1 Lăudaţi pe Domnul! Lăudaţi pe Domnul, căci este bun, căci îndurarea Lui ţine în veci!
2 Cine va putea spune isprăvile măreţe ale Domnului? Cine va putea vesti toată lauda Lui?
3 Ferice de cei ce păzesc Legea, de cei ce înfăptuiesc dreptatea în orice vreme!
4 Adu-Ţi aminte de mine, Doamne, în bunăvoinţa Ta pentru poporul Tău! Adu-Ţi aminte de mine, şi dă -i ajutorul Tău,
5 ca să văd fericirea aleşilor Tăi, să mă bucur de bucuria poporului Tău, şi să mă laud cu moştenirea Ta!
6 Noi am păcătuit ca şi părinţii noştri, am săvîrşit nelegiuirea, am făcut rău.
7 Părinţii noştri în Egipt n'au luat aminte la minunile Tale, nu şi-au adus aminte de mulţimea îndurărilor Tale, şi au fost neascultători la mare, la marea Roşie.
8 Dar El i -a scăpat, din pricina Numelui Lui, ca să-Şi arate puterea.
9 A mustrat marea Roşie, şi ea s'a uscat; şi i -a trecut prin adîncuri ca printr'un pustiu.
10 I -a scăpat din mîna celui ce -i ura, şi i -a izbăvit din mîna vrăjmaşului.
11 Apele au acoperit pe protivnicii lor. N'a rămas unul măcar din ei.
12 Atunci ei au crezut în cuvintele Lui şi au cîntat laudele Lui.
13 Dar au uitat curînd lucrările Lui, şi n'au aşteptat împlinirea planurilor Lui.
14 Ci i -a apucat pofta în pustie, şi au ispitit pe Dumnezeu în pustietate.
15 El le -a dat ce cereau; dar a trimes o molimă printre ei.
16 În tabără au fost geloşi pe Moise, şi pe Aaron, sfîntul Domnului.
17 Atunci s'a deschis pămîntul, şi a înghiţit pe Datan, şi s'a închis deasupra cetei lui Abiram.
18 Focul le -a aprins ceata, şi flacăra a mistuit pe cei răi.
19 Au făcut un viţel în Horeb. S'au închinat înaintea unui chip turnat,
20 şi au schimbat Slava lor, pe chipul unui bou, care mănîncă iarbă.
21 Au uitat pe Dumnezeu, Mîntuitorul lor, care făcuse lucruri mari în Egipt,
22 minuni în ţara lui Ham, semne minunate la marea Roşie.
23 Şi El a vorbit să -i nimicească: dar Moise, alesul său, a stătut la mijloc înaintea Lui, ca să -L abată dela mînia Lui şi să -L oprească să -i nimicească.
24 Ei au nesocotit ţara desfătărilor; n'au crezut în Cuvîntul Domnului,
25 ci au cîrtit în corturile lor, şi n'au ascultat de glasul Lui.
26 Atunci El a ridicat mîna şi a jurat că -i va face să cadă în pustie,
27 că le va doborî sămînţa printre neamuri, şi -i va împrăştia în mijlocul ţărilor.
28 Ei s'au alipit de Baal-Peor, şi au mîncat vite jertfite morţilor.
29 Au mîniat astfel pe Domnul prin faptele lor, şi o urgie a izbucnit între ei.
30 Dar Fineas s'a sculat şi a făcut judecată, şi astfel urgia s'a oprit.
31 Lucrul acesta i -a fost socotit ca o stare de neprihănire, din neam în neam, pe vecie.
32 Ei au mîniat pe Domnul la apele Meriba; şi Moise a fost pedepsit din pricina lor.
33 Căci s'au răzvrătit împotriva Duhului Lui, şi Moise a vorbit în chip uşuratic cu buzele.
34 Ei n'au nimicit popoarele, pe cari le poruncise Domnul să le nimicească.
35 Ci s-au amestecat cu neamurile, şi au învăţat faptele lor,
36 au slujit idolilor lor, cari au fost o cursă pentru ei.
37 Şi-au jertfit fiii şi fiicele la idoli,
38 au vărsat sînge nevinovat, sîngele fiilor şi fiicelor lor, pe cari i-au jertfit idolilor din Canaan, şi ţara a fost spurcată astfel prin omoruri.
39 S'au spurcat prin faptele lor, au desfrînat prin faptele lor.
40 Atunci Domnul S'a aprins de mînie împotriva poporului Său, şi a urît moştenirea Lui.
41 I -a dat în mînile neamurilor, cei ce îi urau au stăpînit peste ei,
42 vrăjmaşii lor i-au asuprit, şi au fost smeriţi supt puterea lor.
43 El de mai multe ori i -a izbăvit, dar ei s'au arătat neascultători în planurile lor, şi au ajuns nenorociţi prin nelegiuirea lor.
44 Dar El le -a văzut strîmtorarea, cînd le -a auzit strigătele.
45 Şi -a adus aminte de legămîntul Său, şi a avut milă de ei, după bunătatea Lui cea mare:
46 a stîrnit pentru ei mila tuturor celor ce i ţineau prinşi de război.
47 Scapă-ne, Doamne, Dumnezeul nostru, şi strînge-ne din mijlocul neamurilor, ca să lăudăm Numele Tău cel sfînt, şi să ne fălim cu lauda Ta!
48 Binecuvîntat să fie Domnul, Dumnezeul lui Israel, din vecincie în vecinicie! Şi tot poporul să zică: ,,Amin! Lăudaţi pe Domnul!``
1 Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
2 Who is able to give an account of the great acts of the Lord, or to make clear all his praise?
3 Happy are they whose decisions are upright, and he who does righteousness at all times.
4 Keep me in mind, O Lord, when you are good to your people; O let your salvation come to me;
5 So that I may see the well-being of the people of your selection, and have a part in the joy of your nation, and take pride in your heritage.
6 We are sinners like our fathers, we have done wrong, our acts are evil.
7 Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great number of your mercies, but gave you cause for wrath at the sea, even at the Red Sea.
8 But he was their saviour because of his name, so that men might see his great power.
9 By his word the Red Sea was made dry: and he took them through the deep waters as through the waste land.
10 And he took them safely out of the hands of their haters, and kept them from the attacks of those who were against them.
11 And the waters went over their haters; all of them came to an end.
12 Then they had faith in his words; they gave him songs of praise.
13 But their memory of his works was short; not waiting to be guided by him,
14 They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.
15 And he gave them their request, but sent a wasting disease into their souls.
16 They were full of envy against Moses among the tents, and against Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.
17 The earth opening put an end to Dathan, covering up Abiram and his band.
18 And a fire was lighted among their tents; the sinners were burned up by the flames.
19 They made a young ox in Horeb, and gave worship to an image of gold.
20 And their glory was changed into the image of an ox, whose food is grass.
21 They had no memory of God their saviour, who had done great things in Egypt;
22 Works of wonder in the land of Ham, and things of fear by the Red Sea.
23 And he was purposing to put an end to them if Moses, his special servant, had not gone up before him, between him and his people, turning back his wrath, to keep them from destruction.
24 They were disgusted with the good land; they had no belief in his word;
25 Talking against him secretly in their tents, they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord.
26 So he made an oath against them, to put an end to them in the waste land:
27 That their children might be mixed among the nations, and sent away into other lands.
28 And they were joined to Baal-peor, and took part in the offerings to the dead.
29 So they made him angry by their behaviour; and he sent disease on them.
30 Then Phinehas got up, and made prayer for them; and the disease went no farther.
31 And all the generations coming after him kept the memory of his righteousness for ever.
32 They made God angry again at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled because of them;
33 For they made his spirit bitter, and he said unwise things.
34 They did not put an end to the peoples, as the Lord had said;
35 But they were joined to the nations, learning their works.
36 And they gave worship to images; which were a danger to them:
37 They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,
38 And gave the blood of their sons and their daughters who had done no wrong, offering them to the images of Canaan; and the land was made unclean with blood.
39 So they became unclean through their works, going after their evil desires.
40 Then the wrath of the Lord was burning against his people, and he was angry with his heritage.
41 And he gave them into the hands of the nations; and they were ruled by their haters.
42 By them they were crushed, and made low under their hands.
43 Again and again he made them free; but their hearts were turned against his purpose, and they were overcome by their sins.
44 But when their cry came to his ears, he had pity on their trouble:
45 And kept in mind his agreement with them, and in his great mercy gave them forgiveness.
46 He put pity into the hearts of those who made them prisoners.
47 Be our saviour, O Lord our God, and let us come back together from among the nations, so that we may give honour to your holy name, and have glory in your praise.
48 Praise be to the Lord God of Israel for ever and for ever; and let all the people say, So be it. Give praise to the Lord.