תהילים פרק מ״ד

לַמְנַצֵּחַ לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מַשְׂכִּיל׃

Lamnatzei'ach livnei Korach maskil.

For the leader. Of the Korahites. A maskil.

אֱלֹהִים בְּאָזְנֵינוּ שָׁמַעְנוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָנוּ פֹּעַל פָּעַלְתָּ בִימֵיהֶם בִּימֵי קֶדֶם׃

Elohim be'ozneinu shamanu, avoteinu sipru lanu, po'al pa'alta vimeihem, bimei kedem.

We have heard, O God, our fathers have told us, the deeds You performed in their time, in days of old.

אַתָּה יָדְךָ גּוֹיִם הוֹרַשְׁתָּ וַתִּטָּעֵם תָּרַע לְאֻמִּים וַתְּשַׁלְּחֵם׃

Ata yadcha goyim horashta vatitta'em, tara le'umim vateshalechem.

With Your hand You drove out nations and planted them; You shattered peoples and spread them abroad.

כִּי לֹא בְחַרְבָּם יָרְשׁוּ אָרֶץ וּזְרוֹעָם לֹא־הוֹשִׁיעָה לָּמוֹ כִּי־יְמִינְךָ וּזְרוֹעֲךָ וְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ כִּי רְצִיתָם׃

Ki lo becharbam yarshu aretz, uzro'am lo hoshi'a lamo, ki yemincha uzro'acha ve'or panecha ki retzitam.

It was not by their sword that they took the land, their arm did not give them victory, but by Your right hand, Your arm, and Your goodwill, for You favored them.

אַתָּה־הוּא מַלְכִּי אֱלֹהִים צַוֵּה יְשׁוּעוֹת יַעֲקֹב׃

Ata hu malki Elohim, tzave yeshu'ot Ya'akov.

You are my king, O God; decree victories for Jacob!

בְּךָ צָרֵינוּ נְנַגֵּחַ בְּשִׁמְךָ נָבוּס קָמֵינוּ׃

Becha tzareinu nenage'ach, beshimcha navus kameinu.

Through You we gore our foes; by Your name we trample our adversaries;

כִּי לֹא בְקַשְׁתִּי אֶבְטָח וְחַרְבִּי לֹא תוֹשִׁיעֵנִי׃

Ki lo vekashti evtach, vecharbi lo toshi'eni.

for I trust not in my bow, my sword does not give me victory.

כִּי הוֹשַׁעְתָּנוּ מִצָּרֵינוּ וּמְשַׂנְאֵינוּ הֱבִישׁוֹתָ׃

Ki hosha'tanu mitzareinu, umsan'einu hevishota.

You give us victory over our foes; You put our enemies to shame.

בֵּאלֹהִים הִלַּלְנוּ כָל־הַיּוֹם וְשִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם נוֹדֶה סֶלָה׃

BElohim hilalnu chol hayom, veshimcha le'olam node, sela.

In God we glory at all times, and praise Your name unceasingly. Selah.

אַף־זָנַחְתָּ וַתַּכְלִימֵנוּ וְלֹא־תֵצֵא בְּצִבְאוֹתֵינוּ׃

Af zanachta vatachliemnu, velo tetze betziv'oteinu.

Yet You have rejected and disgraced us; You do not go with our armies.

תְּשִׁיבֵנוּ אָחוֹר מִנִּי־צָר וּמְשַׂנְאֵינוּ שָׁסוּ לָמוֹ׃

Teshivenu achor mini tzar, umsan'einu shasu lamo.

You make us retreat before our foe; our enemies plunder us at will.

תִּתְּנֵנוּ כְּצֹאן מַאֲכָל וּבַגּוֹיִם זֵרִיתָנוּ׃

Titenenu ketzon ma'achal, uvagoyim zeritanu.

You let them devour us like sheep; You disperse us among the nations.

תִּמְכֹּר־עַמְּךָ בְלֹא־הוֹן וְלֹא־רִבִּיתָ בִּמְחִירֵיהֶם׃

Timkor amcha velo hon, velo ribita bimchireihem.

You sell Your people for no fortune, You set no high price on them.

תְּשִׂימֵנוּ חֶרְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנֵינוּ לַעַג וָקֶלֶס לִסְבִיבוֹתֵינוּ׃

Tesimenu cherpa lishcheneinu, la'ag vakelels lisvivoteinu.

You make us a byword among our neighbors, the butt of scorn and derision of those around us.

תְּשִׂימֵנוּ מָשָׁל בַּגּוֹיִם מְנוֹד־רֹאשׁ בַּלְאֻמִּים׃

Tesimenu mashal bagoyim, menod rosh bale'umim.

You make us a byword among the nations, peoples shake their head at us.

כָּל־הַיּוֹם כְּלִמָּתִי נֶגְדִּי וּבֹשֶׁת פָּנַי כִּסָּתְנִי׃

Kol hayom klimati negdi, uvoshet panai kisatni.

I am always aware of my disgrace; I am covered with shame

מִקּוֹל מְחָרֵף וּמְגַדֵּף מִפְּנֵי אוֹיֵב וּמִתְנַקֵּם׃

Mikol mecharef umegadef, mipnei oyev umitnakem.

at the sound of taunts and insults, at the sight of the vengeful foe.

כָּל־זֹאת בָּאַתְנוּ וְלֹא שְׁכַחֲנוּךָ וְלֹא־שִׁקַּרְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֶךָ׃

Kol zot ba'atnu velo shechachanuch, velo shikarnu bivritecha.

All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten You, or been false to Your covenant.

לֹא־נָסוֹג אָחוֹר לִבֵּנוּ וַתֵּט אֲשֻׁרֵינוּ מִנִּי אָרְחֶךָ׃

Lo nasog achor libenu, vatet ashureinu mini orchecha.

Our hearts have not gone astray, nor have our feet swerved from Your path

כִּי דִכִּיתָנוּ בִּמְקוֹם תַּנִּים וַתְּכַס עָלֵינוּ בְצַלְמָוֶת׃

Ki dikitanu bimkom tanim, vateches aleinu vetzalmavet.

though You cast us, crushed, to where the sea monster is, and covered us over with deep darkness.

אִם־שָׁכַחְנוּ שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵינוּ וַנִּפְרֹשׂ כַּפֵּינוּ לְאֵל זָר׃

Im shachachnu shem Eloheinu, vanifros kapeinu le'El zar.

If we forgot the name of our God, and spread forth our hands to a foreign god,

הֲלֹא אֱלֹהִים יַחֲקָר־זֹאת כִּי־הוּא יֹדֵעַ תַּעֲלֻמוֹת לֵב׃

Halo Elohim yachaker zot, ki hu yode'a ta'alumot lev.

God would surely search it out, for He knows the secrets of the heart.

כִּי־עָלֶיךָ הֹרַגְנוּ כָל־הַיּוֹם נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כְּצֹאן טִבְחָה׃

Ki alecha horagnu chol hayom, nechshavnu ketzon tivcha.

It is for Your sake that we are slain all day long, that we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.

עוּרָה לָמָּה תִישַׁן אֲדֹנָי הָקִיצָה אַל־תִּזְנַח לָנֶצַח׃

Ura lama tishan Adonai, hakitza al tiznach lanetzach.

Rouse Yourself; why do You sleep, O Lord? Awaken, do not reject us forever!

לָמָּה־פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר תִּשְׁכַּח עָנְיֵנוּ וְלַחֲצֵנוּ׃

Lama panecha tastir, tishkach onyenu velachatzeinu.

Why do You hide Your face, ignoring our affliction and distress?

כִּי שָׁחָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ דָּבְקָה לָאָרֶץ בִּטְנֵנוּ׃

Ki shacha le'afar nafsheinu, davka la'aretz bitneinu.

We lie prostrate in the dust; our belly clings to the ground.

קוּמָה עֶזְרָתָה לָּנוּ וּפְדֵנוּ לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּךָ׃

Kuma ezrata lanu, ufdenu lema'an chasdecha.

Arise and help us, redeem us, as befits Your faithfulness.