Psalm 115
1 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ କୌଣସି ମହିମାର ୟୋଗ୍ଯ ନୁହଁ। ମହିମା ତ ତୁମ୍ଭର। ତୁମ୍ଭର ପ୍ରମେ ନିଷ୍ଠା ଯୋଗୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଗୌରବ ହେଉ।
2 କାହିଁକି ଅନ୍ୟ ଦେଶୀଯମାନେ କହିବେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ପରମେଶ୍ବର କେଉଁଠାରେ ?
3 ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ପରମେଶ୍ବର ସ୍ବର୍ଗରେ ଅଛନ୍ତି। ଏବଂ ସେ ୟାହା ଚାହାଁନ୍ତି ତାହା କରିପାରନ୍ତି।
4 ଅନ୍ୟ ଜାତିଗଣର ଦବଗେଣ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ହସ୍ତକୃତ ସୁନା ଓ ରୂପାର ନିର୍ମିତ ପ୍ରତିମା ଅଟନ୍ତି। ଏହି ପ୍ରତିମାଗୁଡ଼ିକ ମନୁଷ୍ଯମାନଙ୍କ ହସ୍ତରେ ତିଆରି ହାଇେଥିଲେ।
5 ସହେି ପ୍ରତିମାମାନଙ୍କର ପାଟି ଅଛି କିନ୍ତୁ କଥା କହିପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଆଖି ଅଛି କିନ୍ତୁ ଦେଖି ପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।
6 ସମାନଙ୍କେର କାନ ଅଛି କିନ୍ତୁ ଶୁଣିପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ସମାନଙ୍କେର ନାକ ଅଛି କିନ୍ତୁ ଆଘ୍ରାଣ କରିପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।
7 ସମାନଙ୍କେର ହାତ ଅଛି କିନ୍ତୁ ତାହା ସ୍ବର୍ଗ କରିପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଗୋଡ଼ ଅଛି କିନ୍ତୁ ଚାଲିପାରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ସମାନଙ୍କେ ଗଳାରୁ କୌଣସି ସ୍ବର ବାହାରେ ନାହିଁ।
8 ସମାନଙ୍କେର ନିର୍ମାଣକାରୀମାନେ ଓ ସମାନଙ୍କେଠାରେ ବିଶ୍ବାସକାରୀମାନେ ସହେିପରି ହବେେ !
9 ହେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ଲୋକମାନେ, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କଠାରେ ବିଶ୍ବାସ କର। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ହେଉଛନ୍ତି ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଶକ୍ତି ଓ ଢ଼ାଲ।
10 ହେ ହାରୋଣ ପରିବାର, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କଠାରେ ବିଶ୍ବାସ କର। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ହେଉଛନ୍ତି ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଶକ୍ତି ଓ ଢ଼ାଲ।
11 ହେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ଅନୁସରଣକାରୀ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କଠାରେ ବିଶ୍ବାସ କର। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଶକ୍ତି ଓ ଢ଼ାଲ।
12 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ମରଣରେ ରଖନ୍ତି। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଆମ୍ଭକୁ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ କରିବେ। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲକୁ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ କରିବେ। ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ହାରୋଣଙ୍କ ପରିବାରକୁ ମଧ୍ଯ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ କରିବେ।
13 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତାଙ୍କ ସାନ ଓ ବଡ଼ ସମସ୍ତ ଅନୁସରଣକାରୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ କରିବେ।
14 ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭ ସନ୍ତାନମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅଧିକରୁ ଅଧିକ ବୃଦ୍ଧି କରନ୍ତୁ।
15 ସ୍ବର୍ଗ ଓ ପୃଥିବୀର ସୃଷ୍ଟିକର୍ତ୍ତା ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ କରନ୍ତୁ।
16 ସ୍ବର୍ଗ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ମନୁଷ୍ଯ ସନ୍ତାନଗଣଙ୍କୁ ପୃଥିବୀ ଦଇେଛନ୍ତି।
17 ମୃତ ଲୋକମାନେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ। ଯେଉଁମାନେ କବରରେ ଅଛନ୍ତି ସମାନେେ ନୀରବ ଅଟନ୍ତି।
18 ମାତ୍ର ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଆଜିଠାରୁ ଚିରକାଳ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ଧନ୍ଯବାଦ କରିବା। ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଶଂସା କର।
1 Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.
2 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
3 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.
5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:
6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:
7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat.
8 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.
9 O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.
11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield.
12 The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.
14 The Lord shall increase you more and more, you and your children.
15 Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.
16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
17 The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.
18 But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord.
1 Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
3 But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
5 To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
6 But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;
8 (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
10 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
11 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
15 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
18 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.