תהילים 105
| הודו ליהוה קראו בשמו הודיעו בעמים עלילותיו׃ | 1 |
Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
| שירו לו זמרו לו שיחו בכל נפלאותיו׃ | 2 |
Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
| התהללו בשם קדשו ישמח לב מבקשי יהוה׃ | 3 |
Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
| דרשו יהוה ועזו בקשו פניו תמיד׃ | 4 |
Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be in his presence.
| זכרו נפלאותיו אשר עשה מפתיו ומשפטי פיו׃ | 5 |
Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments he's carried out,
| זרע אברהם עבדו בני יעקב בחיריו׃ | 6 |
descendants of Abraham, children of Israel, his chosen people.
| הוא יהוה אלהינו בכל הארץ משפטיו׃ | 7 |
He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
| זכר לעולם בריתו דבר צוה לאלף דור׃ | 8 |
He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
| אשר כרת את אברהם ושבועתו לישחק׃ | 9 |
the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
| ויעמידה ליעקב לחק לישראל ברית עולם׃ | 10 |
The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this binding agreement with Israel:
| לאמר לך אתן את ארץ כנען חבל נחלתכם׃ | 11 |
saying to you, “I will give the land of Canaan for you to possess.”
| בהיותם מתי מספר כמעט וגרים בה׃ | 12 |
He said this when they were only a few, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
| ויתהלכו מגוי אל גוי מממלכה אל עם אחר׃ | 13 |
They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
| לא הניח אדם לעשקם ויוכח עליהם מלכים׃ | 14 |
He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
| אל תגעו במשיחי ולנביאי אל תרעו׃ | 15 |
“Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
| ויקרא רעב על הארץ כל מטה לחם שבר׃ | 16 |
He caused a famine in the Land of Canaan so that there was no food.
| שלח לפניהם איש לעבד נמכר יוסף׃ | 17 |
Before that he sent a man, Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
| ענו בכבל רגליו ברזל באה נפשו׃ | 18 |
They hurt his feet by placing them in shackles, and they put an iron collar around his neck,
| עד עת בא דברו אמרת יהוה צרפתהו׃ | 19 |
until the time predicted came when the Lord tested him.
| שלח מלך ויתירהו משל עמים ויפתחהו׃ | 20 |
The king sent for him and released him; the king of the people set him free.
| שמו אדון לביתו ומשל בכל קנינו׃ | 21 |
He put Joseph in charge of the royal household, manager of everything he had,
| לאסר שריו בנפשו וזקניו יחכם׃ | 22 |
to teach the king's officials whatever he wanted, to make the king's advisors wise.
| ויבא ישראל מצרים ויעקב גר בארץ חם׃ | 23 |
Then Israel entered Egypt—Jacob settled as a foreigner in the land of Ham.
| ויפר את עמו מאד ויעצמהו מצריו׃ | 24 |
The Lord made his people more fertile and more powerful than their enemies.
| הפך לבם לשנא עמו להתנכל בעבדיו׃ | 25 |
He made the Egyptians change their minds and hate his people and act deceptively towards them.
| שלח משה עבדו אהרן אשר בחר בו׃ | 26 |
He sent his servant Moses, together with Aaron, whom he had chosen.
| שמו בם דברי אתותיו ומפתים בארץ חם׃ | 27 |
They carried out his miraculous signs among the Egyptians, his wonders in the land of Ham.
| שלח חשך ויחשך ולא מרו את דבריו׃ | 28 |
He plunged the country into darkness—for hadn't they defied what the Lord had said?
| הפך את מימיהם לדם וימת את דגתם׃ | 29 |
He turned their water into blood, killing all the fish.
| שרץ ארצם צפרדעים בחדרי מלכיהם׃ | 30 |
Then he sent a plague of frogs across the land that even entered the bedrooms of their rulers.
| אמר ויבא ערב כנים בכל גבולם׃ | 31 |
He gave the command, and flies spread throughout their land; mosquitoes were everywhere.
| נתן גשמיהם ברד אש להבות בארצם׃ | 32 |
He rained down hail on them, and lightning flashed across their land.
| ויך גפנם ותאנתם וישבר עץ גבולם׃ | 33 |
He struck down their grape vines, and tore down their trees.
| אמר ויבא ארבה וילק ואין מספר׃ | 34 |
He gave the command, and swarms of locusts came—countless locusts:
| ויאכל כל עשב בארצם ויאכל פרי אדמתם׃ | 35 |
they ate up all the vegetation in their land; they consumed all the growing crops.
| ויך כל בכור בארצם ראשית לכל אונם׃ | 36 |
He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, the first to be produced in their vigor and strength.
| ויוציאם בכסף וזהב ואין בשבטיו כושל׃ | 37 |
Then he led his people out of Egypt, carrying silver and gold—not one among the tribes was stumbling along.
| שמח מצרים בצאתם כי נפל פחדם עליהם׃ | 38 |
The Egyptians were delighted to see them go, for they were frightened of the Israelites.
| פרש ענן למסך ואש להאיר לילה׃ | 39 |
He spread a cloud above them as a covering, and at night a fire to give them light.
| שאל ויבא שלו ולחם שמים ישביעם׃ | 40 |
He gave them quails to eat when they asked him; he fed them with the bread of heaven until they were full.
| פתח צור ויזובו מים הלכו בציות נהר׃ | 41 |
He split the rock open, and water gushed out—a river flowing through the desert.
| כי זכר את דבר קדשו את אברהם עבדו׃ | 42 |
For he remembered his holy promise to his servant Abraham.
| ויוצא עמו בששון ברנה את בחיריו׃ | 43 |
So he led his people out, his chosen ones, as they sang for joy.
| ויתן להם ארצות גוים ועמל לאמים יירשו׃ | 44 |
He gave them the lands of the heathen nations, and they inherited what other people had worked for.
| בעבור ישמרו חקיו ותורתיו ינצרו הללו יה׃ | 45 |
The Lord did this so they could follow his instructions and keep his laws. Praise the Lord!
