Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 78:2-8

2I will openאֶפְתְּחָ֣ה'ef.te.ChahH6605my mouthפִּ֑יPiH6310in a parableבְמָשָׁ֣לve.ma.ShalH4912:I will utterאַבִּ֥יעָה'a.Bi.'ahH5042dark sayingsחִ֝יד֗וֹתchi.DotH2420of oldקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924:

3Which we have heardשָׁ֭מַעְנוּSha.ma'.nuH8085and knownוַנֵּדָעֵ֑םva.ne.da.'EmH3045,and our fathersוַ֝אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּva.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have toldסִפְּרוּ־si.pe.ru-H5608us.

4We will not hideנְכַחֵ֨ד׀ne.kha.ChedH3582themfrom their childrenמִבְּנֵיהֶ֗םmi.be.nei.HemH1121,shewingמְֽ֭סַפְּרִיםMe.sa.pe.rimH5608to the generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755to comeאַחֲר֗וֹן'a.cha.RonH314the praisesתְּהִלּ֣וֹתte.hi.LotH8416of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and his strengthוֶעֱזוּז֥וֹve.'e.zu.ZoH5807,and his wonderful worksוְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יוve.nif.le.'o.TavH6381that he hath doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

5For he establishedוַיָּ֤קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965a testimonyעֵד֨וּת׀'e.DutH5715in Jacobבְּֽיַעֲקֹ֗בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,and appointedשָׂ֤םsamH7760a lawוְתוֹרָה֮ve.to.RahH8451in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָ֫אֵ֥לbe.yis.Ra.'ElH3478,which he commandedצִ֭וָּהTzi.vahH6680our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,that they should make them knownלְ֝הוֹדִיעָ֗םle.ho.di.'AmH3045to their childrenלִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃liv.nei.HemH1121:

6That the generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755to comeאַ֭חֲרוֹן'A.cha.ronH314might knowיֵדְע֨וּ׀ye.de.'UH3045them, eventhe childrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121whichshould be bornיִוָּלֵ֑דוּyi.va.Le.duH3205; whoshould ariseיָ֝קֻ֗מוּya.Ku.muH6965and declareוִֽיסַפְּר֥וּvi.sa.pe.RuH5608themto their childrenלִבְנֵיהֶֽם׃liv.nei.HemH1121:

7That they might setוְיָשִׂ֥ימוּve.ya.Si.muH7760their hopeכִּ֫סְלָ֥םkis.LamH3689in Godבֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםve.lo.HimH430,and not forgetיִ֭שְׁכְּחוּYish.ke.chuH7911the worksמַֽעַלְלֵי־ma.'a.lei-H4611of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,but keepיִנְצֹֽרוּ׃yin.Tzo.ruH5341his commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתָ֥יוu.mitz.vo.TavH4687:

8And might not be as their fathersכַּאֲבוֹתָ֗םka.'a.vo.TamH1,a stubbornסוֹרֵ֪רso.RerH5637and rebelliousוּמֹ֫רֶ֥הu.Mo.RehH4784generationדּוֹר֮dOrH1755;a generationדּ֭וֹרDorH1755thatsetH3559not their heartלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820arightH3559,and whose spiritרוּחֽוֹ׃ru.ChoH7307was not stedfastנֶאֶמְנָ֖הne.'em.NahH539with Godאֵ֣ל'elH410.

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