Psalms 48

1 For the music director. A psalm of the sons of Korah. The Lord is supreme! He deserves praise in the city of our God on his holy mountain.

コラの子のうたなり讃美なり ヱホバは大なり われらの神の都そのきよき山のうへにて甚くほめたたへられたまふべし

2 Mount Zion is high and beautiful, bringing happiness to all the earth; on the northern side is the city of the great King.

シオンの山はきたの端たかくしてうるはしく喜悦を地にあまねくあたふ ここは大なる王のみやこなり

3 God himself is in the city's fortresses; he is recognized as its defender.

そのもろもろの殿のうちに神はおのれをたかき櫓としてあらはしたまへり

4 Look at what happened when foreign kings joined forces and came to attack the city.

みよ王等はつどひあつまりて偕にすぎゆきぬ

5 As soon as they saw it they were astonished and ran away terrified.

かれらは都をみてあやしみ且おそれて忽ちのがれされり

6 They shook all over, and were in agonizing pain like a woman giving birth,

戦慄はかれらにのぞみ その苦痛は子をうまんとする婦のごとし

7 just as the strong east wind wrecks the ships from Tarshish.

なんぢは東風をおこしてタルシシの舟をやぶりたまふ

8 Just as we had heard, but now we have seen the city of the Lord Almighty. This is the city of our God; he makes it secure forever. (Selah)

曩にわれらが聞しごとく今われらは萬車のヱホバの都われらの神のみやこにて之をみることをえたり 神はこの都をとこしへまで固くしたまはん (セラ)

9 God, we recall your trustworthy love as we worship in the Temple.

神よ我らはなんぢの宮のうちにて仁慈をおもへり

10 As is fitting for your reputation, God, praises to you stretch all around the world. What you do is always right!

神よなんぢの譽はその名のごとく地の極にまでおよべり なんぢの右手はただしきにて充り

11 Let the people of Mount Zion be glad; let the people of Judah celebrate because your judgments are always fair!

なんぢのもろもろの審判によりてシオンの山はよろこびユダの女輩はたのしむべし

12 Go and take a look at Zion. Count the towers as you walk around.

13 Inspect the fortifications. Examine the citadels, so you can describe everything to the next generation, telling them:

シオンの周圍をありき徧くめぐりてその櫓をかぞへよ その石垣に目をとめよ そのもろもろの殿をみよ なんぢらこれを後代にかたりつたへんが爲なり

14 “This is who our God is. He is our God forever and ever. He himself will lead us until the very end.”

そはこの神はいや遠長にわれらの神にましましてわれらを死るまでみちびきたまはん