1Alleluja.Alleluia.Confitemini Domino,Confess to the Lord,et invocate nomen ejus;and invoke his name.annuntiate inter gentes opera ejus.Announce his works among the nations.
2Cantate ei,Sing to him,et psallite ei;and sing psalms to him.narrate omnia mirabilia ejus.Describe all his wonders.
3Laudamini in nomine sancto ejus;Be praised in his holy name.lætetur cor quærentium Dominum.Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4Quærite Dominum,Seek the Lord,et confirmamini;and be confirmed.quærite faciem ejus semper.Seek his face always.
5Mementote mirabilium ejus quæ fecit;Remember his miracles,prodigia ejus,which he has done,et judicia oris ejus:his portents and the judgments of his mouth:
6semen Abraham servi ejus;you offspring of Abraham his servant,filii Jacob electi ejus.you sons of Jacob his elect.
7Ipse Dominus Deus noster;He is the Lord our God.in universa terra judicia ejus.His judgments are throughout the entire earth.
8Memor fuit in sæculum testamenti sui;He has remembered his covenant for all ages:verbi quod mandavit in mille generationes:the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
9quod disposuit ad Abraham,which he assigned to Abraham,et juramenti sui ad Isaac:and his oath to Isaac.
10et statuit illud Jacob in præceptum,And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept,et Israël in testamentum æternum,and for Israel with an eternal testament,
11dicens:saying:Tibi dabo terram Chanaan,To you, I will give the land of Canaan,funiculum hæreditatis vestræ:the allotment of your inheritance.
12cum essent numero brevi, paucissimi,Though they may have been but a small number,et incolæ ejus.very few and foreigners there,
13Et pertransierunt de gente in gentem,and though they passed from nation to nation,et de regno ad populum alterum.and from one kingdom to another people,
14Non reliquit hominem nocere eis:he allowed no man to harm them,et corripuit pro eis reges.and he reproved kings on their behalf.
15Nolite tangere christos meos,Do not be willing to touch my Christ,et in prophetis meis nolite malignari.and do not be willing to malign my prophets.
16Et vocavit famem super terram,And he called a famine upon the land,et omne firmamentum panis contrivit.and he crushed every foundation of the bread.
17Misit ante eos virum:He sent a man before them:in servum venumdatus est,Joseph,Joseph.who had been sold as a slave.
18Humiliaverunt in compedibus pedes ejus;They humbled his feet in shackles;ferrum pertransiit animam ejus:the iron pierced his soul,
19donec veniret verbum ejus.until his word arrived.Eloquium Domini inflammavit eum.The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.
20Misit rex,The king sentet solvit eum;and released him;princeps populorum,he was the ruler of the people,et dimisit eum.and he dismissed him.
21Constituit eum dominum domus suæ,He established him as master of his houseet principem omnis possessionis suæ:and ruler of all his possessions,
22ut erudiret principes ejus sicut semetipsum,so that he might instruct his princes as himself,et senes ejus prudentiam doceret.and teach his elders prudence.
23Et intravit Israël in Ægyptum,And Israel entered into Egypt,et Jacob accola fuit in terra Cham.and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
24Et auxit populum suum vehementer,And he helped his people greatly,et firmavit eum super inimicos ejus.and he strengthened them over their enemies.
25Convertit cor eorum, ut odirent populum ejus,He turned their heart to hate his people,et dolum facerent in servos ejus.and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
26Misit Moysen servum suum;He sent Moses, his servant,Aaron quem elegit ipsum.and Aaron, the one whom he chose.
27Posuit in eis verba signorum suorum,He placed with them signs of his word,et prodigiorum in terra Cham.and portents in the land of Ham.
28Misit tenebras,He sent darknesset obscuravit;and made it conceal,et non exacerbavit sermones suos.and he did not afflict them with his speech.
29Convertit aquas eorum in sanguinem,He turned their waters into blood,et occidit pisces eorum.and he slaughtered their fish.
30Edidit terra eorum ranas in penetralibus regum ipsorum.Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.
31Dixit,He spoke,et venit cœnomyiaand there came forth common flies and gnats,et ciniphes in omnibus finibus eorum.in every region.
32Posuit pluvias eorum grandinem:He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire,ignem comburentem in terra ipsorum.in the same land.
33Et percussit vineas eorum,And he struck their vineyardset ficulneas eorum,and their fig trees,et contrivit lignum finium eorum.and he crushed the trees of their region.
34Dixit,He spoke,et venit locusta,and the locust came forth,et bruchus cujus non erat numerus:and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.
35et comedit omne fœnum in terra eorum,And it devoured all the grass in their land,et comedit omnem fructum terræ eorum.and it consumed all the fruit of their land.
36Et percussit omne primogenitum in terra eorum,And he struck all the first-born in their land,primitias omnis laboris eorum.the first-fruits of all their labor.
37Et eduxit eos cum argento et auro,And he led them out with silver and gold,et non erat in tribubus eorum infirmus.and there was not an infirm one among their tribes.
38Lætata est Ægyptus in profectione eorum,Egypt was joyful at their departure,quia incubuit timor eorum super eos.for the fear of them lay heavy upon them.
39Expandit nubem in protectionem eorum,He spread a cloud for their protection, and a fire,et ignem ut luceret eis per noctem.to give them light through the night.
40Petierunt,They petitioned,et venit coturnix,and the quail came;et pane cæli saturavit eos.and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41Dirupit petram,He ruptured the rocket fluxerunt aquæ:and the waters flowed:abierunt in sicco flumina.rivers gushed in the dry land.
42Quoniam memor fuit verbi sancti sui,For he had called to mind his holy word,quod habuit ad Abraham puerum suum.which he kept near to his servant Abraham.
43Et eduxit populum suum in exsultatione,And he led forth his people in exultation,et electos suos in lætitia.and his elect in rejoicing.
44Et dedit illis regiones gentium,And he gave them the regions of the Gentiles,et labores populorum possederunt:and they possessed the labors of the peoples,
45ut custodiant justificationes ejus,so that they might observe his justifications,et legem ejus requirant.and inquire about his law.