Salmi 74

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Maskil. Asaph. Ut quid, Deus, reppulisti in finem, iratus est furor tuus super oves pascuae tuae?	1 [Poem Of Asaph] God, why have you final y rejected us, your anger blazing against the flock you usedto pasture?
2 Memor esto congregationis tuae, quam possedisti ab initio. Redemisti virgam hereditatis tuae: mons Sion, in quo habitasti.	2 Remember the people you took to yourself long ago, your own tribe which you redeemed, and thisMount Zion where you came to live.
3 Leva gressus tuos in ruinas sempiternas: omnia vastavit inimicus in sancto.	3 Come up to these endless ruins! The enemy have sacked everything in the sanctuary;
4 Rugierunt, qui oderunt te, in medio congregationis tuae; posuerunt signa sua in signa.	4 your opponents made uproar in the place of assemblies, they fixed their emblems over the entrance,emblems
5 Visi sunt quasi in altum securim vibrantes in silva condensa.	5 never known before. Their axes deep in the wood,
6 Exciderunt ianuas eius in idipsum; in securi et ascia deiecerunt.	6 hacking at the panels, they battered them down with axe and pick;
7 Incenderunt igni sanctuarium tuum, in terram polluerunt tabernaculum nominis tui;	7 they set fire to your sanctuary, profanely rased to the ground the dwel ing-place of your name.
8 dixerunt in corde suo: “ Opprimamus eos simul ”. Combusserunt omnes congregationes Dei in terra.	8 They said to themselves, 'Let us crush them at one stroke!' They burned down every sacred shrine inthe land.
9 Signa nostra non vidimus; iam non est propheta, et apud nos non est qui cognoscat amplius.	9 We see no signs, no prophet any more, and none of us knows how long it wil last.
10 Usquequo, Deus, improperabit inimicus, spernet adversarius nomen tuum in finem?	10 How much longer, God, will the enemy blaspheme? Is the enemy to insult your name for ever?
11 Ut quid avertis manum tuam et tenes dexteram tuam in medio sinu tuo?	11 Why hold back your hand, keep your right hand hidden in the folds of your robe?
12 Deus autem rex noster ante saecula, operatus est salutes in medio terrae.	12 Yet, God, my king from the first, author of saving acts throughout the earth,
13 Tu conscidisti in virtute tua mare, contribulasti capita draconum in aquis.	13 by your power you split the sea in two, and smashed the heads of the monsters on the waters.
14 Tu confregisti capita Leviathan, dedisti eum escam monstris maris.	14 You crushed Leviathan's heads, gave him as food to the wild animals.
15 Tu dirupisti fontes et torrentes; tu siccasti fluvios perennes.	15 You released the springs and brooks, and turned primordial rivers into dry land.
16 Tuus est dies, et tua est nox, tu fabricatus es luminaria et solem.	16 Yours is the day and yours the night, you caused sun and light to exist,
17 Tu statuisti omnes terminos terrae, aestatem et hiemem, tu plasmasti ea.	17 you fixed all the boundaries of the earth, you created summer and winter.
18 Memor esto huius: inimicus improperavit Domino, et populus insipiens sprevit nomen tuum.	18 Remember, Yahweh, the enemy's blasphemy, a foolish people insults your name.
19 Ne tradas bestiis animas confitentes tibi et animas pauperum tuorum ne obliviscaris in finem.	19 Do not surrender your turtledove to the beast; do not forget for ever the life of your oppressed people.
20 Respice in testamentum, quia repleta sunt latibula terrae tentoriis violentiae.	20 Look to the covenant! Al the hiding-places of the land are ful , haunts of violence.
21 Ne revertatur humilis factus confusus; pauper et inops laudabunt nomen tuum.	21 Do not let the downtrodden retreat in confusion, give the poor and needy cause to praise your name.
22 Exsurge, Deus, iudica causam tuam; memor esto improperiorum tuorum, quae ab insipiente fiunt tota die.	22 Arise, God, champion your own cause, remember how fools blaspheme you all day long!
23 Ne obliviscaris voces inimicorum tuorum; tumultus adversariorum tuorum ascendit semper.	23 Do not forget the shouting of your enemies, the ever-mounting uproar of your adversaries.