Tehillim 81 — Hebrew–OJB Interlinear

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לַמְנַצֵּ֬חַ׀ SDBH For the choirmaster עַֽל־ According to הַגִּתִּ֬ית SDBH Gittith לְאָסָֽף׃ SDBH Of Asaph הַ֭רְנִינוּ SDBH Sing for joy לֵאלֹהִ֣ים SDBH to G-d עוּזֵּ֑נוּ SDBH our strength הָ֝רִ֗יעוּ SDBH make a joyful noise לֵאלֹהֵ֥י SDBH to the G-d יַעֲקֹֽב׃ SDBH of Jacob

(For the one directing. On the gittis. Of Asaph.) Sing with joy unto Elohim uzeinu (our strength); make a joyful noise unto Elohei Ya'akov.

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שְֽׂאוּ־ SDBH Lift up זִ֭מְרָה SDBH a song וּתְנוּ־ strike תֹ֑ף SDBH the tambourine כִּנּ֖וֹר SDBH lyre נָעִ֣ים SDBH play the sweet-sounding עִם־ and נָֽבֶל׃ SDBH harp

Begin a song, and bring hither the tambourine, the pleasant kinnor (harp) with the nevel (lyre).

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תִּקְע֣וּ SDBH Sound בַחֹ֣דֶשׁ SDBH at the New Moon שׁוֹפָ֑ר SDBH the ram’s horn בַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶה SDBH [and] at the full moon לְי֣וֹם SDBH on the day חַגֵּֽנוּ׃ SDBH of our Feast

Blow the shofar at Rosh Chodesh, at the full moon, on Yom Chageinu.

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כִּ֤י For חֹ֣ק SDBH is a statute לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל SDBH for Israel ה֑וּא SDBH this מִ֝שְׁפָּ֗ט SDBH an ordinance לֵאלֹהֵ֥י SDBH of the G-d יַעֲקֹֽב׃ SDBH of Jacob

For this was a chok for Yisroel, and a mishpat of the Elohei Ya'akov.

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עֵ֤דוּת׀ SDBH as a testimony בִּֽיה֘וֹסֵ֤ף SDBH for Joseph שָׂמ֗וֹ SDBH He ordained it בְּ֭צֵאתוֹ SDBH when he went out עַל־ over אֶ֣רֶץ SDBH the land מִצְרָ֑יִם SDBH of Egypt שְׂפַ֖ת SDBH language לֹא־ SDBH an unfamiliar יָדַ֣עְתִּי SDBH . . . אֶשְׁמָֽע׃ SDBH [where] I heard

This He ordained in Yosef for an edut, when He went out over Eretz Mitzrayim; where a language of one not known did I hear.

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הֲסִיר֣וֹתִי SDBH I relieved מִסֵּ֣בֶל SDBH of the burden שִׁכְמ֑וֹ SDBH his shoulder כַּ֝פָּ֗יו SDBH his hands מִדּ֥וּד SDBH from the basket תַּעֲבֹֽרְנָה׃ SDBH were freed

I removed his shekhem (shoulder) from the burden; his hands were delivered from the basket.

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בַּצָּרָ֥ה SDBH in distress קָרָ֗אתָ SDBH You called out וָאֲחַ֫לְּצֶ֥ךָּ SDBH and I rescued you אֶ֭עֶנְךָ SDBH I answered בְּסֵ֣תֶר SDBH you from the cloud רַ֑עַם SDBH of thunder אֶבְחָֽנְךָ֨ SDBH I tested עַל־ you at מֵ֖י SDBH the waters מְרִיבָ֣ה SDBH of Meribah סֶֽלָה׃ SDBH Selah

In tzoros thou calledst, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the seter ra'am (secret place of thunder); I tested thee at the waters of Merivah. Selah.

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שְׁמַ֣ע SDBH Hear עַ֭מִּי SDBH O My people וְאָעִ֣ידָה SDBH and I will warn בָּ֑ךְ you יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל SDBH O Israel אִם־ SDBH if only תִּֽשְׁמַֽע־ SDBH you would listen לִֽי׃ to Me

Shema, O My people, and I will admonish thee; O Yisroel, if thou wilt pay heed unto Me;

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לֹֽא־ SDBH There must be no יִהְיֶ֣ה . . . בְ֭ךָ among you אֵ֣ל SDBH g-d זָ֑ר SDBH strange וְלֹ֥א SDBH nor shall you תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה SDBH bow לְאֵ֣ל SDBH g-d נֵכָֽר׃ SDBH to a foreign

There shall no el zar (strange, foreign g-d) be among thee; neither shalt thou worship any el nechar (foreign g- d).

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אָנֹכִ֨י׀ SDBH I יְה֘וָ֤ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ SDBH your G-d הַֽ֭מַּעַלְךָ SDBH who brought you up מֵאֶ֣רֶץ SDBH vvv מִצְרָ֑יִם SDBH out of Egypt הַרְחֶב־ SDBH . . . פִּ֝֗יךָ SDBH Open wide your mouth וַאֲמַלְאֵֽהוּ׃ SDBH and I will fill it

I am Hashem Eloheicha Who brought thee out of Eretz Mitzrayim; open thy mouth wide, I will fill it.

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וְלֹא־ SDBH would not שָׁמַ֣ע SDBH listen to Me עַמִּ֣י SDBH But My people לְקוֹלִ֑י SDBH . . . וְ֝יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל SDBH and Israel לֹא־ SDBH would not אָ֥בָה SDBH obey לִֽי׃ Me

But My people would not pay heed to My voice; and Yisroel would have none of Me.

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וָֽ֭אֲשַׁלְּחֵהוּ SDBH So I gave them up בִּשְׁרִיר֣וּת SDBH to their stubborn לִבָּ֑ם SDBH hearts יֵ֝לְכ֗וּ SDBH to follow בְּֽמוֹעֲצוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ SDBH their own devices

So I gave them up unto their own hearts' sherirut (stubbornness); and they walked in their own mo'atzot (counsels).

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ל֗וּ If only עַ֭מִּי SDBH My people שֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ SDBH would listen לִ֑י to Me יִ֝שְׂרָאֵ֗ל SDBH if Israel בִּדְרָכַ֥י SDBH My ways יְהַלֵּֽכוּ׃ SDBH would follow

Oh that My people had paid heed unto Me, and Yisroel had walked in My ways!

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כִּ֭מְעַט SDBH how soon אוֹיְבֵיהֶ֣ם SDBH their enemies אַכְנִ֑יעַ SDBH I would subdue וְעַ֥ל against צָ֝רֵיהֶ֗ם SDBH their foes אָשִׁ֥יב SDBH and turn יָדִֽי׃ SDBH My hand

I should soon have subdued their oyevim and turned My Yad (hand, power) against their adversaries.

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מְשַׂנְאֵ֣י SDBH Those who hate יְ֭הוָה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi יְכַֽחֲשׁוּ־ SDBH would feign obedience ל֑וֹ וִיהִ֖י would last forever עִתָּ֣ם SDBH and their doom לְעוֹלָֽם׃ SDBH . . .

The haters of Hashem should have cringed before Him; their et (time, fate, punishment) endures l'olam.

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וַֽ֭יַּאֲכִילֵהוּ SDBH But I would feed you מֵחֵ֣לֶב SDBH the finest חִטָּ֑ה SDBH wheat וּ֝מִצּ֗וּר SDBH from the rock דְּבַ֣שׁ SDBH with honey אַשְׂבִּיעֶֽךָ׃ SDBH I would satisfy you

He would have fed them also with the finest of the chittah (wheat); and with devash (honey) from the Tzur would I have satisfied thee.