1

הַלְלוּ־יָהּ הוֹדוּ לַיהֹוָה כִּי־טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ׃

Hallelujah. Praise GOD, who is good— whose steadfast love is eternal.

2

מִי יְמַלֵּל גְּבוּרוֹת יְהֹוָה יַשְׁמִיעַ כׇּל־תְּהִלָּתוֹ׃

Who can tell GOD’s mighty acts, proclaim all due praises?

3

אַשְׁרֵי שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁפָּט עֹשֵׂה צְדָקָה בְכׇל־עֵת׃

Happy are those who act justly, who do right at all times.

4

זׇכְרֵנִי יְהֹוָה בִּרְצוֹן עַמֶּךָ פׇּקְדֵנִי בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ׃

Be mindful of me, O ETERNAL One, when You favor Your people; take note of me when You deliver them,

5

לִרְאוֹת בְּטוֹבַת בְּחִירֶיךָ לִשְׂמֹחַ בְּשִׂמְחַת גּוֹיֶךָ לְהִתְהַלֵּל עִם־נַחֲלָתֶךָ׃

that I may enjoy the prosperity of Your chosen ones, share the joy of Your nation, glory in Your very own people.

6

חָטָאנוּ עִם־אֲבוֹתֵינוּ הֶעֱוִינוּ הִרְשָׁעְנוּ׃

We have sinned like our ancestors; we have gone astray, done evil.

7

אֲבוֹתֵינוּ בְמִצְרַיִם לֹא־הִשְׂכִּילוּ נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ לֹא זָכְרוּ אֶת־רֹב חֲסָדֶיךָ וַיַּמְרוּ עַל־יָם בְּיַם־סוּף׃

Our 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.

8

וַיּוֹשִׁיעֵם לְמַעַן שְׁמוֹ לְהוֹדִיעַ אֶת־גְּבוּרָתוֹ׃

Yet they were saved, as befits God’s name, to make known God’s might.

9

וַיִּגְעַר בְּיַם־סוּף וַיֶּחֱרָב וַיּוֹלִיכֵם בַּתְּהֹמוֹת כַּמִּדְבָּר׃

A blast was sent against the Sea of Reeds; it became dry; they were led through the deep as through a wilderness.

10

וַיּוֹשִׁיעֵם מִיַּד שׂוֹנֵא וַיִּגְאָלֵם מִיַּד אוֹיֵב׃

They were delivered from the foe, redeemed from the enemy.

11

וַיְכַסּוּ־מַיִם צָרֵיהֶם אֶחָד מֵהֶם לֹא נוֹתָר׃

Water covered their adversaries; not one of them was left.

12

וַיַּאֲמִינוּ בִדְבָרָיו יָשִׁירוּ תְּהִלָּתוֹ׃

Then they believed God’s promise, and sang God’s praises.

13

מִהֲרוּ שָׁכְחוּ מַעֲשָׂיו לֹא־חִכּוּ לַעֲצָתוֹ׃

But they soon forgot those deeds; they would not wait to learn the divine plan.

14

וַיִּתְאַוּוּ תַאֲוָה בַּמִּדְבָּר וַיְנַסּוּ־אֵל בִּישִׁימוֹן׃

They were seized with craving in the wilderness, and put God to the test in the wasteland.

15

וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם שֶׁאֱלָתָם וַיְשַׁלַּח רָזוֹן בְּנַפְשָׁם׃

They were given what they asked for, then made to waste away.

16

וַיְקַנְאוּ לְמֹשֶׁה בַּמַּחֲנֶה לְאַהֲרֹן קְדוֹשׁ יְהֹוָה׃

There was envy of Moses in the camp, and of Aaron, GOD’s holy one.

17

תִּפְתַּח־אֶרֶץ וַתִּבְלַע דָּתָן וַתְּכַס עַל־עֲדַת אֲבִירָם׃

The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, closed over the party of Abiram.

18

וַתִּבְעַר־אֵשׁ בַּעֲדָתָם לֶהָבָה תְּלַהֵט רְשָׁעִים׃

A fire blazed among their party, a flame that consumed the wicked.

19

יַעֲשׂוּ־עֵגֶל בְּחֹרֵב וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְמַסֵּכָה׃

They made a calf at Horeb and bowed down to a molten image.

20

וַיָּמִירוּ אֶת־כְּבוֹדָם בְּתַבְנִית שׁוֹר אֹכֵל עֵשֶׂב׃

They exchanged their glory for the image of a bull that feeds on grass.

21

שָׁכְחוּ אֵל מוֹשִׁיעָם עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלוֹת בְּמִצְרָיִם׃

They forgot God who saved them, who performed great deeds in Egypt,

22

נִפְלָאוֹת בְּאֶרֶץ חָם נוֹרָאוֹת עַל־יַם־סוּף׃

wondrous deeds in the land of Ham, awesome deeds at the Sea of Reeds.

23

וַיֹּאמֶר לְהַשְׁמִידָם לוּלֵי מֹשֶׁה בְחִירוֹ עָמַד בַּפֶּרֶץ לְפָנָיו לְהָשִׁיב חֲמָתוֹ מֵהַשְׁחִית׃

They would have been destroyed had not Moses, God’s chosen one, stood in the breach to avert God’s destructive wrath.

24

וַיִּמְאֲסוּ בְּאֶרֶץ חֶמְדָּה לֹא־הֶאֱמִינוּ לִדְבָרוֹ׃

They rejected the desirable land, and put no faith in the divine promise.

25

וַיֵּרָגְנוּ בְאׇהֳלֵיהֶם לֹא שָׁמְעוּ בְּקוֹל יְהֹוָה׃

They grumbled in their tents and disobeyed GOD.

26

וַיִּשָּׂא יָדוֹ לָהֶם לְהַפִּיל אוֹתָם בַּמִּדְבָּר׃

So a divine hand was raised in oath to make them fall in the wilderness,

27

וּלְהַפִּיל זַרְעָם בַּגּוֹיִם וּלְזָרוֹתָם בָּאֲרָצוֹת׃

to disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them through the lands.

28

וַיִּצָּמְדוּ לְבַעַל פְּעוֹר וַיֹּאכְלוּ זִבְחֵי מֵתִים׃

They attached themselves to Baal Peor, ate sacrifices offered to the dead.

29

וַיַּכְעִיסוּ בְּמַעַלְלֵיהֶם וַתִּפְרׇץ־בָּם מַגֵּפָה׃

They provoked anger by their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.

30

וַיַּעֲמֹד פִּינְחָס וַיְפַלֵּל וַתֵּעָצַר הַמַּגֵּפָה׃

Phinehas stepped forth and intervened, and the plague ceased.

31

וַתֵּחָשֶׁב לוֹ לִצְדָקָה לְדֹר וָדֹר עַד־עוֹלָם׃

It was reckoned to his merit for all generations, to eternity.

32

וַיַּקְצִיפוּ עַל־מֵי מְרִיבָה וַיֵּרַע לְמֹשֶׁה בַּעֲבוּרָם׃

They provoked wrath at the waters of Meribah and Moses suffered on their account,

33

כִּי־הִמְרוּ אֶת־רוּחוֹ וַיְבַטֵּא בִּשְׂפָתָיו׃

because they rebelled against [God] and he spoke rashly.

34

לֹא־הִשְׁמִידוּ אֶת־הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהֹוָה לָהֶם׃

They did not destroy the nations as GOD had commanded them,

35

וַיִּתְעָרְבוּ בַגּוֹיִם וַיִּלְמְדוּ מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם׃

but mingled with the nations and learned their ways.

36

וַיַּעַבְדוּ אֶת־עֲצַבֵּיהֶם וַיִּהְיוּ לָהֶם לְמוֹקֵשׁ׃

They worshiped their idols, which became a snare for them.

37

וַיִּזְבְּחוּ אֶת־בְּנֵיהֶם וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֵיהֶם לַשֵּׁדִים׃

Their own sons and daughters they sacrificed to demons.

38

וַיִּשְׁפְּכוּ דָם נָקִי דַּם־בְּנֵיהֶם וּבְנוֹתֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר זִבְּחוּ לַעֲצַבֵּי כְנָעַן וַתֶּחֱנַף הָאָרֶץ בַּדָּמִים׃

They 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.

39

וַיִּטְמְאוּ בְמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם וַיִּזְנוּ בְּמַעַלְלֵיהֶם׃

Thus they became defiled by their acts, debauched through their deeds.

40

וַיִּחַר־אַף יְהֹוָה בְּעַמּוֹ וַיְתָעֵב אֶת־נַחֲלָתוֹ׃

GOD was angry with this people and abhorred them as an inheritance.

41

וַיִּתְּנֵם בְּיַד־גּוֹיִם וַיִּמְשְׁלוּ בָהֶם שֹׂנְאֵיהֶם׃

They were handed over to the nations; their foes ruled them.

42

וַיִּלְחָצוּם אוֹיְבֵיהֶם וַיִּכָּנְעוּ תַּחַת יָדָם׃

Their enemies oppressed them and they were subject to their power.

43

פְּעָמִים רַבּוֹת יַצִּילֵם וְהֵמָּה יַמְרוּ בַעֲצָתָם וַיָּמֹכּוּ בַּעֲוֺנָם׃

They were saved time and again, but they were deliberately rebellious, and so they were brought low by their iniquity.

44

וַיַּרְא בַּצַּר לָהֶם בְּשׇׁמְעוֹ אֶת־רִנָּתָם׃

Upon seeing that they were in distress, and hearing their cry,

45

וַיִּזְכֹּר לָהֶם בְּרִיתוֹ וַיִּנָּחֵם כְּרֹב חֲסָדָו׃

[God] was mindful of the covenant and in great faithfulness relented.

46

וַיִּתֵּן אוֹתָם לְרַחֲמִים לִפְנֵי כׇּל־שׁוֹבֵיהֶם׃

Their captors were made to be kindly disposed toward them.

47

הוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְקַבְּצֵנוּ מִן־הַגּוֹיִם לְהֹדוֹת לְשֵׁם קׇדְשֶׁךָ לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּחַ בִּתְהִלָּתֶךָ׃

Deliver us, our ETERNAL God, and gather us from among the nations, to acclaim Your holy name, to glory in Your praise.

48

בָּרוּךְ־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן־הָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם וְאָמַר כׇּל־הָעָם אָמֵן הַלְלוּ־יָהּ׃

Blessed is the ETERNAL, God of Israel, From eternity to eternity. Let all the people say, “Amen.” Hallelujah.