Psalms 81
1 Sing [songs] to praise God, who enables us to be strong [when we fight our enemies]; shout joyfully to God, whom we (descendants of Jacob/Israeli people) [worship]!
«Εις τον πρώτον μουσικόν, επί Γιττίθ. Ψαλμός του Ασάφ.» Ψάλατε εν ευφροσύνη εις τον Θεόν, την δύναμιν ημών· αλαλάξατε εις τον Θεόν του Ιακώβ.
2 Start [playing] the music, and beat the tambourines, and play nice music on the harps and (lyres/other stringed instruments).
Υψώσατε ψαλμωδίαν και κρούετε τύμπανον, κιθάραν τερπνήν μετά ψαλτηρίου.
3 Blow the trumpets [during the festival to celebrate] each new moon and each time the moon is full and during our [other] festivals.
Σαλπίσατε σάλπιγγα εν νεομηνία, εν καιρώ ωρισμένω, εν τη ημέρα της εορτής ημών.
4 [Do that] because that is a law for [us] Israeli [people]; God commanded it for us descendants of Jacob.
Διότι πρόσταγμα είναι τούτο εις τον Ισραήλ, νόμος του Θεού του Ιακώβ.
5 He commanded us Israeli [people to obey it] when he punished [the people of] Egypt. I heard someone [MTY] whose voice I did not recognize, saying,
Εις μαρτύριον διέταξε τούτο εις τον Ιωσήφ, ότε εξήλθε κατά της γης Αιγύπτου· όπου ήκουσα γλώσσαν, την οποίαν δεν εγνώριζον·
6 “[After the rulers of Egypt forced you Israelis to work as slaves], I took those [heavy] burdens off your backs, and I enabled you to lay down those [heavy] baskets [of bricks that you were carrying].
απεμάκρυνα από του φορτίου τον ώμον αυτού· αι χείρες αυτού έπαυσαν από κοφίνου·
7 When you were [greatly] distressed, you called [out to me], and I rescued you; I answered you out of a thundercloud. [Later] I tested [whether you would trust me to give you] water [when you were in the desert] at Meribah.
εν καιρώ θλίψεως επεκαλέσθης, και σε ελύτρωσα· σοι απεκρίθην· από του αποκρύφου τόπου της βροντής· σε εδοκίμασα εν τοις ύδασι της αντιλογίας. Διάψαλμα.
8 [You who are] my people, listen while I warn you! I wish that you Israeli [people] would pay attention to what I [say to you]!
Άκουσον, λαέ μου, και θέλω διαμαρτυρηθή κατά σού· Ισραήλ, εάν μου ακούσης,
9 You must not have any idols of other gods among you; you must never bow to worship any of them!
Ας μη ήναι εις σε θεός ξένος, και μη προσκυνήσης θεόν αλλότριον.
10 I am Yahweh, your God; It was [not any of those other gods] who brought you out of Egypt, I am the one who did it! [So] ask me what you want me to do for you [MTY], and I will do it.
Εγώ είμαι Κύριος ο Θεός σου, όστις σε ανήγαγεν εκ γης Αιγύπτου· πλάτυνον το στόμα σου, και θέλω γεμίσει αυτό.
11 But my people would not listen to me [SYN]; they would not obey me.
Αλλ' ο λαός μου δεν ήκουσε της φωνής μου, και ο Ισραήλ δεν επρόσεξεν εις εμέ.
12 So even though they were very stubborn, I allowed them to do whatever they wanted to do.
Διά τούτο παρέδωκα αυτούς εις τας επιθυμίας της καρδίας αυτών· και περιεπάτησαν εν ταις βουλαίς αυτών.
13 I wish that my people would listen to me, that the Israeli [people] would behave as I want them to do.
Είθε να μου ήκουεν ο λαός μου, και ο Ισραήλ να περιεπάτει εις τας οδούς μου·
14 [If they did that], I would quickly defeat their enemies; I would strike/punish [all of] them [DOU].
πάραυτα ήθελον καταβάλει τους εχθρούς αυτών, και κατά των θλιβόντων αυτούς ήθελον στρέψει την χείρα μου.
15 [Then all] those who hate me would (cringe before/bow down to) me, and [then I] would punish them [MTY] forever.
Οι μισούντες τον Κύριον ήθελον αποτύχει εναντίον αυτού, ο δε καιρός εκείνων ήθελε διαμένει πάντοτε·
16 [But] I would give you [Israelis] very good wheat/grain, and I would fill your stomachs with wild honey.”
και ήθελε θρέψει αυτούς με το πάχος του σίτου, και με μέλι εκ πέτρας ήθελον σε χορτάσει.
