PSA 79:5 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX (PSA 78:5) Ἕως πότε, Κύριε, ὀργισθήσῃ εἰς τέλος; ἐκκαυθήσεται ὡς πῦρ ὁ ζῆλός σου;
(Heōs pote, Kurie, orgisthaʸsaʸ eis telos; ekkauthaʸsetai hōs pur ho zaʸlos sou;)

BrTr (PSA 78:5) How long, O Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

ULT Until when, Yahweh? Will you be angry forever?
⇔ Will your jealousy burn like fire?

UST Yahweh, please do not stay so very angry with us,
⇔ even though we sinned against you by worshiping other gods.

BSB & MSB How long, O LORD?
⇔ Will You be angry forever?
⇔ Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

OEB ⇔ How long will you be angry, O Lord?
⇔ Will your jealousy burn like fire forever?

WEBBE & WMBB How long, LORD?
⇔ Will you be angry forever?
⇔ Will your jealousy burn like fire?

NET How long will this go on, O Lord?
⇔ Will you stay angry forever?
⇔ How long will your rage burn like fire?

LSV Until when, O YHWH? Are You angry forever? Your jealousy burns as fire.

FBV How long, Lord? Will you be angry with us forever? Will your jealousy always burn like fire?

T4T ⇔ Yahweh, how long will this continue?
⇔ Will you be angry with us forever?
⇔ Will your being angry destroy us like a burning fire destroys things?

LEB • How long, O Yahweh? Will you be angry forever?
• Will your jealousy burn like fire?

BBE How long, O Lord? will you be angry for ever? will your wrath go on burning like fire?

Moff ⇔ Eternal One, how long wilt thou be angry?
⇔ Is thy passion to burn on for ever,
⇔ like a fire, against us?

JPS How long, O LORD, wilt Thou be angry for ever? How long will Thy jealousy burn like fire?

ASV How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever?
⇔ Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

DRA (PSA 78:5) How long, O Lord, wilt thou be angry for ever: shall thy zeal be kindled like a fire?

YLT Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as fire.

Drby How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

RV How long, O LORD, wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
(How long, Oh LORD, wilt/will thou/you be angry forever? shall thy/your jealousy burn like fire?)

SLT How long, O Jehovah? wilt thou be angry forever? shall thy jealousy burn as fire?

Wbstr How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

KJB-1769 How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
(How long, LORD? wilt/will thou/you be angry forever? shall thy/your jealousy burn like fire?)

KJB-1611 How long, LORD, wilt thou be angry, for euer? shall thy ielousie burne like fire?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps O God, howe long wylt thou be angry? shall thy ielousie burne lyke fire for euer?
(Oh God, how long wilt/will thou/you be angry? shall thy/your jealousy burn like fire forever?)

Gnva Lord, howe long wilt thou be angrie, for euer? shall thy gelousie burne like fire?
(Lord, how long wilt/will thou/you be angry, forever? shall thy/your jealousy burn like fire?)

Cvdl LORDE, how longe wilt thou be angrie? shal thy gelousy burne like fyre for euer?
(LORD, how long wilt/will thou/you be angry? shall thy/your jealousy burn like fire forever?)

Wycl (PSA 78:5) Lord, hou longe schalt thou be wrooth in to the ende? schal thi veniaunce be kyndelid as fier?
(Lord, how long shalt/shall thou/you be wrath in to the end? shall thy/your vengeance be kindled as fire?)

Luth HErr, wie lange willst du so gar zürnen und deinen Eifer wie Feuer brennen lassen?
(LORD, as/like long want you(sg) so even get_angry and your(s) zeal as/like fire(n) burn(v) let?)

ClVg (PSA 78:5) Usquequo, Domine, irasceris in finem? accendetur velut ignis zelus tuus?[fn]
(So_far, Master, you_are_angry in/into/on the_end? will_be_lit like/as fire zealous/jealous your(sg)?)

78.5 Usquequo, Domine? CASS. Deprecatio pro parte sua contra inimicos et insultantes vicinos; quasi illi ita sæviunt: Sed, o Domine, usquequo? AUG. Rogat ne usque in finem irascatur, id est, ne illa vastatio perseveret, sed temperet correctionem. Nomine iræ, vindicta iniquitatis accipitur, nomine zeli, exactio castitatis, ne anima a Deo fornicetur. Nota, hoc pro peccatis evenire hominibus, licet justis, sicut tres pueri, et Prophetæ in captivitate testantur. Velut ignis. ID. Ure tandiu, donec aurum virtutum perfecte purgetur, ligna, id est vitia, cinerentur.

78.5 So_far, Master? CASS. Request for in_part/partly his_own on_the_contrary enemies and insulting nears; as_if them so/thus they_are_furious: But, o Master, so_far? AUG. Asks not until in/into/on the_end be_angry, that it_is, not that laying_waste persevere, but may_control correction. By_name anger, vengeance/revenge iniquity accepted, by_name jealousy/zeal, exaction of_chastity/purity, not the_soul from to_God may_be_fornicated. Note, this for sins to_happen to_humans, although just, like three children, and Prophets in/into/on captivity they_testify. Like/As fire. ID. Burn so_long, until gold virtues perfectly be_purged, wood, that it_is vices, they_would_be_burned_to_ashes.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

עַד־מָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה תֶּאֱנַ֣ף לָ⁠נֶ֑צַח תִּבְעַ֥ר כְּמוֹ־אֵ֝֗שׁ קִנְאָתֶֽ⁠ךָ

until what YHWH (Some words not found in UHB: until what YHWH angry to,perpetuity burn like fire jealousy_of,your )

These two phrases Will you be angry forever and Will your jealousy burn like fire mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. The poetry of the original language was based on this kind of repetition, and you may want to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation. If it is helpful, you could connect the phrases in a way that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [How long, Yahweh, will you remain fiercely angry with us]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

עַד־מָ֣ה יְ֭הוָה

until what YHWH

Asaph is using the question form to express lament and anguish rather than to seek information. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Yahweh, it has been so long!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

תֶּאֱנַ֣ף לָ⁠נֶ֑צַח

(Some words not found in UHB: until what YHWH angry to,perpetuity burn like fire jealousy_of,your )

Asaph is using the question form to express anguish at the duration of God’s anger rather than to ask for information. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Please do not stay angry forever!]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

לָ⁠נֶ֑צַח

to,perpetuity

Asaph says forever as an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [without end]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

תִּבְעַ֥ר כְּמוֹ־אֵ֝֗שׁ קִנְאָתֶֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: until what YHWH angry to,perpetuity burn like fire jealousy_of,your )

Asaph is using the question form to express distress rather than to ask for information. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Do not let your jealousy keep burning like fire!]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

קִנְאָתֶֽ⁠ךָ

jealousy_of,your

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of jealousy, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [how jealous you are cause us to]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּמוֹ־אֵ֝֗שׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: until what YHWH angry to,perpetuity burn like fire jealousy_of,your )

The point of this comparison is that just as fire is intense and consuming, so is God’s jealousy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [as intensely as a fire burns]

Parallel PSA 79:5