపశువును తాళ్లతో బలిపీఠం కొమ్ములకు కట్టండి.
Yahweh is God, and he has caused his light to shine on us. Come, carrying [palm] branches, and join the people [who are starting] the festival as they go to the altar.
28 ౨౮ నువ్వు నా దేవుడివి. నేను నీకు కృతజ్ఞతాస్తుతులు చెల్లిస్తాను. నువ్వు నా దేవుడివి. నిన్ను ఘనపరుస్తాను.
[Yahweh], you are the God whom I [worship], and I will praise you! You are my God, and I will tell [everyone] that you are great!
29 ౨౯ యెహోవా దయాళుడు. ఆహా, ఆయనకు కృతజ్ఞతాస్తుతులు చెల్లించండి. ఆయన నిబంధన విశ్వాస్యత శాశ్వతకాలం నిలిచి ఉంది.
Thank Yahweh, because he does good things [for us] He will faithfully love [us] forever.
