Psalms 10
1 Yahweh, (why are you far away [from us]?/it seems that you are far away [from us].) [RHQ] Why do you not pay attention when we have troubles [RHQ]?
Lang schon, Jahwe, stehst du fern! / Warum verbirgst du dich zur Zeit der Not?
2 People who are proud gladly cause poor people to suffer. So [cause what they do to others to happen to them]! May they be caught in the [same] traps that they set to catch others [MET]!
Beim Übermut der Frevler muß sich der Dulder ängsten: / Möchten sie gefangen werden in den Ränken, die sie ausgedacht!
3 They brag about the [evil] things that they want to do. They praise people who seize from others things that do not belong to them, and they curse you, Yahweh.
Denn der Frevler rühmt sich des, was sein Herz begehrt, / Der Ungerechte schmäht und höhnet Jahwe.
4 Wicked people are very proud. As a result, they do not (seek help from/are not concerned about) God; they do not even think that God exists.
Der Böse denkt in seinem Stolz: "Er strafet nicht; / Es ist kein Gott!" Dahin geht all sein Denken.
5 But [it seems that] they succeed in everything that they do. They do not think that they will be condemned/punished for their deeds, and they (sneer at/make fun of) their enemies.
Was er sich vornimmt, das gelingt ihm stets; / Es bleiben deine Strafgerichte himmelweit entfernt von ihm. / All seine Widersacher schnaubt er zornig an.
6 They think, “Nothing bad will happen to us! We will never have troubles!”
Er denkt: "Ich wanke nimmer, / Für alle Zukunft komm ich nicht in Not."
7 When they talk [MTY], they are always cursing, lying, and threatening to harm others. They constantly say [MTY] evil things that show that they are ready to do cruel things to others.
Sein Mund ist voll Verwünschung, Lug und Trug; / An seiner Zunge kleben Unheil und Verderben.
8 They hide in villages, ready to (ambush/suddenly attack) and kill people who (are innocent/have done nothing wrong). They constantly search for people who will not be able to (resist/defend themselves) [when they are attacked].
Er liegt im Hinterhalt in den Gehöften, / Er mordet insgeheim Unschuldige; / Es spähen seine Augen nach den Schwachen.
9 They are like [MET] lions that crouch down and hide, waiting to pounce on their prey. They are like hunters that catch their prey with a net and then drag it away.
Er lauert im Versteck gleich einem Löwen, der im Dickicht liegt, / Er lauert, um den Armen zu erhaschen, / Er hascht den Armen, schleift ihn weg in seinem Netz.
10 Just like helpless animals are crushed, people who cannot defend themselves are killed because wicked people are very strong.
Er duckt sich, kauert nieder, / In seine Klauen fallen die Wehrlosen.
11 Wicked people say, “God will not pay any attention [to what we do]. His eyes are covered, so he never sees anything.”
Er denkt in seinem Herzen: "Gott vergißt es, / Verbirgt sein Antlitz, sieht es nimmer."
12 Yahweh God, arise [and help us] Punish [IDM] those wicked people! And do not forget those who are suffering!
Komm, stehe auf, o Jahwe El!, erhebe deine Hand! / Vergiß nicht der Gebeugten!
13 Wicked people revile you [RHQ] continually. They think, “God will never punish us!”
Warum darf denn der Frevler lästern Elohim, / In seinem Herzen denken: "Nun, du strafst doch nicht?"
14 But you see the trouble and the distress [that they cause]. People who are suffering expect that you will help them; and you help orphans, [also].
Richtend aber siehst du es, du schauest Müh und Herzeleid, / Um sie (den Frevlern) zu vergelten! / Auf dich verlässet sich der Schwache, / Und dem Verwaisten zeigst du dich als Helfer.
15 (Break the arms/Destroy the power) of wicked [DOU] people! Continue to pursue and punish them for the wicked things that they do, until they stop doing those things.
Schmettre doch des Frevlers Arm zu Boden! / Des Bösen Unrecht strafe, daß er vor dir schwinde!
16 Yahweh, you are our king forever, but [wicked] nations will disappear from the earth.
Jahwe ist König auf immer und ewig, / Die Heiden verschwinden aus seinem Land.
17 You have listened to afflicted/suffering people when they cry out to you. You hear them [when they pray], and you encourage [IDM] them.
Treulich hörst du, o Jahwe, den Wunsch der Dulder, / Du stärkest ihr Herz, du neigest ihnen dein Ohr.
18 You show that orphans and oppressed people have not done things that are wrong, with the result that human beings will not cause people to be terrified any more.
Schaffst du den Waisen, den Bedrückten Recht, / So wird der Mensch, der Erdenwurm, nicht länger trotzen.
