Psalms 80
1 [Yahweh], you [who lead us like] a shepherd leads his flock [of sheep], listen to us Israeli people. You sit on your throne [in the Very Holy Place in the temple], above the [carvings of] winged creatures.
Per il Capo de’ musici. Sopra “i gigli della testimonianza”. Salmo di Asaf. Porgi orecchio, o Pastore d’Israele, che guidi Giuseppe come un gregge; o tu che siedi sopra i cherubini, fa’ risplender la tua gloria!
2 Show yourself to [the people of the tribes of] Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh! Show us that you are powerful and come and rescue us!
Dinanzi ad Efraim, a Beniamino ed a Manasse, risveglia la tua potenza, e vieni a salvarci!
3 God, cause our nation to be strong like it was before; be kind to us [IDM] in order that we may be saved [from our enemies.]
O Dio, ristabiliscici, fa’ risplendere il tuo volto, e saremo salvati.
4 Yahweh, you who are the commander of the armies of heaven, how long will you be angry with us, your people, when we pray to you?
O Eterno, Dio degli eserciti, fino a quando sarai tu irritato contro la preghiera del tuo popolo?
5 [It is as though] the only food and drink that you have given us is a cup full of our tears!
Tu li hai cibati di pan di pianto, e li hai abbeverati di lagrime in larga misura.
6 You have allowed the people-groups that surround us to fight with [each other to decide which part of our land each of them will take]; our enemies laugh at us.
Tu fai di noi un oggetto di contesa per i nostri vicini, e i nostri nemici ridon di noi fra loro.
7 God, commander of the armies of heaven, cause our nation to be strong like it was before! Be kind to us in order that we may be saved!
O Dio degli eserciti, ristabiliscici, fa’ risplendere il tuo volto, e saremo salvati.
8 [Our ancestors were like] a grapevine [MET] that you brought out of Egypt; you expelled the other people-groups [from this land], and you put your people in their land.
Tu trasportasti dall’Egitto una vite; cacciasti le nazioni e la piantasti;
9 [Like people] clear ground to plant a grapevine [MET], [you cleared out the people who were living in this land for us to live in it]. [Like] the roots of a grapevine go deep down into the ground and spread [MET], [you enabled our ancestors to prosper and start living in towns all over this land].
tu sgombrasti il terreno dinanzi a lei, ed essa mise radici, ed empì la terra.
10 [Like huge] grapevines cover the hills with their shade and their branches are taller than big cedar [trees] [MET, HYP],
I monti furon coperti della sua ombra, e i suoi tralci furon come cedri di Dio.
11 [your people ruled all of Canaan], from the [Mediterranean] Sea [in the west] to the [Euphrates] River [in the east].
Stese i suoi rami fino al mare, e i suoi rampolli fino al fiume.
12 So why have you abandoned us and [allowed our enemies to] tear down our walls [RHQ]? [You are like] someone who tears down the fences [around his vineyard], with the result that all [the people] who pass by [can] steal the grapes,
Perché hai tu rotto i suoi ripari, sì che tutti i passanti la spogliano?
13 and wild pigs [can] trample [the vines], and wild animals [can also] eat [the grapes].
Il cinghiale del bosco la devasta, e le bestie della campagna ne fanno il loro pascolo.
14 You who are the commander of the armies of heaven, (turn to/stop abandoning) us! Look down from heaven and see [what is happening to] us! Come and rescue [us who are like] [MET] your grapevine,
O Dio degli eserciti, deh, ritorna; riguarda dal cielo, e vedi, e visita questa vigna;
15 who are [like] the young vine that you [SYN] planted and caused to grow!
proteggi quel che la tua destra ha piantato, e il rampollo che hai fatto crescer forte per te.
16 Our enemies have torn down and burned everything in our land; look at them angrily and get rid of them!
Essa è arsa dal fuoco, è recisa; il popolo perisce alla minaccia del tuo volto.
17 But strengthen [us] people whom you have chosen [IDM], [us] Israeli people whom you [previously] caused to be very strong.
Sia la tua mano sull’uomo della tua destra, sul figliuol dell’uomo che hai reso forte per te,
18 When you do that, we will never turn away from you again; (revive us/cause us to be again like we were previously), and [then] we will praise/worship you.
e noi non ci ritrarremo da te. Facci rivivere, e noi invocheremo il tuo nome.
19 Yahweh, commander of the armies of heaven, restore us; be kind to us in order that we may be rescued [from our enemies]!
O Eterno, Iddio degli eserciti, ristabiliscici, fa’ risplendere il tuo volto, e saremo salvati.
