Psalms · Chapter 83 — Open Pardes

א׳ שִׁ֖יר מִזְמ֣וֹר לְאָסָֽף׃

1 A song, a psalm of Asaph.

1 A Song, a Psalm of Asaph.

ב׳ אֱלֹהִ֥ים אַל־דֳּמִי־לָ֑ךְ אַל־תֶּחֱרַ֖שׁ וְאַל־תִּשְׁקֹ֣ט אֵֽל׃

2 O God, do not be silent;
do not hold aloof;
do not be quiet, O God!

2 O God, keep not Thou silence; Hold not Thy peace, and be not still, O God.

אַל דֳּמִי לָךְ. אַל תִּתֵּן שְׁתִיקָה לְעַוּוֹתָתֵינוּ שֶׁאוֹיְבֵינוּ מְרֵיעִים לָנוּ:

have no silence Do not give silence to our wrongs, with which our enemies harm us.

ג׳ כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֣ה א֭וֹיְבֶיךָ יֶהֱמָי֑וּן וּ֝מְשַׂנְאֶ֗יךָ נָ֣שְׂאוּ רֹֽאשׁ׃

3 For Your enemies rage,
Your foes assert themselves.

3 For, lo, Thine enemies are in an uproar; And they that hate Thee have lifted up the head.

ד׳ עַֽל־עַ֭מְּךָ יַעֲרִ֣ימוּ ס֑וֹד וְ֝יִתְיָעֲצ֗וּ עַל־צְפוּנֶֽיךָ׃

4 They plot craftily against Your people,
take counsel against Your treasured ones.

4 They hold crafty converse against Thy people, And take counsel against Thy treasured ones.

ה׳ אָמְר֗וּ לְ֭כוּ וְנַכְחִידֵ֣ם מִגּ֑וֹי וְלֹֽא־יִזָּכֵ֖ר שֵֽׁם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עֽוֹד׃

5 They say, “Let us wipe them out as a nation;
Israel’s name will be mentioned no more.”

5 They have said: 'Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; That the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.'

ו׳ כִּ֤י נוֹעֲצ֣וּ לֵ֣ב יַחְדָּ֑ו עָ֝לֶ֗יךָ בְּרִ֣ית יִכְרֹֽתוּ׃

6 Unanimous in their counsel
they have made an alliance against You—

6 For they have consulted together with one consent; Against Thee do they make a covenant;

עָלֶיךָ בְּרִית יִכְרֹתוּ. בְּרִית זוֹ אֵינָהּ אֶלָּא עָלֶיךָ, לְהַשְׁכִּיחַ אֶת שִׁמְךָ, שֶׁאֵין אַתָּה קָרוּי אֱלֹהִים אֶלָּא לָנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וּמֵאַחַר שֶׁלֹּא יִזָּכֵר שֵׁם יִשְׂרָאֵל אַף שִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל אֵינוֹ נִזְכָּר. כָּךְ מָצָאתִי:

against You they form a pact This pact is only against You, to cause Your name to be forgotten, for You are called the God of Israel, and since Israel will not be remembered, even Your great name is not remembered. I found this.

ז׳ אָהֳלֵ֣י אֱ֭דוֹם וְיִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֗ים מוֹאָ֥ב וְהַגְרִֽים׃

7 the clans of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
Moab and the Hagrites,

7 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;

ח׳ גְּבָ֣ל וְ֭עַמּוֹן וַעֲמָלֵ֑ק פְּ֝לֶ֗שֶׁת עִם־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי צֽוֹר׃

8 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek,
Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

8 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

ט׳ גַּם־אַ֭שּׁוּר נִלְוָ֣ה עִמָּ֑ם הָ֤י֥וּ זְר֖וֹעַ לִבְנֵי־ל֣וֹט סֶֽלָה׃

9 Assyria too joins forces with them;
they give support to the sons of Lot. Selah.

9 Assyria also is joined with them; They have been an arm to the children of Lot. Selah

גַּם אַשּׁוּר. אַף אַשּׁוּר שֶׁהָיָה נִזְהָר עַד הַיּוֹם מִשְּׁאָר עֵצָה סְכָלָה וְלֹא יִתְחַבֵּר עִם מְרֵעִים, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמַר (בראשית י:יא) ״מִן הָאָרֶץ הַהִיא יָצָא אַשּׁוּר״, שֶׁיָּצָא מֵעֲצַת דּוֹר הַפְּלַגָּה, כָּאן נִלְוָה עִמָּם וַעֲזָרָם לְרָעָה (בפרושים אחרים מצאתי כן). גַּם אַשּׁוּר נִלְוָה עִמָּם וְגוֹ׳. גַּם זֶה שֶׁהָיָה מְחַבֵּב מִתְּחִלָּתוֹ מַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים שֶׁפֵּרַשׁ מֵעֲצַת נִמְרוֹד שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר מִן הָאָרֶץ הַהִיא יָצָא אַשּׁוּר, אַף הוּא חָזַר לִהְיוֹת רָשָׁע. לְכָךְ נִשְׁתַּתֵּף לְהַחֲרִיב בֵּיתְךָ (בראשית רבה לז:ד):

Also Assyria Even Assyria, which until that day was careful of other foolish counsels and would not join evildoers, as it says (Gen. 10:11): “From that land Asshur went forth,” that he left the counsel of the generation of dispersion [which built the tower], joined them here and assisted them for evil. (In other commentaries I found this:) Also Assyria joined them, etc. Also this one, who initially loved good deeds—for he separated from Nimrod’s counsel, as it is said: “From that land Asshur went forth”—he too reverted to wickedness. Therefore, he participated in destroying Your temple. Genesis Rabbah 37:4.

הָיוּ זְרוֹעַ. כָּל אֵלֶּה נָתְנוּ כֹּחַ וְעֶזְרָה לְמוֹאָב וְעַמּוֹן שְׁכֵנֵינוּ לָבֹא עָלֵינוּ:

they were the arm All these gave strength and aid to Moab and Ammon, our neighbors, to come upon us.

י׳ עֲשֵֽׂה־לָהֶ֥ם כְּמִדְיָ֑ן כְּֽסִֽיסְרָ֥א כְ֝יָבִ֗ין בְּנַ֣חַל קִישֽׁוֹן׃

10 Deal with them as You did with Midian,
with Sisera, with Jabin,
at the brook Kishon—

10 Do Thou unto them as unto Midian; As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook Kishon;

עֲשֵׂה לָהֶם כְּמִדְיָן. עַל יְדֵי גִּדְעוֹן (שופטים ז-ח):

Do to them as [to] Midian through Gideon.

כְּסִיסְרָא. עַל יְדֵי בָּרָק (שופטים ד:ט):

as [to] Sisera through Barak.

י"א נִשְׁמְד֥וּ בְֽעֵין־דֹּ֑אר הָ֥יוּ דֹּ֝֗מֶן לָאֲדָמָֽה׃

11 who were destroyed at En-dor,
who became dung for the field.

11 Who were destroyed at En-dor; They became as dung for the earth.

נִשְׁמְדוּ בְעֵין דֹּאר. אֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ אֵיזוֹ מִן הַמִּלְחָמוֹת הָיְתָה בְּעֵין דֹּאר, שֶׁל גִּדְעוֹן (שופטים ז:א) אוֹ שֶׁל בָּרָק (שופטים ה:יט):

They were destroyed in En-Dor I do not know which of the wars took place in En-Dor, that of Gideon or that of Barak.

הָיוּ דֹמֶן. ״זֶבֶל מְפֻזָּר״, תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן:

dung Heb. דמן, scattered dung, as translated by Jonathan.

י"ב שִׁיתֵ֣מוֹ נְ֭דִיבֵמוֹ כְּעֹרֵ֣ב וְכִזְאֵ֑ב וּֽכְזֶ֥בַח וּ֝כְצַלְמֻנָּ֗ע כָּל־נְסִיכֵֽמוֹ׃

12 Treat their great men like Oreb and Zeeb,
all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,

12 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, And like Zebah and Zalmunna all their princes;

י"ג אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָ֭מְרוּ נִ֣ירֲשָׁה לָּ֑נוּ אֵ֝֗ת נְא֣וֹת אֱלֹהִֽים׃

13 who said, “Let us take the meadows of God as our possession.”

13 Who said: 'Let us take to ourselves in possession The habitations of God.'

אֲשֶׁר אָמְרוּ. הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלּוּ הָאֲמוּרִים לְמַעְלָה, אֱדוֹם וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל וְכָל חֲבֵרֵיהֶם:

Who said These nations mentioned above: Edom, Ishmael, and all their allies.

נִירְשָׁה לָּנוּ אֵת נְאוֹת אֱלֹהִים. אֶת נְוֵה בֵּית אֱלֹהִים:

“Let us inherit for ourselves the dwellings of God” The dwelling of the house of God.

י"ד אֱ‍ֽלֹהַ֗י שִׁיתֵ֥מוֹ כַגַּלְגַּ֑ל כְּ֝קַ֗שׁ לִפְנֵי־רֽוּחַ׃

14 O my God, make them like thistledown,
like stubble driven by the wind.

14 O my God, make them like the whirling dust; As stubble before the wind.

שִׁיתֵמוֹ כַגַּלְגַּל. וּכְקַשׁ הַנִּדָּפִים מִפְּנֵי רוּחַ, וּמַהוּ גַּלְגַּל? הוּא רָאשֵׁי קוֹצֵי הַשָּׂדֶה הַקְּרוּיִים קרדנ״ש בְּלַעַ״ז, וּכְשֶׁמַּגִּיעִין יְמֵי הַחֹרֶף נִתָּקִים וְנִשְׁחָתִים מֵאֲלֵיהֶם וּפוֹרְחִין מְעַט מְעַט, וְדוֹמֶה אוֹתוֹ הַנִּתָּק מֵהֶם כְּמִין גַּלְגַּלֵּי אוֹפַן עֲגָלָה, וְהָרוּחַ מוֹלִיכָתָן:

My God, make them like thistles, like stubble which are driven away by the wind. Now what is גלגל? It is the tips of the thorns of the field, which are called chardons in French, thistles. When winter arrives, they are plucked out and disintegrate, and little by little they fly [away]. The part that is plucked out of them resembles the wheels of a wagon, and the wind carries them.

ט"ו כְּאֵ֥שׁ תִּבְעַר־יָ֑עַר וּ֝כְלֶהָבָ֗ה תְּלַהֵ֥ט הָרִֽים׃

15 As a fire burns a forest,
as flames scorch the hills,

15 As the fire that burneth the forest, And as the flame that setteth the mountains ablaze;

ט"ז כֵּ֭ן תִּרְדְּפֵ֣ם בְּסַעֲרֶ֑ךָ וּבְסוּפָתְךָ֥ תְבַהֲלֵֽם׃

16 pursue them with Your tempest,
terrify them with Your storm.

16 So pursue them with Thy tempest, And affright them with Thy storm.

וּבְסוּפָתְךָ. טוֹרְבִּילְיוֹ״ן בְּלַעַ״ז:

and with Your whirlwind Tourbillon in French, whirlwind.

י"ז מַלֵּ֣א פְנֵיהֶ֣ם קָל֑וֹן וִֽיבַקְשׁ֖וּ שִׁמְךָ֣ יְהוָֽה׃

17 Cover their faces with shame
so that they seek Your name, O LORD.

17 Fill their faces with shame; That they may seek Thy name, O LORD.

י"ח יֵבֹ֖שׁוּ וְיִבָּהֲל֥וּ עֲדֵי־עַ֗ד וְֽיַחְפְּר֥וּ וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃

18 May they be frustrated and terrified,
disgraced and doomed forever.

18 Let them be ashamed and affrighted for ever; Yea, let them be abashed and perish;

י"ט וְֽיֵדְע֗וּ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֬ה שִׁמְךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה לְבַדֶּ֑ךָ עֶ֝לְי֗וֹן עַל־כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

19 May they know
that Your name, Yours alone, is the LORD,
supreme over all the earth.

19 That they may know that it is Thou alone whose name is the LORD, The Most High over all the earth.

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