Psalms 78

Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

Μασχιλ του Ασαφ. Ακουσον, λαε μου, τον νομον μου κλινατε τα ωτα σας εις τα λογια του στοματος μου.

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

Θελω ανοιξει εν παραβολη το στομα μου θελω προφερει πραγματα αξιομνημονευτα, τα απ αρχης

Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

οσα ηκουσαμεν και εγνωρισαμεν και οι πατερες ημων διηγηθησαν εις ημας.

We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

Δεν θελομεν κρυψει αυτα απο των τεκνων αυτων εις την επερχομενην γενεαν, διηγουμενοι τους επαινους του Κυριου και την δυναμιν αυτου και τα θαυμασια αυτου, τα οποια εκαμε.

For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

Και εστησε μαρτυριον εν τω Ιακωβ και νομον εθεσεν εν τω Ισραηλ, τα οποια προσεταξεν εις τους πατερας ημων, να καμνωσιν αυτα γνωστα εις τα τεκνα αυτων

That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

δια να γνωριζη αυτα η γενεα η επερχομενη, οι υιοι οι μελλοντες να γεννηθωσι και αυτοι, οταν αναστηθωσι, να διηγωνται εις τα τεκνα αυτων

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

δια να θεσωσιν επι τον Θεον την ελπιδα αυτων, και να μη λησμονωσι τα εργα του Θεου, αλλα να φυλαττωσι τας εντολας αυτου

And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

και να μη γεινωσιν, ως οι πατερες αυτων, γενεα διεστραμμενη και απειθης γενεα, ητις δεν εφυλαξεν ευθειαν την καρδιαν αυτης, και δεν εσταθη πιστον μετα του Θεου το πνευμα αυτης

The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

ως οι υιοι του Εφραιμ, οιτινες ωπλισμενοι, βασταζοντες τοξα, εστραφησαν οπισω την ημεραν της μαχης.

They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

Δεν εφυλαξαν την διαθηκην του Θεου, και εν τω νομω αυτου δεν ηθελησαν να περιπατωσι

And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

και ελησμονησαν τα εργα αυτου και τα θαυμασια αυτου, τα οποια εδειξεν εις αυτους.

Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

Εμπροσθεν των πατερων αυτων εκαμε θαυμασια, εν τη γη της Αιγυπτου, τη πεδιαδι Τανεως.

He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

Διεσχισε την θαλασσαν και διεπερασεν αυτους και εστησε τα υδατα ως σωρον

In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

και ωδηγησεν αυτους την ημεραν εν νεφελη και ολην την νυκτα εν φωτι πυρος.

He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

Διεσχισε πετρας εν τη ερημω και εποτισεν αυτους ως εκ μεγαλων αβυσσων

He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

και εξηγαγε ρυακας εκ της πετρας και κατεβιβασεν υδατα ως ποταμους.

And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

Αλλ αυτοι εξηκολουθουν ετι αμαρτανοντες εις αυτον, παροξυνοντες τον Υψιστον εν ανυδρω τοπω

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

και επειρασαν τον Θεον εν τη καρδια αυτων, ζητουντες βρωσιν κατα την ορεξιν αυτων

Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

και ελαλησαν κατα του Θεου, λεγοντες, Μηπως δυναται ο Θεος να ετοιμαση τραπεζαν εν τη ερημω;

Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

Ιδου, επαταξε την πετραν, και ερρευσαν υδατα και χειμαρροι επλημμυρησαν μηπως δυναται να δωση και αρτον; η να ετοιμαση κρεας εις τον λαον αυτου;

Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

Δια τουτο ηκουσεν ο Κυριος και ωργισθη και πυρ εξηφθη κατα του Ιακωβ, ετι δε και οργη ανεβη κατα του Ισραηλ

Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

διοτι δεν επιστευσαν εις τον Θεον, ουδε ηλπισαν επι την σωτηριαν αυτου

Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

ενω προσεταξε τας νεφελας απο ανωθεν και τας θυρας του ουρανου ηνοιξε,

And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

και εβρεξεν εις αυτους μαννα δια να φαγωσι και σιτον ουρανου εδωκεν εις αυτους

Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.

αρτον αγγελων εφαγεν ο ανθρωπος τροφην εστειλεν εις αυτους μεχρι χορτασμου.

He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.

Εσηκωσεν εν τω ουρανω ανατολικον ανεμον, και δια της δυναμεως αυτου επεφερε τον νοτον

He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

και εβρεξεν επ αυτους κρεας ως το χωμα και πετεινα πτερωτα ως την αμμον της θαλασσης

And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

και εκαμε να πεσωσιν εις το μεσον του στρατοπεδου αυτων, κυκλω των σκηνων αυτων.

So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

Και εφαγον και εχορτασθησαν σφοδρα και εφερεν εις αυτους την επιθυμιαν αυτων

They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

δεν ειχον χωρισθη απο της επιθυμιας αυτων, ετι ητο εν τω στοματι αυτων βρωσις αυτων,

The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

και οργη του Θεου ανεβη επ αυτους, και εφονευσε τους μεγαλητερους εξ αυτων και τους εκλεκτους του Ισραηλ κατεβαλεν.

For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

Εν πασι τουτοις ημαρτησαν ετι και δεν επιστευσαν εις τα θαυμασια αυτου.

Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

Δια τουτο συνετελεσεν εν ματαιοτητι τας ημερας αυτων και τα ετη αυτων εν ταραχη.

When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.

Οτε εθανατονεν αυτους, τοτε εξεζητουν αυτον, και επεστρεφον και απο ορθρου προσετρεχον εις τον Θεον

And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

και ενεθυμουντο, οτι ο Θεος ητο φρουριον αυτων και ο Θεος ο Υψιστος λυτρωτης αυτων.

Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

Αλλ εκολακευον αυτον δια του στοματος αυτων και δια της γλωσσης αυτων εψευδοντο προς αυτον

For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

Η δε καρδια αυτων δεν ητο ευθεια μετ αυτου, και δεν ησαν πιστοι εις την διαθηκην αυτου.

But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

Αυτος ομως οικτιρμων συνεχωρησε την ανομιαν αυτων και δεν ηφανισεν αυτους αλλα πολλακις ανεστελλε τον θυμον αυτου, και δεν διηγειρεν ολην την οργην αυτου

For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

και ενεθυμηθη οτι ησαν σαρξ ανεμος παρερχομενος και μη επιστρεφων.

How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

Ποσακις παρωξυναν αυτον εν τη ερημω, παρωργισαν αυτον εν τη ανυδρω,

Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

και εστραφησαν και επειρασαν τον Θεον, και τον Αγιον του Ισραηλ παρωξυναν.

They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

Δεν ενεθυμηθησαν την χειρα αυτου, την ημεραν καθ ην ελυτρωσεν αυτους απο του εχθρου

How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:

πως εδειξεν εν Αιγυπτω τα σημεια αυτου και τα θαυμασια αυτου εν τη πεδιαδι Τανεως

And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

και μετεβαλεν εις αιμα τους ποταμους αυτων και τους ρυακας αυτων, δια να μη πιωσιν.

He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

Απεστειλεν επ αυτους κυνομυιαν και κατεφαγεν αυτους, και βατραχους και εφανισαν αυτους.

He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

Και παρεδωκε τους καρπους αυτων εις τον βρουχον και τους κοπους αυτων εις την ακριδα.

He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.

Κατηφανισε δια της χαλαζης τας αμπελους αυτων και τας συκαμινους αυτων με πετρας χαλαζης

He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

και παρεδωκεν εις την χαλαζαν τα κτηνη αυτων και τα ποιμνια αυτων εις τους κεραυνους.

He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

Απεστειλεν επ αυτους την εξαψιν του θυμου αυτου, την αγανακτησιν και την οργην και την θλιψιν, αποστελλων αυτα δι αγγελων κακοποιων.

He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

Ηνοιξεν οδον εις την οργην αυτου δεν εφεισθη απο του θανατου την ψυχην αυτων, και παρεδωκεν εις θανατικον την ζωην αυτων

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

και επαταξε παν πρωτοτοκον εν Αιγυπτω, την απαρχην της δυναμεως αυτων εν ταις σκηναις του Χαμ

But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

και εσηκωσεν εκειθεν ως προβατα τον λαον αυτου και ωδηγησεν αυτους ως ποιμνιον εν τη ερημω

And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

και ωδηγησεν αυτους εν ασφαλεια, και δεν εδειλιασαν τους δε εχθρους αυτων εσκεπασεν η θαλασσα.

And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.

Και εισηγαγεν αυτους εις το οριον της αγιοτητος αυτου, το ορος τουτο, το οποιον απεκτησεν η δεξια αυτου

He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

και εξεδιωξεν απ εμπροσθεν αυτων τα εθνη και διεμοιρασεν αυτα κληρονομιαν με σχοινιον, και εν ταις σκηναις αυτων κατωκισε τας φυλας του Ισραηλ.

Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

Και ομως επειρασαν και παρωξυναν τον Θεον τον υψιστον και δεν εφυλαξαν τα μαρτυρια αυτου

But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

αλλ εστραφησαν και εφερθησαν απιστως, ως οι πατερες αυτων εστραφησαν ως τοξον στρεβλον

For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

και παρωργισαν αυτον με τους υψηλους αυτων τοπους, και με τα γλυπτα αυτων διηγειραν αυτον εις ζηλοτυπιαν.

When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

Ηκουσεν ο Θεος και υπερωργισθη και εβδελυχθη σφοδρα τον Ισραηλ

So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;

και εγκατελιπε την σκηνην του Σηλω, την σκηνην οπου κατωκησε μεταξυ των ανθρωπων

And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand.

και παρεδωκεν εις αιχμαλωσιαν την δυναμιν αυτου και την δοξαν αυτου εις χειρα εχθρου

He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.

και παρεδωκεν εις ρομφαιαν τον λαον αυτου και υπερωργισθη κατα της κληρονομιας αυτου

The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

τους νεους αυτων κατεφαγε πυρ, και αι παρθενοι αυτων δεν ενυμφευθησαν

Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

οι ιερεις αυτων επεσον εν μαχαιρα, και αι χηραι αυτων δεν επενθησαν.

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

Τοτε εξηγερθη ως εξ υπνου ο Κυριος, ως ανθρωπος δυνατος, βοων απο οινου

And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

και επαταξε τους εχθρους αυτου εις τα οπισω ονειδος αιωνιον εθεσεν επ αυτους.

Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

Και απερριψε την σκηνην Ιωσηφ, και την φυλην Εφραιμ δεν εξελεξεν.

But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

Αλλ εξελεξε την φυλην Ιουδα, το ορος της Σιων, το οποιον ηγαπησε.

And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

Και ωκοδομησεν ως υψηλα παλατια το αγιαστηριον αυτου, ως την γην την οποιαν εθεμελιωσεν εις τον αιωνα.

He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

Και εξελεξε Δαβιδ τον δουλον αυτου και ανελαβεν αυτον εκ των ποιμνιων των προβατων

From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

Εξοπισθεν των θηλαζοντων προβατων εφερεν αυτον, δια να ποιμαινη Ιακωβ τον λαον αυτου και Ισραηλ την κληρονομιαν αυτου

So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

Και εποιμανεν αυτους κατα την ακακιαν της καρδιας αυτου και δια της συνεσεως των χειρων αυτου ωδηγησεν αυτους.