Psalms 81

lamnatseakh al-haggittit le'asaf

For the leader; on the gittith. Of Asaph.

harninu lelohim uzzenu hari'u lelohe ya'aqov

Sing joyously to God, our strength; raise a shout for the God of Jacob.

se'u-zimrah utenu-tof kinnor na'im im-navel

Take up the song, sound the hand-drum, the melodious lyre and harp.

tiqu vakhodesh shofar bakkeseh leyom khaggenu

Blow the horn on the new moon, on the full moon for our feast day.

ki khoq leyisra'el hu mishpat lelohe ya'aqov

For it is a law for Israel, a ruling of the God of Jacob—

edut bihosef samo betseto al-erets mitsrayim sefat lo-yadati eshma

imposed as a decree upon Joseph when he went forth from the land of Egypt; I heard a language that I knew not.

hasiroti missevel shikhmo kappayw middud ta'avorenah

“I relieved his shoulder of the burden, his hands were freed from the basket.

batsarah qarata va'akhalletsekka e'enkha beseter ra'am evkhonkha al-me merivah selah

In distress you called and I rescued you; I answered you from the secret place of thunder I tested you at the Waters of Meribah. Selah.

shema ammi ve'a'idah bakh yisra'el im-tishma-li

Hear, My people, and I will admonish you; Israel, if you would but listen to Me!

lo-yihyeh vekha el zar velo tishtakhaveh le'el nekhar

You shall have no foreign god, you shall not bow to an alien god.

anokhi Adonai elohekha hamma'alkha me'erets mitsrayim harkhev-pikha va'amalehu

I the ETERNAL am your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt; open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

velo-shama ammi leqoli veyisra'el lo-avah li

But My people would not listen to Me, Israel would not obey Me.

va'ashallekhehu bishrirut libbam yelekhu bemo'atsotehem

So I let them go after their willful heart that they might follow their own devices.

lu ammi shomea li yisra'el bidrakhay yehallekhu

If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My paths,

kimat oyevehem akhnia ve'al tsarehem ashiv yadi

then would I subdue their enemies at once, strike their foes again and again.”

mesane Adonai yekhakhashu-lo vihi ittam le'olam

Those who hate GOD shall cower; their doom shall be eternal.

vayya'akhilehu mekhelev khittah umitsur devash asbi'ekha

[God] fed Israel the finest wheat; “I sated you with honey from the rock.”