Mga Awit 78
1 Dinggin ninyo ang aking mga tinuturo, aking bayan, makinig kayo sa mga salita ng aking bibig.
My friends, listen to what I am going to teach you; pay careful attention [IDM] to what I say.
2 Bubuksan ko ang aking bibig sa mga talinhaga; aawit ako tungkol sa mga bagay na lihim tungkol sa nakaraan.
I am going to give you some sayings that wise people have said. They will be sayings about things that happened long ago, things that were difficult to understand [MET],
3 Ito ang mga bagay na narinig at natutunan natin, mga bagay na sinabi sa atin ng ating mga ninuno.
things that we have heard and known previously, things that our parents and grandparents told us.
4 Hindi natin ito itatago sa kanilang mga kaapu-apuhan. Sasabihin natin sa susunod na salinlahi ang tungkol sa kapuri-puring mga bagay na ginawa ni Yahweh, ang kaniyang kalakasan, at ang mga kababalaghan na kaniyang ginawa.
We will tell these things to our children [LIT], and we will also tell to our grandchildren [about] Yahweh’s power and the glorious/great things that he has done.
5 Dahil tinatag niya ang mga utos sa tipan kay Jacob at nagtalaga ng batas sa Israel. Inutusan niya ang ating mga ninuno na ituro ito sa kanilang mga anak.
He gave laws and commandments to the Israeli people, [those who are the descendants of] Jacob [DOU], and he told our ancestors to teach them to their children
6 Inutos niya ito para malaman ng darating na salinlahi ang kaniyang mga tuntunin, ang mga bata na hindi pa ipinapanganak ay dapat din nilang sabihin ito sa kanilang mga magiging anak.
in order that their children would [also] know them and then they would teach them to their children.
7 Pagkatapos, ilalagak nila ang kanilang pag-asa sa Diyos at hindi kalilimutan ang mga ginawa niya pero susundin ang kaniyang mga kautusan.
In that way, they also would trust in God, and not forget the things that he has done; instead, they would obey his commandments.
8 Pagkatapos, hindi (sila) magiging katulad ng kanilang mga ninuno, na matigas ang ulo at rebeldeng salinlahi, salinlahi na hindi tama ang mga puso, at hindi mapagkakatiwalaan at hindi tapat sa Diyos.
They would not be like their ancestors, who were very stubborn and kept rebelling [against God]; they did not continue firmly trusting in God, and they did not worship only him.
9 Ang mga taga-Efraim ay armado ng mga pana, pero umatras (sila) sa araw ng labanan.
[The soldiers of] the tribe of Ephraim had bows [and arrows] but they ran away [from their enemies] on the day that they fought a battle with their enemies.
10 Hindi nila iningatan ang tipan sa Diyos, at tumanggi silang sumunod sa kaniyang batas.
They did not do what they had agreed with God that they would do; they refused to obey his laws.
11 Nakalimutan nila ang kaniyang mga ginawa, ang mga kamangha-manghang bagay na ipinakita niya sa kanila.
They forgot what he had done; they forgot about the miracles that they had seen him perform.
12 Gumawa siya ng kahanga-hangang mga bagay sa harap ng kanilang mga ninuno sa lupain ng Ehipto, sa lupain ng Soan.
While our ancestors were watching, God performed miracles in the area around Zoan [city] in Egypt.
13 Hinati niya ang dagat at dinala (sila) sa kabila nito; pinatayo niya ang mga tubig na gaya ng mga pader.
[Then] he caused the [Red] Sea to divide, causing the water [on each side] to pile up like a wall, with the result that [our ancestors] walked through it [on dry ground].
14 Sa umaga, pinangunahan niya (sila) ng ulap at sa buong gabi sa liwanag ng apoy.
He led them by a [bright] cloud during the day and by a fiery light during the night.
15 Biniyak niya ang mga bato sa ilang, at binigyan (sila) ng maraming tubig, sapat para punuin ang kailaliman ng dagat.
He split rocks open in the desert, giving to our ancestors plenty of water from deep inside the earth.
16 Nagpaagos siya ng tubig mula sa bato at pinadaloy ang tubig gaya ng mga ilog.
He caused a stream of water to flow from the rock; the water flowed like a river [DOU].
17 Pero pinagpatuloy pa rin nilang magkasala sa inyo, nagrerebelde laban sa Kataas-taasang Diyos sa ilang.
But [our ancestors] continued to sin against God; in the desert they rebelled against the one who is greater than any other god.
18 Hinamon nila ang Diyos sa kanilang mga puso sa pamamagitan ng paghingi ng pagkain para pawiin ang kanilang gutom.
By demanding that God give them the food that they desired, they tried to find out if he would always do what they requested him to do.
19 Nagsalita (sila) laban sa Diyos: Sabi nila, “Kaya ba talaga ng Diyos na maglatag ng lamesa para sa atin sa ilang?
They insulted God by saying, “We don’t think he can supply food for us [here] in this desert!
20 Tingnan ninyo, nang hinampas niya ang bato, bumulwak ang tubig at nag-umapaw ang pagdaloy nito. Pero kaya din ba niya na magbigay ng tinapay? Magbibigay ba siya ng karne para sa kaniyang bayan?
[It is true that] he struck the rock, with the result that water gushed/flowed out, [but] (can he also provide bread and meat for [us], his people?/we doubt that he can also provide bread and meat for us, his people.)” [RHQ]
21 Nang narinig ito ni Yahweh, nagalit siya; kaya nag-alab ang kaniyang apoy laban kay Jacob, nilusob ng galit niya ang Israel,
So, when Yahweh heard that, he became very angry, and he sent a fire to burn up [some of] his Israeli [people]. [MTY, DOU]
22 dahil hindi (sila) naniwala sa Diyos at hindi (sila) nagtiwala sa kaniyang kaligtasan.
[He did that] because they did not trust in him, and they did not believe that he would rescue them.
23 Gayumpaman, inutusan niya ang mga kalangitan at binuksan ang pinto nito.
But God spoke to the sky above them; he commanded it to open [like] a door,
24 Nagpaulan siya ng manna para sa kainin nila, at binigyan (sila) ng butil mula sa langit.
and [then food] fell down like rain, [food which they named] ‘manna’; God gave them grain from (heaven/the sky).
25 Kinain ng mga tao ang tinapay ng mga anghel. Nagpadala siya sa kanila ng masaganang pagkain.
[So] the people ate the food that angels eat, [and] God gave to them all the manna that they wanted.
26 Pinaihip niya ang silangang hangin sa kalangitan, at sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang kapangyarihan, ginabayan niya ang katimugang hangin.
[Later], he caused the wind to blow from the east, and by his power he also sent wind from the south,
27 Nagpaulan siya ng karne para sa kanila gaya ng alikabok, mga ibon na singdami ng mga buhangin sa dagat.
and the wind brought birds which were as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore.
28 Nahulog ito sa gitna ng kanilang kampo, sa buong paligid ng kanilang mga tolda.
God caused those birds to fall [dead] in the middle of (their camp)/the area where the people had put up their tents. [There were dead birds] all around their tents.
29 Kaya kumain (sila) at nabusog. Binigay niya ang gusto nila.
[So] the people [cooked the birds and] ate the meat and their stomachs were full, because God had given them what they wanted.
30 Pero hindi pa rin (sila) nabusog; ang kanilang pagkain ay nasa mga bibig pa rin nila.
But before they had eaten all that they wanted, and while they were still eating it,
31 Pagkatapos, nilusob (sila) ng galit ng Diyos at pinatay ang pinakamalalakas sa kanila. Tinumba niya ang mga batang lalaki ng Israel.
God was [still] very angry with them, and he caused their strongest men to die; he got rid of [many of] the finest [young] Israeli men.
32 Sa kabila nito, patuloy pa rin silang nagkasala at hindi (sila) naniwala sa kaniyang kahanga-hangang mga ginawa.
In spite of all that, the people continued to sin; in spite of all the miracles that God had performed, they still did not trust that he [would take care of them].
33 Dahil dito, pinaikli ng Diyos ang kanilang mga araw; ang kanilang mga taon ay napuno ng takot.
So, he caused their lives to end as quickly as a puff of wind ends; they died when disasters suddenly struck them.
34 Sa tuwing pinapahirapan (sila) ng Diyos, nagsisimula silang hanapin siya, at babalik (sila) at masidhing hahanapin siya.
When God caused [some of] them to die, [the others] turned to God; they repented and earnestly asked God [to save them].
35 Maaalala nila na ang Diyos ang kanilang bato at ang Kataas-taasang Diyos ang kanilang tagapagligtas.
They remembered that God is [like] a huge rock ledge [under which they would be safe] [MET], and that he, who was greater than any other god, is the one who protected/rescued them.
36 Pero bobolahin siya nila sa pamamagitan ng kanilang bibig at magsisinungaling (sila) sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mga salita.
But they [tried to] deceive God by what they said [MTY]; their words [MTY] were [all] lies.
37 Dahil ang kanilang mga puso ay hindi matatag na nakatuon sa kaniya, at hindi (sila) tapat sa kaniyang tipan.
They were not loyal to him; they disregarded/ignored the agreement that he had made with them.
38 Gayumpaman, siya ay naging maawain, pinatawad niya ang kanilang labis na kasalanan at hindi (sila) winasak. Oo, maraming beses niyang pinigil ang kaniyang galit at hindi pinukaw lahat ang kaniyang matinding galit.
But God was merciful to his people. He forgave them for having sinned and did not get rid of them. Many times he refrained from becoming angry [with them] and restrained from furiously/severely [punishing them] [MTY].
39 Inalala niya na (sila) ay gawa sa laman, isang hangin na umiihip at hindi na bumalik.
He remembered/considered that they were only humans who die; they [disappear quickly] [SIM], like a wind that blows by and then is gone.
40 Napakadalas nilang nagrebelde laban sa kaniya sa ilang at pinagdalamhati siya sa tigang na mga rehiyon!
Many times our ancestors rebelled against God in the desert and caused him to become very sad.
41 Paulit-ulit nilang sinubok ang Diyos at sinaktan ang Banal ng Israel.
Many times they did evil things, to find out [if they could do those things without God punishing them]. They frequently caused the holy God of Israel to become disgusted/sad.
42 Hindi nila inisip ang kaniyang kapangyarihan, kung paano niya (sila) niligtas mula sa mga kalaban
They forgot about his [great] power, and they (forgot/did not think) about the time when he rescued them from their enemies.
43 nang ipinakita niya ang nakasisindak na mga tanda sa Ehipto at kababalaghan niya sa rehiyon ng Soan.
They forgot about when he performed many miracles in the area near Zoan [city] in Egypt.
44 Ginawa niyang dugo ang mga ilog ng Ehipto para hindi (sila) makainom mula sa kanilang mga batis.
He caused the [Nile] River (OR, their sources of water) to become [red like] blood, with the result that the people of Egypt had no water to drink.
45 Nagpadala siya ng kulupon ng mga langaw na lumamon sa kanila at mga palaka na kumalat sa kanilang lupain.
He sent among the people of Egypt swarms of flies that bit them, and he sent frogs that ate up everything.
46 Binigay niya ang kanilang mga pananim sa mga tipaklong at ang trabaho nila sa mga balang.
He sent locusts to eat their crops and the other things that grew in their fields.
47 Winasak niya ang kanilang mga taniman gamit ang yelo at ang kanilang mga punong sikamore ng mas maraming pang yelo.
He sent hail that destroyed the grapevines, and sent frost that ruined the figs.
48 Nagpaulan siya ng yelo sa kanilang mga baka at naghagis ng mga kidlat sa kanilang mga baka.
He sent hail that killed their cattle and sent lightning that killed their sheep and cows.
49 Ang bagsik ng kaniyang galit ay humagupit laban sa kanila. Pinadala niya ang kaniyang poot, matinding galit, at kaguluhan tulad ng mga kinatawan na sinugo para magdala ng sakuna.
Because God was fiercely angry with the people of Egypt, he caused them to be very distressed. The disasters that struck them were like a group of angels that destroyed [everything].
50 Itinaas niya ang landas ng kaniyang galit; hindi niya (sila) niligtas mula sa kamatayan pero ibinigay niya (sila) sa salot.
He did not lessen his being angry [with them], and he did not (spare their lives/prevent them from dying); he sent a (plague/serious illness) that killed [many of] them.
51 Pinatay niya ang lahat ng panganay sa Ehipto, ang panganay ng kanilang lakas sa mga tolda ni Ham.
He also caused all the firstborn sons of the people of Egypt to die.
52 Inakay niya ang sarili niyang bayan gaya ng tupa at ginabayan (sila) mula sa ilang gaya ng isang kawan.
Then he led his people out [of Egypt] like [a shepherd leads] his sheep [SIM], and he guided them [while they walked] through the desert.
53 Inakay niya (sila) nang may kapanatagan at walang takot, pero nagapi ng dagat ang kanilang mga kaaway.
He led them safely, and they were not afraid, but their enemies were drowned in the sea.
54 Pagkatapos, dinala niya (sila) sa hangganan ng kaniyang banal na lupain, sa kaniyang bundok na nakuha ng kaniyang kanang kamay.
[Later] he brought them to [Canaan], his sacred land, to [Zion] Hill (OR, the hilly area) and by his power [MTY] he enabled them to conquer [the people who were living there].
55 Tinaboy niya ang mga bansa sa kanilang mga harapan at itinalaga (sila) sa kanilang pamana; pinatira niya ang mga tribu ng Israel sa kanilang mga tolda.
He expelled the people-groups while his people were advancing; he allotted part of the land for [each tribe] to possess, and he gave to the Israeli people the houses of those people who had been expelled.
56 Pero hinamon at sumuway (sila) sa Kataas-taasang Diyos at hindi sinunod ang kaniyang banal na mga kautusan.
However, the Israeli people rebelled against God, who is greater than any other god, and they did many evil things to see if they could do those things without God punishing them, and they did not obey his commandments.
57 Hindi (sila) tapat at kumilos (sila) nang may kataksilan gaya ng kanilang mga ama; hindi (sila) maaasahan tulad ng isang sirang pana.
Instead, like their ancestors did, they rebelled against God and (were not loyal to/did not faithfully [obey]) him; they were as [unreliable as] a crooked arrow [that does not go straight] [SIM].
58 Dahil siya ay ginalit nila sa kanilang paganong mga templo at pinukaw siya na magalit dahil sa kanilang mga diyos-diyosan.
Because they [worshiped] carved images of their gods on the tops of hills, they caused God to become angry [DOU].
59 Nang marinig ito ng Diyos, nagalit siya at lubusang itinakwil ang Israel.
He saw what they were doing and became very angry, so he rejected the Israeli people.
60 Iniwan niya ang banal na santuwaryo ng Shilo, ang tolda kung saan siya naninirahan kasama ng mga tao.
He no longer appeared to them at Shiloh in the tent where he had lived among them.
61 Hinayaan niyang mahuli ang kaniyang lakas at ibinigay niya ang kaniyang kaluwalhatian sa kamay ng kaniyang mga kaaway.
He allowed their enemies to capture [the sacred chest], [which was the symbol of] his power and his glory.
62 Ibinigay niya ang kaniyang bayan sa mga espada, at nagalit siya sa kaniyang pamana.
Because he was angry with his people, he allowed them to be killed [MTY] [by their enemies].
63 Nilamon ng apoy ang kanilang mga binata, at ang mga dalaga nila ay walang mga kantang pangkasal.
Young men were killed in battles, with the result that the young women had no one to marry.
64 Nahulog ang kanilang mga pari sa espada, at ang kanilang mga balo ay hindi makaiyak.
[Many] priests were killed by [their enemies’] swords, and (the people did not allow the priests’ widows/the priests’ widows were not allowed) to mourn.
65 Pagkatapos, gumising ang Diyos mula sa pagkakatulog, gaya ng isang mandirigma na sumisigaw dahil sa alak.
Later, [it was as though] the Lord awoke from sleeping; he was like a strong man who (became stimulated/felt that he was strong) by (OR, became sober after) [drinking] a lot of wine [SIM].
66 Pinaatras niya ang kaniyang mga kaaway; inilagay niya (sila) sa walang hanggang kahihiyan.
He pushed their enemies back and caused them to be [very] ashamed for a long time [HYP] [because they had been defeated].
67 Tinanggihan niya ang tolda ni Jose, at hindi niya pinili ang tribu ni Efraim.
[But] he did not set up his tent where [the people of] the tribe of Ephraim lived; he did not choose their area [to do that].
68 Pinili niya ang tribu ng Juda at Bundok ng Sion na iniibig niya.
Instead he chose [the area where] the tribe of Judah [lived]; he chose Zion Hill, which he loves.
69 Itinayo niya ang kaniyang banal na santuwaryo gaya ng langit, gaya ng daigdig na kaniyang itinatag magpakailanman.
He [decided to have] his temple built [there], high up, like [his home in] heaven; he caused it to be firm, [and intended that] his temple would last forever, like the earth.
70 Pinili niya si David, ang kaniyang lingkod, at kinuha siya mula sa kulungan ng mga tupa.
He chose David, who served him [faithfully], and took him from the pastures
71 Kinuha siya mula sa pagsunod sa mga babaeng tupa kasama ng mga kanilang anak, at dinala siya para maging pastol ni Jacob, ng kaniyang bayan, at ng Israel, na kaniyang pamana.
where he was taking care of his [father’s] sheep, and appointed him to be the leader [MET] of the Israeli people, the people who belong to God.
72 Pinatnubayan (sila) ni David nang may dangal sa kaniyang puso, at ginabayan (sila) sa pamamagitan ng kahusayan ng kaniyang mga kamay.
David took care of the Israeli people sincerely and wholeheartedly, and guided them skillfully/wisely.
