اَلْمَزَامِيرُ 79

١ 1 مَزْمُورٌ. لِآسَافَ اَللَّهُمَّ، إِنَّ ٱلْأُمَمَ قَدْ دَخَلُوا مِيرَاثَكَ. نَجَّسُوا هَيْكَلَ قُدْسِكَ. جَعَلُوا أُورُشَلِيمَ أَكْوَامًا.

A Psalm for Asaph. O God, the heathen are come into your inheritance; they have polluted your holy temple; they have made Jerusalem a storehouse of fruits.

٢ 2 دَفَعُوا جُثَثَ عَبِيدِكَ طَعَامًا لِطُيُورِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ، لَحْمَ أَتْقِيَائِكَ لِوُحُوشِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

They have given the dead bodies of your servants [to be] food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your holy ones for the wild beasts of the earth.

٣ 3 سَفَكُوا دَمَهُمْ كَٱلْمَاءِ حَوْلَ أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يَدْفِنُ.

They have shed their blood as water, round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury [them].

٤ 4 صِرْنَا عَارًا عِنْدَ جِيرَانِنَا، هُزْءًا وَسُخْرَةً لِلَّذِينَ حَوْلَنَا.

We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them [that are] round about us.

٥ 5 إِلَى مَتَى يَارَبُّ تَغْضَبُ كُلَّ ٱلْغَضَبِ، وَتَتَّقِدُ كَٱلنَّارِ غَيْرَتُكَ؟

How long, O Lord? will you be angry for ever? shall your jealousy burn like fire?

٦ 6 أَفِضْ رِجْزَكَ عَلَى ٱلْأُمَمِ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْرِفُونَكَ، وَعَلَى ٱلْمَمَالِكِ ٱلَّتِي لَمْ تَدْعُ بِٱسْمِكَ،

Pour out your wrath upon the heathen that have not known you, and upon the kingdoms which have not called upon your name.

٧ 7 لِأَنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَكَلُوا يَعْقُوبَ وَأَخْرَبُوا مَسْكَنَهُ.

For they have devoured Jacob, and laid his place waste.

٨ 8 لَا تَذْكُرْ عَلَيْنَا ذُنُوبَ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ. لِتَتَقَدَّمْنَا مَرَاحِمُكَ سَرِيعًا، لِأَنَّنَا قَدْ تَذَلَّلْنَا جِدًّا.

Remember not our old transgressions; let your tender mercies speedily prevent us; for we are greatly impoverished.

٩ 9 أَعِنَّا يَا إِلَهَ خَلَاصِنَا مِنْ أَجْلِ مَجْدِ ٱسْمِكَ، وَنَجِّنَا وَٱغْفِرْ خَطَايَانَا مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱسْمِكَ.

Help us, O God our Saviour; for the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us; and be merciful to our sins, for your name's sake.

١٠ 10 لِمَاذَا يَقُولُ ٱلْأُمَمُ: «أَيْنَ هُوَ إِلَهُهُمْ؟». لِتُعْرَفْ عِنْدَ ٱلْأُمَمِ قُدَّامَ أَعْيُنِنَا نَقْمَةُ دَمِ عَبِيدِكَ ٱلْمُهْرَاقِ.

Lets haply they should say amongst the heathen, Where is their God? and let the avenging of your servant's blood that has been shed be known amongst the heathen before our eyes.

١١ 11 لِيَدْخُلْ قُدَّامَكَ أَنِينُ ٱلْأَسِيرِ. كَعَظَمَةِ ذِرَاعِكَ ٱسْتَبْقِ بَنِي ٱلْمَوْتِ.

Let the groaning of the prisoners come in before you; according to the greatness of your arm preserve the sons of the slain ones.

١٢ 12 وَرُدَّ عَلَى جِيرَانِنَا سَبْعَةَ أَضْعَافٍ فِي أَحْضَانِهِمِ ٱلْعَارَ ٱلَّذِي عَيَّرُوكَ بِهِ يَارَبُّ.

Repay to our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, with which they have reproached you, O Lord.

١٣ 13 أَمَّا نَحْنُ شَعْبُكَ وَغَنَمُ رِعَايَتِكَ نَحْمَدُكَ إِلَى ٱلدَّهْرِ. إِلَى دَوْرٍ فَدَوْرٍ نُحَدِّثُ بِتَسْبِيحِكَ.

For we are your people and the sheep of your pasture; we will give you thanks for ever; we will declare your praise throughout all generations.