Psalms 22
1 My God, my God, why have you abandoned/deserted me? Why do you stay so far from me, and why do you not hear/help me [RHQ]? Why do you not hear me when I am groaning?
Dem Sangmeister, nach (der Melodie von: ) "Hindin der Morgenröte". / Ein Psalm Davids.
2 My God, every day I call to you during the daytime and during the night, but you do not answer me, so I am not able to sleep.
Mein Gott, mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen?! / Ohne Hilfe zu finden, muß ich zu dir schrein.
3 But you are holy. You sit on your throne as king, and [we the people of] Israel praise you [PRS].
Mein Gott, ich rufe am Tage, doch du hörest mich nicht; / Auch (ruf ich) des Nachts, / Aber mein Klagen wird nicht gestillt.
4 Our ancestors trusted in you. [Because] they trusted in you, you rescued them.
Und dennoch bist du der Heilige, / Über Israels Lobliedern thronend.
5 When they cried out to you, you saved them. They trusted in you, and (they were not disappointed/you [saved them] as you said that you would).
Dir haben unsre Väter vertraut, / sie haben vertraut: du hast sie errettet.
6 But [you have not rescued me] [People despise me and consider that I am not a man]; [they think that] I am [as worthless as] a worm! Everyone [HYP] scorns me and despises me.
Sie schrien zu dir und wurden frei, / Sie vertrauten dir und sind nicht zuschanden geworden.
7 Everyone who sees me [HYP] makes fun of me. They sneer at me and [insult me by] shaking their heads [at me as though I were an evil man]. They say,
Ich aber bin ein Wurm und kein Mensch, / Von den Leuten verhöhnt und verachtet vom Volk.
8 “He trusts in Yahweh, so Yahweh should save him! [He says that] Yahweh is very pleased with him; if that is so, Yahweh should rescue him!”
Alle, die mich sehen, spotten mein, / Verziehen die Lippen, schütteln den Kopf:
9 [Why do] you [not] protect me [now as you did] when I was born? I was safe even when I was (nursing/drinking milk from my mother’s breasts).
"Befiehl dich Jahwe — der rette ihn, / Er reiß ihn heraus, hat er Freude an ihm!"
10 [It was as though] you adopted me right when I was born. You have (been my God/taken care of me) ever since I was born.
Ja, du hast mich gezogen aus Mutterschoß, / Mit Vertrauen mich erfüllt an der Mutter Brust.
11 So, (do not stay far from/stay close to) [LIT] me now because [enemies who will cause me much] trouble are near me, and there is no one [else] who can help me.
Auf dich bin ich gewiesen von Anfang an, / Seit meiner Geburt bist du mein Gott.
12 [My enemies] surround me [like] a herd/group of wild bulls. [Fierce people, like those] strong bulls that graze [on the hills] in Bashan [area], encircle me.
Sei nicht fern von mir, denn Not ist nah — / Ich habe ja sonst keinen Helfer!
13 [They are like] roaring lions that are attacking the animals that they want to kill [MET] [and eat]; they rush toward me [to kill] me; they [are like lions that] have their mouths open, [ready to tear their victims to pieces] [MET].
Viele Stiere haben mich umringt, / Die Starken Basans umgeben mich.
14 I am completely exhausted [MET], and all my bones are out of their joints/places. I [no longer expect that God will save me]; [that expectation is gone completely], like wax that has melted away.
Ihren Rachen öffnen sie wider mich / Wie ein reißender, brüllender Löwe.
15 My strength is [all dried up] [MET] like a broken piece of a clay jar that has dried [in the sun]. [I am so thirsty that] my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. O God, [I think that you are about to let] me die and become dirt!
Wie Wasser bin ich hingegossen, / All meine Gebeine sind auseinandergereckt. / Es ist mein Herz wie Wachs, / Zerschmolzen in meinem Innern.
16 My enemies [MET] surround me like a pack/group of wild dogs. A group of evil men has encircled me, [ready to attack me]. They have [already] smashed my hands and my feet.
Vertrocknet wie eine Scherbe ist meine Kraft, / Die Zunge klebt mir am Gaumen, / Und du lagerst mich in den Todesstaub.
17 [I am so weak and thin that] my bones can be seen and counted. My enemies stare at me and (gloat/are happy) about [what has happened to] me.
Ja, es haben mich Hunde umringt, / Eine Bösewichterrotte hat mich umkreist, / Sie durchbohren mir Hände und Füße.
18 They looked at the clothes that I [was wearing] and gambled to determine which piece each of them would get.
Zählen könnt ich all meine Gebeine; / Sie aber freuen sich meiner Qual.
19 O Yahweh, do not stay far away from me! You who are my [source of] strength, come quickly and help me!
Sie teilen meine Kleider unter sich / Und werfen das Los über mein Gewand.
20 Rescue me from [those who want to kill me with] their swords. Save me from those who are [like wild/fierce] dogs [MET].
Du aber, Jahwe, bleib nicht fern! / Meine Stärke, eil mir zu Hilfe!
21 Snatch me away from [my enemies who are] like lions whose jaws [are already open, ready to chew me up] Grab me away from [those men who are like] wild oxen [that attack other animals with] their horns [MET]!
Rette mein Leben vom Schwert, / Aus der Hunde Gewalt reiß meine Seele.
22 [But you have saved me, so] I will declare to my fellow [Israelis] how great you [MTY] are. I will praise you among the group of your people gathered [to worship you].
Hilf mir doch aus des Löwen Rachen, / Aus der Büffel Hörnern mache mich frei!
23 You people who have an awesome respect for Yahweh, praise him! All you who are descended from Jacob, honor Yahweh! All you Israeli people, revere him!
Dann will ich meinen Brüdern deinen Namen künden, / Inmitten der Gemeinde dir lobsingen:
24 He does not despise or ignore those who are suffering; he does not hide (his face/himself) from them. He has listened to them when they cried out to him for help.
"Die ihr Jahwe fürchtet, preist ihn, / Alle Nachkommen Jakobs, ehret ihn / Und scheut euch vor ihm, alle Israelsöhne!
25 Yahweh, in the great gathering [of your people], I will praise you for what you have done. In the presence of those who revere you, I will offer [the sacrifices] that I promised.
Denn nicht verachtet, nicht verschmäht er des Armen Qual, / Nicht hat er sein Antlitz vor ihm verborgen, / Und als er schrie, hat er ihn erhört."
26 The poor people [whom I have invited to the meal] will eat as much as they want. All who come worship Yahweh will praise him. I pray that [God will enable] you all to live a long and happy life!
Dir gilt mein Lobpreis in großer Gemeinde. / Meine Gelübde bezahl ich vor allen Frommen.
27 I pray that [people in all nations, even] in the remote areas, will think about Yahweh and turn to him, and that people from all the clans in the world will bow down before him.
Essen sollen Demütige und satt werden; / Preisen werden Jahwe, die ihn suchen: / "Euer Herz soll sich laben auf ewig!"
28 Because Yahweh is the king! He rules all the nations.
Des gedenkend werden sich wenden zu Jahwe / Alle Enden der Erde; / Und niederfallen werden vor dir / Alle Geschlechter der Heiden.
29 I desire that all the rich people on the earth will bow before him. Some day they will die, but I want them to prostrate themselves on the ground in his presence [before they die].
Denn Jahwes ist das Königtum, / Er ist aller Völker Herrscher.
30 People (in the future generations/who have not been born yet) will also serve Yahweh. Our descendants will be told about what Yahweh [has done].
Niederfallen werden vor ihm alle Großen der Erde, / Wenn sie gegessen haben. / Vor ihm werden auch alle knien. / Die hinabfahren in des Grabes Staub / Und die ihr Leben nicht fristen können.
31 People who are not yet born, [who will live in future years], will be told how Yahweh rescued his people. People will tell them, “Yahweh did it!”
Die Nachwelt soll ihm dienen, / Man wird vom Herrn erzählen dem künftigen Geschlecht. Sie werden kommen und seine Treue verkünden / Dem spätern Volk, daß er es vollbracht!
