A Song for a Festival
1 Shout for joy to God our defender;
sing praise to the God of Jacob!
2 Start the music and beat the tambourines;
play pleasant music on the harps and the lyres.
3 Blow the trumpet for the festival,
when the moon is new and when the moon is full.
4 This is the law in Israel,
an order from the God of Jacob.
5 He gave it to the people of Israel
when he attacked the land of Egypt.
I hear an unknown voice saying,
6 “I took the burdens off your backs;
I let you put down your loads of bricks.
7 When you were in trouble, you called to me, and I saved you.
From my hiding place in the storm, I answered you.
I put you to the test at the springs of Meribah.
8 Listen, my people, to my warning;
Israel, how I wish you would listen to me!
9 You must never worship another god.
10 I am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of Egypt.
Open your mouth, and I will feed you.
11 “But my people would not listen to me;
Israel would not obey me.
12 So I let them go their stubborn ways
and do whatever they wanted.
13 How I wish my people would listen to me;
how I wish they would obey me!
14 I would quickly defeat their enemies
and conquer all their foes.
15 Those who hate me would bow in fear before me;
their punishment would last forever.
16 But I would feed you with the finest wheat
and satisfy you with wild honey.”
Dieva aicinājums stūrgalvīgajam Israēlam
1 Korvedim. Gatas arfu pavadījumā. Āsāfa psalms.
2 Gavilējiet Dievam, mūsu spēkam,
sauciet Jēkaba Dievam,
3 skandējiet dziesmu, sietiņu zvārdziniet,
spēlējiet cītaru tīksmo un arfu!
4 Pūtiet jaunā mēnesī ragu,
pilnā mēnesī, mūsu svētku dienā,
5 jo tas – likums Israēlam,
jo tas – Jēkaba Dieva lēmums,
6 tā viņš pavēlēja visiem Jāzepā,
kad viņš izgāja pret Ēģiptes zemi –
valodu, ko es nezināju, nu dzirdu:
7 es atbrīvoju no nastas viņa plecu,
nu viņa plaukstas no groza brīvas!
8 Postā tu sauci, un es tevi glābu,
es atbildēju tev, pērkonā slēpies,
es tevi pārbaudīju pie Merības ūdeņiem.
9 Klausies, mana tauta, es brīdinu tevi!
Israēl, kaut tu manī klausītos!
10 Lai tev nav sveša dieva,
un neklanies citam dievam –
11 es esmu Kungs, tavs Dievs,
kas izveda tevi no Ēģiptes zemes –
plet savu muti, un es to piepildīšu!
12 Bet mana tauta manī neklausījās,
un mana tauta man nepakļāvās,
13 tad es tos nodevu viņu siržu spītam –
lai dara, kā paši prot!
14 Kaut mana tauta klausītu man,
kaut Israēls staigātu manus ceļus –
15 drīz viņu pretiniekus es pazemotu,
pret viņu naidniekiem es vērstu roku!
16 Kunga nīdēji lišķēs viņam –
tāds tiem liktenis uz mūžiem!
17 Bet viņu tas baros visbaltākiem miltiem!
Un no klints tev došu sātīgu medu!
