Chapter 106
1הַלְלוּ־יָהּ הוֹדוּ לַיהֹוָה כִּי־טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹHallelujah. Praise GOD, who is good— whose steadfast love is eternal.Hallu-yah hodu layhovah ki-tov ki leolam chasdo
2מִי יְמַלֵּל גְּבוּרוֹת יְהֹוָה יַשְׁמִיעַ כׇּל־תְּהִלָּתֽוֹWho can tell GOD’s mighty acts, proclaim all due praises?Mi yemalel gevurot Adonai yashmia kol-tehilato
3אַשְׁרֵי שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁפָּט עֹשֵׂה צְדָקָה בְכׇל־עֵֽתHappy are those who act justly, who do right at all times.Ashrey shomrey mishpat oseh tzedakah vechol-et
4זׇכְרֵנִי יְהֹוָה בִּרְצוֹן עַמֶּךָ פׇּקְדֵנִי בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָBe mindful of me, O ETERNAL One, when You favor Your people; take note of me when You deliver them,Zochreni Adonai birtzon amecha pokdeni bishuatecha
5לִרְאוֹת בְּטוֹבַת בְּחִירֶיךָ לִשְׂמֹחַ בְּשִׂמְחַת גּוֹיֶךָ לְהִתְהַלֵּל עִם־נַחֲלָתֶֽךָthat I may enjoy the prosperity of Your chosen ones, share the joy of Your nation, glory in Your very own people.Lirot betovat bechireycha lismocha besimchat goyecha lehithalel im-nachalatecha
6חָטָאנוּ עִם־אֲבוֹתֵינוּ הֶעֱוִינוּ הִרְשָֽׁעְנוּWe have sinned like our ancestors; we have gone astray, done evil.Chatanu im-avoteynu heevinu hirshanu
7אֲבוֹתֵינוּ בְמִצְרַיִם לֹא־הִשְׂכִּילוּ נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ לֹא זָכְרוּ אֶת־רֹב חֲסָדֶיךָ וַיַּמְרוּ עַל־יָם בְּיַם־סֽוּףOur ancestors in Egypt did not perceive Your wonders; they did not remember Your abundant love, but rebelled at the sea, at the Sea of Reeds.Avoteynu vemitzrayim lo-hiskilu nifloteycha lo zachru et-rov chasadeycha vayamru al-yam beyam-suf
8וַֽיּוֹשִׁיעֵם לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ לְהוֹדִיעַ אֶת־גְּבוּרָתֽוֹYet they were saved, as befits God’s name, to make known God’s might.Vayoshiem lemaan shemo lehodia et-gevurato
9וַיִּגְעַר בְּיַם־סוּף וַֽיֶּחֱרָב וַיּוֹלִיכֵם בַּתְּהֹמוֹת כַּמִּדְבָּֽרA blast was sent against the Sea of Reeds; it became dry; they were led through the deep as through a wilderness.Vayigar beyam-suf vayecherav vayolichem bathomot kamidbar
10וַֽיּוֹשִׁיעֵם מִיַּד שׂוֹנֵא וַיִּגְאָלֵם מִיַּד אוֹיֵֽבThey were delivered from the foe, redeemed from the enemy.Vayoshiem miyad sone vayigalem miyad oyev
11וַיְכַסּוּ־מַיִם צָרֵיהֶם אֶחָד מֵהֶם לֹא נוֹתָֽרWater covered their adversaries; not one of them was left.Vaychasu-mayim tzareyhem echad mehem lo notar
12וַיַּאֲמִינוּ בִדְבָרָיו יָשִׁירוּ תְּהִלָּתֽוֹThen they believed God’s promise, and sang God’s praises.Vayaaminu vidvarayv yashiru tehilato
13מִהֲרוּ שָׁכְחוּ מַעֲשָׂיו לֹא־חִכּוּ לַעֲצָתֽוֹBut they soon forgot those deeds; they would not wait to learn the divine plan.Miharu shachchu maasayv lo-chiku laatzato
14וַיִּתְאַוּוּ תַאֲוָה בַּמִּדְבָּר וַיְנַסּוּ־אֵל בִּישִׁימֽוֹןThey were seized with craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the wasteland.Vayitauu taavah bamidbar vaynasu-el bishimon
15וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם שֶׁאֱלָתָם וַיְשַׁלַּח רָזוֹן בְּנַפְשָֽׁםThey were given what they asked for, then made to waste away.Vayiten lahem sheelatam vayshalach razon benafsham
16וַיְקַנְאוּ לְמֹשֶׁה בַּֽמַּחֲנֶה לְאַהֲרֹן קְדוֹשׁ יְהֹוָֽהThere was envy of Moses in the camp, and of Aaron, GOD’s holy one.Vaykanu lemosheh bamachaneh leaharon kedosh yehovah
17תִּפְתַּח־אֶרֶץ וַתִּבְלַע דָּתָן וַתְּכַס עַל־עֲדַת אֲבִירָֽםThe earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, closed over the party of Abiram.Tiftach-eretz vativla datan vatchas al-adat aviram
18וַתִּבְעַר־אֵשׁ בַּעֲדָתָם לֶהָבָה תְּלַהֵט רְשָׁעִֽיםA fire blazed among their party, a flame that consumed the wicked.Vativar-esh baadatam lehavah telahet reshaim
19יַעֲשׂוּ־עֵגֶל בְּחֹרֵב וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְמַסֵּכָֽהThey made a calf at Horeb and bowed down to a molten image.Yaasu-egel bechorev vayishtachavu lemasechah
20וַיָּמִירוּ אֶת־כְּבוֹדָם בְּתַבְנִית שׁוֹר אֹכֵל עֵֽשֶׂבThey exchanged their glory for the image of a bull that feeds on grass.Vayamiru et-kevodam betavnit shor ochel esev
21שָׁכְחוּ אֵל מוֹשִׁיעָם עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלוֹת בְּמִצְרָֽיִםThey forgot God who saved them, who performed great deeds in Egypt,Shachchu el moshiam oseh gedolot bemitzrayim
22נִפְלָאוֹת בְּאֶרֶץ חָם נוֹרָאוֹת עַל־יַם־סֽוּףwondrous deeds in the land of Ham, awesome deeds at the Sea of Reeds.Niflaot beeretz cham noraot al-yam-suf
23וַיֹּאמֶר לְֽהַשְׁמִידָם לוּלֵי מֹשֶׁה בְחִירוֹ עָמַד בַּפֶּרֶץ לְפָנָיו לְהָשִׁיב חֲמָתוֹ מֵהַשְׁחִֽיתThey would have been destroyed had not Moses, God’s chosen one, stood in the breach to avert God’s destructive wrath.Vayomer lehashmidam luley mosheh vechiro amad baperetz lefanayv lehashiv chamato mehashchit
24וַֽיִּמְאֲסוּ בְּאֶרֶץ חֶמְדָּה לֹא־הֶאֱמִינוּ לִדְבָרֽוֹThey rejected the desirable land, and put no faith in the divine promise.Vayimasu beeretz chemdah lo-heeminu lidvaro
25וַיֵּרָגְנוּ בְאׇהֳלֵיהֶם לֹא שָׁמְעוּ בְּקוֹל יְהֹוָֽהThey grumbled in their tents and disobeyed GOD.Vayeragnu veoholeyhem lo shamu bekol yehovah
26וַיִּשָּׂא יָדוֹ לָהֶם לְהַפִּיל אוֹתָם בַּמִּדְבָּֽרSo a divine hand was raised in oath to make them fall in the wilderness,Vayisa yado lahem lehapil otam bamidbar
27וּלְהַפִּיל זַרְעָם בַּגּוֹיִם וּלְזָרוֹתָם בָּאֲרָצֽוֹתto disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them through the lands.Ulhapil zaram bagoyim ulzarotam baaratzot
28וַיִּצָּמְדוּ לְבַעַל פְּעוֹר וַיֹּאכְלוּ זִבְחֵי מֵתִֽיםThey attached themselves to Baal Peor, ate sacrifices offered to the dead.Vayitzamdu levaal peor vayochlu zivchey metim
29וַיַּכְעִיסוּ בְּמַעַלְלֵיהֶם וַתִּפְרׇץ־בָּם מַגֵּפָֽהThey provoked anger by their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.Vayachisu bemaalleyhem vatifrotz-bam magefah
30וַיַּעֲמֹד פִּֽינְחָס וַיְפַלֵּל וַתֵּעָצַר הַמַּגֵּפָֽהPhinehas stepped forth and intervened, and the plague ceased.Vayaamod pinchas vayfalel vateatzar hamagefah
31וַתֵּחָשֶׁב לוֹ לִצְדָקָה לְדֹר וָדֹר עַד־עוֹלָֽםIt was reckoned to his merit for all generations, to eternity.Vatechashev lo litzdakah ledor vador ad-olam
32וַיַּקְצִיפוּ עַל־מֵי מְרִיבָה וַיֵּרַע לְמֹשֶׁה בַּעֲבוּרָֽםThey provoked wrath at the waters of Meribah and Moses suffered on their account,Vayaktzifu al-mey merivah vayera lemosheh baavuram
33כִּי־הִמְרוּ אֶת־רוּחוֹ וַיְבַטֵּא בִּשְׂפָתָֽיוbecause they rebelled against [God] and he spoke rashly.Ki-himru et-rucho vayvate bisfatayv
34לֹֽא־הִשְׁמִידוּ אֶת־הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהֹוָה לָהֶֽםThey did not destroy the nations as GOD had commanded them,Lo-hishmidu et-haamim asher amar Adonai lahem
35וַיִּתְעָרְבוּ בַגּוֹיִם וַֽיִּלְמְדוּ מַעֲשֵׂיהֶֽםbut mingled with the nations and learned their ways.Vayitarvu vagoyim vayilmdu maaseyhem
36וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת־עֲצַבֵּיהֶם וַיִּהְיוּ לָהֶם לְמוֹקֵֽשׁThey worshiped their idols, which became a snare for them.Vayaavdu et-atzabeyhem vayihyu lahem lemokesh
37וַיִּזְבְּחוּ אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֵיהֶם לַשֵּׁדִֽיםTheir own sons and daughters they sacrificed to demons.Vayizbchu et-beneyhem veet-benoteyhem lashedim
38וַיִּשְׁפְּכוּ דָם נָקִי דַּם־בְּנֵיהֶם וּֽבְנוֹתֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר זִבְּחוּ לַעֲצַבֵּי כְנָעַן וַתֶּחֱנַף הָאָרֶץ בַּדָּמִֽיםThey shed innocent blood, the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; so the land was polluted with bloodguilt.Vayishpchu dam naki dam-beneyhem uvnoteyhem asher zibchu laatzabey chenaan vatechenaf haaretz badamim
39וַיִּטְמְאוּ בְמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם וַיִּזְנוּ בְּמַעַלְלֵיהֶֽםThus they became defiled by their acts, debauched through their deeds.Vayitmu vemaaseyhem vayiznu bemaalleyhem
40וַיִּחַר־אַף יְהֹוָה בְּעַמּוֹ וַיְתָעֵב אֶת־נַחֲלָתֽוֹGOD was angry with this people and abhorred them as an inheritance.Vayichar-af Adonai beamo vaytaev et-nachalato
41וַיִּתְּנֵם בְּיַד־גּוֹיִם וַֽיִּמְשְׁלוּ בָהֶם שֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽםThey were handed over to the nations; their foes ruled them.Vayitnem beyad-goyim vayimshlu vahem soneyhem
42וַיִּלְחָצוּם אוֹיְבֵיהֶם וַיִּכָּנְעוּ תַּחַת יָדָֽםTheir enemies oppressed them and they were subject to their power.Vayilchatzum oyveyhem vayikanu tachat yadam
43פְּעָמִים רַבּוֹת יַצִּילֵם וְהֵמָּה יַמְרוּ בַעֲצָתָם וַיָּמֹכּוּ בַּעֲוֺנָֽםThey were saved time and again, but they were deliberately rebellious, and so they were brought low by their iniquity.Peamim rabot yatzilem vehemah yamru vaatzatam vayamoku baaonam
44וַיַּרְא בַּצַּר לָהֶם בְּשׇׁמְעוֹ אֶת־רִנָּתָֽםUpon seeing that they were in distress, and hearing their cry,Vayar batzar lahem beshomo et-rinatam
45וַיִּזְכֹּר לָהֶם בְּרִיתוֹ וַיִּנָּחֵם כְּרֹב חֲסָדָֽו[God] was mindful of the covenant and in great faithfulness relented.Vayizkor lahem berito vayinachem kerov chasadav
46וַיִּתֵּן אוֹתָם לְרַחֲמִים לִפְנֵי כׇּל־שׁוֹבֵיהֶֽםTheir captors were made to be kindly disposed toward them.Vayiten otam lerachamim lifney kol-shoveyhem
47הֽוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְקַבְּצֵנוּ מִֽן־הַגּוֹיִם לְהֹדוֹת לְשֵׁם קׇדְשֶׁךָ לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּחַ בִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָDeliver us, our ETERNAL God, and gather us from among the nations, to acclaim Your holy name, to glory in Your praise.Hoshienu Adonai eloheynu vekabtzenu min-hagoyim lehodot leshem kodshecha lehishtabecha bithilatecha
48בָּרֽוּךְ־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן־הָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם וְאָמַר כׇּל־הָעָם אָמֵן הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּBlessed is the ETERNAL, God of Israel, From eternity to eternity. Let all the people say, “Amen.” Hallelujah.Baruch-Adonai elohey yisrael min-haolam vead haolam veamar kol-haam amen hallu-yah