গীতসংহিতা 78
Maschil. Of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.
Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;
Which have come to our hearing and our knowledge, as they were given to us by our fathers.
4 ৪ আমরা সে সকল তাদের সন্তানদের কাছে গোপন করব না, আমরা সদাপ্রভুুর গৌরব যোগ্য কাজের বিষয় পরবর্তী প্রজন্মের কাছে বলব,
We will not keep them secret from our children; we will make clear to the coming generation the praises of the Lord and his strength, and the great works of wonder which he has done.
5 ৫ কারণ তিনি যাকোবের মধ্যে নিয়মের আদেশ স্থাপন করিয়েছিলেন এবং ইস্রায়েলের মধ্যে ব্যবস্থা স্থাপন করিয়েছেন। তিনি আমাদের পিতৃপুরুষদেরকে আদেশ দিয়েছিলেন যে তারা নিজেদের সন্তানদের তা শেখাবে।
He put up a witness in Jacob, and made a law in Israel; which he gave to our fathers so that they might give knowledge of them to their children;
6 ৬ তিনি তা আদেশ করেছিলেন যেন পরবর্তী প্রজন্ম এই আদেশ জানতে পারে, যে সকল সন্তান এখনও জন্মায় নি, তারা তা জানতে পারে এবং তারা যেন আবার নিজের নিজের সন্তানদের কাছে বর্ণনা করতে পারে।
So that the generation to come might have knowledge of them, even the children of the future, who would give word of them to their children;
So that they might put their hope in God, and not let God's works go out of their minds, but keep his laws;
8 ৮ তখন তারা আর তাদের পিতৃপুরুষদের মত হবে না, যারা জেদী ও বিদ্রোহী বংশ ছিল; সেই বংশ যাদের হৃদয় যথাযথ ছিল না এবং যাদের আত্মা ঈশ্বরের প্রতি বিশ্বস্ত ছিল না।
And not be like their fathers, a stiff-necked and uncontrolled generation; a generation whose heart was hard, whose spirit was not true to God.
The children of Ephraim, armed with bows, were turned back on the day of the fight.
They were not ruled by God's word, and they would not go in the way of his law;
They let his works go out of their memory, and the wonders which he had made them see.
12 ১২ তিনি তাদের পিতৃপুরুষদের চোখের সামনে নানা আশ্চর্য্য কার্য্য করেছিলেন। মিশর দেশে, সোয়নের দেশে করেছিলেন।
He did great works before the eyes of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.
The sea was cut in two so that they might go through; the waters were massed together on this side and on that.
In the daytime he was guiding them in the cloud, and all through the night with a light of fire.
15 ১৫ তিনি মরুপ্রান্তে শৈল ভেদ করলেন এবং তিনি তাদেরকে প্রচুর জল দিলেন, যথেষ্ট পরিমাণে সমুদ্রের মত দিলেন।
The rocks of the waste land were broken by his power, and he gave them drink as out of the deep waters.
He made streams come out of the rock; and waters came flowing down like rivers.
17 ১৭ তবুও তারা বার বার তার বিরুদ্ধে পাপ করল, মরুপ্রান্তে মহান সর্বশক্তিমান ঈশ্বরের বিরুদ্ধে বিদ্রোহ করল;
And they went on sinning against him even more, turning away from the Most High in the waste land;
Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire.
19 ১৯ তারা ঈশ্বরের বিরুদ্ধে কথা বলল; তার বলল, “ঈশ্বর কি সত্যি মরুপ্রান্তে আমাদের জন্য মেজ সাজাতে পারেন?
They said bitter words against God, saying, Is God able to make ready a table in the waste land?
20 ২০ দেখ, তিনি যখন শৈলকে আঘাত করলেন, জলের ধারা বেরিয়ে এসেছিল এবং ঝর্নার ধারা প্রবাহিত হয়েছিল৷ কিন্তু তিনি কি খাবার দিতে পারেন? তিনি কি নিজের প্রজাদের জন্য মাংস যোগাতে পারেন?”
See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people?
21 ২১ যখন সদাপ্রভুু তা শুনলেন, তিনি রেগে গেলেন; তাই আগুন যাকোবের বিরুদ্ধে জ্বলে উঠেছিল এবং তাঁর রাগ ইস্রায়েলকে আক্রমণ করেছিল,
So these things came to the Lord's ears, and he was angry; and a fire was lighted against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel;
Because they had no faith in God, and no hope in his salvation.
And he gave orders to the clouds on high, and the doors of heaven were open;
And he sent down manna like rain for their food, and gave them the grain of heaven.
Man took part in the food of strong ones; he sent them meat in full measure.
He sent an east wind from heaven, driving on the south wind by his power.
He sent down meat on them like dust, and feathered birds like the sand of the sea,
And he let it come down into their resting-place, round about their tents.
So they had food and were full; for he gave them their desire;
But they were not turned from their desires; and while the food was still in their mouths,
31 ৩১ ঠিক সেই দিনের, ঈশ্বরের ক্রোধ তাদের আক্রমণ করল এবং তাদের শক্তিশালীদের মেরে ফেলল; তিনি ইস্রায়েলের যুবকদেরও মেরে ফেললেন।
The wrath of God came on them, and put to death the fattest of them, and put an end to the young men of Israel.
For all this they went on sinning even more, and had no faith in his great wonders.
So their days were wasted like a breath, and their years in trouble.
When he sent death on them, then they made search for him; turning to him and looking for him with care;
In the memory that God was their Rock, and the Most High God their saviour.
But their lips were false to him, and their tongues were untrue to him;
And their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him.
38 ৩৮ তবুও তিনি করুণাময়, তাদের অপরাধ ক্ষমা করলেন এবং তাদের ধ্বংস করলেন না। হ্যাঁ, অনেকবার তিনি তাঁর রাগ সম্বরণ করলেন এবং নিজের সব ক্রোধ উত্তেজিত করলেন না।
But he, being full of pity, has forgiveness for sin, and does not put an end to man: frequently turning back his wrath, and not being violently angry.
So he kept in mind that they were only flesh; a breath which is quickly gone, and will not come again.
How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!
Again they put God to the test, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.
They did not keep in mind the work of his hand, or the day when he took them from the power of their haters;
43 ৪৩ যখন তিনি মিশরে নিজের ভয়ঙ্কর চিহ্নগুলি এবং সোয়নের এলাকায় নিজের আশ্চর্য্য কাজগুলি সম্পন্ন করলেন।
How he had done his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan;
So that their rivers were turned to blood, and they were not able to get drink from their streams.
He sent different sorts of flies among them, poisoning their flesh; and frogs for their destruction.
He gave the increase of their fields to worms, the fruits of their industry to the locusts.
He sent ice for the destruction of their vines; their trees were damaged by the bitter cold.
Ice was rained down on their cattle; thunderstorms sent destruction among the flocks.
49 ৪৯ তিনি তাদের বিরুদ্ধে নিজের রাগের প্রচণ্ডতা, ক্রোধ, কোপ ও বিপদ পাঠালেন দূতের মত যে বিপর্যয় বয়ে আনে।
He sent on them the heat of his wrath, his bitter disgust, letting loose evil angels among them.
50 ৫০ তিনি নিজের রাগের জন্য পথ করলেন, তিনি মৃত্যু থেকে তাদের রক্ষা করেননি; কিন্তু তাদেরকে মহামারীর হাতে দিলেন।
He let his wrath have its way; he did not keep back their soul from death, but gave their life to disease.
51 ৫১ তিনি আঘাত করলেন মিশরের সব প্রথম জন্মানো সন্তানকে, হামের তাঁবুগুলির মধ্যে তাদের শক্তির প্রথমজাতদেরকে মেরে ফেললেন
He gave to destruction all the first sons of Egypt; the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;
52 ৫২ তিনি নিজের লোকদেরকে মেষের মত চালালেন, পশুপালের মত মরুপ্রান্তের মধ্যে দিয়ে তাদের পরিচালনা করলেন।
But he took his people out like sheep, guiding them in the waste land like a flock.
He took them on safely so that they had no fear; but their haters were covered by the sea.
And he was their guide to his holy land, even to the mountain, which his right hand had made his;
55 ৫৫ তিনি তাদের সামনে থেকে জাতিদেরকে তাড়িয়ে দিলেন এবং তাদের অধিকার স্থির করলেন; তিনি ইস্রায়েলের বংশদেরকে তাদের তাঁবুতে বাস করালেন।
Driving out nations before them, marking out the line of their heritage, and giving the people of Israel their tents for a resting-place.
56 ৫৬ তবু তারা সর্বশক্তিমান মহান ঈশ্বরের পরীক্ষা করল, তারা বিদ্রোহী হল এবং তার গুরুত্বপূর্ণ আদেশগুলি পালন করল না।
But they were bitter against the Most High God, testing him, and not keeping his laws;
57 ৫৭ তারা অবিশ্বস্ত হল এবং বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা করল তাদের পূর্বপুরুষদের মত; তারা ত্রুটিপূর্ণ ধনুকের মত অনির্ভরযোগ্য হল।
Their hearts were turned back and untrue like their fathers; they were turned to one side like a twisted bow.
58 ৫৮ কারণ তারা তাদের পৌত্তলিক মন্দিরের দ্বারা তাকে অসন্তুষ্ট করল এবং তাদের প্রতিমাদের দ্বারা তারা তাঁকে ঈর্ষান্বিত রাগে প্ররোচিত করল।
They made him angry with their high places; moving him to wrath with their images.
When this came to God's ears he was very angry, and gave up Israel completely;
So that he went away from the holy place in Shiloh, the tent which he had put among men;
And he let his strength be taken prisoner, and gave his glory into the hands of his hater.
He gave his people up to the sword, and was angry with his heritage.
Their young men were burned in the fire; and their virgins were not praised in the bride-song.
Their priests were put to death by the sword, and their widows made no weeping for them.
65 ৬৫ তখন প্রভু জাগলেন যেমন একজন ঘুম থেকে জেগে ওঠে, একজন যোদ্ধার মত যে আঙ্গুর রসের কারণে চিত্কার করে।
Then was the Lord like one awaking from sleep, and like a strong man crying out because of wine.
His haters were turned back by his blows and shamed for ever.
And he put the tent of Joseph on one side, and took not the tribe of Ephraim;
But he took the tribe of Judah for himself, and the mountain of Zion, in which he had pleasure.
69 ৬৯ তিনি নিজের পবিত্র জায়গা নির্মাণ করলেন, স্বর্গের মত, পৃথিবীর মত, যা তিনি চিরকালের জন্য স্থাপন করেছেন।
And he made his holy place like the high heaven, like the earth which is fixed by him for ever.
He took David to be his servant, taking him from the place of the flocks;
From looking after the sheep which were giving milk, he took him to give food to Jacob his people, and to Israel his heritage.
So he gave them food with an upright heart, guiding them by the wisdom of his hands.
