Psalms 81

NEW JERUSALEM	BIBBIA RICCIOTTI
1 [For the choirmaster On the . . . of Gath Of Asaph] Sing for joy to God our strength, shout in triumph tothe God of Jacob.	1 - Salmo di Asaf. Iddio si leva nel consenso degli dèi:[piantatosi] nel mezzo, fa giudizio degli dèi:
2 Strike up the music, beat the tambourine, play the melodious harp and the lyre;	2 «Sino a quando giudicherete iniquamente e farete parzialità a' malvagi?
3 blow the trumpet for the new month, for the ful moon, for our feast day!	3 Rendete giustizia al poverello e all'orfano; al misero e all'indigente fate ragione.
4 For Israel has this statute, a decision of the God of Jacob,	4 Salvate il poverello e il mendico, dalle mani dell'empio liberate[li].
5 a decree he imposed on Joseph, when he went to war against Egypt. I heard a voice unknown to me,	5 [Ma] costoro non sanno nè intendono, nelle tenebre van brancolando: son scosse tutte le fondamenta della terra!
6 'I freed his shoulder from the burden, his hands were able to lay aside the labourer's basket.	6 Io ho detto [altra volta]: Voi siete dèi, e figliuoli dell'Altissimo tutti!
7 You cried out in your distress, so I rescued you. 'Hidden in the storm, I answered you, I tested you atthe waters of Meribah.Pause	7 Ma voi al par degli uomini morrete, e come uno [qualsiasi] dè principi [umani] cadrete».
8 Listen, my people, while I give you warning; Israel, if only you would listen to me!	8 Sorgi, o Dio, giudica la terra, perchè tuo dominio saran tutte le genti.
9 'You shal have no strange gods, shall worship no alien god.
10 I, Yahweh, am your God, who brought you here from Egypt, you have only to open your mouth forme to fil it.
11 'My people would not listen to me, Israel would have none of me.
12 So I left them to their stubborn selves, to fol ow their own devices.
13 'If only my people would listen to me, if only Israel would walk in my ways,
14 at one stroke I would subdue their enemies, turn my hand against their opponents.
15 'Those who hate Yahweh would woo his favour, though their doom was sealed for ever,
16 while I would feed him on pure wheat, would give you your fil of honey from the rock.'