א מִזְמוֹר, לְאָסָף:
אֱלֹהִים, בָּאוּ גוֹיִם בְּנַחֲלָתֶךָ— טִמְּאוּ, אֶת הֵיכַל קָדְשֶׁךָ;
שָׂמוּ אֶת-יְרוּשָׁלִַם לְעִיִּים. |
1 A Psalm of Asaph. {N}
O God, the heathen are come into Thine inheritance; they have defiled Thy holy temple; {N}
they have made Jerusalem into heaps. |
ב נָתְנוּ, אֶת-נִבְלַת עֲבָדֶיךָ— מַאֲכָל, לְעוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם;
בְּשַׂר חֲסִידֶיךָ, לְחַיְתוֹ-אָרֶץ. |
2 They have given the dead bodies of Thy servants to be food unto the fowls of the heaven, {N}
the flesh of Thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. |
| ג שָׁפְכוּ דָמָם, כַּמַּיִם—סְבִיבוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָם; וְאֵין קוֹבֵר. |
3 They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, with none to bury them. |
| ד הָיִינוּ חֶרְפָּה, לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ; לַעַג וָקֶלֶס, לִסְבִיבוֹתֵינוּ. |
4 We are become a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us. |
| ה עַד-מָה יְהוָה, תֶּאֱנַף לָנֶצַח; תִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ-אֵשׁ, קִנְאָתֶךָ. |
5 How long, O LORD, wilt Thou be angry for ever? How long will Thy jealousy burn like fire? |
ו שְׁפֹךְ חֲמָתְךָ— אֶל הַגּוֹיִם, אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יְדָעוּךָ:
וְעַל מַמְלָכוֹת— אֲשֶׁר בְּשִׁמְךָ, לֹא קָרָאוּ. |
6 Pour out Thy wrath upon the nations that know Thee not, {N}
and upon the kingdoms that call not upon Thy name. |
| ז כִּי, אָכַל אֶת-יַעֲקֹב; וְאֶת-נָוֵהוּ הֵשַׁמּוּ. |
7 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his habitation. |
ח אַל-תִּזְכָּר-לָנוּ, עֲוֺנֹת רִאשֹׁנִים:
מַהֵר, יְקַדְּמוּנוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ— כִּי דַלּוֹנוּ מְאֹד. |
8 Remember not against us the iniquities of our forefathers; {N}
let Thy compassions speedily come to meet us; for we are brought very low. |
ט עָזְרֵנוּ, אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֵנוּ— עַל-דְּבַר כְּבוֹד-שְׁמֶךָ;
וְהַצִּילֵנוּ וְכַפֵּר עַל-חַטֹּאתֵינוּ, לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ. |
9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of Thy name; {N}
and deliver us, and forgive our sins, for Thy name’s sake. |
י לָמָּה, יֹאמְרוּ הַגּוֹיִם— אַיֵּה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם:
יִוָּדַע בַּגֹּיִים לְעֵינֵינוּ; נִקְמַת, דַּם-עֲבָדֶיךָ הַשָּׁפוּךְ. |
10 Wherefore should the nations say: ‘Where is their God?’ {N}
Let the avenging of Thy servants’ blood that is shed be made known among the nations in our sight. |
| יא תָּבוֹא לְפָנֶיךָ, אֶנְקַת אָסִיר: כְּגֹדֶל זְרוֹעֲךָ—הוֹתֵר, בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה. |
11 Let the groaning of the prisoner come before Thee; according to the greatness of Thy power set free those that are appointed to death; |
יב וְהָשֵׁב לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ שִׁבְעָתַיִם, אֶל-חֵיקָם;
חֶרְפָּתָם אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּךָ אֲדֹנָי. |
12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, {N}
wherewith they have reproached Thee, O Lord. |
יג וַאֲנַחְנוּ עַמְּךָ, וְצֹאן מַרְעִיתֶךָ— נוֹדֶה לְּךָ, לְעוֹלָם:
לְדוֹר וָדֹר— נְסַפֵּר, תְּהִלָּתֶךָ. |
13 So we that are Thy people and the flock of Thy pasture will give Thee thanks for ever; {N}
we will tell of Thy praise to all generations. {P} |
