Psalms 68
1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
Untuk pemimpin kor. Mazmur Daud. Allah bangkit menceraiberaikan musuh-Nya, orang yang membenci Dia lari dari hadapan-Nya.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Allah mengusir mereka pergi, seperti asap yang ditiup dan menghilang. Seperti lilin meleleh di dalam api, begitulah orang jahat lenyap dari hadapan Allah.
3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
Tetapi orang saleh bersukacita dan riang gembira, mereka bersorak-sorak kesukaan di hadapan Allah.
4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rides upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
Bernyanyilah bagi Allah, pujilah nama-Nya, siapkanlah jalan raya bagi Dia yang mengendarai awan. Nama-Nya TUHAN--bersenang-senangla di hadapan-Nya!
5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Allah yang tinggal di Rumah-Nya yang suci adalah bapak anak yatim dan pembela para janda.
6 God sets the solitary in families: he brings out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Allah memberi tempat tinggal kepada orang yang kesepian; Ia membebaskan orang tahanan sehingga mereka bahagia. Tetapi orang-orang yang melawan TUHAN harus tinggal di tanah yang gersang.
7 O God, when you went forth before your people, when you did march through the wilderness; (Selah)
Ya Allah, ketika Engkau membimbing umat-Mu berjalan melewati padang yang kering,
8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
bumi bergetar, hujan tercurah di hadapan-Mu, karena kedatangan Allah Sinai, Allah Israel.
9 You, O God, did send a plentiful rain, whereby you did confirm your inheritance, when it was weary.
Dengan limpah Engkau menurunkan hujan, dan memulihkan tanah-Mu yang gersang.
10 Your congregation has dwelt therein: you, O God, have prepared of your goodness for the poor.
Lalu umat-Mu berdiam di sana; dalam kebaikan-Mu, ya Allah, Engkau memelihara orang miskin.
11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
TUHAN memberi perintah, lalu para wanita membawa berita:
12 Kings of armies did flee swiftly: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
"Raja-raja dan pasukannya sudah lari!" Mereka lari seperti merpati yang terbang pergi. Para wanita di rumah membagi-bagikan, perak dan emas yang ditinggalkan. Sekalipun banyak yang tidak ikut berperang, umat Allah telah memperoleh kemenangan.
13 Though all of you have lien among the pots, yet shall all of you be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
Ketika Yang Mahakuasa menyerakkan raja-raja di sana, turunlah salju dari Gunung Salmon.
15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
Gunung Basan adalah gunung yang hebat, gunung yang berpuncak banyak.
16 Why leap all of you, all of you high hills? this is the hill which God desires to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
Mengapa dari puncakmu yang banyak itu engkau memandang dengan cemburu kepada Bukit Sion yang dipilih Allah untuk kediaman-Nya? TUHAN akan tinggal di sana untuk selama-lamanya.
17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
Dengan puluhan ribu kereta kuat Allah tampil di antara mereka dalam keagungan-Nya.
18 You have ascended on high, you have led captivity captive: you have received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
TUHAN naik ke tempat yang tinggi; banyak tawanan dibawa-Nya serta. Ia menerima persembahan dari antara manusia bahkan dari antara kaum pemberontak; supaya mereka berdiam bersama TUHAN Allah.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. (Selah)
Pujilah TUHAN, sebab Dialah Allah yang menyelamatkan kita; dari hari ke hari Ia memikul beban kita.
20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.
Allah kita adalah TUHAN yang menyelamatkan, Ia membebaskan kita dari kematian.
21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goes on still in his trespasses.
Allah pasti akan meremukkan kepala musuh-Nya, orang-orang yang terus hidup dalam dosa.
22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
Kata TUHAN, "Hai umat-Ku, Kubawa musuhmu dari Basan Kubawa mereka kembali dari dasar lautan,
23 That your foot may be dipped in the blood of your enemies, and the tongue of your dogs in the same.
supaya kamu membasuh kakimu dengan darah mereka, dan anjing-anjingmu menjilatnya sepuas-puasnya."
24 They have seen your activities, O God; even the activities of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
Semua melihat pawai kemenangan-Mu, ya Allah, Allahku, Rajaku, diarak ke tempat kediaman-Nya.
25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
Di depan berjalan para penyanyi, di belakang para pemain kecapi; di tengah para gadis pemukul rebana; beginilah nyanyian mereka:
26 Bless all of you God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
"Pujilah Allah di tengah himpunan umat-Nya, pujilah TUHAN, hai semua keturunan Yakub!"
27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
Benyamin, suku yang paling kecil, berjalan di depan, lalu berbondong-bondong para pemuka Yehuda di belakangnya para pemuka Zebulon dan Naftali.
28 Your God has commanded your strength: strengthen, O God, that which you have wrought for us.
Allahmu menuntut kekuatanmu; ya Allah, teguhkanlah apa yang telah Kaulakukan bagi kami.
29 Because of your temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto you.
Raja-raja membawa persembahan kepada-Mu di Rumah-Mu di Yerusalem.
30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter you the people that delight in war.
Hardiklah Mesir, binatang buas itu di tengah gelagah. Tegurlah bangsa-bangsa, kawanan banteng itu dengan anak-anaknya, yang saling menginjak-injak untuk mendapat perak. Allah menceraiberaikan bangsa-bangsa yang suka berperang.
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
Pembesar-pembesar Mesir datang membawa tembaga; orang Sudan bergegas-gegas membawa upeti kepada Allah.
32 Sing unto God, all of you kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; (Selah)
Bernyanyilah bagi Allah, hai semua kerajaan, nyanyikanlah puji-pujian bagi TUHAN,
33 To him that rides upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he does send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
bagi dia yang melintasi angkasa purbakala. Dengar! TUHAN berbicara, suara-Nya menggelegar dengan dahsyat.
34 Ascribe all of you strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
Akuilah kuasa Allah yang berdaulat atas Israel, kuasa-Nya sampai di langit.
35 O God, you are terrible out of your holy places: the God of Israel is he that gives strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
Sungguh mengagumkan Allah kita waktu Ia keluar dari tempat kediaman-Nya. Allah Israel memberi kuasa dan kekuatan kepada umat-Nya. Terpujilah Allah!
