Psalm 34
1 ମୁଁ ସର୍ବଦା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରିବି। ତାଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଶଂସା ମାରେ ଓଠରେ ସବୁବେଳେ ଲାଗିରହିବ।
2 ବିନଯୀ ଲୋକମାନେ ଶୁଣ ଓ ଆନନ୍ଦିତ ହୁଅ। ମାରେ ଆତ୍ମା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଧ୍ଯାନରେ ବ୍ଯାକୁଳ ହେଉଅଛି।
3 ମାେ ସହିତ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ମାହାତ୍ମ୍ଯ ପ୍ରକାଶ କର। ତାଙ୍କ ନାମର ମହିମା କୀର୍ତ୍ତନ କର।
4 ମୁଁ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କଲି। ସେ ମାେତେ ସମସ୍ତ ଭୟରୁ ମୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରଦାନ କଲେ।
5 ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କର। ତୁମ୍ଭର ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା ସ୍ବୀକାର କରାୟିବ। ଏଥିରେ ଲଜ୍ଜିତ ହବୋର କିଛି ନାହିଁ।
6 ଏହି ଦୁଃଖୀ ଲୋକଟି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କଲା ଓ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତାହା ଶୁଣିଲେ ସେ ମାେତେ ମାରେ ସମସ୍ତ ବିପଦରୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କଲେ।
7 ଯେଉଁମାନେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ଉପାସନା କରନ୍ତି, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଦୂତ ସର୍ବଦା ସମାନଙ୍କେ ପାଖରେ ଥାଆନ୍ତି, ସେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରନ୍ତି।
8 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ୟେ ମଙ୍ଗଳମଯ ଏହା ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରି ଦେଖ। ଯେଉଁ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ତାଙ୍କର ଶରଣାଗତ ସେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ସମସ୍ତ ସୁଖ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ସେ ପ୍ରକୃତରେ ସୁଖୀ ହବେ।
9 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପବିତ୍ର ଭକ୍ତଗଣ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଉପାସନା କର। ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକମାନେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଉପାସନା କରନ୍ତି, ସମାନେେ ଦରକାର କରୁଥିବା ବସ୍ତୁ ସର୍ବଦା ପାଇଥାନ୍ତି।
10 ଶକ୍ତିଶାଳୀ ଲୋକମାନେ ମଧ୍ଯ ଦୁର୍ବଳ ଓ ଭୋକିଲା ହବେେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକମାନେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ସହାୟତା ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରନ୍ତି, ସମାନଙ୍କେର ସବୁକିଛି ମଙ୍ଗଳ ଘଟିବ।
11 ହେ ପିଲାମାନେ, ଆସ ମାେ କଥା ଶୁଣ। ଓ ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ କିପରି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ମାନ କରାୟାଏ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଦବେି।
12 ୟଦି ଜଣେ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ଜୀବନକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ ଏବଂ ସେ ଦୀର୍ଘ ନିରାମଯ ଜୀବନୟାପନ କରିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରେ।
13 ସହେି ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ପ୍ରଥମେ ମନ୍ଦକଥା କହିବା ବନ୍ଦ କରିବା ଦରକାର ଓ ସେ ମିଥ୍ଯା କହିବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ।
14 ମନ୍ଦ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କରିବା ବନ୍ଦ କର। କବଳେ ଉତ୍ତମ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କର। ଶାନ୍ତି ପାଇଁ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କର। ଶାନ୍ତି ପାଇଲା ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ଶାନ୍ତି ପଛରେ ଦୌଡ଼।
15 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଉତ୍ତମ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତିମାନଙ୍କୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରନ୍ତି। ସେ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା ଶୁଣନ୍ତି।
16 କିନ୍ତୁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଯେଉଁମାନେ ମନ୍ଦ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କରନ୍ତି ସମାନଙ୍କେ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ ୟାଆନ୍ତି। ସେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ସଂପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଭାବେ ଧ୍ବଂସ କରନ୍ତି।
17 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କର ସେ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଡ଼ାକ ଶୁଣିବେ। ସେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ତୁମ୍ଭର ସମସ୍ତ ବିପଦରୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରିବେ।
18 ଯେତବେେଳେ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ବିପଦ ପଡ଼େ ତା'ପରେ ସମାନେେ ଅହଂକାରୀ ପ୍ରବୃତ୍ତି ବନ୍ଦ କରନ୍ତି। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସହେି ଶାଚେନୀୟ, ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟତର ହୁଅନ୍ତି। ସେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରନ୍ତି।
19 ଧାର୍ମିକ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତିମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ହୁଏତ ବହୁତ ବିପଦ ଆସିପାରେ କିନ୍ତୁ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ବିପଦରୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରିବେ।
20 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ଶରୀରର ଅସ୍ଥିକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରିବେ ୟପରେିକି ଖଣ୍ଡିଏ ହାଡ଼କୁ ଭାଙ୍ଗିବାକୁ ଦବେେ ନାହିଁ।
21 କିନ୍ତୁ ବିପଦ ସହେି ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିଶ୍ଚଯ ବିନଷ୍ଟ କରିବ। ଉତ୍ତମ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତିମାନଙ୍କର ଶତ୍ରୁମାନେ ସମୂଳେ ବିନାଶ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ଦବେେ।
22 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ସହେି ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ପ୍ରାଣକୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରିବେ, ଯେଉଁମାନେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଆରାଧନା କରନ୍ତି। ଯେଉଁ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତିମାନେ ତାଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ନିର୍ଭରଶୀଳ, ସେ କବେେ ହେଲେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଧ୍ବଂସ ହବୋକୁ ଦବେେ ନାହିଁ।
1 A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech; who drove him away, and he departed.
2 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
3 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
4 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
5 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
6 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
7 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
8 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
9 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
10 O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
11 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
12 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
13 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
14 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
15 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
16 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
17 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
18 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
19 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
20 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
21 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
22 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
23 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
6 And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
7 The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.
8 The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
9 Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
10 And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.
11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
12 Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
13 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
14 The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
15 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.
16 In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shaketh over it.
17 And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts, which he hath determined against it.
18 In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the Lord of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.
19 In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord.
20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.
21 And the Lord shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it.
22 And the Lord shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the Lord, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.
23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.
24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land:
25 Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.