গীতসংহিতা 107
Give thanks to Yahweh, because he always does good [things for us] His faithful love [for us] lasts forever!
Those whom Yahweh has saved should tell others that he has rescued them from their enemies.
He has gathered [those of you] who were [(exiled/taken forcefully)] to many lands; [he has gathered you together from] the east and the west, from the north and from the south.
Some of those [who returned from those countries] wandered in the desert; they were lost and had no homes to live in.
They were hungry and thirsty, and they were very discouraged.
When they were in trouble, they called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from (being distressed/their difficulties).
He led them along a straight road [where they walked safely] to cities [in Canaan] where they could live.
8 ৮ লোকেরা সদাপ্রভুুর প্রশংসা করুক, তাঁর বিশ্বস্ততার বিধির জন্য এবং মানুষদের জন্য তাঁর আশ্চর্য্য কাজ করেছেন।
They should praise/thank Yahweh for loving them faithfully and for the wonderful things that he does for people.
He gives thirsty people plenty [of water] to drink, and he gives hungry people plenty of good things [to eat].
Some of them were in very dark [HEN] (places [in Babylonia/other countries]); they were prisoners, suffering because of chains [fastened to their hands and feet].
11 ১১ এর কারণ তারা সর্বশক্তিমান ঈশ্বরের বাক্যের বিরোধিতা করেছিল এবং মহান ঈশ্বরের নির্দেশ অমান্য করত;
They were in prison because they had (rebelled against/not obeyed) the message of God; they were there because they had despised the advice given by God, who is greater than all other gods.
12 ১২ তিনি কষ্টের মধ্য দিয়ে তাদের হৃদয়কে নম্র করলেন; তারা পড়ে গেল এবং তাদের সাহায্য করার কেউ ছিল না।
[That is why] their bodies were worn out from hard labor; when they fell down, there was no one who would help them.
In their troubles, they called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their being distressed.
He broke the chains that were on their hands and feet; and brought them out of those very dark [prisons].
15 ১৫ লোকেরা সদাপ্রভুু প্রশংসা করুক তাঁর বিশ্বস্ততার বিধির জন্য এবং মানুষদের জন্য তিনি আশ্চর্য্য কাজ করেছেন।
He broke down the [prison] gates that were made of bronze, and cut through the [prison] bars that were made of iron. [So they also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving [them], and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
Some of them foolishly rebelled [against God], so they suffered for their sins.
They did not want to eat any food, and they almost died.
In their troubles, they [also] called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their being distressed.
When he commanded that they be healed, they were healed; he saved them from dying.
21 ২১ লোকে সদাপ্রভুুর প্রশংসা করুক তাঁর বিশ্বস্ততার বিধির জন্য এবং মানুষদের জন্য তিনি আশ্চর্য্য কাজ করেছেন।
They [also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving them, and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
They should give offerings to him to show that they are thankful, and they should sing joyfully about the miracles that he has performed.
Some of them sailed in ships; they were selling things [in ports] throughout the world.
[As they were sailing], they also saw the miracles that Yahweh performed, the wonderful things that he did [when they were] on very deep seas.
He commanded the winds, and they became strong and (stirred up high waves/caused waves to rise high).
The ships [in which they were sailing] were tossed high in the air, and [then] they sank into the (troughs/low places) [between the high waves]; then the sailors were terrified.
They stumbled about and staggered like drunken men, and they did not know what to do.
In their troubles, they [also] called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their distresses.
He (calmed the storm/caused the wind to stop blowing), and he caused the waves to completely subside.
30 ৩০ তারপর তারা আনন্দ করল কারণ সমুদ্র শান্ত হল এবং তিনি তাদেরকে তাদের পছন্দের পোতাশ্রয়ে নিয়ে যান।
They were [very] glad when it became calm; and Yahweh brought them safely into a harbor.
31 ৩১ লোকেরা সদাপ্রভুুর প্রশংসা করল তার বিশ্বস্ততার বিধির জন্য এবং তাঁর আশ্চর্য্য কাজ তিনি যা করেছেন তাঁর জন্য।
They [also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving [them], and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
They should praise him among the [Israeli] people when they have gathered together, and they should praise him in front of the leaders [of the country].
[Sometimes] Yahweh causes rivers [to become dry], [with the result that the land] becomes a desert, and springs of water become dry land.
[Sometimes] he causes land that has produced lots of crops to become salty wastelands, [with the result that they do not produce crops]. He does that because the people who live there are [very] wicked.
[But sometimes] he causes pools of water to appear in deserts, and he causes springs to flow in very dry ground.
He brings hungry [people] into that land, to live there and build cities [there].
They plant seeds in their fields, and they plant grapevines that produce big crops [of grapes].
He blesses the people, and the women give birth to many children, and they have large herds of cattle.
When the number of people becomes smaller and they have been humiliated [by their enemies] by being oppressed and caused to suffer [DOU],
40 ৪০ তিনি শত্রুর শাসন কর্তাদের ওপরে তুচ্ছতা ঢেলে দেন, মরুপ্রান্তে তাদেরকে ভ্রমণ করান যেখানে পথ নেই;
Yahweh shows contempt for the leaders who oppress them, and causes them to wander in deserts where there are no roads.
But he rescues poor [people] from (being in misery/suffering), and causes their families [to increase in number] like flocks of sheep.
Godly/Righteous [people will (see/hear about)] these things, and they will rejoice, and wicked people [will hear about these things, too], [but] they will have nothing to say in reply.
Those who are wise should think carefully about those things; they should consider [all the things] that Yahweh [has done to show that he] faithfully loves [them].
