Salmi 106
1 Alleluia! Celebrate l’Eterno, perch’egli è buono, perché la sua benignità dura in perpetuo.
Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
2 Chi può raccontare le gesta dell’Eterno, o pubblicar tutta la sua lode?
Who is able to give an account of the great acts of the Lord, or to make clear all his praise?
3 Beati coloro che osservano ciò ch’è prescritto, che fanno ciò ch’è giusto, in ogni tempo!
Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.
4 O Eterno, ricordati di me, con la benevolenza che usi verso il tuo popolo; visitami con la tua salvazione,
Keep me in mind, O Lord, when you are good to your people; O let your salvation come to me;
5 affinché io vegga il bene de’ tuoi eletti, mi rallegri dell’allegrezza della tua nazione, e mi glori con la tua eredità.
So that I may see the well-being of the people of your selection, and have a part in the joy of your nation, and take pride in your heritage.
6 Noi e i nostri padri abbiamo peccato, abbiamo commesso l’iniquità, abbiamo agito empiamente.
We are sinners like our fathers, we have done wrong, our acts are evil.
7 I nostri padri non prestarono attenzione alle tue maraviglie in Egitto; non si ricordarono della moltitudine delle tue benignità, ma si ribellarono presso al mare, al Mar rosso.
Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great number of your mercies, but gave you cause for wrath at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
8 Nondimeno egli li salvò per amor del suo nome, per far conoscere la sua potenza.
But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.
9 Sgridò il Mar rosso ed esso si seccò; li condusse attraverso gli abissi come attraverso un deserto.
By his word the Red Sea was made dry: and he took them through the deep waters as through the waste land.
10 E li salvò dalla mano di chi li odiava, e li redense dalla mano del nemico.
And he took them safely out of the hands of their haters, and kept them from the attacks of those who were against them.
11 E le acque copersero i loro avversari; non ne scampò neppur uno.
And the waters went over their haters; all of them came to an end.
12 Allora credettero alle sue parole, e cantarono la sua lode.
Then they had faith in his words; they gave him songs of praise.
13 Ben presto dimenticarono le sue opere; non aspettaron fiduciosi l’esecuzione dei suoi disegni,
But their memory of his works was short; not waiting to be guided by him,
14 ma si accesero di cupidigia nel deserto, e tentarono Dio nella solitudine.
They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.
15 Ed egli dette loro quel che chiedevano, ma mandò la consunzione nelle loro persone.
And he gave them their request, but sent a wasting disease into their souls.
16 Furon mossi d’invidia contro Mosè nel campo, e contro Aaronne, il santo dell’Eterno.
They were full of envy against Moses among the tents, and against Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
17 La terra s’aprì, inghiottì Datan e coperse il sèguito d’Abiram.
The earth opening put an end to Dathan, covering up Abiram and his band.
18 Un fuoco s’accese nella loro assemblea, la fiamma consumò gli empi.
And a fire was lighted among their tents; the sinners were burned up by the flames.
19 Fecero un vitello in Horeb, e adorarono un’immagine di getto;
They made a young ox in Horeb, and gave worship to an image of gold.
20 così mutarono la loro gloria nella figura d’un bue che mangia l’erba.
And their glory was changed into the image of an ox, whose food is grass.
21 Dimenticarono Dio, loro salvatore, che avea fatto cose grandi in Egitto,
They had no memory of God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt;
22 cose maravigliose nel paese di Cham, cose tremende al Mar rosso.
Works of wonder in the land of Ham, and things of fear by the Red Sea.
23 Ond’egli parlò di sterminarli; ma Mosè, suo eletto, stette sulla breccia dinanzi a lui per stornar l’ira sua onde non li distruggesse.
And he was purposing to put an end to them if Moses, his special servant, had not gone up before him, between him and his people, turning back his wrath, to keep them from destruction.
24 Essi disdegnarono il paese delizioso, non credettero alla sua parola;
They were disgusted with the good land; they had no belief in his word;
25 e mormorarono nelle loro tende, e non dettero ascolto alla voce dell’Eterno.
Talking against him secretly in their tents, they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord.
26 Ond’egli, alzando la mano, giurò loro che li farebbe cader nel deserto,
So he made an oath against them, to put an end to them in the waste land:
27 che farebbe perire la loro progenie fra le nazioni e li disperderebbe per tutti i paesi.
That their children might be mixed among the nations, and sent away into other lands.
28 Si congiunsero anche con Baal-Peor e mangiarono dei sacrifizi dei morti.
And they were joined to Baal-peor, and took part in the offerings to the dead.
29 Così irritarono Iddio colle loro azioni, e un flagello irruppe fra loro.
So they made him angry by their behaviour; and he sent disease on them.
30 Ma Fineas si levò e fece giustizia, e il flagello fu arrestato.
Then Phinehas got up, and made prayer for them; and the disease went no farther.
31 E ciò gli fu imputato come giustizia per ogni età, in perpetuo.
And all the generations coming after him kept the memory of his righteousness for ever.
32 Lo provocarono ad ira anche alle acque di Meriba, e venne del male a Mosè per cagion loro;
They made God angry again at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled because of them;
33 perché inasprirono il suo spirito ed egli parlò sconsigliatamente con le sue labbra.
For they made his spirit bitter, and he said unwise things.
34 Essi non distrussero i popoli, come l’Eterno avea loro comandato;
They did not put an end to the peoples, as the Lord had said;
35 ma si mescolarono con le nazioni, e impararono le opere d’esse:
But they were joined to the nations, learning their works.
36 e servirono ai loro idoli, i quali divennero per essi un laccio;
And they gave worship to images; which were a danger to them:
37 e sacrificarono i loro figliuoli e le loro figliuole ai demoni,
They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,
38 e sparsero il sangue innocente, il sangue dei loro figliuoli e delle loro figliuole, che sacrificarono agl’idoli di Canaan; e il paese fu profanato dal sangue versato.
And gave the blood of their sons and their daughters who had done no wrong, offering them to the images of Canaan; and the land was made unclean with blood.
39 Essi si contaminarono con le loro opere, e si prostituirono coi loro atti.
So they became unclean through their works, going after their evil desires.
40 Onde l’ira dell’Eterno si accese contro il suo popolo, ed egli ebbe in abominio la sua eredità.
Then the wrath of the Lord was burning against his people, and he was angry with his heritage.
41 E li dette nelle mani delle nazioni, e quelli che li odiavano li signoreggiarono.
And he gave them into the hands of the nations; and they were ruled by their haters.
42 E i loro nemici li oppressero, e furono umiliati sotto la loro mano.
By them they were crushed, and made low under their hands.
43 Molte volte li liberò, ma essi si ribellavano, seguendo i loro propri voleri, e si rovinavano per la loro iniquità.
Again and again he made them free; but their hearts were turned against his purpose, and they were overcome by their sins.
44 Tuttavia, volse a loro lo sguardo quando furono in distretta, quando udì il loro grido;
But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:
45 e si ricordò per loro del suo patto, e si pentì secondo la moltitudine delle sue benignità.
And kept in mind his agreement with them, and in his great mercy gave them forgiveness.
46 Fece loro anche trovar compassione presso tutti quelli che li aveano menati in cattività.
He put pity into the hearts of those who made them prisoners.
47 Salvaci, o Eterno, Iddio nostro, e raccoglici di fra le nazioni, affinché celebriamo il tuo santo nome, e mettiamo la nostra gloria nel lodarti.
Be our saviour, O Lord our God, and let us come back together from among the nations, so that we may give honour to your holy name, and have glory in your praise.
48 Benedetto sia l’Eterno, l’Iddio d’Israele, d’eternità in eternità! E tutto il popolo dica: Amen! Alleluia.
Praise be to the Lord God of Israel for ever and for ever; and let all the people say, So be it. Give praise to the Lord.
