104:1 Alleluja. Confitemini Domino, et invocate nomen ejus ; annuntiate inter gentes opera ejus.

104:1 Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.

104:2 Cantate ei, et psallite ei ; narrate omnia mirabilia ejus.

104:2 Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate all his wondrous works.

104:3 Laudamini in nomine sancto ejus ; lætetur cor quærentium Dominum.

104:3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

104:4 Quærite Dominum, et confirmamini ; quærite faciem ejus semper.

104:4 Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore.

104:5 Mementote mirabilium ejus quæ fecit ; prodigia ejus, et judicia oris ejus :

104:5 Remember his marvellous works which he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.

104:6 semen Abraham servi ejus ; filii Jacob electi ejus.

104:6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.

104:7 Ipse Dominus Deus noster ; in universa terra judicia ejus.

104:7 He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.

104:8 Memor fuit in sæculum testamenti sui ; verbi quod mandavit in mille generationes :

104:8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

104:9 quod disposuit ad Abraham, et juramenti sui ad Isaac :

104:9 Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:

104:10 et statuit illud Jacob in præceptum, et Israël in testamentum æternum,

104:10 And he appointed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting testament:

104:11 dicens : Tibi dabo terram Chanaan, funiculum hæreditatis vestræ :

104:11 Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance.

104:12 cum essent numero brevi, paucissimi, et incolæ ejus.

104:12 When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:

104:13 Et pertransierunt de gente in gentem, et de regno ad populum alterum.

104:13 And they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.

104:14 Non reliquit hominem nocere eis : et corripuit pro eis reges.

104:14 He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.

104:15 Nolite tangere christos meos, et in prophetis meis nolite malignari.

104:15 Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.

104:16 Et vocavit famem super terram, et omne firmamentum panis contrivit.

104:16 And he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread.

104:17 Misit ante eos virum : in servum venumdatus est, Joseph.

104:17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.

104:18 Humiliaverunt in compedibus pedes ejus ; ferrum pertransiit animam ejus :

104:18 They humbled his feet in fetters: the iron pierced his soul,

104:19 donec veniret verbum ejus. Eloquium Domini inflammavit eum.

104:19 Until his word came. The word of the Lord inflamed him.

104:20 Misit rex, et solvit eum ; princeps populorum, et dimisit eum.

104:20 The king sent, and he released him: the ruler of the people, and he set him at liberty.

104:21 Constituit eum dominum domus suæ, et principem omnis possessionis suæ :

104:21 He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.

104:22 ut erudiret principes ejus sicut semetipsum, et senes ejus prudentiam doceret.

104:22 That he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his ancients wisdom.

104:23 Et intravit Israël in Ægyptum, et Jacob accola fuit in terra Cham.

104:23 And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.

104:24 Et auxit populum suum vehementer, et firmavit eum super inimicos ejus.

104:24 And he increased his people exceedingly: and strengthened them over their enemies.

104:25 Convertit cor eorum, ut odirent populum ejus, et dolum facerent in servos ejus.

104:25 He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants.

104:26 Misit Moysen servum suum ; Aaron quem elegit ipsum.

104:26 He sent Moses his servant: Aaron the man whom he had chosen.

104:27 Posuit in eis verba signorum suorum, et prodigiorum in terra Cham.

104:27 He gave them power to shew them signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham.

104:28 Misit tenebras, et obscuravit ; et non exacerbavit sermones suos.

104:28 He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.

104:29 Convertit aquas eorum in sanguinem, et occidit pisces eorum.

104:29 He turned their waters into blood, and destroyed their fish.

104:30 Edidit terra eorum ranas in penetralibus regum ipsorum.

104:30 Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.

104:31 Dixit, et venit cœnomyia et ciniphes in omnibus finibus eorum.

104:31 He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.

104:32 Posuit pluvias eorum grandinem : ignem comburentem in terra ipsorum.

104:32 He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.

104:33 Et percussit vineas eorum, et ficulneas eorum, et contrivit lignum finium eorum.

104:33 And he destroyed their vineyards and their fig trees: and he broke in pieces the trees of their coasts.

104:34 Dixit, et venit locusta, et bruchus cujus non erat numerus :

104:34 He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.

104:35 et comedit omne fœnum in terra eorum, et comedit omnem fructum terræ eorum.

104:35 And they devoured all the grass in their land, and consumed all the fruit of their ground.

104:36 Et percussit omne primogenitum in terra eorum, primitias omnis laboris eorum.

104:36 And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.

104:37 Et eduxit eos cum argento et auro, et non erat in tribubus eorum infirmus.

104:37 And he brought them out with silver and gold: and there was not among their tribes one that was feeble.

104:38 Lætata est Ægyptus in profectione eorum, quia incubuit timor eorum super eos.

104:38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them lay upon them.

104:39 Expandit nubem in protectionem eorum, et ignem ut luceret eis per noctem.

104:39 He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night.

104:40 Petierunt, et venit coturnix, et pane cæli saturavit eos.

104:40 They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of heaven.

104:41 Dirupit petram, et fluxerunt aquæ : abierunt in sicco flumina.

104:41 He opened the rock, and waters flowed: rivers ran down in the dry land.

104:42 Quoniam memor fuit verbi sancti sui, quod habuit ad Abraham puerum suum.

104:42 Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham.

104:43 Et eduxit populum suum in exsultatione, et electos suos in lætitia.

104:43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness.

104:44 Et dedit illis regiones gentium, et labores populorum possederunt :

104:44 And he gave them the lands of the Gentiles: and they possessed the labours of the people:

104:45 ut custodiant justificationes ejus, et legem ejus requirant.

104:45 That they might observe his justifications, and seek after his law.