Psalms 81

NEW JERUSALEM	BIBBIA VOLGARE
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 Iddio stette nella sinagoga de' giudici; ma in mezzo conosce loro.
2 Strike up the music, beat the tambourine, play the melodious harp and the lyre;	2 Insino quando giudicate la iniquità, e ricevete la faccia de' peccatori?
3 blow the trumpet for the new month, for the ful moon, for our feast day!	3 Giudicate al povero e al pupillo; giustificate l'umile e povero.
4 For Israel has this statute, a decision of the God of Jacob,	4 Liberate il povero e bisognoso dalla mano del peccatore.
5 a decree he imposed on Joseph, when he went to war against Egypt. I heard a voice unknown to me,	5 Non seppero nè intesero; vanno nelle tenebre; moveransi tutti li fondamenti della 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 dii, e tutti figliuoli 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 Ma voi come uomini morirete; e come uno de' principi caderete.
8 Listen, my people, while I give you warning; Israel, if only you would listen to me!	8 Lèvati, Iddio, giudica la terra; per che tu sarai erede di 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.'