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]!
Untuk pemimpin kor. Menurut lagu: Gitit. Dari Asaf. Nyanyikanlah puji-pujian bagi Allah, kekuatan kita, bersoraklah dengan gembira bagi Allah Yakub.
2 Start [playing] the music, and beat the tambourines, and play nice music on the harps and (lyres/other stringed instruments).
Bunyikanlah rebana, angkatlah lagu, petiklah gambus dan kecapi dengan merdu.
3 Blow the trumpets [during the festival to celebrate] each new moon and each time the moon is full and during our [other] festivals.
Tiuplah terompet pada hari raya kita, pada pesta bulan baru dan bulan purnama.
4 [Do that] because that is a law for [us] Israeli [people]; God commanded it for us descendants of Jacob.
Sebab hal itu suatu peraturan di Israel, suatu perintah dari Allah Yakub.
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,
Ia menjadikannya sebuah ketetapan bagi bangsa Israel, ketika Ia maju melawan Mesir. Aku mendengar bahasa yang tidak kukenal,
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].
"Aku telah mengangkat beban dari pundakmu, dan melepaskan keranjang pikulan dari tanganmu.
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.
Dalam kesusahanmu kamu berseru, dan Aku menyelamatkan kamu. Kujawab kamu dari guntur tempat Aku bersembunyi, Kuuji kamu di mata air Meriba.
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]!
Dengarlah peringatan-Ku, hai umat-Ku, Israel, sekiranya kamu mau mendengarkan Aku!
9 You must not have any idols of other gods among you; you must never bow to worship any of them!
Jangan di antaramu ada ilah lain, janganlah menyembah ilah asing.
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.
Akulah TUHAN Allahmu, yang menuntun kamu keluar dari Mesir. Waktu kamu lapar kamu Kuberi makan.
11 But my people would not listen to me [SYN]; they would not obey me.
Tapi umat-Ku tak mau mendengarkan Aku, Israel tak mau taat kepada-Ku.
12 So even though they were very stubborn, I allowed them to do whatever they wanted to do.
Sebab itu Aku membiarkan mereka berkeras kepala; biarlah mereka mengikuti kemauan mereka sendiri.
13 I wish that my people would listen to me, that the Israeli [people] would behave as I want them to do.
Ah, sekiranya umat-Ku mau mendengarkan Aku, sekiranya mereka mau taat kepada-Ku,
14 [If they did that], I would quickly defeat their enemies; I would strike/punish [all of] them [DOU].
maka Aku segera menundukkan musuh mereka, dan mengalahkan semua lawan mereka.
15 [Then all] those who hate me would (cringe before/bow down to) me, and [then I] would punish them [MTY] forever.
Orang yang membenci Aku akan Kutaklukkan, mereka akan dihukum untuk selama-lamanya.
16 [But] I would give you [Israelis] very good wheat/grain, and I would fill your stomachs with wild honey.”
Tetapi umat-Ku akan Kuberi makan gandum pilihan, dan Kukenyangkan dengan madu hutan."
