Psalms 44
1 God, we ourselves have heard what our parents and grandparents told us. They told us about the miracles that you performed long ago.
«Εις τον πρώτον μουσικόν, διά τους υιούς Κορέ· Μασχίλ.» Θεέ, με τα ώτα ημών ηκούσαμεν, οι πατέρες ημών διηγήθησαν προς ημάς το έργον, το οποίον έπραξας εν ταις ημέραις αυτών, εν ημέραις αρχαίαις.
2 [They told us] how you expelled the ungodly people and enabled us to live in their land. [They told us] that you punished those ungodly people and enabled your own people to prosper [IDM].
Συ διά της χειρός σου εξεδίωξας έθνη και εφύτευσας αυτούς· κατέθλιψας λαούς και απεδίωξας αυτούς.
3 It was not by using their own swords that they conquered the people that lived in that land, and it was not by their own power that they were victorious; it was only by your power [MTY, DOU] [that they did those things]; and they were sure that you were with them, and that showed that you were pleased with them.
Διότι δεν εκληρονόμησαν την γην διά της ρομφαίας αυτών, και ο βραχίων αυτών δεν έσωσεν αυτούς· αλλ' η δεξιά σου και ο βραχίων σου και το φως του προσώπου σου· διότι ευηρεστήθης εις αυτούς.
4 You are my King and my God; it is you who enable us, your people [MTY], to defeat our enemies.
Συ είσαι ο βασιλεύς μου, Θεέ, ο διορίζων τας σωτηρίας του Ιακώβ.
5 It is by your power that we knock our enemies down and tramp on them.
Διά σου θέλομεν καταβάλει τους εχθρούς ημών· διά του ονόματός σου θέλομεν καταπατήσει τους επανισταμένους εφ' ημάς·
6 I do not trust that I will be saved by using my bow [and arrows] and my sword.
Διότι δεν θέλω ελπίσει επί το τόξον ουδέ η ρομφαία μου θέλει με σώσει.
7 No, it is you who have rescued us from our enemies, it is you who have caused those who hate us to become ashamed [because they were defeated].
Διότι συ έσωσας ημάς εκ των εχθρών ημών και κατήσχυνας τους μισούντας ημάς·
8 We have continually boasted about what God [has done for us], and we will thank him [MTY] forever.
εις τον Θεόν θέλομεν καυχάσθαι όλην την ημέραν, και το όνομά σου εις τον αιώνα θέλομεν υμνεί. Διάψαλμα.
9 But [now] you have rejected us and caused us to be disgraced; when our armies march out [to fight a battle], you no [longer] go with them.
Όμως απέβαλες και κατήσχυνας ημάς, και δεν εξέρχεσαι πλέον μετά των στρατευμάτων ημών.
10 You have caused us to run away from our enemies, with the result that they captured the things that belonged to us.
Έκαμες ημάς να στρέψωμεν εις τα οπίσω έμπροσθεν του εχθρού· και οι μισούντες ημάς διαρπάζουσι τα ημέτερα εις εαυτούς.
11 You have allowed us to become like [MET] sheep that were ready to be slaughtered; you scattered us [far away] among [other].
Παρέδωκας ημάς ως πρόβατα εις βρώσιν και εις τα έθνη διεσκόρπισας ημάς.
12 [It is as though] [MET] you sold us, your people, [to our enemies] for a very small price, and you did not gain much profit from selling us!
Επώλησας τον λαόν σου άνευ τιμής, και δεν ηύξησας τον πλούτόν σου εκ της πωλήσεως αυτών.
13 People who live in nations near us make fun of us; they laugh at us and deride/belittle us.
Κατέστησας ημάς όνειδος εις τους γείτονας ημών, κατάγελων και χλευασμόν εις τους πέριξ ημών.
14 They make jokes using the name of [our country], they shake their heads [to indicate that they despise us].
Κατέστησας ημάς παροιμίαν μεταξύ των εθνών, κίνησιν κεφαλής μεταξύ των λαών.
15 All day I feel disgraced; from seeing my face, people know that I am ashamed.
Όλην την ημέραν η εντροπή μου είναι ενώπιόν μου, και η αισχύνη του προσώπου μου με εκάλυψε·
16 I hear what those who sneer at me and revile me say; I am ashamed in front of my enemies and those who want to harm me.
διά την φωνήν του ονειδίζοντος και υβρίζοντος· διά τον εχθρόν και εκδικητήν.
17 All these things have happened to us [even] though we have not forgotten you, and we are not the ones who disobeyed the agreement you made with [our ancestors].
Πάντα ταύτα ήλθον εφ' ημάς, όμως δεν σε ελησμονήσαμεν και δεν ηθετήσαμεν την διαθήκην σου·
18 We have not stopped being loyal to you, and we have not stopped doing what you want us to do [IDM].
Ουδέ εστράφη εις τα οπίσω η καρδία ημών, ουδέ εξέκλιναν τα βήματα ημών από της οδού σου.
19 But [it is as though] you have allowed us to be helpless among wild animals, and abandoned us in a deep dark [ravine].
Αν και συνέτριψας ημάς εν τω τόπω των δρακόντων και περιεκάλυψας ημάς διά της σκιάς του θανάτου.
20 If we had forgotten to worship [MTY] our God, or if we had spread out our hands to [worship] a foreign god,
Εάν ελησμονούμεν το όνομα του Θεού ημών και εξετείνομεν τας χείρας ημών εις Θεόν αλλότριον,
21 you certainly would have known that, because you know [even] what we secretly think.
ο Θεός δεν ήθελεν εξετάσει τούτο; διότι αυτός εξεύρει τα κρύφια της καρδίας.
22 But it is because we belong to you, [that our enemies] are constantly killing us. They act toward us as though we were only sheep to be slaughtered.
Ότι ένεκα σου θανατούμεθα όλην την ημέραν· ελογίσθημεν ως πρόβατα σφαγής.
23 [So], Yahweh, arise! Why are you asleep [RHQ]? Get up! Do not reject us forever!
Εξεγέρθητι, διά τι καθεύδεις, Κύριε; εξεγέρθητι, μη αποβάλης ημάς διαπαντός.
24 Why are you not looking at us? Why are you forgetting that we are suffering and being oppressed [by our enemies]?
Διά τι κρύπτεις το πρόσωπόν σου; λησμονείς την ταλαιπωρίαν ημών και την καταδυνάστευσιν ημών;
25 We are pushed down to the ground and we cannot get up.
Διότι εταπεινώθη έως χώματος η ψυχή ημών· εκολλήθη εις την γην η κοιλία ημών.
26 Arise, and come and help us! Rescue us because you faithfully love us!
Ανάστηθι εις βοήθειαν ημών και λύτρωσον ημάς ένεκεν του ελέους σου.
