ΨΑΛΜΟΙ - Salmi - Psalms 78

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Μασχιλ του Ασαφ.>> Ακουσον, λαε μου, τον νομον μου? κλινατε τα ωτα σας εις τα λογια του στοματος μου.	1 [Psalm Of Asaph] My people, listen to my teaching, pay attention to what I say.
2 Θελω ανοιξει εν παραβολη το στομα μου? θελω προφερει πραγματα αξιομνημονευτα, τα απ' αρχης?	2 I will speak to you in poetry, unfold the mysteries of the past.
3 οσα ηκουσαμεν και εγνωρισαμεν και οι πατερες ημων διηγηθησαν εις ημας.	3 What we have heard and know, what our ancestors have told us
4 Δεν θελομεν κρυψει αυτα απο των τεκνων αυτων εις την επερχομενην γενεαν, διηγουμενοι τους επαινους του Κυριου και την δυναμιν αυτου και τα θαυμασια αυτου, τα οποια εκαμε.	4 we shal not conceal from their descendants, but wil tell to a generation stil to come: the praises ofYahweh, his power, the wonderful deeds he has done.
5 Και εστησε μαρτυριον εν τω Ιακωβ και νομον εθεσεν εν τω Ισραηλ, τα οποια προσεταξεν εις τους πατερας ημων, να καμνωσιν αυτα γνωστα εις τα τεκνα αυτων?	5 He instituted a witness in Jacob, he established a law in Israel, he commanded our ancestors to handit down to their descendants,
6 δια να γνωριζη αυτα η γενεα η επερχομενη, οι υιοι οι μελλοντες να γεννηθωσι? και αυτοι, οταν αναστηθωσι, να διηγωνται εις τα τεκνα αυτων?	6 that a generation stil to come might know it, children yet to be born. They should be sure to tel theirown children,
7 δια να θεσωσιν επι τον Θεον την ελπιδα αυτων, και να μη λησμονωσι τα εργα του Θεου, αλλα να φυλαττωσι τας εντολας αυτου?	7 and should put their trust in God, never forgetting God's great deeds, always keeping his commands,
8 και να μη γεινωσιν, ως οι πατερες αυτων, γενεα διεστραμμενη και απειθης? γενεα, ητις δεν εφυλαξεν ευθειαν την καρδιαν αυτης, και δεν εσταθη πιστον μετα του Θεου το πνευμα αυτης?	8 and not, like their ancestors, be a stubborn and rebel ious generation, a generation weak of purpose,their spirit fickle towards God.
9 ως οι υιοι του Εφραιμ, οιτινες ωπλισμενοι, βασταζοντες τοξα, εστραφησαν οπισω την ημεραν της μαχης.	9 The archer sons of Ephraim turned tail when the time came for fighting;
10 Δεν εφυλαξαν την διαθηκην του Θεου, και εν τω νομω αυτου δεν ηθελησαν να περιπατωσι?	10 they failed to keep God's covenant, they refused to fol ow his Law;
11 και ελησμονησαν τα εργα αυτου και τα θαυμασια αυτου, τα οποια εδειξεν εις αυτους.	11 they had forgotten his great deeds, the marvels he had shown them;
12 Εμπροσθεν των πατερων αυτων εκαμε θαυμασια, εν τη γη της Αιγυπτου, τη πεδιαδι Τανεως.	12 he did marvels in the sight of their ancestors in Egypt, in the plains of Tanis.
13 Διεσχισε την θαλασσαν και διεπερασεν αυτους και εστησε τα υδατα ως σωρον?	13 He split the sea and brought them through, made the waters stand up like a dam;
14 και ωδηγησεν αυτους την ημεραν εν νεφελη και ολην την νυκτα εν φωτι πυρος.	14 he led them with a cloud by day, and al the night with the light of a fire;
15 Διεσχισε πετρας εν τη ερημω και εποτισεν αυτους ως εκ μεγαλων αβυσσων?	15 he split rocks in the desert, let them drink as though from the limitless depths;
16 και εξηγαγε ρυακας εκ της πετρας και κατεβιβασεν υδατα ως ποταμους.	16 he brought forth streams from a rock, made waters flow down in torrents.
17 Αλλ' αυτοι εξηκολουθουν ετι αμαρτανοντες εις αυτον, παροξυνοντες τον Υψιστον εν ανυδρω τοπω?	17 But they only sinned against him more than ever, defying the Most High in barren country;
18 και επειρασαν τον Θεον εν τη καρδια αυτων, ζητουντες βρωσιν κατα την ορεξιν αυτων?	18 they deliberately chal enged God by demanding food to their hearts' content.
19 και ελαλησαν κατα του Θεου, λεγοντες, Μηπως δυναται ο Θεος να ετοιμαση τραπεζαν εν τη ερημω;	19 They insulted God by saying, 'Can God make a banquet in the desert?
20 Ιδου, επαταξε την πετραν, και ερρευσαν υδατα και χειμαρροι επλημμυρησαν? μηπως δυναται να δωση και αρτον; η να ετοιμαση κρεας εις τον λαον αυτου;	20 True, when he struck the rock, waters gushed out and flowed in torrents; but what of bread? Can hegive that, can he provide meat for his people?'
21 Δια τουτο ηκουσεν ο Κυριος και ωργισθη? και πυρ εξηφθη κατα του Ιακωβ, ετι δε και οργη ανεβη κατα του Ισραηλ?	21 When he heard them Yahweh vented his anger, fire blazed against Jacob, his anger mountedagainst Israel,
22 διοτι δεν επιστευσαν εις τον Θεον, ουδε ηλπισαν επι την σωτηριαν αυτου?	22 because they had no faith in God, no trust in his power to save.
23 ενω προσεταξε τας νεφελας απο ανωθεν και τας θυρας του ουρανου ηνοιξε,	23 Even so he gave orders to the skies above, he opened the sluice-gates of heaven;
24 και εβρεξεν εις αυτους μαννα δια να φαγωσι και σιτον ουρανου εδωκεν εις αυτους?	24 he rained down manna to feed them, he gave them the wheat of heaven;
25 αρτον αγγελων εφαγεν ο ανθρωπος? τροφην εστειλεν εις αυτους μεχρι χορτασμου.	25 mere mortals ate the bread of the Mighty, he sent them as much food as they could want.
26 Εσηκωσεν εν τω ουρανω ανατολικον ανεμον, και δια της δυναμεως αυτου επεφερε τον νοτον?	26 He roused an east wind in the heavens, despatched a south wind by his strength;
27 και εβρεξεν επ' αυτους κρεας ως το χωμα και πετεινα πτερωτα ως την αμμον της θαλασσης?	27 he rained down meat on them like dust, birds thick as sand on the seashore,
28 και εκαμε να πεσωσιν εις το μεσον του στρατοπεδου αυτων, κυκλω των σκηνων αυτων.	28 tumbling into the middle of his camp, al around his dwel ing-place.
29 Και εφαγον και εχορτασθησαν σφοδρα? και εφερεν εις αυτους την επιθυμιαν αυτων?	29 They ate as much food as they wanted, he satisfied al their cravings;
30 δεν ειχον χωρισθη απο της επιθυμιας αυτων, ετι ητο εν τω στοματι αυτων βρωσις αυτων,	30 but their cravings were still upon them, the food was stil in their mouths,
31 και οργη του Θεου ανεβη επ' αυτους, και εφονευσε τους μεγαλητερους εξ αυτων και τους εκλεκτους του Ισραηλ κατεβαλεν.	31 when the wrath of God attacked them, slaughtering their strongest men, laying low the flower ofIsrael.
32 Εν πασι τουτοις ημαρτησαν ετι και δεν επιστευσαν εις τα θαυμασια αυτου.	32 Despite al this, they went on sinning, they put no faith in his marvels.
33 Δια τουτο συνετελεσεν εν ματαιοτητι τας ημερας αυτων και τα ετη αυτων εν ταραχη.	33 He made their days vanish in mist, their years in sudden ruin.
34 Οτε εθανατονεν αυτους, τοτε εξεζητουν αυτον, και επεστρεφον και απο ορθρου προσετρεχον εις τον Θεον?	34 Whenever he slaughtered them, they began to seek him, they turned back and looked eagerly forhim,
35 και ενεθυμουντο, οτι ο Θεος ητο φρουριον αυτων και ο Θεος ο Υψιστος λυτρωτης αυτων.	35 recalling that God was their rock, God the Most High, their redeemer.
36 Αλλ' εκολακευον αυτον δια του στοματος αυτων και δια της γλωσσης αυτων εψευδοντο προς αυτον?	36 They tried to hoodwink him with their mouths, their tongues were deceitful towards him;
37 Η δε καρδια αυτων δεν ητο ευθεια μετ' αυτου, και δεν ησαν πιστοι εις την διαθηκην αυτου.	37 their hearts were not loyal to him, they were not faithful to his covenant.
38 Αυτος ομως οικτιρμων συνεχωρησε την ανομιαν αυτων και δεν ηφανισεν αυτους? αλλα πολλακις ανεστελλε τον θυμον αυτου, και δεν διηγειρεν ολην την οργην αυτου?	38 But in his compassion he forgave their guilt instead of kil ing them, time and again repressing hisanger instead of rousing his full wrath,
39 και ενεθυμηθη οτι ησαν σαρξ? ανεμος παρερχομενος και μη επιστρεφων.	39 remembering they were creatures of flesh, a breath of wind that passes, never to return.
40 Ποσακις παρωξυναν αυτον εν τη ερημω, παρωργισαν αυτον εν τη ανυδρω,	40 How often they defied him in the desert! How often they grieved him in the wastelands!
41 και εστραφησαν και επειρασαν τον Θεον, και τον Αγιον του Ισραηλ παρωξυναν.	41 Repeatedly they chal enged God, provoking the Holy One of Israel,
42 Δεν ενεθυμηθησαν την χειρα αυτου, την ημεραν καθ' ην ελυτρωσεν αυτους απο του εχθρου?	42 not remembering his hand, the time when he saved them from the oppressor,
43 πως εδειξεν εν Αιγυπτω τα σημεια αυτου και τα θαυμασια αυτου εν τη πεδιαδι Τανεως?	43 he who did his signs in Egypt, his miracles in the plains of Tanis,
44 και μετεβαλεν εις αιμα τους ποταμους αυτων και τους ρυακας αυτων, δια να μη πιωσιν.	44 turning their rivers to blood, their streams so that they had nothing to drink.
45 Απεστειλεν επ' αυτους κυνομυιαν και κατεφαγεν αυτους, και βατραχους και εφανισαν αυτους.	45 He sent horseflies to eat them up, and frogs to devastate them,
46 Και παρεδωκε τους καρπους αυτων εις τον βρουχον και τους κοπους αυτων εις την ακριδα.	46 consigning their crops to the caterpil ar, the fruit of their hard work to the locust;
47 Κατηφανισε δια της χαλαζης τας αμπελους αυτων και τας συκαμινους αυτων με πετρας χαλαζης?	47 he kil ed their vines with hail, their sycamore trees with frost,
48 και παρεδωκεν εις την χαλαζαν τα κτηνη αυτων και τα ποιμνια αυτων εις τους κεραυνους.	48 delivering up their cattle to hail, and their flocks to thunderbolts.
49 Απεστειλεν επ' αυτους την εξαψιν του θυμου αυτου, την αγανακτησιν και την οργην και την θλιψιν, αποστελλων αυτα δι' αγγελων κακοποιων.	49 He loosed against them the ful heat of his anger, fury, rage and destruction, a detachment ofdestroying angels;
50 Ηνοιξεν οδον εις την οργην αυτου? δεν εφεισθη απο του θανατου την ψυχην αυτων, και παρεδωκεν εις θανατικον την ζωην αυτων?	50 he gave free course to his anger. He did not exempt their own selves from death, delivering up theirlives to the plague.
51 και επαταξε παν πρωτοτοκον εν Αιγυπτω, την απαρχην της δυναμεως αυτων εν ταις σκηναις του Χαμ?	51 He struck all the first-born in Egypt, the flower of the youth in the tents of Ham.
52 και εσηκωσεν εκειθεν ως προβατα τον λαον αυτου και ωδηγησεν αυτους ως ποιμνιον εν τη ερημω?	52 He brought out his people like sheep, guiding them like a flock in the desert,
53 και ωδηγησεν αυτους εν ασφαλεια, και δεν εδειλιασαν? τους δε εχθρους αυτων εσκεπασεν η θαλασσα.	53 leading them safe and unafraid, while the sea engulfed their enemies.
54 Και εισηγαγεν αυτους εις το οριον της αγιοτητος αυτου, το ορος τουτο, το οποιον απεκτησεν η δεξια αυτου?	54 He brought them to his holy land, the hil -country won by his right hand;
55 και εξεδιωξεν απ' εμπροσθεν αυτων τα εθνη και διεμοιρασεν αυτα κληρονομιαν με σχοινιον, και εν ταις σκηναις αυτων κατωκισε τας φυλας του Ισραηλ.	55 he dispossessed nations before them, measured out a heritage for each of them, and settled thetribes of Israel in their tents.
56 Και ομως επειρασαν και παρωξυναν τον Θεον τον υψιστον και δεν εφυλαξαν τα μαρτυρια αυτου?	56 But stil they chal enged the Most High God and defied him, refusing to keep his decrees;
57 αλλ' εστραφησαν και εφερθησαν απιστως, ως οι πατερες αυτων? εστραφησαν ως τοξον στρεβλον?	57 as perverse and treacherous as their ancestors, they gave way like a faulty bow,
58 και παρωργισαν αυτον με τους υψηλους αυτων τοπους, και με τα γλυπτα αυτων διηγειραν αυτον εις ζηλοτυπιαν.	58 provoking him with their high places, rousing his jealousy with their idols.
59 Ηκουσεν ο Θεος και υπερωργισθη και εβδελυχθη σφοδρα τον Ισραηλ?	59 God listened and vented his wrath, he totally rejected Israel;
60 και εγκατελιπε την σκηνην του Σηλω, την σκηνην οπου κατωκησε μεταξυ των ανθρωπων?	60 he forsook his dwelling in Shiloh, the tent where he used to dwel on the earth.
61 και παρεδωκεν εις αιχμαλωσιαν την δυναμιν αυτου και την δοξαν αυτου εις χειρα εχθρου?	61 He abandoned his power to captivity, his splendour to the enemy's clutches;
62 και παρεδωκεν εις ρομφαιαν τον λαον αυτου και υπερωργισθη κατα της κληρονομιας αυτου?	62 he gave up his people to the sword, he vented his wrath on his own heritage.
63 τους νεους αυτων κατεφαγε πυρ, και αι παρθενοι αυτων δεν ενυμφευθησαν?	63 Fire devoured their young men, their young girls had no wedding-song;
64 οι ιερεις αυτων επεσον εν μαχαιρα, και αι χηραι αυτων δεν επενθησαν.	64 their priests fel by the sword and their widows sang no dirge.
65 Τοτε εξηγερθη ως εξ υπνου ο Κυριος, ως ανθρωπος δυνατος, βοων απο οινου?	65 The Lord arose as though he had been asleep, like a strong man fighting-mad with wine,
66 και επαταξε τους εχθρους αυτου εις τα οπισω? ονειδος αιωνιον εθεσεν επ' αυτους.	66 he struck his enemies on the rump, and put them to everlasting shame.
67 Και απερριψε την σκηνην Ιωσηφ, και την φυλην Εφραιμ δεν εξελεξεν.	67 Rejecting the tents of Joseph, passing over the tribe of Ephraim,
68 Αλλ' εξελεξε την φυλην Ιουδα, το ορος της Σιων, το οποιον ηγαπησε.	68 he chose the tribe of Judah, his wel -loved mountain of Zion;
69 Και ωκοδομησεν ως υψηλα παλατια το αγιαστηριον αυτου, ως την γην την οποιαν εθεμελιωσεν εις τον αιωνα.	69 he built his sanctuary like high hil s, like the earth set it firm for ever.
70 Και εξελεξε Δαβιδ τον δουλον αυτου και ανελαβεν αυτον εκ των ποιμνιων των προβατων?	70 He chose David to be his servant, took him from the sheepfold,
71 Εξοπισθεν των θηλαζοντων προβατων εφερεν αυτον, δια να ποιμαινη Ιακωβ τον λαον αυτου και Ισραηλ την κληρονομιαν αυτου?	71 took him from tending ewes to pasture his servant Jacob, and Israel his heritage.
72 Και εποιμανεν αυτους κατα την ακακιαν της καρδιας αυτου? και δια της συνεσεως των χειρων αυτου ωδηγησεν αυτους.	72 He pastured them with unblemished heart, with a sensitive hand he led them.