Psalm 74
NIV — New International Version Bible (NIV)
NAV — Ketab El Hayat (NAV)
Verse 1
O God, why have you rejected us forever?
Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
يَا اللهُ لِمَاذَا نَبَذْتَنَا إِلَى الأَبَدِ؟ لِمَاذَا ثَارَ غَضَبُكَ الشَّدِيدُ عَلَى غَنَمِ مَرْعَاكَ؟
Verse 2
Remember the nation you purchased long ago,
the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed—
Mount Zion, where you dwelt.
the people of your inheritance, whom you redeemed—
Mount Zion, where you dwelt.
اذْكُرْ جَمَاعَتَكَ الَّتِي اقْتَنَيْتَهَا مُنْذُ الْقِدَمِ، وَالَّتِي افْتَدَيْتَهَا لِتَجْعَلَهَا سِبْطَ مِيرَاثِكَ. اذْكُرْ جَبَلَ صِهْيَوْنَ الَّذِي أَقَمْتَ فِيهِ.
Verse 3
Turn your steps toward these everlasting ruins,
all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.
all this destruction the enemy has brought on the sanctuary.
سِرْ يَا رَبُّ مُسْرِعاً وَسَطَ هَذِهِ الْخَرَائِبِ الدَّائِمَةِ، فَإِنَّ الْعَدُوَّ قَدْ دَمَّرَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فِي بَيْتِكَ الْمُقَدَّسِ.
Verse 4
Your foes roared in the place where you met with us;
they set up their standards as signs.
they set up their standards as signs.
إِنَّ خُصُومَكَ يُزَمْجِرُونَ فِي وَسَطِ مَحْفَلِكَ، وَيَنْصِبُونَ أَصْنَامَهُمْ شَارَاتٍ لِلنَّصْرِ.
Verse 5
They behaved like men wielding axes
to cut through a thicket of trees.
to cut through a thicket of trees.
يَظْهَرُ الْعَدُوُّ كَأَنَّهُ يَهْوِي بِالْفُؤُوسِ عَلَى الأَشْجَارِ الْكَثِيفَةِ.
Verse 6
They smashed all the carved paneling
with their axes and hatchets.
with their axes and hatchets.
هَدَمُوا مَنْقُوشَاتِهِ كُلَّهَا بِالْمَطَارِقِ وَالْمَعَاوِلِ.
Verse 7
They burned your sanctuary to the ground;
they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.
they defiled the dwelling place of your Name.
أَضْرَمُوا النَّارَ فِي مَقْدِسِكَ، وَدَنَّسُوهُ إِذْ قَوَّضُوا مَقَرَّ اسْمِكَ إِلَى الأَرْضِ.
Verse 8
They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!”
They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.
They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.
قَالُوا فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ: لِنُبِدْهُمْ جَمِيعاً. وَأَحْرَقُوا كُلَّ مَحَافِلِ اللهِ فِي الْبِلادِ.
Verse 9
We are given no signs from God;
no prophets are left,
and none of us knows how long this will be.
no prophets are left,
and none of us knows how long this will be.
لَمْ نَعُدْ نَشْهَدُ رُمُوزَ عِبَادَتِنَا، وَلَمْ يَبْقَ نَبِيٌّ بَعْدُ، وَلَيْسَ بَيْنَنَا مَنْ يَعْرِفُ مَتَى تَكُونُ خَاتِمَةُ الأَمْرِ.
Verse 10
How long will the enemy mock you, God?
Will the foe revile your name forever?
Will the foe revile your name forever?
يَا اللهُ: إِلَى مَتَى يُعَيِّرُنَا الْخَصْمُ؟ أَيَظَلُّ الْعَدُوُّ يَسْتَهِينُ بِاسْمِكَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ؟
Verse 11
Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand?
Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them!
Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them!
لِمَاذَا تَرْفُضُ أَنْ تَمُدَّ يَدَ الْعَوْنِ؟ لِمَاذَا تُبْقِي يَمِينَكَ خَلْفَكَ؟ أَخْرِجْهَا وَأَفْنِهِمْ.
Verse 12
But God is my King from long ago;
he brings salvation on the earth.
he brings salvation on the earth.
إِنَّمَا اللهُ مَلِكِي مُنْذُ الْقَدِيمِ، صَانِعُ الْخَلاصِ فِي وَسَطِ الأَرْضِ.
Verse 13
It was you who split open the sea by your power;
you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.
you broke the heads of the monster in the waters.
أَنْتَ فَلَقْتَ الْبَحْرَ بِقُوَّتِكَ وَحَطَّمْتَ رُؤُوسَ التَّنَانِينِ.
Verse 14
It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan
and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.
and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert.
أَنْتَ مَزَّقْتَ رُؤُوسَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَجَيْشِهِ، وَجَعَلْتَهُ قُوتاً لِلْحَيَوَانَاتِ الْمُتَوَحِّشَةِ
Verse 15
It was you who opened up springs and streams;
you dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
you dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
فَجَّرْتَ نَبْعاً وَجَدْوَلاً، وَجَفَّفْتَ أَنْهَاراً دَائِمَةَ الْجَرَيَانِ.
Verse 16
The day is yours, and yours also the night;
you established the sun and moon.
you established the sun and moon.
لَكَ النَّهَارُ وَاللَّيْلُ أَيْضاً. أَنْتَ كَوَّنْتَ الْكَوَاكِبَ الْمُنِيرَةَ وَالشَّمْسَ.
Verse 17
It was you who set all the boundaries of the earth;
you made both summer and winter.
you made both summer and winter.
نَصَبْتَ حُدُودَ الأَرْضِ، وَخَلَقْتَ الصَّيْفَ وَالشِّتَاءَ.
Verse 18
Remember how the enemy has mocked you, Lord,
how foolish people have reviled your name.
how foolish people have reviled your name.
إِنَّمَا اذْكُرْ أَنَّ عَدُوّاً قَدْ عَيَّرَ الرَّبَّ، وَشَعْباً جَاهِلاً قَدِ اسْتَهَانَ بِاسْمِكَ.
Verse 19
Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts;
do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.
do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.
لَا تُسَلِّمْ لِلْوَحْشِ نَفْسَ شَعْبِكَ الضَّعِيفِ، وَلَا تَنْسَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ حَيَاةَ جُمْهُورِكَ الْمُضْطَهَدِ.
Verse 20
Have regard for your covenant,
because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
اذْكُرِ الْعَهْدَ الَّذِي قَطَعْتَهُ لَنَا، فَإِنَّ الظُّلْمَ كَامِنٌ فِي كُلِّ رُكْنٍ مُظْلِمٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ.
Verse 21
Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace;
may the poor and needy praise your name.
may the poor and needy praise your name.
لَا تَدَعِ الْمُنْسَحِقَ يَرْجِعُ بِالْخِزْيِ، بَلْ لِيُسَبِّحِ اسْمَكَ الْفَقِيرُ وَالْبَائِسُ.
Verse 22
Rise up, O God, and defend your cause;
remember how fools mock you all day long.
remember how fools mock you all day long.
قُمْ يَا اللهُ وَدَافِعْ عَنْ دَعْوَاكَ. اذْكُرْ كَيْفَ يُعَيِّرُكَ الْجَاهِلُ طُولَ النَّهَارِ.
Verse 23
Do not ignore the clamor of your adversaries,
the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.
the uproar of your enemies, which rises continually.
لَا تَنْسَ أَصْوَاتَ خُصُومِكَ، فَإِنَّ ضَجِيجَ الثَّائِرِينَ عَلَيْكَ يَتَصَاعَدُ دَائِماً.