Liber Psalmorum, 106

1. ALLELUIA. Confitemini Domino, quoniam bonus, quoniam in saeculum misericordia eius.

1. Praise the LORD! O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever!

2. Quis loquetur potentias Domini, auditas faciet omnes laudes eius?

2. Who can utter the mighty doings of the LORD, or show forth all his praise?

3. Beati, qui custodiunt iudicium et faciunt iustitiam in omni tempore.

3. Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!

4. Memento nostri, Domine, in beneplacito populi tui, visita nos in salutari tuo,

4. Remember me, O LORD, when thou showest favor to thy people; help me when thou deliverest them;

5. ut videamus bona electorum tuorum, ut laetemur in laetitia gentis tuae, ut gloriemur cum hereditate tua.

5. that I may see the prosperity of thy chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thy heritage.

6. Peccavimus cum patribus nostris, iniuste egimus, iniquitatem fecimus.

6. Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

7. Patres nostri in Aegypto non intellexerunt mirabilia tua, non fuerunt memores multitudinis misericordiarum tuarum et irritaverunt ascendentes in mare, mare Rubrum.

7. Our fathers, when they were in Egypt, did not consider thy wonderful works; they did not remember the abundance of thy steadfast love, but rebelled against the Most High at the Red Sea.

8. Et salvavit eos propter nomen suum, ut notam faceret potentiam suam. -

8. Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power.

9. Et increpuit mare Rubrum, et exsiccatum est, et deduxit eos in abyssis sicut in deserto.

9. He rebuked the Red Sea, and it became dry; and he led them through the deep as through a desert.

10. Et salvavit eos de manu odientis et redemit eos de manu inimici.

10. So he saved them from the hand of the foe, and delivered them from the power of the enemy.

11. Et operuit aqua tribulantes eos: unus ex eis non remansit.

11. And the waters covered their adversaries; not one of them was left.

12. Et crediderunt verbis eius et cantaverunt laudem eius.

12. Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.

13. Cito obliti sunt operum eius et non sustinuerunt consilium eius;

13. But they soon forgot his works; they did not wait for his counsel.

14. et concupierunt concupiscentiam in deserto et tentaverunt Deum in inaquoso.

14. But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the desert;

15. Et dedit eis petitionem ipsorum et misit saturitatem in animas eorum.

15. he gave them what they asked, but sent a wasting disease among them.

16. Et zelati sunt Moysen in castris, Aaron sanctum Domini.

16. When men in the camp were jealous of Moses and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD,

17. Aperta est terra et deglutivit Dathan et operuit super congregationem Abiram.

17. the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abi'ram.

18. Et exarsit ignis in synagoga eorum, flamma combussit peccatores.

18. Fire also broke out in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.

19. Et fecerunt vitulum in Horeb et adoraverunt sculptile;

19. They made a calf in Horeb and worshiped a molten image.

20. et mutaverunt gloriam suam in similitudinem tauri comedentis fenum.

20. They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass.

21. Obliti sunt Deum, qui salvavit eos, qui fecit magnalia in Aegypto,

21. They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,

22. mirabilia in terra Cham, terribilia in mari Rubro.

22. wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red Sea.

23. Et dixit quia disperderet eos, nisi affuisset Moyses electus eius: stetit in confractione in conspectu eius, ut averteret iram eius, ne destrueret eos.

23. Therefore he said he would destroy them -- had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.

24. Et pro nihilo habuerunt terram desiderabilem, non crediderunt verbo eius.

24. Then they despised the pleasant land, having no faith in his promise.

25. Et murmuraverunt in tabernaculis suis, non exaudierunt vocem Domini.

25. They murmured in their tents, and did not obey the voice of the LORD.

26. Et elevavit manum suam super eos, ut prosterneret eos in deserto

26. Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them that he would make them fall in the wilderness,

27. et ut deiceret semen eorum in nationibus et dispergeret eos in regionibus.

27. and would disperse their descendants among the nations, scattering them over the lands.

28. Et adhaeserunt Baalphegor et comederunt sacrificia mortuorum;

28. Then they attached themselves to the Ba'al of Pe'or, and ate sacrifices offered to the dead;

29. et irritaverunt eum in adinventionibus suis, et irrupit in eos ruina.

29. they provoked the LORD to anger with their doings, and a plague broke out among them.

30. Et stetit Phinees et fecit iudicium, et cessavit quassatio,

30. Then Phin'ehas stood up and interposed, and the plague was stayed.

31. et reputatum est ei in iustitiam in generationem et generationem usque in sempiternum.

31. And that has been reckoned to him as righteousness from generation to generation for ever.

32. Et irritaverunt eum ad aquas Meriba, et vexatus est Moyses propter eos,

32. They angered him at the waters of Mer'ibah, and it went ill with Moses on their account;

33. quia exacerbaverunt spiritum eius, et temere locutus est in labiis suis.

33. for they made his spirit bitter, and he spoke words that were rash.

34. Non disperdiderunt gentes, quas dixit Dominus illis.

34. They did not destroy the peoples, as the LORD commanded them,

35. Et commixti sunt inter gentes et didicerunt opera eorum.

35. but they mingled with the nations and learned to do as they did.

36. Et servierunt sculptilibus eorum, et factum est illis in scandalum.

36. They served their idols, which became a snare to them.

37. Et immolaverunt filios suos et filias suas daemoniis.

37. They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to the demons;

38. Et effuderunt sanguinem innocentem, sanguinem filiorum suorum et filiarum suarum, quas sacrificaverunt sculptilibus Chanaan. Et infecta est terra in sanguinibus,

38. they poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood.

39. et contaminati sunt in operibus suis et fornicati sunt in adinventionibus suis.

39. Thus they became unclean by their acts, and played the harlot in their doings.

40. Et exarsit ira Dominus in populum suum et abominatus est hereditatem suam

40. Then the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he abhorred his heritage;

41. et tradidit eos in manus gentium, et dominati sunt eorum, qui oderunt eos.

41. he gave them into the hand of the nations, so that those who hated them ruled over them.

42. Et tribulaverunt eos inimici eorum, et humiliati sunt sub manibus eorum.

42. Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power.

43. Saepe liberavit eos; ipsi autem exacerbaverunt eum in consilio suo et corruerunt in iniquitatibus suis.

43. Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes, and were brought low through their iniquity.

44. Et vidit tribulationem eorum, cum audivit clamorem eorum. -

44. Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.

45. Et memor fuit testamenti sui et paenituit eum secundum multitudinem misericordiae suae.

45. He remembered for their sake his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.

46. Et dedit eos in miserationes in conspectu omnium, qui captivos duxerant eos.

46. He caused them to be pitied by all those who held them captive.

47. Salvos nos fac, Domine Deus noster, et congrega nos de nationibus, ut confiteamur nomini sancto tuo et gloriemur in laude tua.

47. Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the nations, that we may give thanks to thy holy name and glory in thy praise.

48. Benedictus Dominus, Deus Israel, a saeculo et usque in saeculum. Et dicet omnis populus: “Fiat, fiat”.

48. Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! And let all the people say, "Amen!" Praise the LORD!