Psalms 81

NEW JERUSALEM	BIBBIA TINTORI
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 Dio si alza nell'assemblea. degli dèi, in mezzo agli dèi pronunzia la sua sentenza.
2 Strike up the music, beat the tambourine, play the melodious harp and the lyre;	2 «Fino a quando pronunzierete sentenze ingiuste ed userete parzialità cogli empi?
3 blow the trumpet for the new month, for the ful moon, for our feast day!	3 Giudicate in favore del bisognoso e dell'orfano, rendete giustizia all'umile e al povero.
4 For Israel has this statute, a decision of the God of Jacob,	4 Salvate il povero e l'indigente strappatelo dalla mano degli iniqui ».
5 a decree he imposed on Joseph, when he went to war against Egypt. I heard a voice unknown to me,	5 Non conoscono, non capiscono, camminano nelle tenebre. Sono scossi tutti i fondamenti del la terra.
6 'I freed his shoulder from the burden, his hands were able to lay aside the labourer's basket.	6 Io dissi: « Voi siete dèi e figli butti dell'Altissimo.
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 Eppure morrete come gli altri uomini e cadrete come un principe qualunque ».
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 tu hai il dominio su tutte le nazioni.
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.'