Salme 60
1 Til Sangmesteren; til Susan-Eduth; af David; „et gyldent Smykke”; til at læres;
[I prayed], “God, you have rejected us [Israelis]! Because you have been angry [with us], you have [enabled our enemies] to break through our ranks. [Please] enable us to be strong again!
2 der han stred med Mesopotamierne og med Syrerne af Zoba, og der Joab kom tilbage og slog Edomiterne i Saltdalen, tolv Tusinde.
[When we were defeated, it was as though] [MET] there was a big earthquake in our land that caused the ground to split open. So now, [just as only you can] cause the cracks in the land to disappear, [help our army to be strong again], because [it is as though] our country is (falling apart/being destroyed).
3 Gud! du har forkastet os, du har sønderrevet os; du har været vred; vend om til os igen!
You have caused [us], your people, to suffer very much; [it is as though] you forced us to drink [strong] wine that caused us to stagger around [after we became drunk].
4 Du har bragt Jorden til at skælve, du har sønderslidt den, læg dens Brøst; thi den ryster.
But you have raised a battle flag for those who revere you in order that they can gather around it and not [be killed by the enemies’] arrows.
5 Du lod dit Folk se haarde Ting; du gav os Vin at drikke, saa at vi tumlede.
Answer our [prayers] and enable us by your power [MTY] to defeat [our enemies] in order that we, the people whom you love, will be saved.”
6 Men nu har du givet dem, som dig frygte, et Banner, som hæver sig for Sandhedens Skyld (Sela)
[Then] God [answered my prayer and] spoke from his temple, saying, “Because I have conquered [your enemies], I will divide up [everything in] Shechem [city], and I will distribute it among my people [the land in] Succoth Valley.
7 paa det dine elskelige maa udfries; saa frels med din højre Haand og bønhør os!
The Gilead [region] is mine; the [people of the tribe of] Manasseh are mine; [the tribe of] Ephraim is [like] my helmet [MET]; and [the tribe of] Judah is [like] the (scepter/stick [that I hold which shows that I am the ruler]) [MET];
8 Gud har talt i sin Helligdom, jeg vil fryde mig; jeg vil uddele Sikem og opmaale Sukots Dal.
but the Moab [region] is [like] my washbasin [MET]; I throw my sandal in the Edom [area to show that it belongs to me]; I shout triumphantly because I have defeated [the people of] the Philistia [area].”
9 Mig hører Gilead til, og mig hører Manasse til, og Efraim er mit Hoveds Værn, Juda er min Herskerstav.
[Because I want to defeat the people of] Edom, (who will lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it?/I want someone to lead my [army triumphantly] to their [capital] city that has strong walls around it.)” [RHQ]
10 Moab er mit Vadskefad; jeg vil kaste min Sko til Edom; bryd ud i Jubel over mig, du Filisterland!
So, God, we [desire/hope that] [RHQ] you have not truly abandoned us, and that you will go with us when our armies march out [to fight our enemies].
11 Hvo vil føre mig til den faste Stad? Hvo har ledet mig indtil Edom?
[We need you to] help us when we fight against our enemies, because the help that humans can give us is worthless.
12 Mon ikke du, Gud, som har forkastet os? og vil du, Gud, ikke uddrage med vore Hære? Fly os Hjælp af Nød; thi Menneskers Hjælp er Forfængelighed. Ved Gud ville vi vinde Kraft; og han skal nedtræde vore Fjender.
But with you [helping us], we shall win; you will enable us to defeat our enemies.
