Psalm 48
NIV — New International Version Bible (NIV)
NAV — Ketab El Hayat (NAV)
Verse 1
Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise,
in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
in the city of our God, his holy mountain.
مَا أَعْظَمَ الرَّبَّ وَمَا أَجْدَرَهُ بِالتَّسْبِيحِ فِي مَدِينَةِ إِلَهِنَا، فِي جَبَلِ قَدَاسَتِهِ!
Verse 2
Beautiful in its loftiness,
the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[b] is Mount Zion,
the city of the Great King.
the joy of the whole earth,
like the heights of Zaphon[b] is Mount Zion,
the city of the Great King.
جَبَلُ صِهْيَوْنَ جَمِيلٌ فِي شُمُوخِهِ، (هُوَ) فَرَحُ كُلِّ الأَرْضِ حَتَّى أَقَاصِي الشَّمَالِ. هُوَ مَدِينَةُ الْمَلِكِ الْعَظِيمِ.
Verse 3
God is in her citadels;
he has shown himself to be her fortress.
he has shown himself to be her fortress.
اللهُ الْمُقِيمُ فِي قُصُورِهَا مَعْرُوفٌ بِأَنَّهُ حِصْنٌ مَنِيعٌ.
Verse 4
When the kings joined forces,
when they advanced together,
when they advanced together,
هُوَذَا الْمُلُوكُ قَدِ احْتَشَدُوا وَعَبَرُوا مَعاً.
Verse 5
they saw her and were astounded;
they fled in terror.
they fled in terror.
رَأَوْا بَيْتَ اللهِ فَذُهِلُوا. ارْتَاعُوا وَفَرُّوا.
Verse 6
Trembling seized them there,
pain like that of a woman in labor.
pain like that of a woman in labor.
هُنَاكَ اعْتَرَتْهُمْ رِعْدَةٌ فَتَوَجَّعُوا كَامْرَأَةٍ فِي مَخَاضِهَا.
Verse 7
You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish
shattered by an east wind.
shattered by an east wind.
تُحَطِّمُ سُفُنَ تَرْشِيشَ بِرِيحٍ شَرْقِيَّةٍ.
Verse 8
As we have heard,
so we have seen
in the city of the Lord Almighty,
in the city of our God:
God makes her secure
forever.[c]
so we have seen
in the city of the Lord Almighty,
in the city of our God:
God makes her secure
forever.[c]
كَمَا سَمِعْنَا رَأَيْنَا فِي مَدِينَةِ رَبِّ الْجُنُودِ، مَدِينَةِ إِلَهِنَا. حَقّاً إِنَّ اللهَ يُثَبِّتُهَا إِلَى الأَبَدِ.
Verse 9
Within your temple, O God,
we meditate on your unfailing love.
we meditate on your unfailing love.
تَأَمَّلْنَا يَا اللهُ فِي رَحْمَتِكَ فِي وَسَطِ هَيْكَلِكَ.
Verse 10
Like your name, O God,
your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;
your right hand is filled with righteousness.
your praise reaches to the ends of the earth;
your right hand is filled with righteousness.
تَسْبِيحُكَ يَا اللهُ مِثْلُ اسْمِكَ يَبْلُغُ أَقَاصِي الأَرْضِ. يَمِينُكَ مَلآنَةٌ صَلاحاً.
Verse 11
Mount Zion rejoices,
the villages of Judah are glad
because of your judgments.
the villages of Judah are glad
because of your judgments.
لِيَفْرَحْ جَبَلُ صِهْيَوْنَ وَلْتَبْتَهِجْ بَنَاتُ يَهُوذَا مِنْ أَجْلِ أَحْكَامِ قَضَائِكَ.
Verse 12
Walk about Zion, go around her,
count her towers,
count her towers,
جُولُوا فِي صِهْيَوْنَ وَدُورُوا حَوْلَهَا. عُدُّوا أَبْرَاجَهَا.
Verse 13
consider well her ramparts,
view her citadels,
that you may tell of them
to the next generation.
view her citadels,
that you may tell of them
to the next generation.
تَفَرَّسُوا فِي مَتَارِيسِهَا وَتَأَمَّلُوا قُصُورَهَا لِتُخْبِرُوا بِها الأَجْيَالَ الْقَادِمَةَ.
Verse 14
For this God is our God for ever and ever;
he will be our guide even to the end.
he will be our guide even to the end.
لأَنَّ اللهَ هَذَا هُوَ إِلَهُنَا إِلَى الدَّهْرِ وَالأَبَدِ، وَهُوَ هَادِينَا حَتَّى الْمَوْتِ.