Psalmen 94
1 Jahweh, wrekende God, God der wrake, treed op;
Yahweh, you are able to get revenge [on your enemies]. [So] show them that you are going to punish them!
2 Verhef U, Rechter der aarde, Vergeld de trotsen wat ze verdienen!
You are the one who judges all [people on] the earth; [so] arise, and give/punish the proud [leaders of our] people like they deserve.
3 Hoelang nog zullen de zondaars, o Jahweh, Hoelang nog zullen de boosdoeners juichen?
Yahweh, how long will those wicked [people] be glad/happy? It is not right that [RHQ] they continue being glad!
4 Al die booswichten pochen en snoeven, En een hoge toon slaan ze aan!
They do evil things, and they boast about doing them; how long will they [be allowed to] continue doing that?
5 Jahweh, ze vertrappen uw volk, En verdrukken uw erfdeel;
Yahweh, [it is as though] those wicked people crush [us], your people; they (oppress/treat cruelly) those who belong to you [DOU].
6 Ze doden weduwen en wezen, Vermoorden die bij ons kwamen wonen.
They murder widows and orphans and people from other countries who [think it is safe to] live in our land.
7 En dan zeggen ze nog: Jahweh ziet het niet eens, De God van Jakob merkt het niet!
Those wicked people say, “Yahweh does not see anything; [so] the God whom those Israelis [worship] does not see [the evil things that we do].”
8 Domme kudde, word toch verstandig; Gij dwazen, wanneer wordt gij wijs?
You evil people [who rule Israel], you are foolish and stupid; when will you become wise [RHQ]?
9 Zou Hij het niet horen, die het oor heeft geplant, Niet zien, die het oog heeft geschapen;
God made our ears; so [do you think that] he cannot hear [what you say] [RHQ]? He created our eyes; so do you think that he cannot see [the evil things that you do] [RHQ]?
10 Zou Hij, die de volkeren tuchtigt, niet straffen, Onwetend zijn, die den mens onderricht?
He also scolds [the leaders of other] nations; so do you think that he will not punish [you] [RHQ]? He is the one who knows everything; [so why do you think that he does not know what you do] [RHQ]?
11 Neen, Jahweh kent de gedachten der mensen, Hij weet, dat het hersenschimmen zijn.
Yahweh knows [everything] that people are thinking; he knows that what they think ([is useless/vanishes as quickly as]) smoke [MET].
12 Jahweh, gelukkig de man, dien Gij onderricht, En dien Gij leert uit uw wet:
Yahweh, you are pleased with people who [want you to] discipline/correct them, those who [want you to] teach them your laws.
13 Hoe hij gelaten moet zijn in dagen van rampspoed, Totdat voor den boze het graf is gedolven;
When those people have had troubles, you cause those troubles to cease, and some day [it will be as though] you will dig pits for wicked people, and they will fall into those pits [and die].
14 Hoe Jahweh zijn volk niet verstoot, En nooit zijn erfdeel verlaat;
Yahweh will not abandon his people; he will not desert like that those who belong to him [DOU].
15 Hoe de brave zijn recht weer verkrijgt, Alle oprechten van hart weer geluk!
[Some day] judges will decide matters fairly for people, and all honest/righteous people will be pleased about that.
16 Wie anders neemt het voor mij tegen de boosdoeners op, Wie staat mij tegen de booswichten bij?
But when wicked [people] ([oppressed me/treated me cruelly]), (who defended me?/no one defended me.) [RHQ] No one stood up to testify for me against those evil people [RHQ].
17 Wanneer Jahweh mij niet te hulp was gekomen, Dan lag ik misschien al lang in het graf.
If Yahweh had not helped me [at that time], [I would have been executed], [and] my soul/spirit would have gone to the place where [dead people] say nothing.
18 Maar als ik denk: nú wankelt mijn voet, Dan steunt mij uw goedheid, o Jahweh;
I said/thought [to myself], “I am about to die,” but Yahweh, you held me up by faithfully loving me.
19 En wanneer zware zorgen mij innerlijk drukken, Dan verkwikt uw vertroosting mijn ziel.
Whenever I am very worried, you comfort/encourage me and cause me to be happy.
20 Zoudt Gij iets gemeen hebben met de zetel van onrecht, Die onheil sticht op gezag van de wet;
You have nothing to do with wicked judges, who establish laws that allow people to do what is not legal.
21 Met hen, die het leven der braven belagen, En onschuldig bloed durven straffen?
They plan to get rid of righteous [people], and they declare that (innocent people/people who have not done what is wrong) must be executed.
22 Neen, voor mij is Jahweh een toevlucht, Mijn God een veilige Rots;
But Yahweh (has become [like] my fortress/protects me) [MET]; my God is [like a huge] rock under which I am protected/safe [MET].
23 Maar hùn vergeldt Hij hun onrecht, En vernielt ze om hun boosheid: Jahweh, onze God!
He will punish those wicked leaders in return for the wicked things that they have done, and will get rid of them for the sins that they have committed; [yes], Yahweh our God will (wipe them out/destroy them completely).
