Psalms 74
1 Maschil. Of Asaph. Of God, why have you put us away from you for ever? why is the fire of your wrath smoking against the sheep who are your care?
Nyanyian pengajaran Asaf. Mengapa, ya Allah, Kaubuang kami untuk seterusnya? Mengapa menyala murka-Mu terhadap kambing domba gembalaan-Mu?
2 Keep in mind your band of worshippers, for whom you gave payment in the days which are past, whom you took for yourself as the people of your heritage; even this mountain of Zion, which has been your resting-place.
Ingatlah akan umat-Mu yang telah Kauperoleh pada zaman purbakala, yang Kautebus menjadi bangsa milik-Mu sendiri! Ingatlah akan gunung Sion yang Engkau diami.
3 Go up and see the unending destruction; all the evil which your haters have done in the holy place;
Ringankanlah langkah-Mu ke tempat yang rusak terus-menerus; segala-galanya telah dimusnahkan musuh di tempat kudus.
4 Sending out their voices like lions among your worshippers; they have put up their signs to be seen.
Lawan-lawan-Mu mengaum di tempat pertemuan-Mu dan telah mendirikan panji-panji mereka sebagai tanda.
5 They are cutting down, like a man whose blade is lifted up against the thick trees.
Kelihatannya seperti orang mengayunkan tinggi-tinggi sebuah kapak kepada kayu-kayuan yang lebat,
6 Your doors are broken down with hammers and iron blades.
dan sekarang ukir-ukirannya seluruhnya dipalu mereka dengan kapak dan beliung;
7 They have put on fire your holy place; they have made the place of your name unclean, pulling it down to the earth.
mereka menyulut tempat kudus-Mu dengan api, mereka menajiskan tempat kediaman nama-Mu sampai pada tanah;
8 They have said in their hearts, Let us put an end to them all together; they have given over to the fire all God's places of worship in the land.
mereka berkata dalam hatinya: "Baiklah kita menindas mereka semuanya!" Mereka membakar segala tempat pertemuan Allah di negeri.
9 We do not see our signs: there is no longer any prophet, or anyone among us to say how long.
Tanda-tanda kami tidak kami lihat, tidak ada lagi nabi, dan tidak ada di antara kami yang mengetahui berapa lama lagi.
10 O God, how long will those who are against us say cruel things? will the hater go on looking down on your name for ever?
Berapa lama lagi, ya Allah, lawan itu mencela, dan musuh menista nama-Mu terus-menerus?
11 Why are you keeping back your hand, and covering your right hand in your robe?
Mengapa Engkau menarik kembali tangan-Mu, menaruh tangan kanan-Mu di dada?
12 For from the past God is my King, working salvation in the earth.
Namun Engkau, ya Allah adalah Rajaku dari zaman purbakala, yang melakukan penyelamatan di atas bumi.
13 The sea was parted in two by your strength; the heads of the great sea-beasts were broken.
Engkaulah yang membelah laut dengan kekuatan-Mu, yang memecahkan kepala ular-ular naga di atas muka air.
14 The heads of the great snake were crushed by you; you gave them as food to the fishes of the sea.
Engkaulah yang meremukkan kepala-kepala Lewiatan, yang memberikannya menjadi makanan penghuni-penghuni padang belantara.
15 You made valleys for fountains and springs; you made the ever-flowing rivers dry.
Engkaulah yang membelah mata air dan sungai; Engkaulah yang mengeringkan sungai-sungai yang selalu mengalir.
16 The day is yours and the night is yours: you made the light and the sun.
Punya-Mulah siang, punya-Mulah juga malam. Engkaulah yang menaruh benda penerang dan matahari.
17 By you all the limits of the earth were fixed; you have made summer and winter.
Engkaulah yang menetapkan segala batas bumi, musim kemarau dan musim hujan Engkaulah yang membuat-Nya.
18 Keep this in mind, O Lord, that your haters have said cruel things, and that your name has been looked down on by a people of evil behaviour.
Ingatlah ini: musuh mencela, ya TUHAN, dan bangsa yang bebal itu menista nama-Mu.
19 O give not the soul of your dove to the hawk; let not the life of the poor go out of your memory for ever.
Janganlah berikan nyawa merpati-Mu kepada binatang liar! Janganlah lupakan terus-menerus nyawa orang-orang-Mu yang tertindas!
20 Keep in mind your undertaking; for the dark places of the earth are full of pride and cruel acts.
Pandanglah kepada perjanjian, sebab tempat-tempat gelap di bumi penuh sarang-sarang kekerasan.
21 O let not the crushed be turned back in shame; let the low man and the poor give praise to your name.
Janganlah biarkan orang yang terinjak-injak kembali dengan kena noda. Biarlah orang sengsara dan orang miskin memuji-muji nama-Mu.
22 Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.
Bangunlah, ya Allah, lakukanlah perjuangan-Mu! Ingatlah akan cela kepada-Mu dari pihak orang bebal sepanjang hari.
23 Keep in mind the voice of your haters; the outcry of those who come against you goes up every day.
Janganlah lupa suara lawan-Mu, deru orang-orang yang bangkit melawan Engkau, yang terus-menerus makin keras.
