Psalms 78

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	NOVA VULGATA
1 A maskil of Asaph. Attend, my people, to my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.	1 Maskil. Asaph. Attendite, popule meus, doctrinam meam; inclinate aurem vestram in verba oris mei.
2 I will open my mouth in story, drawing lessons from of old.	2 Aperiam in parabolis os meum, eloquar arcana aetatis antiquae.
3 We have heard them, we know them; our ancestors have recited them to us.	3 Quanta audivimus et cognovimus ea, et patres nostri narraverunt nobis,
4 We do not keep them from our children; we recite them to the next generation, The praiseworthy and mighty deeds of the LORD, the wonders that he performed.	4 non occultabimus a filiis eorum, generationi alteri narrantes laudes Domini et virtutes eius et mirabilia eius, quae fecit.
5 God set up a decree in Jacob, established a law in Israel: What he commanded our ancestors, they were to teach their children;	5 Constituit testimonium in Iacob et legem posuit in Israel; quanta mandaverat patribus nostris nota facere ea filiis suis,
6 That the next generation might come to know, children yet to be born. In turn they were to recite them to their children,	6 ut cognoscat generatio altera, filii, qui nascentur. Exsurgent et narrabunt filiis suis,
7 that they too might put their trust in God, And not forget the works of God, keeping his commandments.	7 ut ponant in Deo spem suam et non obliviscantur operum Dei et mandata eius custodiant.
8 They were not to be like their ancestors, a rebellious and defiant generation, A generation whose heart was not constant, whose spirit was not faithful to God,	8 Ne fiant sicut patres eorum, generatio rebellis et exasperans; generatio, quae non firmavit cor suum, et non fuit fidelis Deo spiritus eius.
9 Like the ranks of Ephraimite archers, who retreated on the day of battle.	9 Filii Ephraim, intendentes et mittentes arcum, conversi sunt in die belli.
10 They did not keep God's covenant; they refused to walk by his law.	10 Non custodierunt testamentum Dei et in lege eius renuerunt ambulare.
11 They forgot his works, the wondrous deeds he had shown them.	11 Et obliti sunt factorum eius et mirabilium eius, quae ostendit eis.
12 In the sight of their ancestors God did wonders, in the land of Egypt, the plain of Zoan.	12 Coram patribus eorum fecit mirabilia in terra Aegypti, in campo Taneos.
13 He split the sea and led them across, piling up the waters rigid as walls.	13 Scidit mare et perduxit eos et statuit aquas quasi in utre.
14 God led them with a cloud by day, all night with the light of fire.	14 Et deduxit eos in nube per diem et per totam noctem in illuminatione ignis.
15 He split rock in the desert, gave water to drink, abounding as the deep.	15 Scidit petram in eremo et adaquavit eos velut abyssus multa.
16 He made streams flow from crags, drew out rivers of water.	16 Et eduxit rivulos de petra et deduxit tamquam flumina aquas.
17 But they went on sinning against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.	17 Et apposuerunt adhuc peccare ei, in iram excitaverunt Excelsum in inaquoso.
18 They tested God in their hearts, demanding the food they craved.	18 Et tentaverunt Deum in cordibus suis, petentes escas animabus suis;
19 They spoke against God, and said, "Can God spread a table in the desert?	19 et contra Deum locuti sunt, dixerunt: “ Numquid poterit Deus parare mensam in deserto? ”.
20 True, when he struck the rock, water gushed forth, the wadis flooded. But can he also provide bread, give meat to his people?"	20 Ecce percussit petram, et fluxerunt aquae, et torrentes inundaverunt. “ Numquid et panem poterit dare aut parare carnes populo suo? ”.
21 The LORD heard and grew angry; fire blazed up against Jacob; anger flared up against Israel.	21 Ideo audivit Dominus et exarsit, et ignis accensus est in Iacob, et ira ascendit in Israel.
22 For they did not believe in God, did not trust in his saving power.	22 Quia non crediderunt in Deo nec speraverunt in salutari eius.
23 So he commanded the skies above; the doors of heaven he opened.	23 Verumtamen mandavit nubibus desuper et ianuas caeli aperuit;
24 God rained manna upon them for food; bread from heaven he gave them.	24 et pluit illis manna ad manducandum et panem caeli dedit eis:
25 All ate a meal fit for heroes; food he sent in abundance.	25 panem angelorum manducavit homo; cibaria misit eis ad abundantiam.
26 He stirred up the east wind in the heavens; by his power God brought on the south wind.	26 Excitavit austrum in caelo et induxit in virtute sua africum;
27 He rained meat upon them like dust, winged fowl like the sands of the sea,	27 et pluit super eos sicut pulverem carnes et sicut arenam maris volatilia pennata:
28 Brought them down in the midst of the camp, round about their tents.	28 et ceciderunt in medio castrorum eorum, circa tabernacula eorum.
29 They ate and were well filled; he gave them what they had craved.	29 Et manducaverunt et saturati sunt nimis, et desiderium eorum attulit eis.
30 But while they still wanted more, and the food was still in their mouths,	30 Nondum recesserant a desiderio suo, adhuc escae eorum erant in ore ipsorum,
31 God's anger attacked them, killed their best warriors, laid low the youth of Israel.	31 et ira Dei ascendit super eos et occidit pingues eorum et electos Israel prostravit.
32 In spite of all this they went on sinning, they did not believe in his wonders.	32 In omnibus his peccaverunt adhuc et non crediderunt in mirabilibus eius;
33 God ended their days abruptly, their years in sudden death.	33 et consumpsit in halitu dies eorum et annos eorum cum festinatione.
34 When he slew them, they began to seek him; they again inquired of their God.	34 Cum occideret eos, quaerebant eum et conversi veniebant diluculo ad eum;
35 They remembered that God was their rock, God Most High, their redeemer.	35 et rememorati sunt quia Deus adiutor est eorum, et Deus Excelsus redemptor eorum est.
36 But they deceived him with their mouths, lied to him with their tongues.	36 Et suaserunt ei in ore suo et lingua sua mentiti sunt ei;
37 Their hearts were not constant toward him; they were not faithful to his covenant.	37 cor autem eorum non erat rectum cum eo, nec fideles erant in testamento eius.
38 But God is merciful and forgave their sin; he did not utterly destroy them. Time and again he turned back his anger, unwilling to unleash all his rage.	38 Ipse autem est misericors et propitiatur iniquitati et non disperdit. Saepe avertit iram suam et non accendit omnem furorem suum.
39 He was mindful that they were flesh, a breath that passes and does not return.	39 Et recordatus est quia caro sunt, spiritus vadens et non rediens.
40 How often they rebelled against God in the desert, grieved him in the wasteland.	40 Quoties exacerbaverunt eum in deserto, in iram concitaverunt eum in inaquoso!
41 Again and again they tested God, provoked the Holy One of Israel.	41 Et reversi sunt et tentaverunt Deum et Sanctum Israel exacerbaverunt.
42 They did not remember his power, the day he redeemed them from the foe,	42 Non sunt recordati manus eius, diei, qua redemit eos de manu tribulantis.
43 When he displayed his wonders in Egypt, his marvels in the plain of Zoan.	43 Cum posuit in Aegypto signa sua et prodigia sua in campo Taneos.
44 God changed their rivers to blood; their streams they could not drink.	44 Convertit in sanguinem flumina eorum et rivulos eorum, ne biberent.
45 He sent insects that devoured them, frogs that destroyed them.	45 Misit in eos coenomyiam et comedit eos, ranam et perdidit eos.
46 He gave their harvest to the caterpillar, the fruits of their labor to the locust.	46 Dedit brucho fructus eorum, labores eorum locustae.
47 He killed their vines with hail, their sycamores with frost.	47 Occidit in grandine vineas eorum, moros eorum in pruina.
48 He exposed their flocks to deadly hail, their cattle to lightning.	48 Tradidit grandini iumenta eorum et greges eorum flammae ignis.
49 He unleashed against them his fiery breath, roar, fury, and distress, storming messengers of death.	49 Misit in eos ardorem irae suae, indignationem et comminationem et angustiam, immissionem angelorum malorum.
50 He cleared a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death; he delivered their beasts to the plague.	50 Complanavit semitam irae suae; non pepercit a morte animabus eorum et vitam eorum in peste conclusit.
51 He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, love's first child in the tents of Ham.	51 Percussit omne primogenitum in terra Aegypti, primitias roboris eorum in tabernaculis Cham.
52 God led forth his people like sheep; he guided them through the desert like a flock.	52 Abstulit sicut oves populum suum et perduxit eos tamquam gregem in deserto.
53 He led them on secure and unafraid, but the sea enveloped their enemies.	53 Deduxit eos in spe, et non timuerunt, et inimicos eorum operuit mare.
54 He brought them to his holy land, the mountain his right hand had won.	54 Et induxit eos in fines sanctificationis suae, in montem, quem acquisivit dextera eius.
55 God drove out the nations before them, apportioned them a heritage by lot, settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.	55 Et eiecit a facie eorum gentes et divisit eis terram in funiculo hereditatis et habitare fecit in tabernaculis eorum tribus Israel.
56 But they tested, rebelled against God Most High, his decrees they did not observe.	56 Et tentaverunt et exacerbaverunt Deum Excelsum et testimonia eius non custodierunt.
57 They turned back, deceitful like their ancestors; they proved false like a bow with no tension.	57 Recesserunt et praevaricati sunt, quemadmodum patres eorum; conversi sunt retro ut arcus pravus.
58 They enraged him with their high places; with their idols they goaded him.	58 In iram concitaverunt eum in collibus suis et in sculptilibus suis ad aemulationem eum provocaverunt.
59 God heard and grew angry; he rejected Israel completely.	59 Audivit Deus et exarsit et sprevit valde Israel.
60 He forsook the shrine at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt with humans.	60 Et reppulit habitaculum Silo, tabernaculum, ubi habitavit in hominibus.
61 He gave up his might into captivity, his glorious ark into the hands of the foe.	61 Et tradidit in captivitatem virtutem suam et pulchritudinem suam in manus inimici.
62 God abandoned his people to the sword; he was enraged against his heritage.	62 Et conclusit in gladio populum suum et in hereditatem suam exarsit.
63 Fire consumed their young men; their young women heard no wedding songs.	63 Iuvenes eorum comedit ignis, et virgines eorum non sunt desponsatae.
64 Their priests fell by the sword; their widows made no lamentation.	64 Sacerdotes eorum in gladio ceciderunt, et viduae eorum non plorabantur.
65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a warrior from the effects of wine.	65 Et excitatus est tamquam dormiens Dominus, tamquam potens crapulatus a vino.
66 He put his enemies to flight; everlasting shame he dealt them.	66 Et percussit inimicos suos in posteriora, opprobrium sempiternum dedit illis.
67 He rejected the tent of Joseph, chose not the tribe of Ephraim.	67 Et reppulit tabernaculum Ioseph et tribum Ephraim non elegit,
68 God chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he favored.	68 sed elegit tribum Iudae, montem Sion, quem dilexit.
69 He built his shrine like the heavens, like the earth which he founded forever.	69 Et aedificavit sicut excelsum sanctuarium suum, sicut terram, quam fundavit in saecula.
70 He chose David his servant, took him from the sheepfold.	70 Et elegit David servum suum et sustulit eum de gregibus ovium,
71 From tending sheep God brought him, to shepherd Jacob, his people, Israel, his heritage.	71 de post fetantes accepit eum: pascere Iacob populum suum et Israel hereditatem suam.
72 He shepherded them with a pure heart; with skilled hands he guided them.	72 Et pavit eos in innocentia cordis sui et in prudentia manuum suarum deduxit eos.