Mazmur 78
Mazmur · Psalms
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1Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth!
2Aku mau membuka mulut mengatakan amsal, aku mau mengucapkan teka-teki dari zaman purbakala.
2I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old,
3Yang telah kami dengar dan kami ketahui, dan yang diceritakan kepada kami oleh nenek moyang kami,
3things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us.
4kami tidak hendak sembunyikan kepada anak-anak mereka, tetapi kami akan ceritakan kepada angkatan yang kemudian puji-pujian kepada TUHAN dan kekuatan-Nya dan perbuatan-perbuatan ajaib yang telah dilakukan-Nya.
4We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.
5Telah ditetapkan-Nya peringatan di Yakub dan hukum Taurat diberi-Nya di Israel; nenek moyang kita diperintahkan-Nya untuk memperkenalkannya kepada anak-anak mereka,
5He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children,
6supaya dikenal oleh angkatan yang kemudian, supaya anak-anak, yang akan lahir kelak, bangun dan menceritakannya kepada anak-anak mereka,
6that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children,
7supaya mereka menaruh kepercayaan kepada Allah dan tidak melupakan perbuatan-perbuatan Allah, tetapi memegang perintah-perintah-Nya;
7so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments;
8dan jangan seperti nenek moyang mereka, angkatan pendurhaka dan pemberontak, angkatan yang tidak tetap hatinya dan tidak setia jiwanya kepada Allah.
8and that they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
9Bani Efraim, pemanah-pemanah yang bersenjata lengkap, berbalik pada hari pertempuran;
9The Ephraimites, armed with the bow, turned back on the day of battle.
10mereka tidak berpegang pada perjanjian Allah dan enggan hidup menurut Taurat-Nya.
10They did not keep God's covenant, but refused to walk according to his law.
11Mereka melupakan pekerjaan-pekerjaan-Nya dan perbuatan-perbuatan-Nya yang ajaib, yang telah diperlihatkan-Nya kepada mereka.
11They forgot his works and the wonders that he had shown them.
12Di hadapan nenek moyang mereka dilakukan-Nya keajaiban-keajaiban, di tanah Mesir, di padang Zoan;
12In the sight of their fathers he performed wonders in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.
13dibelah-Nya laut, diseberangkan-Nya mereka; didirikan-Nya air sebagai bendungan,
13He divided the sea and let them pass through it, and made the waters stand like a heap.
14dituntun-Nya mereka dengan awan pada waktu siang, dan semalam suntuk dengan terang api;
14In the daytime he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a fiery light.
15dibelah-Nya gunung batu di padang gurun, diberi-Nya mereka minum banyak air seperti dari samudera raya;
15He split rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep.
16dibuat-Nya aliran air keluar dari bukit batu, dan dibuat-Nya air turun seperti sungai.
16He made streams come out of the rock and caused waters to flow down like rivers.
17Tetapi mereka terus berbuat dosa terhadap Dia, dengan memberontak terhadap Yang Mahatinggi di padang kering.
17Yet they sinned still more against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
18Mereka mencobai Allah dalam hati mereka dengan meminta makanan menuruti nafsu mereka.
18They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved.
19Mereka berkata terhadap Allah: "Sanggupkah Allah menyajikan hidangan di padang gurun?
19They spoke against God, saying, "Can God spread a table in the wilderness?
20Memang, Ia memukul gunung batu, sehingga terpancar air dan membanjir sungai-sungai; tetapi sanggupkah Ia memberikan roti juga, atau menyediakan daging bagi umat-Nya?"
20He struck the rock so that water gushed out and streams overflowed. Can he also give bread or provide meat for his people?"
21Sebab itu, ketika mendengar hal itu, TUHAN gemas, api menyala menimpa Yakub, bahkan murka bergejolak menimpa Israel,
21Therefore, when the LORD heard, he was full of wrath; a fire was kindled against Jacob; his anger rose against Israel,
22sebab mereka tidak percaya kepada Allah, dan tidak yakin akan keselamatan dari pada-Nya.
22because they did not believe in God and did not trust his saving power.
23Maka Ia memerintahkan awan-awan dari atas, membuka pintu-pintu langit,
23Yet he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,
24menurunkan kepada mereka hujan manna untuk dimakan, dan memberikan kepada mereka gandum dari langit;
24and he rained down on them manna to eat and gave them the grain of heaven.
25setiap orang telah makan roti malaikat, Ia mengirimkan perbekalan kepada mereka berlimpah-limpah.
25Man ate of the bread of the angels; he sent them food in abundance.
26Ia telah menghembuskan angin timur di langit dan menggiring angin selatan dengan kekuatan-Nya;
26He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens, and by his power he led out the south wind;
27Ia menurunkan kepada mereka hujan daging seperti debu banyaknya, dan hujan burung-burung bersayap seperti pasir laut;
27he rained meat on them like dust, winged birds like the sand of the seas;
28Ia menjatuhkannya ke tengah perkemahan mereka, sekeliling tempat kediaman itu.
28he let them fall in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.
29Mereka makan dan menjadi sangat kenyang; Ia memberikan kepada mereka apa yang mereka inginkan.
29And they ate and were well filled, for he gave them what they craved.
30Mereka belum merasa puas, sedang makanan masih ada di mulut mereka;
30But before they had satisfied their craving, while the food was still in their mouths,
31maka bangkitlah murka Allah terhadap mereka: Ia membunuh gembong-gembong mereka, dan menewaskan teruna-teruna Israel.
31the anger of God rose against them, and he killed the strongest of them and laid low the young men of Israel.
32Sekalipun demikian mereka masih saja berbuat dosa dan tidak percaya kepada perbuatan-perbuatan-Nya yang ajaib.
32In spite of all this, they still sinned; despite his wonders, they did not believe.
33Sebab itu Ia membuat hari-hari mereka habis dalam kesia-siaan, dan tahun-tahun mereka dalam kekejutan.
33So he made their days vanish like a breath, and their years in terror.
34Apabila Ia membunuh mereka, maka mereka mencari Dia, mereka berbalik dan mengingini Allah;
34When he killed them, they sought him; they repented and sought God earnestly.
35mereka teringat bahwa Allah adalah gunung batu mereka, dan bahwa Allah Yang Mahatinggi adalah Penebus mereka.
35They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their redeemer.
36Tetapi mereka memperdaya Dia dengan mulut mereka, dan dengan lidahnya mereka membohongi Dia.
36But they flattered him with their mouths; they lied to him with their tongues.
37Hati mereka tidak tetap pada Dia, dan mereka tidak setia pada perjanjian-Nya.
37Their heart was not steadfast toward him; they were not faithful to his covenant.
38Tetapi Ia bersifat penyayang, Ia mengampuni kesalahan mereka dan tidak memusnahkan mereka; banyak kali Ia menahan murka-Nya dan tidak membangkitkan segenap amarah-Nya.
38Yet he, being compassionate, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them; he restrained his anger often and did not stir up all his wrath.
39Ia ingat bahwa mereka itu daging, angin yang berlalu, yang tidak akan kembali.
39He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes and comes not again.
40Berapa kali mereka memberontak terhadap Dia di padang gurun, dan menyusahkan hati-Nya di padang belantara!
40How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the desert!
41Berulang kali mereka mencobai Allah, menyakiti hati Yang Kudus dari Israel.
41They tested God again and again and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
42Mereka tidak ingat kepada kekuasaan-Nya, kepada hari Ia membebaskan mereka dari pada lawan,
42They did not remember his power or the day when he redeemed them from the foe,
43ketika Ia mengadakan tanda-tanda di Mesir dan mujizat-mujizat di padang Zoan.
43when he performed his signs in Egypt and his marvels in the fields of Zoan.
44Ia mengubah menjadi darah sungai-sungai mereka dan aliran-aliran air mereka, sehingga tidak terminum;
44He turned their rivers to blood, so that they could not drink of their streams.
45Ia melepaskan kepada mereka lalat pikat yang memakan mereka, dan katak-katak yang memusnahkan mereka;
45He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them, and frogs, which destroyed them.
46Ia memberikan hasil tanah mereka kepada ulat, dan hasil jerih payah mereka kepada belalang;
46He gave their crops to the destroying locust and the fruit of their labor to the locust.
47Ia mematikan pohon anggur mereka dengan hujan batu, dan pohon-pohon ara mereka dengan embun beku;
47He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamores with frost.
48Ia membiarkan kawanan binatang mereka ditimpa hujan es, dan ternak mereka disambar halilintar;
48He gave over their cattle to the hail and their flocks to thunderbolts.
49Ia melepaskan kepada mereka murka-Nya yang menyala-nyala, kegemasan, kegeraman dan kesesakan, suatu pasukan malaikat yang membawa malapetaka;
49He let loose on them his burning anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, a company of destroying angels.
50Ia membiarkan murka-Nya berkobar, Ia tidak mencegah jiwa mereka dari maut, nyawa mereka diserahkan-Nya kepada penyakit sampar;
50He made a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death, but gave their lives over to the plague.
51dibunuh-Nya semua anak sulung di Mesir, kegagahan mereka yang pertama-tama di kemah-kemah Ham;
51He struck down every firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham.
52disuruh-Nya umat-Nya berangkat seperti domba-domba, dipimpin-Nya mereka seperti kawanan hewan di padang gurun;
52Then he led out his people like sheep and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
53dituntun-Nya mereka dengan tenteram, sehingga tidak gemetar, sedang musuh mereka dilingkupi laut;
53He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54dibawa-Nya mereka ke tanah-Nya yang kudus, yakni pegunungan ini, yang diperoleh tangan kanan-Nya;
54And he brought them to his holy land, to the mountain which his right hand had won.
55dihalau-Nya bangsa-bangsa dari depan mereka, dibagi-bagikan-Nya kepada mereka tanah pusaka dengan tali pengukur, dan disuruh-Nya suku-suku Israel mendiami kemah-kemah mereka itu.
55He drove out nations before them; he apportioned them for a possession and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
56Tetapi mereka mencobai dan memberontak terhadap Allah, Yang Mahatinggi, dan tidak berpegang pada peringatan-peringatan-Nya;
56Yet they tested and rebelled against the Most High God and did not keep his testimonies,
57mereka murtad dan berkhianat seperti nenek moyang mereka, berubah seperti busur yang memperdaya;
57but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers; they twisted like a deceitful bow.
58mereka menyakiti hati-Nya dengan bukit-bukit pengorbanan mereka, membuat Dia cemburu dengan patung-patung mereka.
58For they provoked him to anger with their high places; they moved him to jealousy with their idols.
59Ketika Allah mendengarnya, Ia menjadi gemas, Ia menolak Israel sama sekali;
59When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel.
60Ia membuang kediaman-Nya di Silo kemah yang didiami-Nya di antara manusia;
60He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among mankind,
61Ia membiarkan kekuatan-Nya tertawan, membiarkan kehormatan-Nya jatuh ke tangan lawan;
61and delivered his power to captivity, his glory to the hand of the foe.
62Ia membiarkan umat-Nya dimakan pedang, dan gemaslah Ia atas milik-Nya sendiri.
62He gave his people over to the sword and vented his wrath on his heritage.
63Anak-anak teruna mereka dimakan api, dan anak-anak dara mereka tidak lagi dipuja dengan nyanyian perkawinan;
63Fire devoured their young men, and their young women had no marriage song.
64imam-imam mereka gugur oleh pedang, dan janda-janda mereka tidak dapat menangis.
64Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows made no lamentation.
65Lalu terjagalah Tuhan, seperti orang yang tertidur, seperti pahlawan yang siuman dari mabuk anggur;
65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a strong man shouting because of wine.
66Ia memukul mundur para lawan-Nya, Ia menyebabkan mereka mendapat cela untuk selama-lamanya.
66And he put his adversaries to rout; he put them to everlasting shame.
67Ia menolak kemah Yusuf, dan suku Efraim tidak dipilih-Nya,
67He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68tetapi Ia memilih suku Yehuda, gunung Sion yang dikasihi-Nya;
68but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves.
69Ia membangun tempat kudus-Nya setinggi langit, laksana bumi yang didasarkan-Nya untuk selama-lamanya;
69He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever.
70dipilih-Nya Daud, hamba-Nya, diambil-Nya dia dari antara kandang-kandang kambing domba;
70He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds;
71dari tempat domba-domba yang menyusui didatangkan-Nya dia, untuk menggembalakan Yakub, umat-Nya, dan Israel, milik-Nya sendiri.
71from following the nursing ewes he brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, Israel his inheritance.
72Ia menggembalakan mereka dengan ketulusan hatinya, dan menuntun mereka dengan kecakapan tangannya.
72With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hand.